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Skills Skills

Reading

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ABOVE THE CLOUDS
About five years ago, I was on holiday in New York. It was really hot. The
temperature was over 40ºC. My friend and I decided to go to the top of the
temperature was over 40ºC. My friend and I decided to go to the top of the
Empire State Building. ‘The air will be cooler up there,’ we thought. We were
Empire State Building. ‘The air will be cooler up there,’ we thought. We were
wrong – it was very hot at the top, too. We saw some clouds coming towards us
wrong – it was very hot at the top, too. We saw some clouds coming towards us
and suddenly a thunderstorm started. Because we were so high up, the storm
and suddenly a thunderstorm started. Because we were so high up, the storm
was below us. We looked down and saw the rain falling, but we didn’t get wet.
was below us. We looked down and saw the rain falling, but we didn’t get wet.
It was weird!
Dear Pete,

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Here I am in New York at the top of the ................................... .
It’s really ................................... 40°C in fact! We thought it might be
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cooler here but we were ...................................! A ..............................

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started two minutes ago and we are .............................. it not below it! We can see
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................................... and ............................... falling! Weird!
See you soon!
Tom
Listening
Listening
Listening
Listening
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1 Listen to this video call between David and Pete and answer the questions.er the questions.

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1 Is it morning or afternoon where David is? ..................................................................................................
1 Is it morning or afternoon where Da
vid is? ..................................................................................................
1 Is it morning or afternoon where Da vid is? ..................................................................................................
vid is? ..................................................................................................
1 Is it morning or afternoon where Da
2 What time is it for Pete? .....................................................
2 What time is it for Pete? .....................................................
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2 What time is it for Pete? .......................................................................................................................................
2 What time is it for Pete? .......................................................................................................................................
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3 Where is David? .......................................................................................................................................................
3 Where is David? .......................................................................................................................................................
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Where is
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3 Where is Da vid? ..................................................................... ..................................................................................
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vid?
4 Why is he there? .....................................................................................................................................................
y is he there? ...................................................................
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4 Wh y is he there? ................................................................... ..................................................................................
4 Why is he there? .....................................................................................................................................................
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5 Where is he sitting at the moment? .................................................................................................................
5 Where is he sitting at the moment? .................................................................................................................
5 Where is he sitting at the moment? .................................................................................................................
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5 Where is he sitting at the moment?
cold?
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cold?
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6 Is it hot or cold? ......................................................................................................................................................
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6 Is it hot or cold? ......................................................................................................................................................
7 Why is David going inside soon? .......................................................................................................................
8 What’s the weather like where Pete is? .........................................................................................................
9 What’s the forecast for tonight? .......................................................................................................................
10 Where is David going after lunch? ....................................................................................................................
Writing
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1 Think of the hottest or coldest weather you can remember. Write a paragraph saying what
it was like and what you did.
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