Name : Rendra Zaeini Firdaus (30)

Class : XI MIPA D

English Assignment

2. Listen to the following short speech about the causes of tsunamis, and
then fill in the blank spaces.

a) Tsunami
b) Severity
c) -
d) Displaces
e) Eruption
f) Lanslides
g) Explosion
h) Extraterestrial
i) Meteorites

3. Listen to a dialogue between a scientist and a reporter about the term

tsunami. Identify the correct answers to complete the following
statements.

a. Tsunami is A. a Japanese word and it means “harbour wave”.

b. B. In the past, tsunamis have been referred to as “tidal waves” or
“seismic sea waves”
c. The terms A. “tidal waves or seismic sea waves” are misleading
d. Tsunamis are B. not related to the tides
e. Tides result from the A. graviational influences of the moon, sun, and
planets
f. The term “seismic” is related to B. an earthquake-related generation
mechanism
g. A. A landslide or meteorite impact can also cause a tsunami

4. Listen to a short speech, and then reorder the jumbled sentences to

form a coherent paragraph.

1) b. Tsunamis are generally generated by underwater earthquakes.

2) e. However, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and meteorite impacts can
also cause tsunamis.
 3) a. The earthquake can trigger tsunamis if it causes significant vertical
deformation on the seafloor, causing great waves that build up to
higher and higher heights as they travel inland.
4) d. We cannot predict when such earthquake occur. Thus, we have no
idea when a tsunami will happen before the earthquake does.
5) c. Once a large earthquake that can potentially generate tsunamis have
occured, tsunami arrival times and wave heighs can be forecast using
computer modelling

5. Work in a group of four. Listen to the news about natural disasters.

What is the reporter talking about

a. Ten year old girl recognized signs of tsunami which is caused by an

earthquake near the sunda trench
b. Increased activity of merapi mountain which spews ashes and minor
earthquakes caused by the release of the volcanic gas from the
magma chamber within the mountain
c. A landslide hit 8 residents which happened in Karanganyar killing 1 and
2 missing. It occured at 5 pm. The authorities also told people to be
alerted. They believe the cause was the saturated heavy rain on the
previous day
d. People in US have had the chance to learn more about snows. In
December there were seeral big rain and snow storms. Snow is a form
of frozen water formed by countless ice particles called snow crystals.
These crystals were developed from water droplets in cold clouds.
Groups of frozen droplets called snow pellets. On good condition it may
grow larger and form solid ice pieces known as hail. It could be very
dangerous if it falls on certain things
e. Almost 3 million people visited Zion National Park in Utah each year.
Walking is the best ways to enjoy it. The park offers many different
tracks. Some visitor favors the lower part. However it could be
dangerous for the rocks inability to absorbs water, so sudden flood
could possibly happens and it would be a serious threat.