Lesson 3

Extreme weather events

(Earthquakes)
Click on the links to watch these videos about different extreme weather
events. This will help you complete your matching activity later.
Watch cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes
Hurricane and flood
Hailstorm (watch first 1min)
Lightning spectacle (watch first 2 mins)
Snow blizzard (watch 1m 30)

After watching the videos, in pairs try to

match the description of different types of
extreme weather with the definition.
As you watch the videos think
about:
Why do earthquakes happen?
Why do earthquakes happen in some part of
the world?

Tectonic plates

Earthquakes
Watch this video about an earthquake which struck Ne
pal
Your task

You are going to write a newspaper report about a

devastating earthquake that happened in Nepal.

HA/MA – Use the newspaper article and an eyewitness

account to help you gather essential information.
Remember the 5 Ws. Use a newspaper template.
LA – Use sentence starters. Use a newspaper template.
1:1 – Write an information text about earthquakes.
Use the following subheadings:
What causes an earthquake?