Website Statistics Jamies story It was 13th November 2016 and my parents and I were on holiday in Kaikoura New Zealand be spent the first day there sightseei and my parents and t

Jamie's story It was 13th November 2016, and my parents and I were on holiday in Kaikoura, New Zealand be spent the first day there sightseei and my parents and t were on was really exhausted andd norte woke early, I had Ino idea that my first it in Kaikoura was also my last! Just after midnight, a loud noise woke me up. My room was shaking, f hight in Kaikoura was also mom and dad rushed into my roomeind we fel ran out of the hotel. Lots of peowas an earthquakel My moutside. As we were standing there, we felt aftershocks-smaller earthquakes that come after the big one. I'd never been so scared in my life. After a while, the emergency services arrived. All the roads and bridges had collapsed. There was no way out of Kiakoural Luckily, helicopters were on their way to get everyone to safety. We made our way to a school field where a helicalicopters were on the claimed in and took off. As we were flying away, saw all the destruction below. The roads had huge cracks in them. Later, we found out that there had also been a tsunami. What a holiday! We left New Zealand early in the morning and flew back to England. I feel so lucky that we lived to tell the tale. Comprehension (10pts)

1. Answer the following question. (4pts)

a) What woke Jamie up in the middle of the night?

b) How did Jamie and their parents react to the earthquake?

How were the roads and bridges after the earthquake?

d) How did Jamie feel after the holiday?

2. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (4pts)

1. Jamie spent their first day in Kaikoura shopping.

2. Jamie and his parents stayed inside the hotel during the earthquake.

3. The routes were not affected by the earthquake.

4. Jamie feels thankful to have survived the ordeal.

3. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (1 pt)

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Them:
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a. trembling (paragraph 1):

b. fortunate (paragraph2):

11. Grammar (8pts)

1. Put the words between brackets in the right form. (3pts)

a. The patient has shown a great to fight off the disease.

(determine)

b. These new cars are much more............ than the older models.

e. Trees are being cut down to provide

(economy) parking space (add)

2. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice (3pts) The police are investigating the murder.

b. Picasso painted Guemica in 1937

c. They have finished the new product design.

3. Fill in with the appropriate relative pronoun (where-when-which-whost- who-what). (2pts)

A. The tiger we are trying to save is badly hurt.

B. The boy... won the competition is from from Malaysia

C. This is the boulevard I had my first accident

D. The girl...... uncle works in the 200 is Ben.

III. Functions: (2pts)

What would you say in the following situations?

Your friend: I am sorry for not bring you the money back on time ....(accept apology)

• Your friend: Morocco will host the world cup in 2030. You (experss indifference)​

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Réponse :

A) An earthquake woke jamie up in the middle of the night

B) Jamie was really scared, his parents rushed into his room so they could run out of the hotel

C) the roads had huge cracks in them and the bridges had collapsed

D) Jamie felt so lucky that he lived to tell the tale

2.

1. False, jamie spent his first day " sightseei " (this is what is written in the text)

2. False, jamie an his parents run out of the hotel during the earthquake

3. False, the routes had huge cracks in them and collapsed

4. True

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