A REAL STORY: TILLY SMITH

This is Tilly Smith. She's from the UK. In 2004, she was 10 years old and she was on holiday in Thailand with her parents and sister.

She saved her family and about a hundred tourists from the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.Tilly learned about tsunamis in a geography lesson at school two weeks before the tsunami from her teacher Andrew Kearney. 

On Sunday, 26th December 2004 Tilly and her family were at Maikhao Beach (Thailand). She recognised the symptoms of a tsunami and alerted her parents and people on the beach. Everyone ran to the hotel and the beach was evacuated.  

The tsunami affected different countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Maldives, Somalia ... and killed over 230,000 people. There were waves up to 30 metres high.

On 9th September 2005 Smith received the Thomas Gray Special Award of The Marine Society & Sea Cadets. In November 2005, Tilly Smith appeared at the United Nations and met President Bill Clinton. 

In December 2005, Tilly was named "Child of the Year" by the French magazine "Mon Quotidien". 

She is a HEROINE!

SONG: WHAT'S YOUR NAME? (BS 5)

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GAME: FACE & BODY PARTS

                         

VOCABULARY: FACE & BODY PARTS

SONG: THIS IS ME!

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STORY: TILLY AND THE TSUNAMI ( BS5 UNIT 5)

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1. Tilly is from Thailand.

2. In 2004, Tilly was twelve years old.

3. She was in Year 6 at school. 
4. Mr Kearney was her English teacher.
5. In December 2004 she was on holiday with her parents
    and friends.
6. There were lots of people in the river.

7. A tsunami is a normal wave.
8. Thanks to Tilly, the people could run to the hotel. 
9. In July 2005, Tilly was in Thailand at an award ceremony     for bravery. 

10. Tilly is really proud of the teacher.

SONG: MY HOLIDAY ( BS5 U5)

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Where do you go on summer / Easter/ Christmas holiday? 

What can you do there?

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