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Unit 9 Natural disasters

Ex1 Read the conversation and do the following tasks

Shocking newsDuong: Did you watch the news last night? 

Nick: No, I didn’t What’s happened? 

Duong: There was a typhoon in Nam Dinh Province. 

Nick: What exactly is a typhoon? We don’t get them in England. 

Duong: It’s a severe tropical storm. 

Nick: Oh no! That’s terrible! What time did it hit the area? 

Duong: They said at about 10 a.m. 

Nick: Was anyone injured? 

Duong: Only a few minor injuries were reported Most people had moved to safe areas

when the storm broke. 

Nick: That’s a relief Did it cause any damage to property? 

Duong: It seems many houses and public buildings were destroyed or flooded, and

thousands of people were left homeless. 

Nick: That’s awful! Despite all the modern technology available to us, we’re still helpless

against natural disasters How is the government helping the people there? 

Duong: They’ve sent rescue workers to free people who were trapped in flooded homes

Once the heavy rain stops, they’ll start clearing up the debris Medical supplies, food and rescue equipment have also been sent. 

Nick: That’s great! How about the people left without homes? 

Duong: They’ve been taken to a safe place where temporary accommodation will be

provided for them. 

** Fill the blank with no more than three words.

1 Nam Dinh Province was hit by a severe 

2 Only a few people were 

3 The storm caused extensive   to property

4 Rescue workers have freed those who were   in flooded homes

5 The government has sent rescue equipment, food, and 

6 People without homes will be provided with 

Ex2 Match the sentences to the responses.

1 Mary and Tom are getting married in July

2 I managed to pass the test!

3 Many people died in the accident

4.They have invented a flying car

5 Our house was destroyed by the storm

6 Hospitals have refused to take in any more injured

Ex3 Match

A volcanic eruption B tornado C flood D forest fire

E earthquake F tsunami G mudslide H drought

Ex4.Fill each blank with a suitable verb in the correct form the box below.

erupt - rage - collapse - strike - bury - shake

1.Yesterday, a terrible storm   the rural area of Ha Giang Province

2.Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano  

3.Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake   the city 4.The mudslide   the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses 5.The forest fire   for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed 6.We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls  

Ex5 Match A B C 1.scatter 2.take 3.evacuate 4.provide 5.put out A the village B debris C the forest fire D shelter E aid 1

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* Now use the phrases in 5 in the correct form to complete the sentences. 1 The rescue workers set up a camp to   for the flood victims 2 On the second day, there was a rainstorm which helped to 

3 When the storm started, they   in a cave.

4 As the tornado moved through the town, high winds   across the streets

5 The police had to   to public shelters before the volcano started to erupt

Ex6 Complete the sentences using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Debris (scatter)   across the countryside by the strong winds last night

2 Ten new houses (build)   in the town every year

3 Residents of flooded villages (take)   to a safe place last night

4 In the future, natural disasters (predict)  accurately with the help of technology

5 Food and medical supplies (deliver)   later this afternoon

Ex7 Rewrite the following sentences using the correct passive form.

1 They can’t make tea with cold water

Ex8 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form ( past simple or past perfect)

1 Most people (leave)   before the volcano (erupt)  

2 By the time we (arrive)   at the canyon, it (stop)   snowing

3 They (spend)   the night in the flooded area before help (arrive)

4 Simon (get)   lost because he (not take)   a map with him

5 I (find)   my pen after I (buy)   a new one

6 They (come) back home after they (finish) thier work

7 She said that she (meet) Mr.Bean before

8 Before he (go) to bed, he (read) a novel

9 He told me he (not/wear) such knid of clothes before

10 When I came to the stadium, the match (start)

Ex9 Read the article and answer the questions.

