Презентация к уроку "Natural Disasters" ("Стихийные бедствия")

Natural Disasters

we'll discuss : - natural disasters in different places - where they occur - what causes disasters - their effects on humans and wildlife - talk about weather forecast

E arthquake V olcano F lood H urricane T ornado D rought

A. Complete the text: hit, hurricane, leave, destroyed, winds, hour

Hurricanes are very strong ______ that come from the sea. Warm wet air rises in a spiral and goes faster and faster - over 160 km an ______. In 1992, “Hurricane Andrew”_____Florida. The people there had to _____their homes and move to other towns and wait. When the______arrived, it killed 15 people and_______thousands and thousands of buildings. More than 50,000 people had nowhere to live.

B. Complete the text: floods, leave, rained, water, level, waited, January

In _______ 1995 in the Netherlands, it rained and ______ for more than two weeks. The ______in the canals and rivers rose higher and higher and thousands of people had to ______ their homes because of the danger of ______. They went to other towns and ______ until the water ______ fell again.

C. Complete the text: thousands, animals, winds, Africa, rain, des ert, area, water

Sometimes in _____ climates, it does not ____ for a long time. This happened between 1968 and 1974 in The Sahel, in West _____. The ____changed direction and the _____ did not receive any rain for six years. Hundreds of ____of people and nearly half of the ______ in the area died because there wasn’t enough water. People had to walk many kilometers to find ______.

Match the words to make some phrases

a volcano

starve

during the  famine  people

erupts

an  earthquake

sweeps  the island

the land  suffers

victims

a  tornado

shakes  the city

people  are

damaged

t hings  are

injured

during the  accident  there can be

drought

4. Match the text “The Earthquake in Armenia”.

• when trying to lend.
• as the people of Spitak, Armenia , were busy with their morning work.
• by the end of the following year.
• two weeks after the earthquake.
• but later the figure was put at 25,000.
• which made rescue operation difficult.
• aid worth millions of dollars began to pour in.

1. The earthquake struck at 11.41.am

2. Snow fell during the next few days

3. At first it was thought 55,000 people had died

4. As soon as the news of the tragedy had been broadcast,

5. A plane carrying humanitarian aid crashed

6. Restoration of the affected area began

7. A government official promised the town would be rebuilt

“ The Earthquake in Armenia.” Correct!

• The earthquake struck at 11.41.am as the people of Spitak, Armenia, were busy with their morning work
• Snow fell during the next few days, which made rescue operation difficult.
• At first it was thought 55,000 people had died, but later the figure was put at 25,000.
• As soon as the news of the tragedy had been broadcast, aid worth millions of dollars began to pour in.
• A plane carrying humanitarian aid crashed when trying to lend.
• Restoration of the affected area began two weeks after the earthquake.
• A government official promised the town would be rebuilt by the end of the following year.

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director

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cameraman

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- What climatic event have you witnessed?

- What did it look like?

- Where did it happen?

- What did you feel at that moment?

- Were there any victims?

Natural disasters unite people more than they divide them