Transcript Natural disasters

Happy, ecstatic, delighted
Happy
as Larry
Satisfied, on cloud nine
Over the moon
Full of high spirits
In the seventh heaven
Unhappy, sad, upset,
blue, dull, fed up
Gloomy,
depressed
Pitiful
Miserable
Down
in the dumps
Angry, cross, mad

Furious
 Annoyed = irritated
 Raging
At the end of the tether
Scared, afraid
Terrified, horrified
Frightened
Fearful
Shocked
Appalled
Mach two parts of the phrases
and fill in the correct preposition :
1)To laugh …
2) To freeze …
3) To jump ….
4) To tremble
5) To recover …
6) to scream …
a) like a leaf
b) the shock
c) relief
d) panic
e) horror
f) fright
What do you feel…..
Before
the test?
When you fall asleep during a
lesson?
When you get a bad mark?
When you pass all the exams?
When lights go out during a
storm?
blues=misfortunes;
I feel bad this morning
I should 1)… in bed
I’ve got a frown on my face
And an 2) … in me head
I’ve got the blues
And there is nothing I can do.
I 3) … a new house
It cost thousands of pounds
But an 4) … shook
My home down to the 5) …
I’ve got he blues
And there is nothing I can do.
I worked in the 6) …
Planting flowers all day
But a big bad 7) ….
Blew them all away
I’ve got he blues
Frown = sad smile
And there is nothing I can do.
I had a new sports car
It was painted gold
But I 8)…… it into
A telephone pole
I’ve got he blues
And there is nothing I can do.
I feel bad this morning
It’s a 9) …
Why all this bad luck
Is 10) …… me
I’ve got he blues
And there is nothing I can do.
I’ve got he blues
And there is nothing I can do.
I’ve got the bad luck blues
And there is nothing I can do.
Horrible, terrible,
frightful, dreadful ,
shocking, awful,
terrifying, disastrous,
frightening
Natural
disasters
Man-made
disasters
Hurricane, train crash, shipwreck,
flood, famine, bomb explosion, car
accident, earthquake, plane crash,
volcanic eruption, tornado, war,
drought, forest fire
Natural
disasters
Hurricane
Flood
Famine
Earthquake
Volcanic eruption
Tornado
Drought
Forest fire
Man-made
disasters
Train crash
Shipwreck
Bomb explosion
Car accident
Plane crash
War
Domino: Natural disasters
Avalanche
Flood
a severe, often destructive storm
a violent storm with whirling winds
Tornado a fall of large masses of snow down a
mountain
Hurricane A disaster when there is no rain for a
long time
Famine
A disaster when there is a lot of water
Earthquake starvation , hunger (there is no food)
Drought Destructive movements of the earth’s
crust
Avalanche
a severe, often destructive storm
Hurricane
A disaster when there is no rain for a
long time
Destructive movements of the earth’s
crust
Earthquake starvation , hunger (there is no food)
Drought
Famine
A disaster when there is a lot of water
Flood
a violent storm with whirling winds
Tornado
a fall of large masses of snow and ice
down a mountain
Name the odd word out:
Hurricane: burn, destruction, blow, wind
Earthquake: debris, shake, rain, Richter
Volcanic eruption: lava, crater,
explosion, breeze
Drought: dry, ash, thirst, emergency
Flood: water, drown, smoke, wet
Famine: thunder, hunger, starve, death
Synonyms
To shake =
To strike =
To crash =
4) To collapse =
5) To save =
6) To occur =
7) To swerve =
8) To destroy =
9) Injured =
10) To resist =
1)
2)
3)
 To
shake = to trembler
 To strike = to hit
 To crash = to smash, ruin
 To collapse = fall down, breakdown
 To save = to rescue
 To occur = to happen, appear
 To swerve = to turn aside
 To destroy = to damage
 Injured = hurt
 To resist = to oppose, withstand
Fill in the missing word
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
The ground was …. when the building
….. .
He ….. over to the other side of the road
to avoid hitting the bus.
Several people were ….. when the train
…… into the station.
The coastline was totally ….. when a
hurricane ….. the area.
The firefighters …… all the victims.
A policeman is asking Mrs. Hutchinson about
a car accident. Put the verbs in brackets into
the past simple or the past continuous.
Imagine that you were present when
these things happened, then, in pairs,
ask and answer questions, as in the
example.
What were you doing when
the burglar broke in?
- I was watching TV.
- What did you do?
- I called for help.
Poor Santa Maria
Reading ( in groups)
Group#2
Fill in the text: area, Richter, earthquakes, struck,
missing, authorities, measured
An earthquake …. the town of Santa
Maria in Peru early yesterday morning.
The quake …. 7,5 on the ….. scale. And
is one of the worst …… to have struck
the …. in over fifty years. The ………
have reported 50 people …….
Group#3
Fill in the text: Ambulances, emergency,
debris, struck, collapsed, victims, buried
The quake … at 5 am local time, and
lasted for about half a minute. Most
buildings … , ten people died and
hundreds are still … under… . Other
countries are now sending … medical
supplies to the town. …. have taken
seriously injured … to a hospital to a
nearby city.
Group#1
Fill in the text: horrible, destroyed, witness,
government, shock, rebuilding
The …. will give money to the town to
help pay for the ….of the houses
which the earthquake has…. . Local
people are still trying to get over the …
. “ It was … ” one …. said. “I’ll never
forget it”.
What do people need to survive?
Survival kit
Medications Food Water
First aid kit
Extra cash
Personal documents
Flashlight
Extra batteries
Cell phone with charges
maps of the area
Survival techniques: try not to move,
cover nose and mouth with a damp
cloth, light a fire, use a mirror to reflect
the sun’s rays, get rid of heavy clothes,
stay close to the floor, keep head
covered from the sun, keep warm, go
to the highest level of the building, use
a whistle to single your position
 Fire:
 Lost in the desert:
 Trapped in debris:
 Lost in snowy mountains:
 Flood:
Name
Tornado
Flood
Earthquake
Hurricane
Main
Example Survival
features (where/ techniques
when)