Показ дописів із міткою Natural Disasters. Показати всі дописи
Показ дописів із міткою Natural Disasters. Показати всі дописи

17 квітня 2020


FLOODS

 

Choose the best word from the box to complete the following sentences.
o  combine
o  dams
o human-made
o pieces 
o   potential
o   widespread
o   devastating
o   flooding
o   prevent
o   snow

CAUSES OF FLOODS

Floods cause ___________    damage. Unfortunately, there is little we can do to _____ flooding in some situations. There are several causes for _________   including deep ______ melt, icy rivers, and broken __________.  First, when deep snow melts it creates large amounts of water. When heavy rain and sudden warm temperatures ___________with the deep snow, floods can occur. Second, rivers that are covered in ice can cause floods when the ice melts. The ice ____________ form dams which break and cause flooding. Third, ________ dams can break and  cause _______  damage. The water from these dams can be as powerful as a tidal wave. Our best plan of attack against flooding is to recognize the _________ for flooding in certain conditions.


05 березня 2020

THE DEADLIEST NATURAL DISASTERS
Найсмертельніші природні катастрофи

Картинки по запросу "THE DEADLIEST NATURAL DISASTER"
Do the quiz.
1) If a country doesn’t have rain for a very long period, we say it suffers from _____  . (floods / drought / earthquakes / tornadoes)
2) When a disaster occurs, people move to another area or country. What are these people called? (aid / workers / refugees / migrants / immigrants)
3) When a disaster occurs, people describe the situation using some of the words below.  Which word does NOT mean very important? (emergency / crisis / urgent situation / inconsequential)
4) What’s  the  international  request  for  help  used  by  ship  captains  and airplane pilots if they are having problems? (marchday / aprilday / mayday / juneday)
5) Which of the following words would you NOT expect to hear in a report about a country without food? (famine / scarcity / abundance / food shortage)
6) Which word does NOT fit the  sentence? ‘In war many people die, but many more are     ___________ .’ (injured / wounded / killed / hurt)

Key:  1 drought; 2 Refugees; 3 inconsequential; 4 Mayday (from the French ‘m’aidez’ (help me); 5 abundance; 6 killed.

Watch this video and discuss it with other students.