B) Read the model and put the verbs in the

correct tense.

Dear Bill,

Well, my country certainly does get some extreme weather.

Last year, I was on holiday in the south, when my family

decided to go fishing. It was in the afternoon when we

1). (take) the boat out onto the lake and the

weather was beautiful.

Then, as we 2)

(sit) in the boat, the sky

suddenly 3)

(go) dark and it started to rain.

But as we 4)

(row) back to the shore, my

sister noticed a tall shadow behind the trees. It was a

tornado! After we made it to the shore, we 5)

(run) for our cabin.

As soon as the storm 6). (pass), we went

back outside. The tornado 7). (rip) up all the

trees around the lake. I felt very lucky because

8). (escape) a terrifying force of nature.

Write soon,

Elliot
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