Unit 9. Natural disaters

drought
Thunderstorm
volcano
snowstorm
flood
typhoon
earthquake
Pacific Rim (Ring of Fire):
tidal wave (n):
erupt
tornado
True or False ? Check ( ) in the boxes
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Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
A huge tidal wave traveled from to and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
Typhoon, cyclone, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest volcanic eruption
A tornado looks like a funnel.
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in more than 50 years
California
Alaska
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Matching
1. Earthquakes a. can be predicted when they will erupt

2. Tidal waves b. mainly occur around Pacific Rim

3. Typhoons c. are funnel-shaped storms, passing
overland below a thunderstorm

4. Volcanoes d. are also called tropical storms,
hurricane or cyclone

5. Tornadoes e. are the result of an abrupt shift in the
under water movement of the Earth
volcano
typhoon
earthquake
tidal wave
tornado
earthquake
tidal wave
typhoon
volcano
tornado
Homework: Complete the sentences
The majority of earthquakes ......
During the earthquakes in Kobe, many...
A tidal wave can only occur when ....
In Australia, a tropical storm is known as ...
The Chinese language gave us ....
A tornado is a type of storm that .....