Correct the mistakes in the collocations
They were washing their teeths.
They were BRUSHING their teeths.
I ________________________ (sit) in a café when you ________________________ (call).
I WAS SITTING in a café when you CALLED (call).
What is the name of a disaster when a volcano opens up and lets out very hot, melted rock and smoke?
a volcanic eruption
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We were walking in the forest.
What were you doing?
What is the British flag called?
The Junion Jack
John put off his coat, folded it and put it on the chair.
John TOOK off his coat, folded it and put it on the chair.
Why ________________________ (you / stand) on a chair when I ________________________ (come) into the room?
Why WERE YOU STANDING on a chair when I CAME into the room?
What is the name of a disaster when a sudden, strong shaking of the ground takes place?
an earthquake
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I saw a squirrel.
What did you see?
What is the time in England when it is noon in the Czech Republic?
11 am
When we arrived at the host family, they were just dinnering.
When we arrived at the host family, they were just HAVING dinner.
What ________________________ (you / do) when I ________________________ (call) you last night?
What WERE YOU DOING when I CALLED you last night?
A large amount of water that covers land which is usually dry.
a flood
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It was running among the trees.
Where was it running?
Who is the patron saint of Scotland?
Saint Andrew
The businessmen made a break after the investors' presentation.
The businessmen TOOK / HAD a break after the investors' presentation.
On our last summer holiday we ________________________ (visit) Rome, ________________________ (see) the Vatican, and ________________________ (spend) a few days at the beach.
On our last summer holiday we VISITED Rome, SAW the Vatican, and SPENT a few days at the beach.
A very strong, dangerous wind that spins fast in a circle. It looks like a big, dark cloud shaped like a funnel (a cone) that reaches from the sky down to the ground.
a tornado
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We got home late in the evening.
When did you get home?
What do we call an imaginary line where the time zones start?
The Prime Meridian
The doorbell rang while we were getting ready to school.
The doorbell rang while we were getting ready FOR school.
Yesterday I ________________________ (talk) on the phone, when I ________________________ (hear)a noise, so I ________________________ (go) downstains and ________________________ (see) the dog ________________________ (play) with sister's slippers.
Yesterday I WAS TALKING on the phone, when I HEARED (hear) a noise, so I WENT downstains and SAW the dog WAS PLAING with sister's slippers.
A large amount of snow that falls quickly down the side of a mountain.
an avalanche
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Mum was talking to auntie Sonia on the phone.
Who was mum talking to on the phone?
The system of time zones start in Greenwich - what is the line on the other side of the world called?
The International Date Line.