What is the real story

Question 1

It’s in the news

Seizing of a plane

Answer 1

Hijacking

jaidyakin

Question 2

To take people away illegally and by force, and usually to hold them prisoner in order to demand something from their family, employer, or government.

Answer 2

Kidnapping

Question 3

Disease that affects a very large number of people and spreads quickly to other areas.

Answer 3

Epidemic

Question 4

It’s a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.

Answer 4

Famine

Question 5

A natural event which causes a lot of damage and kills a lot of people

Answer 5

Natural disaster

Question 6

It is an adverse situation, which happens suddenly, and which puts the government and the institutions that are affected in a negative situation.

Answer 6

Political crisis

poLItikol kraisis

Question 7

It is a period when the economy of a country is doing badly, for example because industry is producing less and more people are becoming unemployed.

Answer 7

Recession

riSEshon

Question 8

A violent organized action by a large group of people who are trying to change their country’s political system.

Answer 8

Rebellion

riBElion

Question 9

It’s the crime of stealing money or property from a bank, shop, or vehicle, often by using force or threats.

threat (thret): Amenaza

Answer 9

Robbery

RAbori

Question 10

It’s a situation or event that is thought to be shocking and immoral and that everyone knows about.

Answer 10

Scandal

SKANdel

Question 11

Creating a story

Phrases for begining a story

Answer 11

I’ll never forget the time…
It all started when…
What happened was…
I’ve got to tell you about…

Question 12

Creating a story

Phrases for continuing a story

Answer 12

Meanwhile…
The next thing we knew…
The other thing is…
So later on…

Question 13

Creating a story

Phrases for going back in a story

Answer 13

I forgot to mention that…
The thing you have to know is…
That reminds me of when…

Question 14

Creating a story

Phrases for ending a story

Answer 14

And in the end…
To make a long story short…
So finally…

Question 15

speaking

story ideas

Answer 15

1. You tried something for the first time
2. You did something really exciting
3. You forgot something important
4. You had a surprising experience
5. You met an unusual person

Celebrity encounters, food experiences, strange coincidences, childhood memories, travel stories.

Question 16

Adverbs

Use these adverbs with the simple past to describe something that happened at a later time

Answer 16

Afterwards, Later, The next day

we all laughed about it

laugh: laf/ reírse

Question 17

Adverbs

Use these adverbs with the simple past to describe two things that happened at the same time

Answer 17

When, As soon as, The moment

I got to work, my boss asked to speak to me

Question 18

Adverb

Use these adverbs with the past perfect to describe something that happened before another event in the past

Answer 18

Up until then, Before that, Until that time,

I had never lost anything important

Question 19

Adverb

Can be used to express different time relationships

Simple past & Past perfect

Answer 19

When

When I arrived to Bangkok, my connecting flight had already departed.
When I arrived to Bangkok, my friend met me at the airport.

Question 20

Adverb

Can be used to make the sequence of events clear

Simple past & Past perfect

Answer 20

Before

It began to rain before she boarded the plane.
It had begun to rain before she boarded the plane.

Question 21

Adverb

Are used to show that an event took place earlier

Present perfect & Past perfect

Answer 21

Yet, Already

It had already started raining when I arrived in Bangkok.
It hadn’t started raining yet when I arrived in Bangkok.
I haven’t finished my homework yet.

Question 22

Differences between

Present Perfect & Simple Past

Answer 22

(1)To report a recent event without giving a specific time reference/ to report a repeated past event that could continue into the present or that **has an effect on the present.
(2) To report an event with a specific time reference**

I’ve locked my keys in the car.
Thieves have robbed three banks this year.
I started teaching him to play piano last year.

Question 23

Differences between

Present perfect & Present perfect continuous

Answer 23

(1) Describes permanent situations and recently completed actions/ with the passive or stative verbs
(2) Describe temporary situations that are not yet completed

Verbs used with both: live, work, study, give/take (lessons), teach

A dog has been stealing all the attention.
I’ve always surfed with my dog.

Question 24

Stative verbs

thoughts and opinions

Describe a state rather than an action

Answer 24

agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand

Question 25

Stative verbs

feelings and emotions

Describe a state rather than an action

Answer 25

dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish

Question 26

Stative verbs

senses and perceptions

Describe a state rather than an action

Answer 26

appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste

Question 27

Stative verbs

possession and measurement

Describe a state rather than an action

Answer 27

belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh