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Practising English - 200. Tsunami (complete version B1 level)

200. Tsunami (complete version B1 level)

Practising English

08/05/24 • 36 min

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Today I'm giving you the full version of my B1-level story (with some B2 English)
Tsunami!
Here are 4 comprehension questions for part TWO of the story, which starts after the written transcript has finished.
1) What did Yannick think Melville's name was?
Mr Tsunami
2) Which was the last accident that stopped Melville and the French family from escaping from the beach?
But that jeep was going nowhere that day. It hit a rock hidden under the sand, which made it jump to the side and turn over completely - everybody with it.
3) What happened to the Tsunami? Why weren't Melville and the French family killed?
The huge wave divided in two – like a pair of curtains at a window. Each half dropped in height to just a few metres and moved down to the sides of the island and disappeared.
4) What did Melville look like?
Melville stood there in front of them, dark-skinned, handsome, long black curly hair and beard, looking larger than life - like a Greek god.
To read the trandscript go to https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-200.htm

At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
https://www.practisingenglish.com/
My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
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Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

08/05/24 • 36 min

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Practising English - 200. Tsunami (complete version B1 level)

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Tsunami (First half)
Melville stood in his laboratory, mug of coffee in hand, and looked out at the smooth blue ocean in the distanceb2. Hardly a wave. On a clear morning, like this morning, it was possible, at this height, to see perfectly where the straight line of the sea met the sky – the skyline*. The sea was just a little darker than the sky above.
Some people might say Melville had a lonely job. However, he didn’t see it that way. And probably, most islanders*

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