Unit 12In the news

Local News

Vocabulary• Delayed:

postponed• Break into: To

enter a place by using force

THE SIMPLE PAST PASSIVE

THE SIMPLE PAST PASSIVE

1. A Snake was seen on the subway2. A famous painting was sold o for

$6´000.0003. Hundreds of pineapples were left

on the sidewalk yesterday4. A store bas broken into, and some

soccer balls were stolen5. A diamond ring was found in a

doughnut6. School was canceled throughout

the city y yesterday

Natural disasters

• Disrupt: To break or burst; rupture.• Flood: An overflowing of water

onto land that is normally dry.• Careless: negligent• Freak: A thing or occurrence that is

markedly unusual or irregular.• Hail: 1. To greet or acclaim

enthusiastically 2.Precipitation in the form of

spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter.

• Injure: Hurt

• Aftershock: quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area

Grammar . The simple past passive with by + agent

Grammar . The simple past passive with by + agent

1. An old warehouse was partially destroyed by a fire in Miami last night

2. Water service and electric power in Tokyo were temporarily disrupted by an earthquake yesterday afternoon.

3. A high school in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was badly damaged by a hurricane this week

4. Two golfers in Honolulu were struck by lighting on the weekend, but they weren`t seriously injured.

5. A police station in Texas was completely destroyed by a tornado yesterday

6. Metallica

Grammar . The simple pas passive with by + agent

Grammar . The simple pas passive with by + agent

1. She talks about thunderstorms, hailstorms, and heavy rains

2. Several small towns were completely flooded, and hundreds of people were left homeless

3. The people were rescued by emergency services

4. The wedding was canceled because there was a hailstorm and the groom was hurt

5. The groom was hit on the head by a hailstone ( the size of a golf ball). HE was taken to the hospital.

6. The groom was not seriously injured. HE and the bride have set a new date for their wedding.

Did you hear about….

1. D2. A3. F4. E5. B6. C

The … thing is /was

1. Best thing2. Thing3. Other thing4. Funny thing5. Only thing6. Scary thing

• How many people participate in ohmyNews?

• How many people read the print edition of OhmyNews?

• How accurate are OhmyNews stories?• What are OhmyNew’s plans for the future?

1. True.2. True.3. False. “citizen-reporters” also write

online news.4. False. It publishes about 70 percent

of the stories submitted.5. True.6. False. it also covers stores on

politics, economy, culture, arts, and science – the usual subjects in a newspaper.