The School Trip

Our geography teacher, Mr Davies, announced that our class would be going on a trip to the coast to study rock formations. Most of us were excited, not because of the rocks, but because it meant a day out of the classroom. — choose for gap 1 —1. The trip was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather2. However, once we started looking more carefully, it became surprisingly interesting3. Some students forgot to bring their packed lunches4. Mr Davies had never taken students on a trip before5. The day of the trip finally arrived the following Thursday6. Mr Davies used the time to give us a short lecture7. However, Mr Davies told us that this was actually perfect for seeing the rocks clearly8. We had learned far more than we ever could have from a textbook We had to be at the school gates by seven thirty in the morning. The bus journey took about two hours. Some students listened to music, while others chatted or tried to sleep. — choose for gap 2 —1. The trip was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather2. However, once we started looking more carefully, it became surprisingly interesting3. Some students forgot to bring their packed lunches4. Mr Davies had never taken students on a trip before5. The day of the trip finally arrived the following Thursday6. Mr Davies used the time to give us a short lecture7. However, Mr Davies told us that this was actually perfect for seeing the rocks clearly8. We had learned far more than we ever could have from a textbook He talked about the different types of rocks we would see and how they had been shaped by the sea over thousands of years. When we arrived at the beach, the weather was not great. It was cloudy and quite windy. — choose for gap 3 —1. The trip was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather2. However, once we started looking more carefully, it became surprisingly interesting3. Some students forgot to bring their packed lunches4. Mr Davies had never taken students on a trip before5. The day of the trip finally arrived the following Thursday6. Mr Davies used the time to give us a short lecture7. However, Mr Davies told us that this was actually perfect for seeing the rocks clearly8. We had learned far more than we ever could have from a textbook Mr Davies handed out worksheets and divided us into small groups. Each group had to find examples of three different rock types and take photographs of them. At first, nobody was very enthusiastic about the task. — choose for gap 4 —1. The trip was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather2. However, once we started looking more carefully, it became surprisingly interesting3. Some students forgot to bring their packed lunches4. Mr Davies had never taken students on a trip before5. The day of the trip finally arrived the following Thursday6. Mr Davies used the time to give us a short lecture7. However, Mr Davies told us that this was actually perfect for seeing the rocks clearly8. We had learned far more than we ever could have from a textbook We started competing to see which group could find the best examples. One group even discovered a small fossil in a piece of limestone, which Mr Davies said was very rare. By the end of the day, everyone agreed that the trip had been worthwhile. — choose for gap 5 —1. The trip was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather2. However, once we started looking more carefully, it became surprisingly interesting3. Some students forgot to bring their packed lunches4. Mr Davies had never taken students on a trip before5. The day of the trip finally arrived the following Thursday6. Mr Davies used the time to give us a short lecture7. However, Mr Davies told us that this was actually perfect for seeing the rocks clearly8. We had learned far more than we ever could have from a textbook Several students even said they wanted to study geology at university, which made Mr Davies very proud.