South Korea floods, landslides kill dozens, displace

thousands
Jangmi, the season's fifth
tropical cyclone, is
expected to hit the
southern region bringing
more rain on Monday.

At least 30 people have

died, and 12 remain

missing after 46 days of

heavy rains in South Korea,

with the country's longest

monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Sunday. Close

to 6,000 people had been evacuated as of Sunday, as rains battered the southern part of the

Korean Peninsula.

The country's forestry agency has raised landslide warnings to its highest level in every region

except the holiday island of Jeju.

The city of Seoul warned people to stay away

from basements, valleys and rivers as further

torrential rains were expected on Saturday night.

South Korea's longest monsoon on record was 49

days in 2013. Current weather forecasts predict

that this year's monsoon may last longer.

Jangmi, the season's fifth tropical cyclone, is expected to hit the southern region of the Korean

Peninsula from Monday, bringing about more rain in the flood-hit areas.
Complete the sentences with the words given

Explosion Lightning Avalanche Eruption Earthquake

1. Last Sunday, we wanted to go skiing but we couldn’t because there was ​a/ an/ the

____________ in the mountains.

2. In our country, the buildings are built with special technology to prevent ____________

which causes land to move and crack.

3. Mom was very frightened when she went shopping alone as there was ​a/ an/ the

_____________ in which no one knew where it was from.

4. The news on TV reported that there was ​a/ an/ the​ _________________ on an island in

the Pacific. The hot lava was observed from the top of the volcano.

5. My sister is afraid of _______________ so she always hides under the bed whenever

there is a thunderstorm.
THE WEATHER:OPINIONS

Ask a partner what she likes or dislikes about topics concerning weather. Choose from the
following or use your own ideas:​ summer, the hot season, the wet/rainy season, cloudy weather,
windy weather, winter, lightning, thunder, spring, fall, the cool season, freezing weather, storms,
floods, heatwaves.....etc.

The thing I like​ ​most about ​summer

The thing I like least about ......................

The thing I like most about ........................

The thing I like least about ........................