know. Ask students work in pairs and try to work out the meaning from the context.

3. Work in pairs. Ask students to make lists of words and phrases used in the text which describe noise and movement\destruction, fear and hope .

Noise: big noise, thunder, screamed, real noise, bombs , shouted

Movement\destruction: slight shaking, earth started to shake, ran (wildly), pieces of glass and bricks fell down, walls began to come down

Fear: screamed, frightened, dark, could not see at all, a moment of fear

Hope: calm down, still alive, bright daylight, safe

1. Read the story carefully.

2. Check the understanding of different paragraphs by asking some questions.

Para1: a. Where was Timmy?

(In a shopping center.)

b. What happened in the shopping center?

  (There was a big noise. People became frightened. Some children screamed.)

Para2: a. What happened to the buildings?

(Pieces of glass and bricks fell down. Then the walls began to come down.)

b. How did people react?

  (People ran in all directions. Some people were running out of the shopping center.)

c. What did Timmy do?

  (He tried to run out to the street.)

Para3: a. Where was Timmy when the shaking stopped?

(It was dark around him and he didn’t know where he was. He was trapped.)

b. How did Timmy feel?

  (When the shaking stopped, he calmed down. When he found out that he was trapped, a moment of fear went through his mind but he told himself to calm down.)

Para4: a. What did Timmy do while he was waiting for help?

(He sh

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