Grammar practice

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11
SPEAKOUT EXTRA
Elementary
© Pearson Education Limited 2015
 GRAMMAR PRACTICE
11.1 
should
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shouldn’t
 
 1
Read the text below. Write questions with 
should / shouldn’t . 
 1 What / do / to stop lightning hitting / you? 
  
 2 Where / go? 
  
 3 / lie / on the ground? 
  
 4 What / do / when in or near water? 
  
 5 / stand / under a tree? 
  

  
The fi rst time lightning hit Roy Sullivan it burned his 
right leg and le a hole in his shoe. On the seventh 
time lightning hit Roy it burned his head, chest and 
stomach. Lightning hit Roy more times than any 
other person. During an electrical storm lightning 
can travel from the storm to the ground, it can hit 
another thing then travel to the side and hit a person 
or it can hit the ground, travel through the earth 
and hit you. So what should you do when there is an 
electrical storm? Firstly, to stop lightning hitting you, 
you shouldn’t stay outside. Find a building to get 
inside or get inside a car. If there is no building near 
you, you should get onto the ground, curl up on your 
knees and put your feet together. You shouldn’t lie on 
the ground and you should move away from water. 
If you are in a swimming pool, get out quickly. Never 
put your umbrella up – getting wet is better than 
being hit by lightning. Don’t stand under a tree – 
25% of people hit by lightning were under a tree. But 
the best thing is to watch the weather and not go out 
when a storm is coming. 
2
Correct the sentences about the text in Exercise 1.