Урок 27. Natural disasters
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

Lesson 27

Natural Disasters

In this lesson

you will read and talk about natural disaster
you will practise Passive Voice

Ключевые слова: disaster, natural disaster, drought, flood, tornado, tsunami, earthquake, cyclone, avalanche, hurricane, collapsed, horrific, massive, crack, collapsed, ruined, smash, drown, Passive Voice.

Речевой материал: natural disaster, drought, flood, tornado, tsunami, earthquake, cyclone, avalanche, hurricane

Основное содержание урока

Natural disasters happen all over the world and cause a lot of damage. As you know there are different types of natural disasters.

One common natural disaster is flood. It occurs when it rains a lot and the water in a river gets so high that it overflows the riverbanks and invades surrounding areas. Hundreds of houses and cars are drowned in the flood.

Floods are opposite to droughts. A drought happens when there has been no rain for a long time. The land becomes too dry and it is impossible to grow any plants.

Earthquakes are another common natural disaster. Roads are often cracked and buildings are collapsed after strong earthquakes.

An earthquake under the water can cause a tsunami. A massive wave covers the land smashing everything in its way.

Another natural disaster is tornado. It is a large whirling column of wind.

A hurricane a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain.

A cyclone is a severe storm in which the wind spins in a circle

An avalanche is when a lot of snow falls down the side of a mountain.

Тренировочные задания

1.

Put the letters in order to make up words.

ofodl
necclyo
theearquak
minatsu
dotnaor
nericahur

2.

Match the words with their meanings.

drought	разбивать вдребезги
smash	снежный обвал
disasters	тонуть
drown	рухнувший
avalanche	несчастья
collapsed	засуха

3.

Write the translation of the words below.

cracked road
collapsed buildings
cyclone
tornado
drowned houses

4.

Match the words to make up phrases.

natural	a stranger
collapsed	rate
massive	disaster
cause	damage
crime	building
not to let in	waves

5.

Complete the sentences using the Passive Voice (rescue, take, litter, fall, leave, drown)

After a few hours they ________ by police.
They ________ immediately to the hospital.
The streets ________ with huge pieces of metal.
Trees ________ after a hurricane.
A lot of people ________ homeless.
Many cars ________ in the flood.

6.

Choose the right word (devastating, heavy, massive, natural).

The ________ rain made the driver lose control of his car.
Poly studies ________ disaster such as tsunami and tornadoes.
The ________ waves hit the surfers.
Hundreds have lost their lives from ________ cyclone.

7.

Choose the correct word.

An earthquake in the ocean can generate/occur a tsunami.
Food and clothes have been carried/distributed among the
homeless.
The lifeguard managed to reach/pull the child out of the water.
The skiers were buried/lost under the snow.

8.

Complete the text with the corresponding words.

Heavy rains have hit China this week. The rains have caused ________. In many parts of the country. Many people have been left ________. ________ teams have been trying to save as many people as they possibly can. Many countries are now sending food, medicines and other ________ to the area.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Match the words.

injured	aid

natural	waves

cracked	roads

massive	people

collapsed	buildings

first	disasters

2.

Read the text and match the titles. One title is extra.

HOW DO THEY OCCUR?

CAN WE STOP THEM?

WHAT ARE HURRICANES?

WHAT HAPPENS LATER?

DOES EACH HURRICANE HAVE A NAME?

Hurricanes also known as cyclones are super powerful storms. They gain strength from winds.

For hurricanes to occur, the ocean temperatures must be 75°Fahrenheit. The winds must be blowing in the same direction and the same speed.

Hurricanes are given names, so that scientists can track the storms from start to finish. In the past hurricanes were named after the phonic alphabet, like Able, Baker etc.

In the past scientists tried various inventions to weaken these storms. But they gave up since it is neither completely predictable nor controllable. Instead, they changed their focus to understanding how hurricanes form and move, so that they could predict the time and intensity with greater accuracy.

3.

Fill in the missing word.

The big ___________ caused many buildings to collapse.
A terrible ___________ caused by five days of heavy rain has destroyed many houses in.
When the ___________ hit the area, dozens of people were snowed in for many hours.

Вариант 2

1.

Match the words

collapsed	people
massive	roads
first	waves
natural	disasters
injured	buildings
cracked	aid

2.

Read the text and match the titles. One title is extra.

HOW DO THEY OCCUR?

CAN WE STOP THEM?

WHAT ARE HURRICANES?

DOES HURRICANE HAVE A NAME?

WHAT DO THE HURRICANE CATEGORIES MEAN?

Hurricanes also known as cyclones are super powerful storms. They gain strength from winds.

For hurricanes to occur, the ocean temperatures must be 75°Fahrenheit. The winds must be blowing in the same direction and the same speed.

In the past scientists tried various inventions to weaken these storms. But they gave up since it is neither completely predictable nor controllable. Instead, they changed their focus to understanding how hurricanes form and move, so that they could predict the time and intensity with greater accuracy.

The hurricane categories range from 1 to 5. It is a way to measure their intensity, with 5 being the worst.

3.

Fill in the missing word

When the __________ hit the area, a lot of people were snowed in.
A terrible __________ caused by five days of heavy rain has destroyed many houses.
The big __________ caused many buildings to collapse.