March 30, 2009

Trapped in a Mine


The Conditional Sentence - Review

416 [80 words each]     POINTS: Six men - trapped - seventeen hours - May lose lives - Rescue proving difficult - Explosives - cause - roof - collapse - Drilling - hard rock - Progress slow - Microphone lowered - able to keep In touch - relatives - Running short - food - Good spirits.

416.1   1. Six men who ... may ... because rescue operations ... . 2. Since the use of ... , rescue workers are ... , but ... 3. Two hours ago ... and the miners have been ... 4. They are ... , but ... spirits.

416.2   1. ... and ... 2. ... as the use of ... 3. Because of this rescue workers ... , yet ... . 4. Now that a microphone ... , ... relatives. 5. Though ... , ... .

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1 comment:

Rafa C. said...

416.1 - Six men who have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours may lose their lives because rescue operations (rescue is) are proving difficult. Since the use of explosives would cause the roof of the mine to collapse, rescue workers are drilling through the hard rock, but progress is slow. Two hours ago a microphone was lowered and the miners have been able to keep in touch with relatives. They are running short of food, but they are in good spirits.

416.2 - Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours and they may lose their lives. Rescue is proving difficult as the use of explosives would cause the roof of the mine to collapse. Because of this, rescue workers are drilling through the hard rock, yet progress is slow. Now that a microphone was lowered two hours ago, the miners have been able to keep in touch with relatives. Though they are running short of food, they are in good spirits.