topic: natural disasters
In this lesson, we will look at the forces of nature – air – in this topic of natural disasters.
air
vocabulary
use an English dictionary to check the meaning and examples. Only use translator as a last option. Take your time to understand the vocabulary.
a bulldozer
a cyclone
a force
the horizon
a hurricane
an observer
a storm
thunder
a tornado
a torpedo
a twister
to brew
to howl
to over-turn
to rip apart
to stampede
to up-rooted
to whirl
deafening
text
part I
A storm brewed in the region with deafening thunder brought in by a passing hurricane. Some people said they were not sure what it was, whether a hurricane or a tornado, “but it felt like a torpedo,” one resident stated.
part II
Some people said they heard the whirling winds howling, and when the looked out across the horizon, they said they saw some cyclones. “We saw some twisters,” one observer said.
part III
The force of the winds stampeded residential areas like a bulldozer. Cars have been over-turned, trees up-rooted, and houses ripped apart.
task
image you are a news presenter or a television reporter. Practice presenting the news.
start with ‘part I’ and then add ‘part II’.
fire
vocabulary
use an English dictionary to check the meaning and examples. Only use translator as a last option. Take your time to understand the vocabulary.
ash
a casualty
a conservation worker
the eco-system
a fatality
fog
a forest fire
habitat
a haze
an imbalance
a mile
smoke
wildlife
to blanket
to blaze
to break-out
a build-up
to burn
to decimate
to examine
to relocate
to roar
to scorch
to suffocate
to wipe-out
out of control
remote
towering
undoubtedly
to catch wind of something
text
part I
A forest fire has broken-out and began blazing through the forest region close to residential areas.
Roaring flames have been out of control with such scorching heat.
The forest fire has already decimated a large area of the forest.
part II
Towering smoke clouds can be seen for miles. The near-by residential towns have complained of smelling the smoke.
In a remote village close to the blazing region, a fog of ash and smoke blankets the village in a red haze, dense enough that the residents claim they feel suffocated.
part III
The wildlife in the region has been heavily affected with habitat being wiped-out.
Conservation workers have been examining the decimated areas to assess wildlife damage and casualties. For now, they have seen very few fatalities.
They believe the wildlife caught wind of the fire in time to make an escape. The conservation workers added that with wildlife escaping the area, and relocating to the surrounding forest, the build-up of wildlife in those areas will undoubted cause an imbalance in the eco-system