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Listening: Storm Stories in Austin

Audiție: Povești despre furtuni în Austin. Asculți un reportaj de știri despre o furtună mare și verifici informațiile din text. Vezi cum reacționează oamenii la evenimente neprevăzute și exersezi ascultarea activă în limba engleză.

Аудирование: Истории о штормах в Остине. Вы слушаете новостной репортаж о сильном шторме и проверяете информацию из текста. Вы узнаете, как люди реагируют на непредвиденные события, и тренируете восприятие английской речи на слух.

Storm Stories in Austin

A reporter is talking to local residents on the street about last night's severe weather.

Listening: Storm Stories in Austin — The night the lights went out

Storm Stories in Austin

True or false?

Jeff is a news reporter for Channel 5 News in Austin.

  • True
  • False

Amy was watching a football match when the power went out.

  • True
  • False

Amy's husband was cooking dinner in the kitchen.

  • True
  • False

Lily gave birth at home because the ambulance couldn't reach her street.

  • True
  • False

Lily named her new baby girl Thunder.

  • True
  • False

Listen again and complete the sentences

  • Jeff: Good evening from Austin! I'm Jeff Miller for Channel 5 News. We're talking to people about last night's huge storm. Ma'am, what were you doing when the ____ started?
  • Amy: Well, Jeff, I was sitting on the sofa and watching a football match on TV when the ____ flashed and everything went dark.
  • Jeff: ____ , you gave birth at home during the blackout?
  • Lily: Yes! The ambulance couldn't reach our street because of fallen trees, so my ____ were helping us by the light of three candles.

Sources: photo by Yunus Erdogdu on Pexels

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