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Read the information and the story. What disaster is being described?

A tornado hit Sacramento, California on Thursday during a second day of storms blanketing the state. The tornado

ripped a chain-link fence away from a construction site, dropping it on about 30 cars a few hundred feet away. No

injuries were reported.

The weather forecasters warned that more rains and high winds were likely, as another big storm moved towards

the region.

A true storyAbout 20 min before school finished it rained and hailed really hard. I thought it was just another rain shower. When

I went to pick up my children from school the roads were flooded and I couldnt get to the school. They said that it

would probably be 3 hours before we could get our kids. Well, after about an hour of sitting in the car and waiting

everyone started leaving. When I was finally able to get to the school, it only took an hour and a half for one of the

other roads to become clear enough to get through; the teacher informed me that a tornado had hit the school. It

was not a big one but it did hit the playground. Nobody was hurt, thank goodness. The kids were all playing gamesin the classroom laughing and carrying on as it nothing happened. But the worst was still to come. When we got

home I saw that my house was completely destroyed

Luckily my husband wasnt at home at the time. All in tears and with petrified children on the back seat, I called

him on his mobile and told him what had happened. He was there in no time

It all ended well because we were well compensated for our loss. After this nightmare we were able to buy more

things than we used to have.

* a. Look at the pictures and write what has happened in them (use have + object + pastparticiple as a form of the passive voice).b. What did they have done?

First we had the roof repaired

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1. They _____________ their room _____________ now.

(redecorate)

2. She _____________ her hair _____________ recently.

(do)

3. Mrs Wallace had to _____________ a famousarchitect _____________ the interior of the house.

(design)

4. Linda _____________ her clothes _____________ by

one of the fashion houses. (make)

5. _____________ you _____________ the trees

_____________ down or did you cut them down

yourself? (cut)

6. Next year I think I _____________ the gardener

_____________ roses in the garden. (plant)7. How often _____________ you _____________ your

eyes _____________? (test)

8. He went to hospital to _____________ his arm

_____________ as it was broken. (set)

I never thought it could happen to meGP

* Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of have (get) something done getsomebody to do something.4