Natural Disasters What is natural disaster It severe

Natural Disasters

What is natural disaster? It’ severe weather conditions, which can cause mass destructions. It can lead to large numbers of people losing their lives.

Look at the pictures and name the disasters.

drought

Volcano eruption 1. Many roads cracked and a five-storey apartment building collapsed like a house of cards.

A forest fire

A tornado, lightning and shower

Match natural disasters with their definitions Drought Flood -a violent wind storm which consists of tall column of air spinning around very fast - a period of time with no rain Tornado Tsunami - a huge wave caused by an earthquake which flows onto land - large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry

Earthquake – a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round Cyclone - a shaking of the ground Avalanche - an extremely violent wind or storm Hurricane - a large mass of snow falling gown the side of a mountain

Match the words to make phrases A injured, natural, recent, first, cracked, massive, collapsed B roads, history, bridges, aid, waves, people, disasters injured people first aid natural disasters cracked roads recent history massive waves collapsed bridges

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Thousands of people were … homeless. Hundreds of sheep … in the flood and many other animals. . . their habitats. Many roads … and a five-storey apartment building … like a house of cards. The people in the building are … to be dead. Many people were … in and the roads were … with ice. All kinds of disasters either. . . or completely. . . the environment. Floods, earthquakes and tornadoes leave a lot of. . . houses behind them. The last earthquake in the USA was very. .

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Thousands of people were left homeless. (tsunami/earthquake/flood) Hundreds of sheep drowned in the flood and many other animals lost their habitats. (flood) Many roads cracked and a five-storey apartment building collapsed like a house of cards. The people in the building are feared to be dead. (earthquake) Many people were snowed in and the roads were covered with ice. (avalanche) All kinds of disasters either damage or completely destroy the environment. Floods, earthquakes and tornadoes leave a lot of broken houses behind them. The last earthquake in the USA was very destructive.

Storm chasers

1. Weather is a very dangerous force. 2. It can’t have any impact on people’s life. 3. Tim Samaras is a scientist. 4. Storm chasing is hobby. 5. He is looking for food. 6. He hasn’t any problems in his work. 7. He is searching for information about mega storms. 8. He faces a lot of danger from the weather. 9. He hasn’t any equipment. 10. He doesn’t like his job at all.

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