4 ACTIVATE Look at the photo of the helicopter rescue and follow the steps in the writing
guide.
O WRITING GUIDE
A TASK
Imagine that you took the photo of the
helicopter rescue Write a story with the title A
Brave Rescue
B THINK AND PLAN
1 When and where did the rescue happen?
2 What happened to the person on the
stretcher?
3 How did the rescuers know about the
accident?
4 Why was the rescue dangerous?
5 How did the rescue end?
C WRITE
Paragraph 1: Introduction
The rescue happened...
Paragraph 2: The people and the rescue
There was
/ There were ...
Paragraph 3: The end and your opinion
The rescuers...
.
D CHECK
when, while, as soon as
there was, there were
. past simple and past continuous verbs
• linking words
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I was told - i am told - i will have been told
i was shown - i am shown - i wiil have been shown
she was brought - she is brought - she will have been brought
we were asked - we are asked - we will have been asked
we were sent - we are sent - we will have been sent
they were given - they are given - they will have been given
he was helped - he is helped - he will have been helped
he was advised - he is advised - he will have been advised
he was forgotten - he is forgotten - he will have been forgotten
he was remembered - he is remembered - he will have been remembered
we were invited - we are invited - we will have been invited
we were corrected - we are corrected - we will have been corrected
we were called - we are called - we woll have been called

England is the largest and the richest country of Great Britain. The capital of England is London but there are other large industrial cities, such as Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and other famous and interesting cities such as York, Chester, Oxford and Cambridge. Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric places in the world. This ancient circle of stones stands in Southwest England. It measures 80 metres across and made with massive blocks of stone up to four metres high. Why it was built is a mystery.

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