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The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10.4 - Wild weather for the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. -
  2. Listen to a woman talk about her time in Italy and her experience of the sirocco wind. Write her answers to the questions in Exercise 4A.
  3. Look at the key phrases below. Listen again and tick the ones you hear.

Answer

b)

  1. about five years ago in the summer
  2. in Pisa, Italy
  3. She worked there as a teacher.
  4. It was hot. It got hotter and it was very dry.
  5. She felt tired. Everyone was tired. She was glad when it was over.

c)

  • But then one day the weather [changed / started to rain / got hotter / ...].
  • Everything / Everywhere was [different / white / dry / ...].
  • It was difficult to [breathe / sleep / do anything].
  • Everyone got very [tired / angry / ill / …].
  • I was [glad / sorry] when it was over.