Lesson B Natural disasters

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mal in A small town in ltaly
The island of Quebec was hit Firefighters in Kansas was badly was struck by a
Puerto Rico was by severe Australia say over damaged by a minor earthquake
hit by Hurricane thunderstonns 10,000 acres of tornado last night. this morning. The
Calvin late this yesterday. Flights forest were A nearby town was quake measured
morning. Electric at severa! airports completely later hit by a freak 4.9 on the Richter
power was were delayed by destroyed by e scale. Aftershocks
temporarily heavy rains, thunder, catastrophic hallstorm. k ts were felt in severa[
disrupted and lightning. Last wildfires this year. were st ruc / ize towns. Sorne homes
throughout the night, three families lnvestigators hailstones t e 5
were partially
island, and many were rescued by suspect sorne_~res of golf balls.
destroyed, but no
homes were emergencyworkers were caused by Amazingly, no one
serious injuries
damaged by heavy after their homes careless campers . w~s\ iériou 5 IY
were reported.
rains and strong were damaged by They believe other injured by th e
tornado or th e__
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,winds. flash floods resulting fires started when
from the rains. trees were struck
by lightning.

~~rr1 [ B Write words and expressions from the news stories in the chart below. Add your own ideas.
Then compare with a partner.

• hurricane • HQaV • (catastrophic) wildfires

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typhoon •5+r º""J •tv\inor earH,9vQKe,
•To ..--nado Wi~
• A~iQrs noo1«ds
•treal( hai \51 Ort<'I 1 • +TQSh .f loods
•Thvt'l da,....- ' •
• \I n o,,~

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Can you pát these statements in the correct arder?

1. firefighters / rescued / two families / by/ were 3. injured / was / seriously ¡ no one
2. was / hailstones / struck / a car/ by 4. completely / a mall ¡ destroyed ¡ was ¡ by¡ a fire
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