lightning / Eruption  /volcano/ landslide/ avalanche/ /flood/ Sandstorm/ drought /earthquake/ typhoon/

1.I saw on TV that yesterday there was an …………………. on an island in the Pacific and hot lava came down the volcano.

 2. My little sister is afraid of ……………….……., so when there is a bad storm she always hides

3. Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the mountains there was an......

 4. All people in the village rushed into the public shelteres as soon as the ………….………. erupted

5. Several people were going along when suddenly there was a ……………………. crashing down the hillside and blocked the road in front of them.

6. Tankers full of water were sent, but it was too late to save many of the animals and crops there. The …………………….….made the whole area lik

7. When the …………….. happened last year, the river overflowed in several places and huge areas of farming were several meters under water. Boats were being used to rescue people in nearby villagese a vast desert.

I.Match the natural disaster in column A to its definition or meaning in column B

A B

1.Snowstorm A. A very large wave

2.Earhtquake B. A storm with a lot of rain, thunder and lighting

3.Volcanic eruption C. A sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface

4.Typhoon D. A storm with a lot of snow and strong winds

5.Thunderstorm E. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds

6.Tidal wave F. A very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle

7.Tornado G. The flames, burning rocks, and lava are thrown out from a volcano

8.Flood H. The sudden fall of a mass of earth, rocks, etc. Down the side of a mountain.

9.Drought I. A large amount of water that covers an area that was dry before

10.Landslide J. A long period without rain

II. Complete the sentences with words in the box

A.Lightning B. eruption C. volcano D. landslide E. Avalanche

F. Flood G. Sandstorm H. Draught I. Earhtquake J.Typhoon

I. 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 (tuyếtlở)

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

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. When there is a(n) earthquake / volcanic eruption, hot gases and liquid rock pour out from a mountain.

2. Oh, the house is shaking! I think we're having a(n) earthquake / flood.

3. We wanted to travel to Ha Giang, but there was a tornado / landslide. Some big rocks and mud came down the mountains.

4. Every year more than ten floods / storms with strong winds and rain cause damage in our country.

5. A tornado / storm looks like a huge funnel and causes a lot of damage.

I, Tìm nghĩa của từ ở cột A với nghĩa ở cột B

A

1, volcanic eruption

2, earthquake

3, thunderstorm

4, landslide

5, sandstorm

6, tornado

7, flood

8, drought

9, tsunami

10, wildfire

B

a, a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

b, a long period without rain

c, an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example , by an earthquake

d, a large amount of water spread from a river, sea etc. that covers an area that is normally dry

e, a disaster that a volcano exldes nd throw out fire, lava, smoke etc

f, a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

g, a sudden violent moverment of the ground

h, a storm in a desert in which sand is blow into the air by strong winds

i, a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain

j, a strong wind that blows in a circle

II. Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete each sentence. (1m)

1. Thousand of people were left homeless after the _____________ eruption. (volcano)

2. Do you know that the telephone, the television and penicillin are Scottish __   (invent)          

3. You mustn’t drink the water in rivers because it is ______________           (clean)         

4. Industrial waste spills can ______________ groundwater.                           (contamination)