QUESTIONS1. Read the text and answer the questions. a) Where did Jenny go on her trip? To Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier reef in Australia.b) What was the problem?The weather was bad because of Cyclone Hamish and they had to leave the island.

To: gemmaj98@hotmail.co.ukFrom: JennyRe: Cyclone Hamish!

Hi Gemma!

You won’t believe what happened! We were having a lovely holiday on Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Everyday I was sunbathing quietly on the beach, reading my book, and snorkelling in the beautifully clear ocean. Then last Saturday the weather suddenly changed. The wind was blowing really strongly and the waves in the ocean were huge because of Cyclone Hamish! Luckily the people in the resort we were staying in knew exactly what to do, and we were safely evacuated back to the mainland with all of the other tourists on the island.

I’m happy to be safe of course, but I am definitely going to return to Lady Elliot Island again one day. The Great Barrier Reef is a marine national park so you can see amazing tropical fish and coral really well when you go snorkelling, and there are also lots of dolphins and turtles! I just hope that the marine life is not badly affected by the extreme weather conditions.

I will show you all of my photos when I get back to England!

See you soon!

Jenny

Glossary: Cyclone – ciclón huge – enormeResort – centro vacacional evacuated - evacuadoThe mainland – el territorio de un país excluyendo sus islas

2. Read the text again and decide if the sentences are true or false.c) Jenny thinks Gemma will be surprised by what happened.True d) Jenny enjoyed the first part of her holiday.True. She was having a lovely holiday.e) The cyclone meant that it was a bit windy. False. The wind was blowing really strongly. f) They had to stay on the island during the cyclone.False. They were evacuated to the mainland.g) Jenny doesn’t want to go to Lady Elliot Island again.False. She definitely wants to return one day.h) Jenny is worried about the marine life.True.

3. Vocabulary Do you know the adverbs for these adjectives? Try and write them down, then look back at the text and check if you are right.

a) quiet quietlyb) beautiful beautifullyc) strong stronglyd) lucky luckilye) safe safelyf) good well