WORKBOOK UNIT 12

UNIT  12   IN THE NEWS

Lesson  A

1. And now, the news

1. was closed, founded, weredelayed, was cancelled, removed, searched, was re-opened

2. rescued, called, wasn’t hurted,was-taken, released

3. was broken into, were stolen, was closed off, interviewed, seen

2. More news

1.       The geme was delayed for two hours

2.       Ring was stolen from an exhibit

3.       They rock concert the cancelled

4.       A wallet was founded on a bus

5.       A violin was losted at on airport

6.       A man was rescued from fire

3. What happened?

                    A down town jewelry store was robbed yesterday. It was broken info and 6 crystal necklace were stolen. Next day this jewelry store was closed but investigation was continued by policeman. A woman was hurted by robbers. Stolen jewelry was founded a few days. And robbers was taken away by police.

LESSON B

1. All kinds of weather

1.       Floods

2.       Hailstorm

3.       Hurricane

4.       Tornado-wind

5.       Earthquake-aftershocks

6.       Thunderstorm-lighting

2. What was the cause

1.       A fire was started by a candle

2.       The tree was blowen down by tornado

3.       The house was striken by strong wind

4.       Wild forest fire was caused by thunder

5.       A car was cracked by lailstorm

3. In the news

1.       The building was partially damaged by the fire

2.       The train was temporarily discupted by services

3.       Several houses were badly damaged by flash floods in the area

4.       The firefighters seriuosly were injured by a wildfire

5.       A small farm completely was destroyed by a tornado

Lesson   C  Did hear about…?

1.News travels fast!

·         Did you hear about

·         Guess what

·         You know what

·         You know

·         Did I tell you

2. About you

2.       I slept on a table when I was on a date

3.       Our football fan team was losed by Sharks last weekend

4.       Tomorrow will be hotter, than today and it’ll be rain

5.       Have was broken her leg

6.       My brother will be back soon

7.       In Beijing there is a pirade and all citizens actively prepare to it

3. The funny thing was..

1.       Nothing was stolen

2.       Took my favorite CD’s

3.       They didn’t tell anyone about it

4.       It rained

5.       The ending was the best

6.       It was really expensive

4. The whole story

·         Did you hear

·         The best thing is

·         Did I tell you

·         The funny thing is

LESSON  D

1. Only the news that interests you

1.       C

2.       F

3.       A

4.       D

5.       B

6.       E