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YOUR VIEWS ON NATURAL DISASTERS
1. Listen to a radio programme on 4Teen News. Then fill the gaps with the words you hear.
| Welcome to 'Nature and You.' Today we have asked our listeners around the world to call us to express their views on these two questions: - Are there more natural disasters now than there were in the past? - Are we prepared to deal with natural disasters? |
Sarah: I think there are more natural disasters now than there used to be. Whenever I watch the news on TV, I see places that are (1) __________ or affected by drought. I'm certain this is the result of climate change and global (2) __________.
Peter: I don't think that there are more natural disasters now than in the past. But more are being reported on the news in shorter time periods. We've seen them so often on the news that we've become (3) __________to them.
Nubita: I think recent earthquakes and tsunamis just show how (4) __________ we are to deal with them. Despite all the technology and knowledge available to us nowadays, many people become victims of natural disasters.
Linh: I don't think we can prepare for natural disasters as nobody knows when or where they are going to strike. It's Nature's way of (5) __________us who is in charge and that we should show more respect to the natural environment.
2. Read the listeners’ views on natural disasters again and decide who you agree with and who you disagree with.
3. Answer the two questions. Express your own views and write them down below.
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