VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Match a word in column A with its description in column B, writing the answer in each blank. Answer A B ______ 1. A thunderstorm A. It is created when the surface layer of the ground collapses. It varies in size and are found all over the world. It is an area of ground that has no natural external surface drainage. When it rains, all of the water stays inside it and typically drains into the subsurface. It can vary from a few feet to hundreds of acres and from less than 1 to more than 100 feet deep. ______ 2. A tornado B. The Earth has a crust under the oceans and the land that we live on. This crust made of massive areas of flat rock called tectonic plates, which float on the Earth’s mantle, the inside layer of the Earth. When the plates move slowly together, this movement forces energy through the crusts to the Earth’s surface. The energy causes the Earth to tremble and shake. ______ 3. A hurricane C. It is a very bright flash of electricity that happens in a thunderstorm. It is actually a spark that crosses the gap between two clouds or between a cloud and the Earth. It carries an enormous charge of electricity. Trees are burned, metal can be melted and people can be killed. ______ 4. An earthquake D. It is caused by earthquakes at sea. It forms when energy from an earthquake displace hundreds of cubic kilometers of water from the seabed. Large waves begin moving through the ocean from their epicenters. When it reaches shallow water near coastal areas, it increases in height. The sign comes before it strikes when the waterline suddenly retreats, exposing hundreds of meters of beach and seabed. ______ 5. A volcano E. It is a very violent windstorm. The air is concentrated and whirls up rapidly. It is grey in colour and looks like an elephant’s trunk swaying down from the clouds to touch the ground with its tip. ______ 6. A tsunami F. It is a hill or mountain formed when molten material or lave from the inside of the Earth is forced through the Earth’s crust by gases. It can produce vast clouds of very fine volcanic dust which looks like smoke. ______ 7. A sinkhole G. It is a storm where you hear thunder and see lightning. There is usually heavy rain. It is an electric storm. ______ 8. Lightning H. It is the most violent storm known on Earth. It is a tropical storm. It forms at sea and causes dangerous, stormy seas. It can reach the land and destroy buildings and trees. It can blow high waves onto the land and cause flooding. II. Complete each sentences with the correct word from the box. drought flood hurricane landslide tornado 1. When there is a ___________, a lot of water covers an area where there usually isn’t water. 2. A ___________ refers to a long time without rain. 3. When there is a ______________, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill. 4. A____________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water. 5. A____________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle. III. Use the verbs in the box in the correct form to complete the sentences. bury evacuate rage take recover scatter provide suffer 1. The government _____________ health and other services to the affected regions. 2. Action were _____________ to limit the effects of the floods in Quang Ninh. 3. The Red Cross helped homeless families to ____________ from the disaster through the project. 4. The majority of concerned areas have ___________ from cholera epidemics after the floods and landslides in Central America. 5. Early September, mudslides caused by heavy rains _____________ an entire village of 480 inhabitants. 6. Thousands of villagers ____________ from flood-prone areas after the warnings from the weather bureau. 7. Tiny particles of dust, smoke, salt or pollution droplets that ___________ through the air to cause haze. 8. The fires ____________ for more than a week in the southern region of Chile, which has been hit by a severe drought. MONG MỌI NGƯỜI GIÚP ĐỠ

I.Match the natural disaster in column A to its definition or meaning in column B

A B

1.Snowstorm A. A very large wave

2.Earhtquake B. A storm with a lot of rain, thunder and lighting

3.Volcanic eruption C. A sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface

4.Typhoon D. A storm with a lot of snow and strong winds

5.Thunderstorm E. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds

6.Tidal wave F. A very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle

7.Tornado G. The flames, burning rocks, and lava are thrown out from a volcano

8.Flood H. The sudden fall of a mass of earth, rocks, etc. Down the side of a mountain.

9.Drought I. A large amount of water that covers an area that was dry before

10.Landslide J. A long period without rain

II. Complete the sentences with words in the box

A.Lightning B. eruption C. volcano D. landslide E. Avalanche

F. Flood G. Sandstorm H. Draught I. Earhtquake J.Typhoon

III. Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box. (1.25pts)

drought flood hurricane landslide tornado

21.When there is a _____________, a lot of water covers an area where the usually isn’t water.

