Disasters and Accidents Vocabulary Practice debris the missing

Disasters and Accidents

Vocabulary Practice debris the missing flood visibility fire extinguisher injury faulty wiring gas leak scald suffocation speeding leave unattended let off flares rescue life-jacket emergency survivor of crack in the Earth’s crust

Language Development

Match the disasters and accidents with the headlines. avalanche shipwreck famine nuclear explosion plane crash drought typhoon volcanic eruption a) Speeding wall of snow sweeps away skiers e) Radioactive cloud threatens cities b) Storms and high winds leave thousand homeless f) Crops fail as dry weather continues c) Survivors recall flight of horror g) Food aid urgently needed d) Crew members missing as liner sinks h) Lava threatens town

Grammar Match the items in column A with those in column B in order to make correct type zero conditional sentences, as in the example. A B 1. Put wood in water. a. It sinks 2. Stick a pin in a balloon. b. It produces black smoke. 3. Mix washing up liquid with water. c. It floats. 4. Heat butter. d. It makes bubbles. 5. Throw a coin into water. e. It bursts. 6. Add 5 and 6. f. It melts. 7. Burn rubber. g. You get eleven. 1= c, If you put wood in water, it floats.

Fill in the correct preposition. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Little Tommy was so afraid …. . wild animals that he did not go to the zoo with his brother. If you want to get excellent marks, you have to get rid …. . all your mistakes. Jane is terrified …. . dogs. I’ll deal …. . it as soon as I finish typing the report. The schoolchildren were restricted …. . the playground, but some disobeyed this rule. This led …. . them being severely punished. Air pollution can result …. . global warming. Little children often cling …. . their parents when they see dogs.

Amazing Rescue A 10 -year-old girl, Ann Waxman, rescued her big brother from certain death last night, when a house broke out in their house in Manchester. Ann’s parents were out of town for the weekend when faulty wiring caused the fire to start in the middle of the night. The young girl was awakened by the family’s dog , Danny, who was barking excitedly in the back garden. Ann smelled something burning and immediately ran through the smoke-filled house to wake her older brother, Frank. When Frank would not wake up, Ann got some help from the family dog. Frank’s unconscious body was far too heavy for the little girl to move alone , but the clever girl brought the dog inside and tied the dog’s lead to Frank’s left ankle. She then grabbed her brother’s right ankle, and together, girl and dog pulled Frank to safety. The little heroine is quite modest about the whole thing. “I couldn’t have done it without Danny. Our dog, ” she said afterwards. “I’m just glad we’re all alright. ” Ann is to receive a medal for her bravery from Mayor Witticombe next week.

Fill in the gaps with the words below Ambulance, visibility, injury, trauma, malfunction, unattended 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. I think that it will be hard for Andy to recover from the ……. of witnessing such a terrible accident at such a young age. Campfire left ……. caused a forest fire in California. ……. arrived 10 minutes after the car crash took place. Weather conditions today are good with excellent ……. . and no fog. Motorcyclists without helmets run the risk of serious ……. . It is suspected the fire was caused by a ……… in the electrical wiring system.

Test 1 Choose the correct item 1. The building was …. promptly by the fire brigade. a. evacuated b. shattered c. extinguished d. rocked 2. The fire was due to a(n) 3. The cost of the damage …. . in the electrical was …. . to be more wiring system. than$2 billion. a. inhalation a. measuring b. malfunction b. recalled c. spread c. estimated d. injury d. situated 4. There’s no reason to be arguing. It’s just a(n) …. in a teacup. a. fire b. storm c. rain d. iceberg 5. Did you read about the 6. The volcanic eruption …. . Earthquake in had a huge …. . On the Columbia last year? residents of the island a. structural a. tremor b. shaken b. impact c. massive c. debris d. trapped d. burst

Test 2 Guess what type of accident or disaster the following headlines describe. 1. 3 SKIERS FEARED DEAD BURIED UNDER 30 ft. OF SNOW 2. RIVER BURSTS ITS BANKS 100 villagers evacuated

Wright Answers Test 1 1)a 2)b 3)c 4)b 5)c 6)b Test 2 1) an avalanche 2) a flood

0 -1 mistakes- 5 2 -3 mistakes- 4 3 -4 mistakes- 3 more than 4 mistakes- 2