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DISASTERS
Question: What disasters are you most worried about? Why?......................................
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⚫ Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.
1. A sometimes happens when
it rains for many days or weeks.
2. An is a rock from space that
can hit the earth.

3. People who a disaster are

called survivors.

4. I’m worried that our plane might .

5. A can burn down a building.

6. A is a kind of mountain that

might explode.
7. After a disaster, the first thing people do is
A asteroid n. survivors.

crash 8. A strong can shake the earth

C n., v.
and knock down buildings and kill many people.
E earthquake n.
9. An sometimes happens when
fire an oil tanker has an accident at sea.
F n.

flood n., v.
10. Some people are not hurt by a disaster, but others
are s.
H hurricane n.

L landslide n.
11. A is a large storm with strong
N natural disaster n. volcano n.
V
O oil spill n.

rescue v
R v.
i
survive c
S v.
t
tornado i
T n.
m
tsunami n.
n
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 n waves sometimes happens after an
wi
nd earthquake.
12. s
tha A is smaller than a hurricane, but
t its strong winds can also destroy many buildings.
13. ca
n After a lot of heavy rain, a might
aff cause lots of soil to slide down a mountain.
14. ect
a Some disasters, like plane crashes, may be caused by
wh people. Other disasters are s
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