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1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. a) The earthquake could only be felt in a small village in Lincolnshire. FALSE " It was felt in a large area across the country too, from as far north as Edinburgh in Scotland to as far south as Plymouth on the south coast of England. The epicentre of the earthquake was in a small town in Lincolnshire, which is an area about two and a half to three hours north of London by car." b) Lots of buildings were destroyed in the 2008 earthquake. FALSE "The earthquake was felt by a lot of people, but it surprisingly caused very little structural damage to property." (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos) 2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text a) Are earthquakes frequent in Britain? Explain your answer. Earthquakes in Britain are very frequent, but British people don't usually notice them because they are really small. b) What did people tell reporters about the earthquake? One man told the reporters that he was when he was in his house everything started to move and shake, and that when went outside he saw that his chimney had fallen into the floor. (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos) 3.- Find the words in the text that mean:
a) rare (paragraph 1) UNUSUAL b) fallen (paragraph 3) COMING OFF c) amazed (paragraph 4) SURPRISED d) find out (paragraph 4) LEARN (Puntuacin mxima: 1 punto)
4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given. a) This was the _MOST IMPORTANT_ (important) story in the news, because the earthquake was quite a big _ONE_. b) Usually, earthquakes __ARE MEASURED__ (measure) with a seismometer; another device _THAT_ records earthquakes is known as a seismograph. c) After _HAVING DESTROYED_ (destroy) half of the country, an enormous wave was created _BY_ the earthquake. Complete the following sentence to report what was said. d) What did you see after the earthquake? I asked the girl WHAT HAD SHE SEEN AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE. (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
they usually take place in Northern and Central America, Africa, South and East Asia and Oceania. From my point of view, it is very difficult to choose one because I have never suffered a natural disaster but, the tsunami which hit Southeast Asia in 2004, made a deep impression on me. And why this disaster and not other one? It is very easy and simple to understand the reason: I had never seen something similar before and I would have never imagined that the sea could be such a mortal weapon. Besides, some weeks ago a film about this tsunami was opened in many countries, thanks to a Spanish film director who was able to rely on a Spanish family which survived this horrible disaster. In conclusion, although I have never suffered the consequences of a natural disaster, all of them are scary. I really would like to know their causes and how to face them in a specific moment.
QUESTIONS 1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. a) The cycle-for-a-meal offer has been tested in other hotels. FALSE "The plan will be launched for the first time on 19 April and run for a year, the hotel says."
b) If the hotels bicycle scheme works, it will expand to the Crowne Plaza hotels all over the world. TRUE "If successful, the electric bicycle meal programme will be extended to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, affirmed the hotel spokeswoman." (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions.
Do not copy from the text. a) What are the objectives of the Crowne Plaza Hotels free meal offer? Mention two. The hotel wants to reach the objective of making people desire to get fit and to decrease electricity consumption, to save money and to reduce their carbon footprint. b) How does the hotel bicycle initiative work? Give at least three characteristics. First, the hotel will give some meal tickets if they produce 10 watt hours of electricity, fact which will be used to generate clean energy for the hotel, thanks to an iPhone battery, where this energy will be kept and then turn into the hotel's main power supply. (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given. a) While the offer lasts, guests _ARE INVITED__ (invite) to jump on a bicycle and if they _PRODUCE_ (produce) enough electricity, they _WILL BE GIVEN_ (give) a free meal. b) The free meal programme _BEGAN_ (begin) last April. c) I stopped _DRIVING_ (drive) to work last year. I now find it _EASIER_ (easy) to cycle to work than to go _BY_ car. d) The Crowne Plaza Hotel is against _WASTING_ (waste) energy. (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
has recycled paper or cans in a specific moment, or during a short term, but then we forget to keep on doing it. Besides this option, we might collect all the bottle stoppers and then, we could give them to an environmental association or NGO in order to achieve a good objective. From my point of view, schools should include a subject related to this topic, in which students might collaborate together in different group projects. To sum up, all of us must contribute our grain of salt in order to improve our world.