Title 9. UNIT 9. NATURAL DISASTERS.docx ✅

UNIT 9. NATURAL DISASTERS A. PHONETICS I. Mark the stress on the correct syllable for the following words. 1. additional 2. generous 3. humorous 4. natural 5. practical 6. typical 7. dangerous 8. numerous 9. tremendous 10. animal 11. poisonous 12. national 13. musical 14. disastrous 15. arrival 16. festival 17. marvellous 18. mountainous 19. personal 20. usual II. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others. 1. a. volcanic b. disaster c. destroy d. local 2. a. natural b. property c. ambitious d. violent 3. a. tsunami b. cautious c. tornado d. eruption 4. a. predict b. effect c. tremendous d. cultural 5. a. additional b. practical c. dangerous d. mountainous B. VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR I. Write the names of the disasters on the line, then match them to the pictures. tsunami earthquake drought avalanche flood tornado landslide volcanic eruption storm wildfire 1. A sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. _________________________ a. 2. Hot lava, ash and gases come up suddenly from below the earth’s b.
surface through an opening of a mountain. _________________________ 3. A mass of snow, ice, and rock that falls down the side of a mountain. _________________________ c. 4. A large amount of wet earth that suddenly falls down a hill. _________________________ d. 5. A series of large ocean waves, usually caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic explosion. _________________________ e. 6. Very bad weather with strong winds and heavy rain. _________________________ f. 7. A long period of time when there is little or no rain. _________________________ g. 8. A very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel. h.
_________________________ 9. A fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly. _________________________ i. 10. A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry. _________________________ j. II. Choose the correct answers. 1. The waves of the __________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach. a. tornado b. hurricane c. tsunami d. earthquake 2. Five skiers are missing after the __________ in the Alps. a. drought b. landslide c. flood d. avalanche 3. After the __________ all the houses were left under water. a. flood b. tornado c. typhoon d. mudslide 4. It took firefighters five days to put out the __________. a. hurricane b. forest fire c. tsunami d. drought 5. A period of 3 - 4 months without rain will cause a severe __________. a. typhoon b. earthquake c. drought d. flood 6. The __________ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind! a. tornado b. volcanic eruption c. landslide d. typhoon 7. The __________ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale. a. hurricane b. flood c. earthquake d. tornado 8. __________ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope.
a. Tsunamis b. Tornados c. Avalanches d. Mudslides 9. A big storm in the Pacific is known as a __________. a. avalanche b. typhoon c. tsunami d. tornado 10. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous __________. a. landslide b. typhoon c. volcano d. tornado III. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. warning tornadoes victims landslide damage disasters property emergency kit rescue workers flood 1. The ________________ was overwhelming and the city was soon drowned. 2. It is forbidden to start an open fire in a forest when the local authorities give a forest fire __________. 3. Temporary housing can be provided to victims when natural ________________ strike. 4. The storm caused severe ________________ in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down. 5. ________________ can destroy buildings, flip cars, and create deadly flying debris. 6. Four people were reported killed when a ________________ buried their house. 7. Your ________________ includes items you may need in the event of a natural disaster. 8. ________________ arrived immediately right after the typhoon. 9. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage ________________. 10. The government is sending aid to flood ________________. IV. Complete the sentences with the correct tense or form of the verbs in the box. bury destroy erupt put out cause shake warn rage predict rescue 1. Scientists believe the volcano may ________________ any day now. 2. The storm ________________ outside while we were partying inside. 3. Firefighters are still trying ________________ wildfires that have already burned more than 1.6 million acres of tropical forest. 4. It’s impossible ________________ exactly when or where big earthquakes will happen. 5. The landslide took place on Friday morning and ________________ several houses. 6. Typically, lightning strikes ________________ half of all wildfires in Canada each year. 7. Do you think that an earthquake ________________ Japan in a few years?