General English Level 4
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UNIT 04 What happened? TOPIC 02 It was terrible
BEFORE YOU LISTEN Prediction
Look at the pictures and title below.
• What can you see?
• What is “bushland”?
• What is happening to the bushland?
• What do you think the recording is about?
LISTENING 01 I've lost everything!
Brad Furniss, a radio journalist, interviews two bushfire survivors.
1. Look at the pictures to learn some new words.
2. Listen to your recording.
flames
the wind
changed
direction
smoke
bushland
burn to
the
ground
fire
brigade
hosed the
house
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