1 Match the pictures and the words.
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cc dd
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1 landslide 2 flood 3 volcanic eruption 4 lightning 5 explosion
gg 6 avalanche 7 tornado 8 forest fire 9 tsunami
10 drought 11 earthquake 12 hurricane
jj
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hh ll
2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 3 Put the pieces together.
explosion lightning avalanche eruption earthquakes na tsu mi
upt an ion volc icer
1 Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the
mountains there was an ___________________.
he al anc av
2 In our country people have very strong buildings because we often
have ____________________. ca
rri ne hu
3 Mum went shopping yesterday afternoon and she was very
frightened. In the car park there was an ___________ and nobody
stf fo ire re
knew what it was.
4 I saw on TV that yesterday there was an ___________ on an
ake th ear qu
island in the Pacific and hot lava came down the volcano.
5 My little sister is afraid of ______________, so when there is a
bad storm she always hides.
4 What are these things?
lightning drought earthquake
hurricane explosion
5 Find the natural disasters in
1 A sudden strong shaking of the ground: the circle.
________________________
2 A storm with very strong winds:
________________________
3 A long time when there is not enough rain:
________________________
4 Bursting suddenly with a very loud noise:
________________________
5 A sudden bright light in the sky when there is a storm:
________________________
1 Match the pictures and the words. ff
cc dd 11
66
aa bb 10
10
11 77 ee
99
88
1 landslide 2 flood 3 volcanic eruption 4 lightning 5 explosion
gg 6 avalanche 7 tornado 8 forest fire 9 tsunami
10 drought 11 earthquake 12 hurricane
jj
ii kk
hh ll
33
55
11
11
44
22
2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 3 Put the pieces together.
explosion lightning avalanche eruption earthquakes 1 tsunami
1 Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the
2 volcanic eruption
mountains there was an avalanche.
3 avalanche
2 In our country people have very strong buildings because we often
have earthquakes.
4 hurricane
3 Mum went shopping yesterday afternoon and she was very
frightened. In the car park there was an explosion and nobody knew
5 forest fire
what it was.
4 I saw on TV that yesterday there was an eruption on an island in 6 earthquake
the Pacific and hot lava came down the volcano.
5 My little sister is afraid of lightning, so when there is a bad storm
she always hides. avalanche, drought, earthquake,
explosion, flood, forest fire,
4 What are these things? hurricane, landslide, lightning,
tornado, tsunami, volcanic
lightning drought earthquake eruption
hurricane explosion
1 A sudden strong shaking of the ground:
earthquake
2 A storm with very strong winds:
hurricane
3 A long time when there is not enough rain:
drought
4 Bursting suddenly with a very loud noise:
explosion
5 A sudden bright light in the sky when there is a storm:
lightning