1 Match the pictures and the words.

11 ff
dd 6
cc 7
aa bb 10 ee
9

8
2
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
3
5
1
4 12

2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 3 Put the pieces together.
Tsunami
explosion lightning avalanche eruption earthquakes na tsu mi
Volcanic
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1 Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the eruption
mountains there and an AVALANCHE.
he al anc Avalanche
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2 In our country people have very strong buildings because we often
have EARTHQUAKES. caHurricane
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3 Mum went shopping yesterday afternoon and she was very
frightened. In the car park there was an EXPLOSION and nobody
stf fo ire Forestrefire
knew what it was.
4 I saw on TV that yesterday there was an ERUPTION on an island
ake th ear Earthquake
qu
in 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.

4 What are these things?

1. Hurricane
lightning drought earthquake
2. Avalanche
hurricane explosion

5 Find the natural disasters in

1 A sudden strong shaking of the ground: the circle.

EARTHQUAKE 3. Tsunami
2 A storm with very strong winds:
HURRICANE 4. Flood
3 A long time when there is not enough rain:
5. Earthquake
DROUGHT
4 Bursting suddenly with a very loud noise:
EXPLOXION
5 A sudden bright light in the sky when there is a storm:
LIGHTNING
1 Match the pictures and the words. ff
cc dd 11
66
aa bb ee
11 77
10
10
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