Unit O3: No Man is an Island Sequence: Reading and Writing

Read the text below then do the activities.

1. Say whether these statements are “true” or “false”.

a. It was not the first deadly earthquake that occurred in Algeria. ………….

b. Thousands of families became homeless. …………..

c. Red Cross societies did not send any help. …………..

2. Answer the following questions.

a. Was Boumerdes’ earthquake the only one to hit Algeria? Justify from the text.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

b. Did Algeria get any assistance from other countries?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?

It: ……………………………. They: ………………………………..

4. Find in the text words synonymous with the following.

without a house (§1) = …………………….. saving (§2) =…………………….

To look for (§2) =……………………… shocked (§2) =…………………..

5. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the one given.

1.a. “I want to be part of a humanitarian organization to help those in need.”, my brother said.

b. my brother said……………………………………………………………………………………………..

2.a. Nihal told me: “ When did you join the Red Crescent?”

b. Nihal asked me …………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Complete the chart.

Verb Noun Adjective

………………… ………………….. harmonious
////////////// disaster ………………….
To support ………………….. ……………………
……………… tolerance …………………….
……………….. ………………… human
///////////// charity ………………….
volunteer …………………… …………………
To survive ………………….. …………………..
………………. …………………. traumatized/ traumatic

7. Spot the mistake in each sentence.

a. We should prepared ourselves for earthquakes. ………………………………………………………..

b. You’d better to not drive during a storm, it’s unsafe. ………………………………………………………

8. Classify the words below according to the pronunciation of their final “ed”.

destructed _ smashed _ rescued _ traumatized _ ruined_ exploded

/t/ /d/ /id/

All the best

Your teacher: Bektache