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1 ... overslept.
2 ... locked myself out.
3 . . . mislaid her number.
4 ... broken down. (It could also be jammed which means mechanically stuck, e.g. by some
broken film.)
5 ... fell and twisted my ankle I cut my legtknee, etc.

Unit 38

1 Drought; if the plants and trees are withered, they are probably dying because they have no
water, and since the earth is cracked (hard, with a pattern of deep lines over it), it suggests it is
very dry.
2 Earthquake; a tremor is a trembling movement of the earth. Note how disasters of various
kinds can strike, e.g. The hurricane struck the coastline at noon.
3 A violent storm or wind, a hurricaneltyphoonltomado; if you board up your house you cover
the windows and doors with wooden boards to protect them.
4 Warla battle of some kind; shells and mortars are projectiles which cause explosions when they
strike.
5 Probably a plane crash; people who witness such crashes often describe the explosion as a fire-
ball, or ball of fire.
6 Probably a flood, since if your house is flooded, the natural thing to do is to go to the upper
floor(s) or the roof to escape the water.

38*2 1 verb noun: thing or idea noun: person

explode explosion -
survive survival survivor
injure injury the injured
starve starvation the starving
erupt eruption -

383 1 getting worse (spreads)
2 becoming more seriouslheading for a major disaster (a time-bomb ticks like a clock and
eventually explodes)
3 a disaster was avoided (the bomb was defused - made safe)
4 disaster avoided (a crash-landing is an emergency landing when the pilot has no proper control
over the plane, e.g. without wheels if the undercarriage fails to drop.)
5 getting better (the oil is receding - going away from where it was heading, for example,
towards a beach)
6 disaster has occurred/is occurring (if you heed a warning, you take note, and do something;
here the warning was ignored)

38.4 1 victims 2 refugees 3 casualties 4 survivors 5 dead; wounded

Unit 39

39.2 1 primary 5 furtherlhigher
2 nursery 6 evening classes
3 grammar 7 grant
4 comprehensive 8 teacher-training college

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