Практическая работа на тему "Природные катаклизмы"

Практическая работа «Природные катаклизмы.»

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Данный методический материал используется для изучения и закрепления, пройденного на уроках теоретического лексического и  грамматического материала по теме Человек и природа, экологические проблемы.

Задания имеют тестовую и открытую структуру. Следует подобрать пару,  заполнить пропуски, чтобы они соответствовали содержанию предложения / текста. Каждый пункт соответствует отдельному заданию и оценивается в 1 балл.

Критерии оценивания

Каждый правильный ответ (пункт) оценивается в 1 балл.

100 - 85% (36 - 30 баллов) - 5 (отлично)

84 - 70 % (31 - 26 баллов) - 4 (хорошо)

69 - 51 % (55 - 17 баллов) - 3 (удовлетворительно)

50 % - (16 и менее баллов) - 2 (неудовлетворительно)

Natural disasters

I . Translate the words from the box into your language and use them in the definitions below.

a)

1 tornado	1.	3.forest fire	3.	5.flood	5.	7. hurricane	7.
2. drought	2.	4.volcano	4.	6. earthquake	6.	8. tidal wave	8.

b)

1.                                a long period with little or no rain.

2.                                a violent movement of the surface of the earth, caused by the shifting of the tectonic plates.

3.                               when huge areas of woodland are alight caused by someone’s cigarette.

4.                               when an area of dry land becomes covered in water, forcing people to leave their homes.

5.                               very strong circular winds which suck things up into them.

6.                               a huge wave which builds up in the sea over thousands of miles.

7.                               a very powerful storm, often at sea.

8.                               a large mountain which erupts from time to time and sends rocks up into air.

II. Now use the words above in the following sentences.

1.        Mount Vesuvius /4000 f/ 5 miles of Naples is an active _______. It destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD.

2.         Many parts of the largest desert in the world Sahara suffer from _______ .

3.         Many low-lying parts of England suffer from _______ after periods of rain in the winter.

4.         Tokyo and San Francisco are situated right of the middle of dangerous _______ zones.

It was a terrible disaster!

III. Match the descriptions with the disasters.

1.tornado	a)    The tremor, measuring 6 on the Richter scale lasted for five seconds but caused cracks in roads.
2. drought	b)   Roofs were blown off and trees were ripped out by their roots in winds gusting up to 100 mph.
3. forest fire	c)    Lava poured down the other side of the mountain destroying everything in its path.,
4. volcano	d)   This year’s crop has been lost. The land is so dry that all water holes have dried up.
5. flood	e)    Helicopters are spraying the blaze from the air and fire crews set up firebreaks to prevent spreading.
6. earthquake	f)    The water level has been rising since the river burst its banks.
7. hurricane	g)   A 30-meter wall of water swept up the beach destroying houses along the seafront.
8. tidal wave	h)   Along the path of the twister cars were lifted hundreds of meters into the air.

An earthquake

 IV. Complete the text with the following words.

struck

rubble

trapped

survivors

claimed

destroyed

damage

injured

1.                  Hundreds more people have been ________ .

2.                  Rescue teams are continuing to search for______ who may be ______ in the ______ .   

3.                  Some large buildings were completely_______. A number of roads are unusable.

4.                  The earthquake which _____ Los Angeles is believed to have _____ more than 70 lives.

5.                  The quake, which started at about 5 am, has caused extensive _____.

V. Now match the words and description.

1.      tremors	1.      The place where an earthquake starts.
2.      epicentre	2.      Tremors which happen after the main earthquake.
3.      aftershocks	3.      Trembling of earth measuring on the Richter scale.