Emergency
adjective
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| noun
| extreme, major, real, serious, sudden, unexpected, unforeseen, international, medical, military, national
| cope with, deal with, handle, respond to, arise
| action, measures, procedures, laws, legislation, powers, regulation, meeting, talks, cover, aid, assistance, funds, relief, supply, exit, call, landing, plan, state, department
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3. Watch a part of the film «How to survive a disaster». Find out the necessary information to complete the table:
Type of emergency
| People’s reaction (emotions)
| Safety measures to take
| Ex. car accident
| be hysterical
| find a safe place
| 4. Complete the table:
noun
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| adjective
| pollution
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| responsive
| damage
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| protect
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| regulatory
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| assist
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| survival
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| safe
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| occur
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| unexpected
| support
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| relieve
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| emergent
| destruction
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| 5. Complete the definitions with a word or a phrase:
1.A disaster is when something …..happens.
2. A famine is a long period of time when people may die because there isn’t enough ……
3. A flood is the result of too much …..
4. A drought occurs when there is a long without ….
5. A war is a long period …..
6. A civil war is a war between two or more groups from ….
7. Global warming is caused by an increase in ….
8. A hurricane is a storm which happens because of ….
9. A sudden violent movement of the earth’s surface is called an ….
10. A crash is an accident in which …..
6. Find the words denoting the following:
1. Different movements of the earth’s crust;
2. A great amount of water covering a territory;
3. An extremely hot weather resulting in a lack of water;
4. Gases and hot liquid rock escaping through a large opening at the top of a mountain;
5. Very strong storm ravaging over a large territory;
6. A huge sea wave as a result of underwater geological activity;
7. A great funnel-shaped whirlwind;
8. A mass of soil and water sliding down a slope.
7. Find the odd word:
1. an accident, an explosion at a power station, a shipwreck, an extreme cold;
2. acid rain, cancer, solar activity, radiation;
3. relief supplies, evacuation, devastation, search for survivors;
4. ambulance, police, victims, firefighters;
5. worry, panic, confusion, patience;
6. a nuclear power station, a rod, an oil spill, a cooling agent.
8. Recall as many natural and industrial (man-caused) disasters as you can:
A natural disaster is an unexpected event caused by natural factors.
An industrial disaster is an accident caused by people’s activity.
9. Study the list of words and guess what the text below is about:
10. Read an account of an earthquake which happened in China in the 16th century and open the brackets using the proper Past Tense in the Active or Passive Voice:
In the winter of 1556 AD, an earthquake catastrophe (occur) in the Shaanxi and Shanxi Provinces. In our Hua County, various misfortunes (take) place. Mountains and rivers (change) places and roads (destroy). In some places, the ground suddenly (rise) up and (form) new hills, or it (sink) in abruptly and (become) new valleys. In other areas, a stream (burst) out in an instant, or the ground (brake) and new gullies (form). Huts, official houses, temples and city walls (collapse) all of a sudden.
11. Read the text and put the events in the chronological order:
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
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