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Vocabulary
1. Write the name of a natural disaster in each blank.
What natural disaster involves
1. a lot of water in an area? __________
2. heavy rain and strong winds? __________
3. the earth trembling? __________
4. ash and gas? __________
5. rocks and mud coming down hills or mountains? __________
2. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The tsunami brought _____ to cities and towns near the sea. (destroy)
2. The government has developed some systems to help make _____ about natural disasters. (predict)
3. We are donating money and food to help the _____ of the landslide. (victim)
4. The local authorities _____ the villagers about a landslide yesterday. (warning)
5. Rescue ____ are trying hard to save people in the flooded area. (work)
Grammar
3. Put the verbs into the correct tense: the past simple or past continuous.
1. What _____ you (do) _____ at 8 o'clock yesterday morning?
2. Last year, earthquakes (destroy) _____ a lot of houses in Japan.
3. He (water) _____ the flowers in his garden when the tornado (come) _____.
4. While they (call) _____ for help, the rescue workers (appear) _____.
5. ______ you (listen) ______ to music at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?
4. Complete the sentences about you and your family members.
At 7 p.m. yesterday,...
1. I was ____________________________________________.
2. my grandmother/grandfather __________________.
3. my mother ______________________________________.
4. my father _______________________________________.
5. my sister/brother _______________________________.