Task7Anna:Margaret,what'sthescariestthingthatever?Margaret:Thescariestthing?theSanJoseearthquake.Anna:YouwereintheSanJose?Tellmewhathappened.Margaret:Well,IwasdowntownwithmyfriendJulia.AndwewerestillasleeponaTuesdaymorning,andalittleaftersixo'clock,therewasthisandthefloorwasjustbouncingandrolling,allatthesametime.Anna:Ohmygosh!Whatdidyoudo?Margaret:Well,ittookasecondortwotowhatwasgoingon-thatitwasanearthquake.ThenIbedandunderthetable,andIJuliatocome,butshejustoverherheadlikeitwasabaddreamorsomething.Anna:Whoa!Margaret:It24seconds,andthenitstopped.AndJuliaandIcouldhearpeople,sowetriedto,butitwas.Andthenthefirstaftershockhit.Anna:Thatmust!Margaret:Oh,itwas.Nowherenearasstrong,butitwas.Wejusthuggedeachotherandkeptsaying,"Whatdowedo?"Anna:Whatguysdo?Margaret:Well,Irememberthatsomeoneshouted,",quickly!"Andweshoutedback,"Wecan't!Thedoorwon'topen."Sotheysaid,"Well,."ButIcalledout,"It's,"becausewewerelivingonthesecondfloor."Notanymore,"thepersonshoutedback.So,welookedoutthewindowand,sureenough,weweredownontheground!happenedtoyouSurvivingearthquakelivinginanapartmenthorriblesoundlikewavesfigureoutclimbedoutofshoutedatpulledthecoverslastedtalkingoutsidegooutthefrontdoorjammedshuthavebeenhorrifyingstillscarydidyouGetoutoftherecomeoutthewindowtoohighupAnna:Yoursecondfloorapartmentwas?Margaret:Wecouldn'tbelieveit.Weopenedthewindowand,andsomebodyallthisrubble.Onceweweredownsafely,weturnedaroundandlookedbackatourapartmentbuilding.Thewholefirstfloorwasgone-itwasjust.AndthenJulialookedatmeandsaid,"Margaret.Mr.Sanchez!"Hewasthiselderlymanwholivedonthefirstfloor.Anna:Oh,no.!Margaret:Yeah.JuliaandIbothjust.Henever.Task9A:Haveyoueverfromanaturaldisaster?B:Yes,Ionceexperiencedan.A:Whendidithappen?B:IttwoyearsagowhenIwasvisitingSichuan.A:Thatmusthavebeenterrible.B:Itwas.Iwassleeping,untilIgotwokenupbyscreams.A:Whatdidyousee?B:AssoonasIheardthescreams,Isawthefurnitureandthingsfallingdownaroundme.A:Whatdidyoudo?B:Ihidundermybed,hopingthatitwouldallbeoversoon,butitjust.A:Whathappened?B:Thewholebuildingwithinseconds.A:Howdidyouescape?B:Icouldn’tescape.Iwastrappedintherubble,unabletomovemyarmsorlegs.A:Whathappenedthen?B:Iwasincompletedarknessforhoursandhours,untilarescueteamcameandsavedme.I’mluckytobe.onthegroundcrawledouthelpedusovertotallyflattenedHowhorribleburstintotearshadachancesufferedearthquakehappenedatthetimetremblinggotworsecollapsedaliveTask11A:Haveyoueverexperiencedanaturaldisaster?B:IonceatsunamiwhenIwasinThailand.A:Howdidithappen?B:Iwassunbathingonthebeach,whensuddenlyIfeltthegroundmovingme.A:Whatdidyousee?B:Ithensawahugetidalwaveheadingtowardsthecoast.Everyonepanickedandranfortheirlives.A:Whatdidyoudo?B:Irantowardstheshopsbutthewavewasalreadybehindme,people,cars,boatsandbuildings.A:Didyoumanagetoescape?B:Ifeltsomethingveryhardandheavyme,andthenIfeltmyselfdrowninginwater.WhenIwokeup,Iwaslyingonahospitalbed.A:Didyougetanyinjuries?B:Igotabrokenarm,andmyfaceandlegswere.Ihaveneverexperiencedanythingmoreterrifyinginmywholelife.experiencedunderneathswallowingupknockdownbruised
