1、Complete the sentences with the verbs in the past simple.break fall feel fly shake think1.I remember that the house _ during the bombing.2.The planes _ very low.shookflew3.A lot of bombs _ on the docks.4.A lot of people _ the underground would be the safest place.fellthoughtbreak ball feel fly shake
2、 think5.They _ the chains on the doors.6.You _ much safer in the underground.feltbreak ball feel fly shake thinkbrokeAnswer the questions abut Alice and Henry Porter.1.How old were Alice and 1.How old were Alice and Henry when the bombing Henry when the bombing campaign started?campaign started?Alic
3、e was 7,and Henry 12.2.Where was Alice when 2.Where was Alice when she saw the bombing for she saw the bombing for the first time?the first time?In her bedroom.3.What did Henry 3.What did Henry and his brother do?and his brother do?They went out into the street to watch the planes.4.Where was Alice
4、4.Where was Alice when a bomb fell on when a bomb fell on her street?her street?In the underground.5.Who was Henry 5.Who was Henry with on the night he with on the night he remembers best?remembers best?His father.Complete the sentences with the words below.1.I remember that the house shook,and I lo
5、oked through my bedroom _.2.I remember seeing _ in the distance.firesannoyed counting excited fires shouting sound supposed windowwindow3.I also remember that my parents were very _ with me.4.The first thing I remember was the _ of the planes.annoyedsoundannoyed counting excited fires shouting sound
6、 supposed window5.I also remember feeling very _.6.If I remember rightly,we werent _ to do that.excitedsupposedannoyed counting excited fires shouting sound supposed window7.I can remember the firemen _ to each other.8.I remember _ the time between the raids one night.shoutingannoyed counting excite
7、d fires shouting sound supposed windowcountingListen to the tape.Interviewer:Im talking to Alice and Henry Porter,who both living in London during the Second World War,and who both experienced the bombing campaign which is known as the London Blitz.Alice,what are your strongest memories of it?Alice:
8、Well,I was only seven years old at the time,and the first bombs fell a long way from my house.But I remember that the house shook and I looked through my bedroom window.I remember seeing fires in the distance.Ive never forgotten that.London was on fire all around me.There were so many fires that the
9、 clouds in the sky turned pink.Unforgettable.Interviewer:Yes,indeed.Alice:I also remember that my parents were very annoyed with me.Interviewer:Why?Alice:Because I was looking through my bedroom window.You werent supposed to do that.You had to keep your windows covered all the time at night.Intervie
10、wer:Henry.What are your first memories of the Blitz?Alice:Well,Im older than Alice,and I was 12 when the bombing started.The first thing I remember was the sound of the planes.They flew very low.My brother and I went out into the street to watch.We never told my parents about that.If Id told them ab
11、out that,they would have killed me!Interviewer:how did you feel when you went into the street?Were you afraid?Alice:Well,yes,I suppose I was.But I also remember feeling very excited.Interviewer:And did any of the bombs drop near you?Alice:Not on the first night,no.And I often wonder why.I suppose be
12、cause we werent near any factories and we werent near the docks.A lot of bombs fell on the docks.Interviewer:And later?Alice:Later,yes.A bomb fell on our street.Interviewer:Did you see it?Alice:No.We were in the air-raid shelter.Otherwise I wouldnt have survived.Actually,we were in the underground s
13、tation.Thats right,the underground station.If I remember rightly,we werent supposed to do that.Interviewer:Really?Alice:Yes.The government thought that it wouldnt be safe,so they put chains on the doors.A lot of people thought it would be the safest place so they broke the chains.After that,a lot of
14、 people went there.Interviewer:And they were right.It WAS much safer in the underground.Alice:Alice:Yes,you felt much safer in the underground.They Yes,you felt much safer in the underground.They were shelters above the ground as well.And it was were shelters above the ground as well.And it was much
15、 noisier there.much noisier there.Interviewer:Interviewer:Henry,whats your strongest memory?Henry,whats your strongest memory?Henry:Henry:One night,my father and me came out of the One night,my father and me came out of the house later than everyone else.We had to run about house later than everyone
16、 else.We had to run about half a mile to the underground station.And it was one half a mile to the underground station.And it was one of the worst nights.The sky was full of planes,and you of the worst nights.The sky was full of planes,and you could hear the sounds of falling bombs.That was could he
17、ar the sounds of falling bombs.That was terrible.Ill never forget hearing that sound.terrible.Ill never forget hearing that sound.Interviewer:Interviewer:What else do you remember,What else do you remember,Alice?Alice?Alice:Alice:The firemen.The firemen.Interviewer:The firemen?Interviewer:The fireme
18、n?Alice:Alice:Yes,they were wonderful.As soon as Yes,they were wonderful.As soon as there was a fire,a fire engine arrived.I can there was a fire,a fire engine arrived.I can remember them shouting to each other.remember them shouting to each other.Very brave men.Very brave men.Interviewer:Interviewe
19、r:How often did the bombers How often did the bombers come?come?Henry:Every night.Interviewer:Really?Henry:yes,and not just once a night.I remember counting the time between the raids one nightthere was a raid every two minutes for about an hour.Interviewer:Thank you both for sharing your memories with us.Alice:Youre welcome.Henry:WE should thank You.We appreciated the opportunity to talk.
