since / been / when / your / has / fires / aunt / fighting __ Since 2010. She have seen a lot of forest fires.
Since when has your aunt been fighting fires? - She has seen a lot of forest fires.
___________ the artist (get) permission yet for (nowhere/somewhere) to paint the mural?
Has...got, somewhere
Sadly, hundreds of homes were destroyed / destruction after the earthquake.
destroyed
The flames of the fire spread / spreading very quickly through the forest.
spread
Why might it be difficult to find survival / survivors after an earthquake?
survivors
A huge tsunami __________ Japan in March 2011. (strike)
struck
In an emergency, it’s important to use your common sense / sensible and keep calm.
sense
When the avalanche ____________, Jimmy Chin ______________ with two of his friends. (happen) (ski)
happened, was skiing
on / how / this / have / your / been / cousins / hiking / trip / long __ They left on Tuesday, so they’ve been hiked for five days already.
How long have your cousins been on this hiking trip? - They left on Tuesday, so they’ve been hiking for five days already.
how / long / has / climbing / sister / your / been / rock ___. She only started two months ago – she not has been doing it for a long time.
How long has your sister been rock climbing? - she has not been doing it for a long time.
The museum staff (take down) (everything/nothing) in the exhibition since last week.
has been taking down/ has taken down, everything
I was scared and started to shake when ____________
Answers vary
If you are in / at trouble, you should shout ‘Fire!’.
in
My brother and I _________ to school.
are walking
was walking
were walking
How can people act more careful / carefully to prevent wildfires?
carefully
A cyclone can _________
Answers vary
What were _________ when the earthquake happened?
you doing
doing you
doing
While the earthquake was happening, the walls in the house ________________ for what seemed like five whole minutes. (shake)
were shaking
The last time I was in trouble was when ___________
Answers vary
When the firefigthers came, the buildings _________ . We waited there for an hour!
were yet shaking
were still shaking
was shaking
A dog chased my _____________
Answers vary
It’s difficult to breathe if ______________
Answers vary
The rescue workers (search) (somewhere/everywhere) for the past two days.
have been searching/ have searched, everywhere
What _________ ? Did you run?
were you do
did you do
doing you
cyclone / how / have / you / known / long / your / friend / survived / who / a ___ I’ve been knowing her for a year. She’s really brave!
How long have you know your friend who survived a cyclone? - I’ve known her for a year. She’s really brave!
Match
What were some of the affects / effects when typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines and Vietnam in 2013?
effects
When Mt. Vesuvius ___________, 20,000 people ____________. (erupt) (die)
erupted, died
The mouse escaped _____________
Answers vary
I screamed when ____________
Answers vary
how / been / long / have / lessons / you taking / skiing __ I’ve only done five lessons, so since about a month!
How long have you been taking skiing lessons? - I’ve only done five lessons, so for about a month!
Everyone had to pack up / unpack their things and leave town due to severe weather.
pack up
The snowstorm was expected / unexpected. They snowboarders weren’t prepared!
unexpected
Were you _________ ? What happened next?
have scared
was scared
scared
Eventual / Eventually, after 20 hours, the hurricane stopped.
Eventually
how / winter / long / you / have / liked / sports ___I’ve been do them since I was very young, so all my life!
How long have you liked winter sports? - I’ve been doing them since I was very young, so all my life!
No, we _________ in the street, with some other people in a bus stop.
have stayed
stayed
were staying
Has (anyone/everyone) you know ever (escape) from a disaster?
anyone, escaped