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Pre-Int Unit12 Lesson12b111

Rex Geyer and his family are warned to evacuate their home due to an approaching tornado. As they drive to safety, they pass two cars heading directly towards the tornado - scientists Tim Samaras and Pat Porter, who study tornadoes and are attempting to place a probe in the path of one to collect useful scientific data. The scientists successfully deploy a probe just before the tornado reaches it. The next day, Rex and his family return to find their house completely destroyed by the tornado, with nothing left standing.

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Pre-Int Unit12 Lesson12b111

Rex Geyer and his family are warned to evacuate their home due to an approaching tornado. As they drive to safety, they pass two cars heading directly towards the tornado - scientists Tim Samaras and Pat Porter, who study tornadoes and are attempting to place a probe in the path of one to collect useful scientific data. The scientists successfully deploy a probe just before the tornado reaches it. The next day, Rex and his family return to find their house completely destroyed by the tornado, with nothing left standing.

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Pre-Intermediate Students Book

12b Page 144 READING TEXT

Life

The power of nature


Its early evening and Rex Geyer and his family are eating dinner.
On the TV, the weather man is telling everyone to look out for
tornadoes. If a tornado hit Rexs house, it would destroy it.
Suddenly, Rexs brother rushes through the front door. Tornado! We have to go
now! he shouts. The whole family run to the car. As they drive away to safety, two
cars go past in the opposite direction straight towards the tornado.
If anyone else drove in that direction, theyd be mad. But the people in the cars are
Tim Samaras and Pat Porter who follow and study tornadoes. This year they are
trying to put a probe into the middle of a tornado. So far they havent been
successful. If the tornado passed over the probe, it would record a lot of useful
scientic data so they are keen to try.
As Tim and Pat drive closer, the tornado gets bigger. They put a probe on the
ground and, at the last moment, they drive away. The tornado passes right over the
probe and gives Tim and Pat new and exciting scientic data. Unfortunately, for
Rex and his family, the news is not so good. The following day they return to their
house but its gone. Rex says, There was nothing left, no trees, no house, nothing.

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