When a tornado is moving, people usually keep at a safe distance. Only some people come closer. In this section, you are going to read a text about them.
Kiedy tornado się porusza, ludzie zwykle starają się zachować od niego bezpieczną odległość. Tylko niektórzy podchodzą blisko. W tej sekcji przeczytasz tekst o takich osobach.
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Ilustracja przedstawia tornado. Wir powietrza skierowany jest na budynek szkoły, przed którą stoją autobusy.
When a tornado hits, chase it!
Gdy pojawia się tornado, goń je!
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Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Exercise1
Drag the words to match them with the right photos.
Przeciągnij poniższe wyrazy, żeby połączyć je z odpowiednimi zdjęciami.
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Read the text about people who chase tornadoes. Then, do the exercises below.
Przeczytaj tekst o osobach, które ścigają tornada, a następnie wykonaj ćwiczenia.
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Tornado Chasers is an American documentary seriesdocumentary seriesdocumentary series about people who chasechasechase tornadoes acrossacrossacross the USA and Canada. Most of them do it as a hobby. Only a few actually treattreattreat chasing as a regular job. On averageon averageOn average, there are 1253 tornadoes each year in the USA. Some of them are really dangerousdangerousdangerous because they can destroydestroydestroy whole towns and villages.
Reed Timmer is a narrator in the documentary. His job is chasing tornadoes. His friends help him find tornadoes or hugehugehuge storms. They followfollowfollowweather forecastsweather forecasts [weather forecast] weather forecasts on TV and the internet and contact meteorologistsmeteorologists [meteorologist]meteorologists. When they find a tornado, they pack the car, take cameras, and drive as fast as possible.
When everyone evacuatesevacuates [evacuate]evacuates and escapesescapes [escape]escapes the area, they do the reversedo the reversedo the reverse. They come closer and closer to shootshootshoot the best clips. They chase whirlwindswhirlwinds [whirlwind]whirlwinds to take pictures.
Their work is really riskyriskyrisky and dangerous. Many tornado chasers get hurtget hurtget hurt during the chase. Unfortunately, some of them diediedie.
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Exercise2
Drag the following phrases to make sentences.
Połącz fragmenty tak, aby stworzyć zdania.
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When they find a tornado, they Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase. Reed Timmer Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase. A group of friends helps him Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase. They chase whirlwinds and Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase. Many tornado chasers Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase.
When they find a tornado, they Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase. Reed Timmer Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase. A group of friends helps him Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase. They chase whirlwinds and Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase. Many tornado chasers Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. want to take the best pictures., 2. pack their car and cameras., 3. chases tornadoes for a living., 4. find tornadoes or huge storms., 5. get hurt during the chase.
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Exercise3
Read the text and choose the correct answer.
Przeczytaj tekst i wybierz prawidłowe odpowiedzi.
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1. Tornado Chasers is a documentary Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. showing tornadoes from the USA., 2. about people chasing strong winds., 3. talking about dangers of tornadoes.
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2. Tornado chasers Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. have a safe hobby., 2. are meteorologists., 3. often get injuries.
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3. Reed Timmer Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. chases whirlwinds without friends., 2. asks weather people about tornadoes., 3. escapes when he sees a tornado.
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4. Before chasing a tornado, Reed Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. checks the weather., 2. takes pictures of them., 3. gets serious injuries.
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Exercise4
Drag the words below to the correct places. There is one extra word which you do not need.
Przeciągnij i upuść poniższe wyrazy, uzupełniając luki w tekście. Jeden element nie będzie ci potrzebny.
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On average, there are 1253 tornadoes each year in the USA and Canada. Some of them are really 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy because they can 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy whole towns and villages. There are crazy people who 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy tornadoes and strong winds. They 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy weather forecasts on TV and the internet. When everyone 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy, they stay behind. They come closer and closer to 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy the best clips.
On average, there are 1253 tornadoes each year in the USA and Canada. Some of them are really 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy because they can 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy whole towns and villages. There are crazy people who 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy tornadoes and strong winds. They 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy weather forecasts on TV and the internet. When everyone 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy, they stay behind. They come closer and closer to 1. chase, 2. evacuates, 3. follow, 4. dangerous, 5. risky, 6. shoot, 7. destroy the best clips.
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
