Escape from the Love Boat	

Background

This happened last summer. I __________(have) a wonderful holiday cruising the 
Mediterranean on board the Love Boat.

It was day five of my cruise and I _____________(already / find) a boyfriend.  
(I _________(meet) him at the disco on the fist night!)

Well, it was a beautiful calm moonlit evening. Jack and I _________(have)  dinner in the restaurant and had spent the rest of the evening on deck _______________(chat).

The story

I___________(go) to bed at about midnight and I ___________(lie) in my cabin asleep 
when suddenly I _____________(wake up). 

Something was wrong. I _____________(feel*) that the ship was leaning to one side.
I ________________(*hear) the alarm ringing and I ______________(smell*) burning.

Then I __________(hear) a voice on the loudspeaker saying, ‘Abandon ship! Abandon 
ship! All passengers report immediately to B deck’.

I was so afraid because I ___________(not / swim*). I went out of my cabin. Where was Jack? I looked everywhere for him but I _______________(not / find*) him. I went onto 
the deck and looked out over the water. I had no idea where we were and 
I _____________(not see*) land.

Everyone was pushing and shoving to get into the lifeboats. It was a real crush but 
eventually I ______________(get in*) to a boat and we were lowered into the water. It 
was then that I saw Jack. He was already in the lifeboat.
‘You ________________(wait*) for me!’ I said, angrily. 
‘I ______________(not / find*) you,’ he protested

The lifeboat had an engine but it didn’t seem to be working.  However, eventually 
we ___________(start*) it and the next day we __________(reach*) a small island where we were given accommodation and food.

Later we heard that the ship __________(hit) a World War II mine. Fortunately 
they _____________ (get*) all the passengers and crew off the ship but they __________(not / save*) the Love Boat as she ______________(too badly / damaged) and 
she __________________(sink) the next day.

Escape from the Love Boat : possible answers	

Background

This happened last summer. I was having a wonderful holiday cruising the 
Mediterranean on board the Love Boat.

It was day five of my cruise and I had already found a boyfriend.  (I'd met / I met  him at the disco on the fist night!)

Well, it was a beautiful calm moonlit evening. Jack and I had / 'd had dinner in the 
restaurant and spent / had spent the rest of the evening on deck chatting

The story

I went / had gone to bed at about midnight and I was lying  in my cabin asleep when 
suddenly I woke up.

Something was wrong. I could feel that the ship was leaning to one side.
I could hear the alarm ringing and I could smell burning.

Then I heard a voice on the loudspeaker saying, ‘Abandon ship! Abandon ship! All 
passengers report immediately to B deck’.

I was so afraid because I couldn't swim. I went out of my cabin. Where was Jack? I 
looked everywhere for him but I couldn't find him. I went onto the deck and looked out over the water. I had no idea where we were and I couldn't see land.

Everyone was pushing and shoving to get into the lifeboats. It was a real crush but 
eventually I managed to get in / was able to get in to a boat and we were lowered into 
the water. It was then that I saw Jack. He was already in the lifeboat.
‘You could have / should have waited for me!’ I said, angrily. 
‘I couldn't find you,’ he protested

The lifeboat had an engine but it didn’t seem to be working.  However, eventually 
we managed to start / were able to start it and the next day 
we managed to reach / were able to reach a small island where we were given 
accommodation and food.

Later we heard that the ship had hit a World War II mine. Fortunately they 
managed to get / were able to get all the passengers and crew off the ship but they 
couldn't save the Love Boat as 
she was too badly damaged / had been too badly damaged  and she sank the next day.