I.odd one out
1.dister; typhoon; earthquake; landslide
2.typhoon; earthquake; hurricane; tornado
3.geography; biology; geometry; photography
4.damage; drought; tsunami;flood
5.environmental; documentary; scientific; government
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
Change these sentences into passive void
1. The flood happened early this morning in Quang Binh Province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims.
2. The earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of building and houses.
3. Our government has declared satate of emergency following the earthquake .
4. When the typhoon happened, they had moved most of the people there to safe areas.
5. The storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends.
1. They gave my village a ton of rice three days after the earthquake.
-> A ton of rice
2.Susan wasn't injured in the earthquake, and her family wasn't injured, either.
-> Neither Susan
3.It was such a trong typhoon that all trees were uprooted.
->The typhoon was
4. Scientists might propose another solution for drought.
->Another solution
5.Our home and almost everything we owned were destroyed by the tornado.
->The tornado
6.We're grateful that you sent us food and fresh water
->Thank you
7.It was the first time she had been in the path of a hurricane.
->She had
8.The storm destroyed everything except the bamboo tree.
-> The only thing
9.It's a good idea to find safe shelter right away when there is a tornado warning.
->You
10.We could look for the information about natural disasters on the Internet
-> How
A boy/trap/two hours/debris/earthquake/yesterday
When /rescuers/arrive/whole family/already/evacuate
three/victims/take/shelter/medical/treatment/this morning
The typhoon/gone/but/ts/damage/remain/long/this area
Because/residents/informed/earlier/this earthquake/the/damage/not signficant
1. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
Here is an example.
0. Ngoc/ usually/ play/ badminton/ Sunday.
Answer: 0. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.
1. A boy/ trap/ two hours/ debris/ earthquake/ yesterday.
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2. When/ rescuers/ arrive/ whole family/ already/ evacuate.
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3. Three/ victims/ take/ shelter/ medical/ treatment/ this morning.
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4. The typhoon/ gone/ but/ its/ damage/ remain/ long/ this area.
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5. Because/ residents/ informed/ earlier/ this earthquake/ the/ damage/ not significant.
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Hoàn thành những câu sau với dạng đúng của những động từ cho sẵn.
evacuate injure rescue provide forecast destroy suffer cause
1. Many people ____ from waterborne diseases after the severe flood last year.
2. The locals ____ from their village to escape the earthquake already.
3. Free food and fresh water ____ to the victims of natural disaster every year.
4. Five people ____ from drowning in the rushing stream so far.
5. The tornado ____ many houses before it stopped.
6. Some people ____ after the earthquake.
7. Hurricane ____ by the meteorologists to reach our area next week.
8. Every year, natural disasters ____ loss of human life, damage to property and deterioration of the evironment.
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
Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice.
1.The volunteer have rescue three cats.
2.We should move the furniture to higher places because of the floods.
3.They had repaired their house before the typhoon came.
4.what kind of injuries do earthquakes cause?
5.the government didn't warn the people about the possibility of a tsunami
6.have the workers restored the damaged bridge yet?
7.I hadn't put the car into the garage before the hail occurred
8.we will send rescue workers to the flooded villages .
9.The torm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends
10.our government had declared a state of emergency following the earthquake
