Match each word with its definition.

Bài 1 :

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A drought occurs when a region receives consistently below average _____.

Bài 2 :

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The volcano could ____ at any time.

Bài 3 :

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The government is sending aid to flood_____.

Bài 4 :

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The ground began to _____ when the earthquake occurred.

Bài 5 :

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During a long drought, farmers had to find ways to _____ their crops.

Bài 6 :

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Areas of Africa were _____ by drought.

Bài 7 :

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We became ____ by the rising floodwater. We couldn’t move to anywhere else.

Bài 8 :

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The Earth’s weather is _____ and we don’t know what will happen to us.

Bài 9 :

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_____ from the explosion was flying all over the place.

Bài 10 :

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Three hundred people were left ____ by the earthquake.

Bài 11 :

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After the typhoon, they had to move into ____ accommodation where they would stay in 10 or 15 days.

Bài 12 :

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You should become ___ with the guidelines for ____ because disasters can happen at any time.

Bài 13 :

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Several villages around Mount Sinabung were buried in _____ and _____.

Bài 14 :

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Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that ___ a volcano.

Bài 15 :

The old firefighter showed us how to use a fire _________ to stop the fire.

Bài 16 :

You can call ___________ for urgent problems such as crime, fire or illness.

Bài 17 :

An ________ happens when a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain.

Bài 18 :

We’ll have to _________ other people of the news.

Bài 19 :

It is necessary to think about an ___________ for a disaster.

Bài 20 :

3. Write the natural disasters from the box under the pictures. Then listen, check, and repeat. 

(Viết các thảm họa thiên nhiên từ hộp dưới hình ảnh. Sau đó nghe, kiểm tra và lặp lại.)

volcanic eruption             storm

earthquake                     tornado

landslide                         flood

Bài 21 :

4. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

(Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu.)

1. When there is a(n) earthquake / volcanic eruption, hot gases and liquid rock pour out from a mountain.

2. Oh, the house is shaking! I think we're having a(n) earthquake / flood.

3. We wanted to travel to Ha Giang, but there was a tornado / landslide.

Some big rocks and mud came down the mountains.

4. Every year more than ten floods / storms with strong winds and rain cause damage in our country.

5. A tornado / storm looks like a huge funnel and causes a lot of damage.

Its strong winds can reach 480 km per hour.

Bài 22 :

1. In column B, write the noun forms of the verbs in column A.

(Ở cột B, viết dạng danh từ của động từ ở cột A.)

Bài 23 :

 2. Write a word or phrase from the box under the correct picture.

(Viết một từ hoặc cụm từ từ hộp dưới hình ảnh đúng.)

Bài 24 :

3. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from the box.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với một từ hoặc cụm từ trong hộp.)

1. Natural disasters can cause serious _____ to human life.

2. Local authorities gave a flood _____ yesterday, so today people are moving to safer places.

3. To prepare for a natural disaster, we should make a(n) _____.

4. It’s hard to believe that we cannot _____ when earthquakes will happen.

5. They lost all of their _____ because of the volcanic eruption.

Bài 25 :

1. Match the headlines (1 - 2) with the natural disasters (A - B).

(Ghép các tiêu đề (1 - 2) với các thảm họa thiên nhiên (A - B).)

Bài 26 :

1. Write the name of a natural disaster in each blank.

(Viết tên của một thiên tai vào mỗi chỗ trống)

Bài 27 :

2. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.)

1. The tsunami brought _________ to cities and towns near the sea. (destroy)

2. The government has developed some systems to help make _________ about natural disasters. (predict)

3. We are donating money and food to help the _____ of the landslide. (victim)

4. The local authorities _________ the villagers about a landslide yesterday. (warning)

5. Rescue _________ are trying hard to save people in the flooded area. (work)

Bài 28 :

a. Match the words with the pictures. Listen and repeat.

(Ghép từ với hình thích hợp. Lắng nghe và lặp lại.)

Bài 29 :

a. Match the bold words in the text with the pictures. Listen and repeat.

(Nối các từ in đậm trong văn bản với các hình ảnh. Lắng nghe và lặp lại.)

GENERAL SAFETY TIPS FOR DISASTERS

Bài 30 :

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

(Điền vào chỗ trống với các từ trong hộp.)

Từ vựng:

first aid kit (n): bộ sơ cứu

batteries (n): pin

typhoon (n): bão nhiệt đới

wildfire (n): cháy rừng

escape plan (n): kế hoạch thoát hiểm

earthquake (n): động đất

flood (n): lụt

board up (n): lên tàu

tsunami (n): sóng thần

blizzard (n): bão tuyết