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Reading Jack and Isabel Tippit Jack Tippit and his wife, Isabel, who is Spanish, both work at the Regent Hotel in the center of London. Jack is a receptionist and Isabel works in the hotel bar. Jack says: Ten million people visit London every year. In our hotel, we have fifty rooms, and we have visitors from all over the world, especially from the USA and Japan. I speak English, German, French and Spanish. I dont speak japanese, but I want to learn it. Isabel speaks English and French, and Spanish, of course. Our visitors like to do many things. On a Typical day they have breakfast in the hotel restaurant, an English breakfast of eggs, bacon, tea, and toast. After breakfast they visit the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace and go shopping in Harrods. They come back to the hotel at four oclock and have tea and relax. Then in the evening they go to the theater. We work long hours. I work form six oclock in the morning till three in the afternoon, and Isabel works from six in the evening till one in the morning, but we love our work. We like to meet people of all nationalities. 1. Write T (true) or F (false) according to the text. a. b. c. d. e. ( ( ( ( ( ) A lot of visitors from different countries come to the hotel. ) Jack and Isabel speak French and German. ) The visitors have breakfast in bed. ) The visitors relax in the hotel in the mornings. ) Isabel isnt happy at her job now.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb Present Simple or Present Continuous. Kazuko: Now, Sam. Tell me, what are you doing for election week? Sam: Well, Im very busy. _______________________ (I/visit) schools and hospitals and I _________________________ (I/travel) to a lot of different cities. Kazuko: So youre flying around the country? Sam: No, __________________________ (I/not/fly). I dont like planes! __________________________ (I/go) everywhere by train. That way I get to meet more people as well. Kazuko: ______________________ (you/speak) to a lot of journalists? Sam: Yes I do. ___________________ (I/meet) journalists from a lot of newspapers and magazines. And _________________________ (I/speak) on television at the moment as well. Kazuko: Interesting! And _________________________ (you/live) at home at present? Sam: No, _______________________ (I/be). ____________________________ (I/stay) in hotels and on trains. Kazuko: Well, thanks a lot, Sam.

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Earthquake Science
From a news story by CNN San Francisco Reporter Rusty Dornin January 2003 When the earth shook here on March 26th 2000, it helped geologists to figure out how the earth around Seattle would shake during the real thing less than a year later. When Seattles Kingdome was demolished with explosives, more than 200 seismic recorders caught every rattle and roll. Tom Brocher of the U.S. Geological Survey says: "You can see the red waves travelling away from the Kingdome." The areas that shook the worst then also shook the worst when the 6 point eight (on the Richter scale) Nisqually earthquake hit. "We shouldnt be surprised to see damage at Boeing field and at the port of Seattle where we did see damage, because in both of those areas the ground shook longer and harder than other parts of Seattle." Its whats known as a slab quake (located) 36 miles below the surface where the Juan de Fuca plate slab is diving underneath the North American plate. Geologists believe the plate bent, causing it to crack, sending shock waves to the surface. Tom Brocher says, "As soon as we knew it was a deep earthquake- that it was this type of earthquake- we immediately put out the word that we should expect very few aftershocks."

There were only 4. In San Francisco's Loma Prieta earthquake here in 1989 which was closer to the surface, there were 120 aftershocks. The fact that "deep-focus" earthquakes have fewer aftershocks still puzzles geologists. Brocher says, "What we can tell people is youre not going to have these (aftershocks). What we cant tell them why. And thats a research issue." Geologists say the Nisqually quake originated from almost the same spot as the 1949 quake there, and had the same damage patterns. There were fewer landslides this year because of the lack of rain. Over the next year and half, researchers want to set off explosives at the surface near Seattle. Aimed at the slab 37 miles below. The waves will then bounce off the slab and reflect back to the surface giving information about where the plate is and how its moving. So, before the earth moves again, geologists will have an idea which places might be destined to shake the hardest. Note: Each number on the Richter scale represents movement 10 times larger than the previous number.

1 Demolished

Destroyed; torn down Damaged Measured Recorded

2 Seismic recorder

A device to record the sound of an earthquake. A device to measure movement in the Earth. A device to predict landslides. A device to demolish the Kingdome.

3 Geological

Having to do with the structure of the Earths crust. Having to do with the huge moving plates deep in the Earth. Having to do with the effects of earthquakes in different areas.

All of the above

4 Shock waves

Large ocean waves Huge moving plates deep in the Earth A device to measure movement in the Earth A force moving through solid, liquid, or gas.

5 Magnitude

Explosives A measurable size or force Seismic recorders Number of shock waves

6 Minimal

A measurable size or force Very serious Smallest; least possible Largest posible

7 Originated

Began Reflected A measurement of movement in the Earth Exploded

8 Reflect

To think about carefully To shift suddenly To throw back or return Seismic recording

9 Destined

In the past

Held back Reflected Very likely to happen