Vocabulary
1. Fill each blank with a suitable verb in the correct form from the box below. Then listen, check and repeat.
| erupt strike | bury collapse | rage shake |
1. Yesterday, a terrible storm __________ the rural area of Ha Giang Province.
2. Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano __________.
3. Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake __________ the city.
4. The mudslide __________ the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses.
5. The forest fire __________ for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed.
6. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls __________.
2. Match the verbs in column A to the nouns in column B. Then listen, check and repeat.
| A | B |
| 1. scatter 2. take 3. evacuate 4. provide 5. put out | a. the village b. debris c. the forest fire d. shelter e. aid |
3. Now use the phrases in 2 in the correct form to complete the sentences.
1. The rescue workers set up a camp to __________ for the flood victims.
2. On the second day, there was a rainstorm which helped to __________.
3. When the storm started, they __________ in a cave.
4. As the tornado moved through the town, high winds __________ across the streets.
5. The police had to __________ to public shelters before the volcano started to erupt.
Pronunciation
Stress in words ending in -logy and -graphy
4. Listen and repeat these words. Pay attention to the stressed syllables.
| technology photography ecology | biology apology biography | geography psychology |
REMEMBER!
For words ending in -logy and -graphy, place the stress on the third syllable from the end.
Example:
bi’ology pho’tography
5. Listen and mark the stress on the correct syllable in the words below. Pay attention to -logy and -graphy.
| 1. sociology | 4. climatology |
| 2. zoology | 5. astrology |
| 3. bibliography | 6. demography |
6. Read the following sentences and mark (') the stressed syllable in the underlined words. Then listen and repeat the sentences.
1. We are studying the geography of Asia.
2. I had a biology lesson this afternoon.
3. They share a common interest in photography.
4. A biography is a book that tells the story of someone's life, written by someone else.
5. Zoology is the scientific study of animals and their behaviour.
