To practise vocabulary related to disasters 2. To use the Internet as a source of materials to talk about natural disasters. Students should be skilled at searching for information on the Internet.
Students give answers.
Students are given sheets of paper with a table to be filled with some information about earthquakes, hurricanes and volcanoes respectively. The address of a website they are to go to is printed on students copies, too. Having done the task, students are asked to report back to the class, others take notes to complete the table. They soon discover that a direct translation is far from being possible and may lead to confusion and serious legal consequences. Thus, students are encouraged to use authentic materials and legal vocabulary that is applied internationally.