Lesson 62 Sao Paulo Fire Step 1 Revision : Translate the following sentences.. 1.The forest caught fire last week. No one knows what caused the fire. 2. Look out! The bus is coming. 3. The mountain is covered with snow all the year round. 4.People had put out the fire before the firemen arrived. 5. Watch out that you don’t get burnt while cooking.
Step 2 Presentation 6.In case he comes, please let me know. 7. Turn down the radio in case you wake up the baby. 8. In case of fire, call 119. Step 2 Presentation Today we are going to read about a fire in Sao Paulo, which is a city in Brazil. Now listen to the tape first and then read the passage to find the answer to the question: Why were so many people killed in this fire?
Sao Paulo Fire Answers: 1.There were no fire escapes. 2.The smoke was too thick for helicopters to rescue the people on the roof. 3.There were too many people on the street . 4.The firefighters’ ladders were not long enough to reach the people who were trapped. Step 3 Reading comprehension Read the passage again and choose the best answer from the four given choices.
1.The capital building in Sao Paulo was ____. A. finished only a few months before the fire B. Sao Paulo’s newest building C. completely destroyed by the fire D. all above 2. How many hours did the fire last before the firefighters could control it? A. 4 B. 14 C. 5 D. 40 3. Why were so many people trapped in the fire? A. The fire broke out on the 11th floor. B. The building was too high to escape C. The firefighters couldn’t control the fire D. The building was built without any fire escapes.
4.The firefighters couldn’t get close to the building easily because people watching the fire _____. A. had no ladders B. blocked the way C. didn’t go to help D. ran away 5. The helicopters couldn’t get close to the top of the building, because_____. A. there were too many people standing on the roof B. there was too much smoke from the fire C. the fire was burning heavily D. it was raining hard
Step 4 Do Ex.2 P55 Fill in the blanks with proper words. Step 5. Homework I. Read the text and try to learn it by heart. II. Complete the sentences with the words given. (See P7 Part 1) III. Put the verbs into the correct tense. (See P8 Part 2)