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UNIT 2: FLOODS
12A
I. KEY WORDS (1)
Match the following words with their meanings on the right.

1. overflow (A) a mass of very small drops of a liquid which float in the air, for
example because the liquid has been heated
2. bank (B) a piece of ground or a surface that is higher at one end than the
3. droplet other
(C) a situation in which a large number of people have little or no
4. condensation
food for a long time and many people die
5. vapor (D) a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over
6. thunderstorm water
(E) a storm with thunder and lightning
7. hurricane (F) a sudden fall of a lot of earth or rocks down a hill, cliff, etc.
8. typhoon (G) a very small drop of liquid
(H) a very violent tropical storm
9. runoff (I) land along the side of a river or lake
10. famine (J) one of the smaller hills below a group of high mountains
(K) rain or other liquid that flows off the land into rivers
11. foothill
(L) the large area of flat land on either side of a river that is
12. flood plain sometimes covered with water when the river becomes too full
(M) to be so full that the liquid or material inside flows over the
13. landslide
edges
14. slope (N) when a gas becomes a liquid

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II. KEY WORDS (2)

Match the words in the box with their meanings that follow.

(A) mean (B) debris (C) evacuate (D) infiltrate

(E) elevate (F) tide (G) reservoir (H) submerge
(I) orderly (J) seep (K) channel (L) canal
(M) relief (N) displace

1. average
2. the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea
3. a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people’s
houses
4. to become a part of something
5. to flow slowly through small holes or spaces
6. a passage that water or other liquids flow along
7. a long passage dug into the ground and filled with water, either for boats to travel along, or to
take water to a place
8. pieces of waste material, paper, etc.
9. to send people away from a dangerous place to a safe place
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10. to make a group of people or animals have to leave the place where they normally live
11. to cover something completely with water or another liquid
12. money, food, clothes, etc. given to people who are poor or hungry
13. to lift someone or something to a higher position
14. arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way

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III. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

Choose the answer which has the same meaning as or best replaces the underlined word in
each of the following sentences. Circle your answers.
1. Dam failure can be disastrous for people living downstream.
(A) dreadful (B) unpleasant (C) fearful (D) catastrophic
2. Having examined the causes of floods, we will next look at which cities are prone to floods
and why some cities are more prone to floods that others.
(A) affected by (B) vulnerable to (C) immune to (D) typical of
3. Some cities may be more prone to floods than others due to a combination of factors such as
the height of land above sea level, the city’s proximity to water bodies, permeability of
surface cover and the capacity of the city’s drainage system.
(A) location (B) nearness (C) vulnerability (D) remoteness
4. Cities use a range of mitigation measures to reduce the impact of floods. Some of these
measures can also help prevent floods from occurring.
(A) alleviation (B) prevention (C) policy (D) efficiency
5. After a flood, diseases may spread and affect a larger population. Water supplies may be
contaminated by chemical spills from factories and sewage.
(A) reduced (B) replenished (C) polluted (D) disrupted
6. Stagnant pools of floodwater may also encourage mosquitoes to breed, resulting in more
cases of malaria and dengue fever.
(A) Unchanging (B) Unmoving (C) Polluted (D) Abundant
7. Zoning is difficult to carry out because of competing land uses and because people may not
abide by the recommended land use.
(A) agree with (B) believe in (C) confide in (D) comply with
8. In areas with no flood history, the MPL is 300 millimeters above the adjacent road or ground
level.
(A) higher than (B) lower than (C) far from (D) next to

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