Nearly two thousand years ago, in 79 ad, a volcano called vesuvius erupted on the west coast of italy, south of naples. it was one o’clock on 24th august. in the busy roman port of pompeii, people were walking about in the streets, families were preparing lunch and children were playing. suddenly vesuvius erupted. there was a loud explosion. there was dust and ash everywhere. people rushed into the streets screaming. children ran to their parents crying. people tried to run away, taking their things with them. they tried to escape, but most of people and animals died. vesuvius has erupted many times. the last big eruption was in 1944. will vesuvius erupt again? nobody knows. if it does, it might be a small eruption or a big one. some people live close to vesuvius because the soil around it is good for growing crops. but it is also very dangerous.
1. But, you know (Pres Simp) what?! 2.I think (Pres Simp) you guessed (Past Simp) that we had (Past Simp) to queue for hours on the motorway... 3. Well, we didn't get (Past Simp) to the beach until lunchtime! 4.Since then things got (Past Simp) worse. 5 It was (Past Simp) really very hot on the beach and my Dad went (Past Simp) to sleep. 6 He got (Past Simp) sunburned, of course. 7 Besides, I was stung (Past Simp) by a jellyfish while swimming. 8 The whole day seemed (Past Simp) a complete disaster after the car had broken (Past Perf) down on the way home. 9 Those trips to the seaside are (Pres Simp) not the only trips that my Mum and Dad go (Pres Simp) on. 10.The day trip to London that took (Past Simp) place last year is (Pres Simp) unforgettable as well. 11 That day started (Past Simp) well, indeed. 12 We all went (Past Simp) to Madame Tussaud's and watched (Past Simp) the wax" models of famous people.
1 Nowadays, albums are released on CDs. 2 The CD was developed in the 1980s. 3 CDs are used to store music or computer software. 4 CDs are made from plastic and aluminum. 5 Billions of CDs have been sold in the last twenty years. 6 Maybe one day all music will be downloaded from the Internet. 7 But probably CDs will be bought for a few years to come.
67 1 Three languages are spoken by them in Switzerland. 2 The FIFA World Cup was once stolen by thieves. 3 Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming. 4 Everest has been climbed by about 1,500 people. 5 The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by them every year. 6 Water on Mars has been discovered by them.
