Test Module 5
1) Match the pictures
to the words
1 War 2 Poverty
3 Hurricane 4 Cyclone 5 Homelessness
6 Endangered species 7
Tsunami 8 Pollution 9Famine 10
Child labour
2) Fill in the
missing words: tornado, pollution, cyclones, global warming, avalanche,
poverty, endangered, famine, flood, earthquake.
1. After the --- hit
the village, it was almost buried under the snow.
2. A terrible ---
caused by long lasting rains has destroyed many houses in the village.
3. Governments should
do everything not to let people die of ---.
4. We say that people
live in --- when they don’t have enough money to pay for their food or housing.
5. There are a lot of
--- species on the planet.
6. --- are very
common in South East Asia.
7. Because of --- our
planet gets hotter and hotter.
8. The oil spill near
Alaska in 1989 was the worst case of water --- in history.
9. The old building
collapsed during the ---.
10. The --- ripped
roofs off and uprooted many trees.
3) Read the texts.
Match the names of disasters to the texts. One name is extra.
1. Flood
2. Avalanche
3. Tsunami
4. Tornado
5. Earthquake
6. Drought
A. The Reuters
journalist arrived in the city of Van to see police holding back a crowd of
distraught (обезумевший) people from the
scene of destruction (разрушение). A father whose daughter was trapped
under the ruins screamed hysterically, waving his hands in the air as rescue
workers desperately (отчаянно) tried to reach her.
Rescuers working under floodlights (прожекторы) tried to reach
those trapped and ambulance crews waited near two collapsed buildings. Other
buildings next to them were untouched. Trucks and cranes were used to shift the
wreckage (обломки).
B. The storm
intensified very rapidly in around 10 minutes. The wind speed was 95 miles per
hour and travelled approximately 3.5 miles. It cut a path of destruction 17
miles long and 1.3 miles wide. “I parked and it was raining hard, I started
opening my door and shut it back because I looked down and saw all that water
swirling (вихрь) and that’s the
last I remember,” said Mrs. Smith, one of the victims. Heavy rains, lightning
and egg-size hail slowed rescuers at times. The twister destroyed at least two
schools. Officials said water, electricity and cell phone service was down in
some areas. They urged (убедили) people to stay away from the area.
C. Sofia, a
six-year-old girl, is brave beyond her years. She and her little sister are
just two of the millions of children in urgent need (острая нужда) due to the food
crisis in East Africa. Much of their livestock (домашний скот) died. Without
the goats they have nothing to eat or drink. Even if they had income (доход), the price of
food and water has skyrocketed (резко поднялась). Her little
sister suffers from malnutrition (недоедание) and must go to the center to
receive treatment. In addition to a visit with the health worker, the girls
receive emergency food rations, high-energy biscuits and vitamins. “We have not
had rains for two years. There is no place for us to move. All places are dry
like this.”
D. On April 20th
my friends and I met in the parking lot of Loveland ski area to enjoy some
backcountry skiing. We divided into two groups to explore the south and the
north slopes (склоны). We returned
from our tour and hung out waiting for the other group to return. The weather
forecast promised a snowstorm and we began to worry. When the snow started to
fall, it swept up all the skiers. They were all buried in the snow. However
they managed to dig themselves out of the snow. All of them were in distress
but we realized how lucky they were to survive it.
E. Heavy rain in the
Philippine capital, intensified by tropical storm Trami, forced the closure of
government offices, schools, banks and most private companies on Monday. The
residents in most parts of the city and nearby provinces had to leave their
homes because of rising water. At least three people were killed and two were
missing in accidents caused by the rain and flooding disaster – the government
officials said. This rainy season was the worst in the Philippines which is
regularly damaged by heavy weather.
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