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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters Assessing Your Progress Lead-in In this unit, what natural disasters did you learn about What other natural disasters did you know Earthquake, flood, wildfire, landslide, tsunami, tornado, hurricane, drought and volcanic eruption. Snowstorm, avalanche (雪崩), sandstorm ... Crossword Fill in the blanks with correct letters to constitute complete words. h t d e v u 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 u r r i c a n a r t h q u a k e a a a s u n m i d o o l f a o r n o e i s s t r e a v c a t d o r u g h t r p Down: 2. a sudden violent movement of the ground 3. a strong wind that blows in a circle 5. hot liquid rock 7. (of a volcano) to explode out fire, lava, smoke, etc. Cross: 1. A very strong wind in west Atlantic 3. tidal waves 4. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry 6. a very bad event, causing harm and death 8. move somebody from a dangerous place 9. a long period without rain Fill in the blank Use the words from the crossword to complete the sentences. Last night volcano Maui _____ and hot _____ poured downhill. Since there are two villages located at the foot of volcano, the local population was _____. The devastation caused by superstorm Sandy, particularly in New York and New Jersey is tragic, but the _____ has at least put climate change back on the map. After the harshest winter in decades, the Balkans region in the southeast of Europe is now facing its hottest summer and the worst _____ across the area in nearly 40 years. erupted lava evacuated disaster drought Fill in the blank Use the words from the crossword to complete the sentences. A powerful _____ off the coast of Indonesia sparked three-metre-high _____ that killed at least 113 people. A landslide caused by rains in southern China left 21 people missing today, adding to a growing death toll from China's worst _____ season in the decade. This summer, a dozen _____, which are more common in the US. have hit Europe. The twister which swept though Poland yesterday flattened more than 400 hectares of wood land in the area. The US navy has been deployed to help avert a looming environmental _____ in the Gulf of Mexico. hurricane flood tornado earthquake tsunami Circle the correct word in each sentence. 1 Word practice The tornado that hit Mississippi last week caused a lot of damage/destroy. The mother thanked the rescue/save worker who found her baby. According to experts, the volcano could crash/erupt this week. Thousands of people are suffering/trapping from illnesses after the disaster. damage n. 损坏；破坏 rescue worker 救援人员 erupt v. （火山）爆发 suffer from 遭受（疾病） Word practice Circle the correct word in each sentence. 1 An emergency delivery/supply of food was transported to the area by the army. The earthquake affected/effected an area of several hundred square kilometres. During a natural disaster, the most important thing is to keep calm/quiet. “She's still breathing/sur ... ...
