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C Look at the highlighted words/phrases in the text and match them with
the meanings a-e. NOTE
a. to make something, usually bad, happen because + subject + verb
1. evacuate
b. the people who live in a particular place because of + noun
2. break out c. to start to happen suddenly The festival was cancelled
3. residents d. to move people from a dangerous place because it started raining.
to a safe place The festival was cancelled
4. cause e. the hot bright gas that you see when because of the rain.
5. lames something is burning

D Read again and choose a, b or c.

1. The people have to leave the town within 3. The ire is di icult to put out because

a. four days. a. there are not enough ire ighters.
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b. three days. b. the wind has become stronger.
c. one week. c. it is moving in di erent directions.

2. Why did the ire spread so quickly? 4. Why have authorities decided to evacuate Norton?
a. There were high winds. a. There is no electricity in the town.
b. The weather was too hot. b. Smoke is making it hard to breathe.
c. There was no rain. c. The ire has reached the town centre.

Speak & Listen

A Look at the newspaper headlines. What B Listen to two news bulletins and match them
information do they give? with the headlines in activity A. Write a, b or c.
There is one extra headline which you do not need
to use.
a HOMES DAMAGED News bulletin 1
BY FIRE THAT SPREAD News bulletin 2
THROUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD

C Listen again and write T for True or F for False.

b News bulletin 1
1. The ire started in a power plant.
TOWN DEALS WITH BLACKOUT 2. The ire was seven kilometres away from
AS FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN Newport.

News bulletin 2
1. The ire in Aqual started in a house.
FIRE STOPS 2. The ire ighters cut o the electricity.

c BURNING BUT
LEA VES WHOLE
TOWN WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY

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