UNIT 2: NATURES FURY

INTRODUCTORY SECTION
1. nature (n) : thin nhin, t nhin
natural (a) : lin quan n thin nhin
naturally (adv) : 1 cch t nhin

2. fury (n) : cn gin d, cn thnh n

furious (a) : gin d

3. disaster (n) : tai ho

disastrous (a) : thm khc, thm ho
natural disaster (n) : thin tai
4. wildfire (n) : kh n
5. avalanche (n) : tuyt l
6. break out (v) : n ra (chin tranh, thin tai, bnh dch...)
7. wipe sth away (v) : ty sch, qut sch
8. sweep away (v) : loi b, qut sch
9. at the mercy of : ph mc cho ai/ci g nh ot
10. slope (n) : trin ni
11. erupt (v) : (ni la) phun tro
eruption (n) : s phun tro
12. a cloud of + N : m (khi, bi...)
a cloud of ash/smoke etc
13. collapse (v) : (to nh) sp
14. evacuate (v) : di tn, s tn
15. uproot (v) : nh bt r
uproot sb from sth (v)
16. damage (n/v) : h hi
do damage to sth (v) : gy h hi cho...
be badly damaged (v) : b tn hi nghim trng

2A: READING
17. fascinate (v) : m hoc, cun ht
fascination (n) : s m hoc, cun ht
fascinating (a) : gy cun ht
fascinated by (a) :b cun ht

18. effort (n/v) : s n lc

make an effort to do sth (v) : n lc lm g
in an effort to do sth : n lc lm g
with (an) effort = with difficulty : 1 cch kh khn

19. exhaust (v) : gy mt mi

exhaustion (n) : s mt mi
exhausted (a) : mt mi
 20. disappoint (v) : lm ai tht vng
disappointment (n) : s tht vng
disappointing (a) : ng tht vng
disappointed at/by (a) : b tht vng

21. distance (n) : khong cch

distant (a) : xa
in the distance : t ng xa

22. be located in (v) : to lc

23. worth + N/V-ing (a) : xng ng
worth the effort : ng n lc
24. a fountain of lava (n) : 1 dng nham thch
25. crater : ming ni la
26. magma (n) : mc ma

27. magnificent (a) : lng ly

magnificence (n) : s lng ly

28. stream of : dng

29. admit + V-ing (v) : tha nhn

admission (n) : s tha nhn

30. approach (v) : n gn

31. rim (n) : mp
32. risk + V-ing (v) : liu, mo him

33. believe in sb/sth (v) : tin tng vo ai/ci g

belief (n) : nim tin
believable (a) : c th tin c
unbelievable (a) : khng th tin c

34. encounter (v) : chm trn

encounter with sb/sth (n) : s chm trn vi
a close encounter (n) : tnh hung nguy him gp phi

35. forget forgot forgotten (v) : qun

forgettable (a) : c th qun c
unforgettable (a) : ko th qun c

2B: GRAMMAR IN USE

36. in the field = on the farm : nng tri
37. emergency service (n) : dch v cp cu
38. spray the flames (v) : dp la
 39. put out (the fire, cigarette) (v) : dp tt la, tn thuc
40. call for (v) : yu cu xin ci g
41. go out (v) : cp in
Eg: the light went out.
42. devastating (a) : tn ph
43. rush (v) : chy t
44. have a lucky escape = narrowly escape : Im so lucky to be able to escape

45. decide (v) : quyt nh

decision (n) : s quyt nh
decisive (a) : quyt on
make/reach/come to a decision : a ra quyt nh

46. assist (v) : tr gip

assistance (n) : s tr gip
assistant (n) : tr l
47. relieve (v) : an i
relief (n) : s an i

VOCABULARY PLUS
48. heatwave (n) : sng nhit
49. downpour (n) : ma nh trt nc
50. hail (n) : ma
51. frost (n) : sng
52. get soaked (v) : t nhp
53. tremendous (a) : khng khip
54. freezing (a) : rt
55. torrential rain (n) : ma xi x
56. make noise (v) : lm n
noise (n) : ting n
noisy (a) : n o

2D: SPEAKING SKILL

57. rumble (v) : m m
58. get smashed (v) : v ra tng mnh
59. fall over (v) : rt xung
2F: SKILL
60. sway (v) : u a
61. siren (n) : ci bo ng
62. wail (v) : rn r, h
63. yelp (n) : ting ng ng
64. shiver (v) : run ry

CLIL HISTORY 2
65. barn (n) : kho cha
66. shout for help (v) : la ln cu cu
 67. bucket (n) : ci x
68. in flames = on fire : ang chy
69. out of control : ngoi tm kim sot
70. panic (v) : s hi
71. sparks (n) : tia la
72. burn to the ground : thiu ri
73. die out (v) : ngng chy

EXERCISES:
I. Word forms
1. Flood and earthquakes are _________________ disasters. (nature)
2. He was _________________ with himself for letting things so out of control. (fury)
3. My close encounter with an erupting volcano was _________________. (forget)
4. He was driving through the night and he arrived in an _________________ state. (exhaust)
5. Things began to go _________________ wrong. (disaster)
6. Since the volcano last _________________, many houses have been built in a dangerous position on its
slope. (erupt)
7. If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have been _________________.
(devastate)
8. A local resident _________________ escaped injury when floodwaters were washing away a bridge on
her way to work. (narrow)
9. Such communities use the _________________ emissions as their sole ource of energy. (volcano)
10. This is a _________________ book and well worth a read, especially to anyone living in Japan.
(fascinate)
11. I couldnt hide the _________________ in my voice as I felt like crying. (disappoint)
12. The star is 30,000 light years _________________ from Earth. (distance)

II. Multiple choices

1. We were __________ the mercy __________ the weather.
A. in/of B. at/of C. on/with D. on/of
2. The fire badly __________ the town hall.
A. damaged B. hurt C. injured D. killed
3. A tsunami __________ the island at 6:53 local time.
A. beat B. smash C. hit D. collapsed
4. __________ in the centre of HCMC, Ben Thanh Market is possibly the most well-known symbol of
HCMC.
A. Situated B. Lay C. Placed D. Located
5. A mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain is called __________.
A. frost B. snow falls C. avalanche D. landslide
6. Finally, all their hard work and sacrifice will be worth the __________.
A. attempt B. effort C. trial D. endeavor
7. According to the weather forecast, there will be a torrential rain tomorrow evening.
A. light B. extremely light C. heavy D. extremely heavy
8. Government buildings, hotels and businesses were burnt to the __________.
A. earth B. ground C. land D. soil
9. The window got __________ and the furniture fell over.
 A. crashed B. collapsed C. smashed D. pierced
10. Please __________ the cigarette before going to the conference room. Smoking is not allowed there.
A. put out B. go out C. take out D. bring out

III. Stress syllables

1. A. rush B. erupt C. fury D. rumble
2. A. torrential B. exhausted C. tremendous D. forgettable
3. A. hiked B. approached C. encountered D. collapsed
4. A. tsunami B. disaster C. tornado D. tide
5. A. avalanche B. hurricane C. damage D. distance
 ANSWER KEY
I. Word forms
1. natural
2. furious
3. unforgettable
4. exhausted
5. disastrously
6. erupted
7. devastating
8. narrowly
9. volcanic
10. fascinating
11. disappointment
12. distant

II. Multiple choices

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. A

III. Stress syllables

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D