Vocabulary
something bad that happens that often hurts you
accident
a large vehicle that carries fire fighters and their equipment
fire engine
I _______ (walk) along the High Street when I _______ (hear) a loud noise.
was walking, heard
a form of transport that takes people to hospital
ambulance
an investigation to test something
experiment
Then someone said, 'That car crashed into a bus while it _______ (turn) the corner.'
was turning
a large machine you use to cook food
cooker
a sound that lets you know that there's danger
alarm
It was a real emergency. People _______ (get) off the bus quickly when a fire engine _______ (arrive).
got, arrived
equipment that makes a building warm
heating
very unusual or strange
weird
An ambulance _______ (come) while they _______ (fight) the fire. It took two people to hospital.
came, were fighting
to make something happen
cause
to practise a piece of music or a play before you perform it
rehearse
A reporter came to write about it. 'What _______ (do) when the accident happened?' she asked me.
were you doing