Природные катастрофы
методическая разработка по английскому языку (7, 8 класс)

Natural Disasters (ex-s)

1. Learn the worlds.

avalanche

cyclone

drought

earthquake

flood

hurricane

tsunami

collapsed bridges

cracked roads

lost habitats

injuried people

suffer from

to survive – survivors

rescue team

2. Read, translate.

1. A drought is a period of time without rains.
2. Some countries of Africa suffer from droughts.
3. Tsunami is a huge wave caused by an earthquake.
4. The earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused the tsunami.
5. The tornado left a lot of people homeless.
6. A lot of people were killed in the avalanche.
7. The rescue team helped the survivors.
8. The homeless suffer from cold.
9. The rescue team helped the injuried people.
10. A lot of animals lost their habitats.

3. Translate into English.

Бездомные люди, огромные волны, помочь  выжившим в землетрясении, спасательная команда, страдать от засухи, землетрясение в Тихом Океане, потерять среду обитания, ужасное природное бедствие, страдать от холода.

NATURAL DISASTERS

1. Learn the words:

avalanche

drought

earthquake

flood

hurricane

tornado

tsunami

violent wind

collapsed bridges

cracked houses

drowned people

lost habitats

ruined towns

smashed window

to be left homeless

to injure – injury – injured

survivors

emergency services

rescue team

to recover from

2. Learn the text:

Even nowadays at the age of advanced technology people are unable to prevent natural disasters. Moreover, very often they сan’t predict earthquakes, tsunami, tornadoes and so on. We have reached other planets but we are helpless in fight with floods, droughts, hurricanes. We have created the weapons that can destroy the whole planet but we are unable to avoid avalanches, landslides and volcanic eruptions. In spite of all our technological achievements, we remain weak children of the powerful Mother Nature.

 Natural disasters cause a lot of damage.

The consequences of them are not only collapsed houses and bridges, fallen woods and lost habitats, but also people injured and killed.

A lot of effort and time is usually required to recover from the disaster. Emergency services, rescue teams help the survivors.