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Trang 1REVISION ENGLISH 8 (20/4 – 25/04/2020) UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
A PHONETICS
1 Look at the pictures and write -logy or -graphy to complete the words in the spaces Then read out lout the words
a) geo b) bio c) photo
d) archaeo e) zoo f meteoro
g) radio g) bio
2 Complete the sentences with the words in 1 Then say them aloud
1 When we learn , we know about a country's population, location and economy, etc
2 Celebrities have their posted on the Internet
3 Doing research on can help people forecast the weather
4 In hospital, doctors use to diagnose their patients' illness related to bone
5 People study to find out the cultures of the past and the periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground
6 is a subject that scientifically studies the life and the structure of plants and animals
3 Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others
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B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 Look at the pictures and write the words in the spaces provided
2 Make a sentence with a natural disaster in
Ex: 1 A volcanic eruption can destroy crops severely which are planted around the volcano
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3 Match the words in column A to their definition in column B
eruption a a mass of earth, rock, etc that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff
2 earthquake b a long period without rain
3 thunderstorm c an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake
4 landslide d a large amount of water spread from a river, sea etc that covers an area that is
normally dry
5 sandstorm e a disaster that a volcano explodes and throws out fire, lava, smoke etc.
6 tornado f a fire in the forest caused by high temperature
7 flood g a sudden violent of the ground
8 drought h a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds
9 tsunami i a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain
10 wildfire j a strong wind that blows in a circle
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4 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1 She is good meteorology
2 Last night volcano Maui and the large areas of land were affected
3 When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot pours downhill
4 Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was
5 The earthquake have been sent humanitarian aid by many countries
6 When there is a plane crash, a lot of is left
7 A powerful off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people
8 A often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down
9 often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam
10 Deforestation leads to which can be defined as the changes in the average temperature
5 Read the paragraph below and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the boxes.
6 Complete the sentences, using the correct passive forms of the verbs in brackets
1 More trees (plant) every year to minimize the adverse impacts or environmental disaster to human beings and other animals
Erosion in America
Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century By the 1930s, (1) 282 million acres of farmland (2) by erosion After 40 years of (3) efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due
to new demands (4) on the land by heavy crop pollution In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation's most critical (5) resource problem
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3 Aids (send) to the flood victims by the government tomorrow
4 The town (rebuilt) after massive destruction of the earthquake in 2015
5 People living around the volcano (evacuate) for one hour before the eruption happened
6 Earthquake victims (already send) humanitarian aid by many countries
7 Thousands of buildings in Japan (destroy) when the earthquake (happen)
in 2014
8 All of the animals (kill) by a forest fire in dry seasons
9 Water (pollute) during a flood
10 A mudslide (cause) by heavy rainfall last year
7 Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the sentences
1 This beach is very for swimmers because tornadoes often start there (danger)
2 Her family live near an active volcano, so she's always worried about the of her family (safe)
3 Don't leave the light on It wastes (electric)
4 Mount Phu Si in Japan some years ago (eruption)
5 We need some to cope with natural disasters before they happen (prepare)
6 Protecting our resources especially rainforests is very important to prevent some natural disasters such as landslides, floods, so on (nature)
7 A flood causes the of food and water because it destroys crops and pollutes the fresh water (short)
8 In tropical region, it is very in summer (storm)
9 Deforestation can cause soil (erode)
10 Crops are severely by a drought (destruction)
11 A lot of about people and assets were left after a hurricane (damage)
12 Food and drink are usually after a natural disaster occurs (scarcity)