Natural disasters can be destructive; they can wreak havoc across large areas and cause loss

of life or damage to property We cannot prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare forthem The first step is to learn about the risks in your area and read the information aboutnatural disasters on local government sites Next, find out what the rescue and emergencyworkers advise These people have been trained to deal with disasters, have been throughlots of them and know how to help Make sure you have all the emergency contact numbersentered in your mobile phone It is also important that you put together an emergencysupply kit Your emergency supply kit should include food, water, medications, personalhygiene items, copies of personal documents and some money You may also need someextra clothing if you live in a cold climate Natural disasters can force people to leave theirhomes so you should also become familiar with the guidelines for evacuation Plan safeplaces to meet your family and get to know the evacuation routes and shelters

1 Why are natural disasters destructive?

Ex10 Use the words in the box in the correct form to complete the sentences.

scatter - take - evacuate - put out - provide

1 Emergency workers   the village when the river flooded the area

2 Rescue workers are still trying to   the forest fires

3 The strong winds forced the climbers to   shelter

4 Many countries have   food and other material aid to the hurricane victims

5 Debris from collapsed buildings was   across the whole area.

Ex11 Match.

1 After our plane had landed,

2.We found out the train had left

3.When we got to the hotel,

4.I had never really travelled

5.The waiter had taken my plate

6 As I stepped onto the bus

a. we learnt they had lost our reservation

b. until I decided to study abroad

c. before I finished eating my meal

d. we waited an hour for our luggage

e. I noticed I had left my pass at home

f ten minutes before we got to the station

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Extra - exercises

Ex1 Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

4 A watched B collapsed C caused D laughed

Ex2 Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.

2 A.earthquake B thunderstorm C temperature D experience

5 A extensive B dangerous C furniture D carriage

6 A ecology B environment C autography D residential

7 A physiography B alternatively C criminology D unsuccessfully

9 A astrology B unnatural C medication D demography

10 A voluntary B apology C television D nationalize

Ex3 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form.

1 All people (go) down into the cellar for protection by the time the tornado (sweep) through the town yesterday

2 Hundreds of trees on street in Ha Noi (fall) in a sudden storm last night

3 I (not see) a more horrible flood than this since I (live) in this area

4 The tourists (camp) near a peaceful river, when all of a sudden, the river

5 When the volcano (erupt) , people living nearby already (move) to safe places.

6 Mai (live) in Hai Phong for five years before she (move) to Ha Noi three years ago

7 Phong (tell) me yeasterday that he (learn) French for a year

8 Ms.Hong (work) at our school for twenty years before she

(retire) last June

9 By the time I (get) to Nich’s house, his party (already/start)

10 When we (come) back to our home village last month, it

(change) so much

11 I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow) a lot

Ex4 Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice.

1 The mudslide buried five houses in a village in the eastern region

Ex5 Turn these sentences into passive.

1 My father waters this flower every morning

Ex6 Choose the correct answers.

1 An example of a natural disaster is a

2 A severe topical is a called a typhoon

3 Dozens of buildings when an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit the city

4 Hundreds of people were made after the flood

5 We cannot present natural disasters, but we can for them

6.-“ No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”

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A Oh dear B That’s shocking C That’s a relief D How terrible

7 Thousands of people by natural disasters every year

A are affected B are affecting C have affected D were affected

8 The roof of the building in a storm a few days ago

A damaged B was damaged C had damaged D has been damaged

9 All the villages to safe areas before midnight last night

A evacuated B were evacuated C had evacuated D had been evacuated10.As soon as the floodwaters down, people their houses

11.This beautiful picture by Mary

12 A forest fire valuable wood, wildlife and good soil

A is destroyed B being destroyed C destroying D destroys

13.Because of the drought, many people starved to

A death B dead C deadly D die

14.The hurriance was , it knocked down all the houses on its way

A destructive B destroy C destruction D destroying

15 During a long drought, farmers had to find ways to their crops

16.We have to suffer a lot of floods due to our serious destruction of forests

17.A heavy storm swept through the village and many people

18 There was rain yesterday that several roads were flooded

19.The heavy rain floods in the houses by the river

20.Areas of Africa were by drought

Ex7 Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting in each sentence and correct it.

1 Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas

Ex8.Write the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.

1 Our turns out to be correct (predict)

2 Volcanic eruptions are one of the most natural disasters (destroy)

3 The two teachers have different of these students (expect)

4.The most earthquake in Japanese history damaged Tokyo and Yokohama

5 , the typhoon didn’t cause any damage on the village (luck)

6 A tidal wave brings death and in its wake (destroy)

7 Their stated aim was to free women from domestic (slave)

8 It was the biggest of Vesuvius for some years (erupt)

9.The building was damaged by the fire (extend)

10.Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor deforms (abrupt)

Ex9 Choose the correct word A,B,C or D to complete the following passage

El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which (1) by anabnormal (2) of water on the surface of the ocean It has the (3)

to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (4) rain to others It was first (5) by fishermen coming from Spanishports in the Pacific in the 17th century It got its name (Spanish for ‘boy child’) because itusually takes (6) near Christmas time It can cause catastrophic (7) The 1982 El Nino (8) in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worsethan that Sea animals, (9) fish and birds, also die in large numbers It is (10) that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino

9 A containing B holding C including D involving

Ex10 Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions.

Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill Other

scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced

to the world It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially

in the making of ladies‟ stocking

Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, andeven spare parts of the human body It has played an important part : in our lives for over

50 years

1 Julian Hill was a/ an

2 Nylon can be found in

3 What does the word “introduce” in line 3 mean?

A tell somebody your name

B tell somebody the name of a person

C bring something new into use for the 1st time

D bring something somewhere

4 Nylon

A was invented by Julian Hill B was strong but expensive

C was not very popular D all are correct

5 Which of the following is not true?

A Nylon was used to make ladies‟ stocking

B At first, people didn‟t want to use Nylon

C Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives

D We can found Nylon in computers

Ex11 Recorder the words to make sentences.

Ex14 Rewrite the sentences Use the words in the blanket.

1 She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy (even though)

2 Nick used to smoke, but he seems to be in good health (although)

Ex15 Change the sentences to incorporate the expressions in parentheses.

1 Despite her dislikes for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm (although)

Ex16 Rewrite the following sentences

1.Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well

Ex1 Complete each sentence with the suitable form of the word provided.

1 Technology will probably help to   natural disasters (prediction)

2.  monuments are always great attractions for visitors and tourists (icon)

3 Floods, tsunamis, droughts are examples of   disasters (nature)

4 Scotland is an interesting place to visit with its rich   (cultural)

5 The victims of the   village were provided with food and medicine (flood)

6 This river will soon become   if the people here keep dumping waste into it

Ex2 Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences.

1 Our city from different kinds of pollution: water, air and noise

2 Several tropical storms our country recently

3.The victims on the roofs of the houses with food and water by the rescue team

A.provided B.will be provide C.were provided D.had provided4.If we soon, the pollution will get much worse

5.I learnt from the news on TV that the earthquake hundreds of houses

A.destroys B.were destroyed C.had destroyed D.are destroying 6.Look at your weekly schedule Your presentation on visual pollution at 9.45 Don’t be late please

Ex3 Use the verbs in brackets in the correct form to complete the conditional

sentences.

1 If trees   enough water and sunlight, they   well (get/ grow)

2 If today   Sunday, we   like this (be/ not have to work)

3 If I   a city to visit, I   to San Francisco It’s my dream (can choose/ go)

4 If we   soon, we   that forest in five years (not act/ lose)

5 If there   no water and air, there   no life on earth (be/ be)

6 If everybody   solar energy, there   much less pollution (use/ be)

Ex4 Choose the correct voice to complete the sentences.

1 Food and medical supplies have sent/have been sent to the victims of the hurricane.

2 Last week, the community organised/was organised several activities to raise money

for the wounded in the earthquake

3 Great Britain makes up/is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.

4 Water pollution causes/is caused mainly by industrial waste and sewage from

households

5 Canberra chose/was chosen as the capital of Australia in 1908.

6 Urbanisation is happening so fast Tall buildings have replaced/have been

replaced paddy fields and pastures.

Ex5 Match the sentences in Awith replies in B.

1 How’s your visit to the Grand Canyon?

2 Last Sunday our group spent nearly a

whole day cleaning the beach

3.Have you heard about the fire in the ABC

shopping centre?

4.Alaska and Hawaii share no borders with

the other states in the USA

5.Look, Phong There are two rainbows in

the sky

6.How about organising a Clean Day for

our school?

a. Awesome You are helping to reduce pollution

b. Why so?

c. No I had no idea about that

d. Oh yeah! I can’t believe it

e. Thrilling I’ve never seen such an amazing place

f. Good idea How should

we start?

g. No! Was anybody hurt?

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