22.A______________ refers to a long time without rain.

23.When there is _____________, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill.

24. A __________________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water.

25. A__________________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle.

Task 1. (1,25 points) Complete the passage with the words from the box.

flooding

mudslide

snow-slide

famine

plates

Mother nature can be a bit scary at times. These days there seem to be more and more occurrences of natural disasters happening around the world. A (1)…………… is the large movement of snow down the side of a mountain. They occur when the snow becomes too loose and as it slides down it mixes with air and water to cause a powerful and dangerous disaster. A drought happens when there has been no rain in a place for a long time. A drought may result in a (2)……………..; this is when there is not enough food to feed the people and they start to starve. An earthquake occurs when the (3) ………………..of the earth start to move and the ground begins to move and shake. The size of earthquakes is measured on the Richter scale. A flood occurs when a large amount of water covers the land. Too much rain usually causes floods. As sea levels continue to rise, the risk of (4) ……………….. increases. A landslide happens on a slope like a mountain or a hill. The rocks and earth become loose and fall down the

I. Choose the correct answers.

1. The waves of the_________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.

A. tornado B. hurricane C. tsunami D. Earthquake

2. Five skiers are missing after the_________ in the Alps.

A. drought B. landslide C. flood D. avalanche (tuyếtlở)

3. After the_________ all the houses were left under water.

A. flood B. tornado C. typhoon D. Mudslide

4. It took firefighters five days to put out the_________.

A. hurricane B. forest fire C. tsunami D. drought

5. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________.

A. typhoon B. earthquake C. drought D. flood

6. The____ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind!

A. tornado B. volcanic eruption C. landslide D. Typhoon

7. The________ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale.

A. hurricane B. flood C. earthquake D. tornado

8. _________ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope.

A. Tsunamis B. Tornados C. Avalanches D. Mudslides

9. A big storm in the Pacific is known as a_________.

A. avalanche B. typhoon C. tsunami D. tornado

10. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous_________.

A. landslide B. typhoon C. volcano D. tornado

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences

1. Yesterday, a terrible storm………..the rural area of Ha Giang Province.

A. erupted B. struck C. shook D. raged

2. Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano……….

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

3. Hundred of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake………the city.

A. buried B. struck C. shook D. raged

4. The mudslide………..the whole village while people were still sleeping in their house.

A. buried B. erupted C. shook D. raged

5. The forest fire……….for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

6. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls………..

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

7. The rescue workers set up a camp to provide…………..for the flood victims.

A. shelter B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

8. On the second day, there was a rainstorm which helped to put out the……….

A. house B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

9. When the storm stared, they took……….in a cave

A. shelter B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

10. As the tornado moved through the town, high winds scattered……….across the street.

A. house B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

IV. Complete these sentences with the suitable words

drought flood hurricane landslide tornado

1. When there is a ___________, a lot of water covers an area where there usually isn’t water.

2. A ___________ refers to a long time without rain.

3. When there is a ______________, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill.

4. A____________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water.

5. A____________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle

Choose the correct sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one.
We left the building, then a tornado appeared suddenly and caused life loss and property damage. 

before a tornado appeared suddenly and caused life loss and property damage, we had left the building. 

A tornado appeared suddenly and caused life loss and property damage after we had left the building.

A tornado appeared suddenly and caused life loss and property damage as soon as we had left the building. 

All the answers are correct. 

I, Tìm nghĩa của từ ở cột A với nghĩa ở cột B

A

1, volcanic eruption

2, earthquake

3, thunderstorm

4, landslide

5, sandstorm

6, tornado

7, flood

8, drought

9, tsunami

10, wildfire

B

a, a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

b, a long period without rain

c, an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example , by an earthquake

d, a large amount of water spread from a river, sea etc. that covers an area that is normally dry

e, a disaster that a volcano exldes nd throw out fire, lava, smoke etc

f, a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

g, a sudden violent moverment of the ground

h, a storm in a desert in which sand is blow into the air by strong winds

i, a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain

j, a strong wind that blows in a circle