Comprehension Check
Answer the following in a phrase or sentence
1. Why did Tilly's family come to Thailand2
2. What were the warning signs that both Tillu an
3. Do you think Tilly's mother was alarm
that both Tilly and her mother saw?
mother was alarmed by them?
the sea behaving in the same strange
4. Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in
fashion?
Answers
Answer:
tilly s family come to Thailand because celebrated on Christmas
✔ Tilly Smith came with her family from South-East England to celebrate Christmas at a beach resort in southern Thailand.
✔ Tilly and her family had already experienced a massive earthquake off northern Sumatra earlier the morning of 26 December 2004. Her mother saw that the water was swelling and coming closer and the beach was getting smaller and smaller. Meanwhile, Tilly also noticed that the sea slowly started to rise, foam and bubble and form whirlpools in it.
✔ Tilly’s mother initially didn’t understand what was happening but when she saw her frightened daughter hysterically screaming that it was a tsunami, she understood the seriousness of the condition.
✔ Tilly saw the sea behaving in the same strange fashion during her geography lesson when her geography teacher had shown her class the video and told them that tsunamis can be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides.