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Underline the correct words.
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Firefighters helped to
evacuate/rescue/
abandon
people from the building that had
collapsed/dropped/fallen
.
2
Incredibly, there were no
casualties/victims/
survivors
in the road
accident/crash/
disaster
, though the cars were destroyed.
3
When the earthquake started, the
dirt/soil/
ground
began to
shake/erupt/shiver
.
4
The emergency
powers/authorities/
services
are always quick to
respond/
answer/reply
to an accident.
5
We didn’t go sailing last weekend because
weather
states/conditions/surroundings
were
poor/below/low
.
6
He saw that the boy had
injured/damaged/
harmed
his arm and he went to his
help/
assistance/support
.
6
Choose the correct words. Explain them in
your language.
1
Come in out of that heavy rain; you’re
soaked/
wet/damp
to the bone!
2
Stuart arrives at work on time every day, come
rain or
shine/snow/sun
.
3
The town won’t flood again –
thunder/
lightning/rain
never strikes twice in the
same place.
4
They made a temporary
house/shelter/
cover
to protect themselves from the rain.
5
After the storm
slowed/died/reduced
down,
the villagers began cleaning up.
6
The
weather/climate/temperature
yesterday
was hot and dry.
7
Complete the spidergram using the words
below.
• snowflakes • gale • blizzard • heatwave
• downpour • drizzle • breeze • hot spell
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Fill in the correct word.
1 spoiled/wrecked
a
The ship was ..................... after it hit
the iceberg.
b
The food was ..................... because it
was left out in the sun.
2 crushed/damaged
a
His computer was ..................... in the
flood, but he fixed it.
b
The force of the tornado .....................
her car flat.
3 harm/injury
a
The oil spill caused a lot of
..................... to the environment.
b
He was recovering from a(n) ..................
and couldn’t help in the rescue effort.
4 disaster/catastrophe
a
A hurricane is a natural ................... that
mostly occurs near the equator.
b
The earthquake was a .....................,
destroying entire cities.
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Topic related vocabulary
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CLIMATE
1
The factory fire was caused by an
................................ in the warehouse.
(EXPLODE)
2
The coastguard was ............................... in
saving everyone from the sinking ship.
(SUCCESS)
3
It was by far the most ..........................
tornado they had ever seen.
(DANGER)
4
He had to use all of his ..........................
skills to stay alive in the desert.
(SURVIVE)
5
When the tsunami hit, they rushed upstairs to
............................... .
(SAFE)
6
The Northern Lights are a type of
.................................. phenomena seen in
the Arctic.
(NATURE)
7
This international ............................. helps
the victims of disasters.
(ORGANISE)
8
Space ............................... is the next great
adventure for mankind.
(EXPLORE)
Word formation
Complete the sentences with words derived from the words in bold.
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