2 Relaciona Las Ilustraciones Con Las Palabras Del Cuadro

INTERFACE BASICS UNIT 3

VOCABULARY 2

Natural disasters

drought (sequía) earthquake (terremoto) famine (hambruna) fire (incendio) floods (inundación) hurricane (huracán) landslide (corrimiento de tierra) tornado (tornado) tsunami (tsunami) volcanic eruption (erupción volcánica)

1 Busca ocho desastres naturales en la sopa de letras y rodéalos.

E / I / T / S / U / N / A / M / I / E
D / A / O / H / G / B / R / K / F / L
O / D / R / O / U / G / H / T / L / A
F / W / N / T / F / U / U / M / O / N
A / F / A / D / H / Q / O / K / O / D
M / Q / D / F / I / R / E / R / D / S
I / O / O / T / I / U / U / E / S / L
N / U / R / R / I / R / T / A / E / I
E / X / T / O / R / N / E / D / K / D
S / H / U / R / R / I / C / A / N / E

2 Relaciona las ilustraciones con las palabras del cuadro.

fire floods landslide tornado tsunami volcanic eruption
fire / 1 ______/ 2 ______
3 ______/ 4 ______/ 5 ______

3 Subraya las palabras correctas.

World news
The landslide / drought continues in Central Africa. It last rained here two years ago. Everything is very dry.
Now there is a (1) tornado / famine because many people haven’t got any food.
People are talking about the (2) earthquake / floods in California on Tuesday. Jolene McKlusky said, ‘The kitchen floor moved and then plates, cups and food fell onto the floor. We all got under the table’. At sea there was a (3) drought / tsunami, which hit islands off the coast. One witness said, ‘I was on the beach and I saw very big waves in the sea. It was really scary.’
A report is coming in from the National Weather Centre about the (4) volcanic eruption / hurricane which is crossing Florida. It is very windy and rainy at the moment, so stay inside.
In Mexico, it is raining a lot. There are (5) fires / floods all over the country. The heavy rain caused a (6) landslide / tornado in the mountains yesterday. Large rocks fell on to the road.
The (7) famine / fire in Greece is continuing in the forest. It is destroying the trees and killing the wildlife. It began with a cigarette. The emergency services are working in the area.

EXTRA!

Piensa en un desastre natural y escribe la noticia sobre él.