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at large; safe and sound; occur to; keep one's head; hold on to; in case; to one's relief; a series of; at the same time |
Pupils' lives spared during Falmont earthquake
On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquakehit the county. Only 5 students suffered slight injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200(injure) in the disaster area at large.
Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School , was teachingthe floor began to shake. Her students'(react) was quick and correct they moved under their desks, head first, and(hold) on to the legs of the desks. At the same time. Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door, in case it became damaged during the shaking and could not open. There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground, the student remained still and waited calmly and quietly.
The moment the shaking stopped, Miss Brow sensed it wasbest time for the class to make their escape. She signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an(order) covering their heads with their hands. Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground. Soon students from other classes arrived too. After a roll call confirmed that were safe and sound, they relaxed,(hug) each other. "We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a year," said Miss Brown," so the kids were calm enough to protect (they) during the earthquake.
