1 Write the terms for the definitions.
1 a storm when a lot of snow falls: snowstorm…….
2 when the ground moves and creates a lot of damage: e………………
3 a situation when a large area is covered with water: f………………
4 a very strong wind that can destroy buildings: t………………
5 a flash in the sky: l………………
Answer
2 earthquake
3 flood
4 tornado
5 lightning
2 Complete the sentences with these words.
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blew fell flowed poured rose shook |
1 During the earthquake, the ground ……shook…… and there was a loud noise.
2 Heavy rain ……………… down for two days.
3 Because of the rain yesterday, the water levels in the river ……………… .
4 Water ……………… into the streets, and the flood damaged lots of houses.
5 Winds of 100 kilometres an hour ……………… during the tornado.
6 A lot of trees ……………… because of the tornado, and they hit many cars.
Answer
2 poured 3 rose 4 flowed 5 blew
6 fell
3 Match the sentence halves. There is one extra option.
1 The sun came …C…
2 The factory burned
3 It took three hours to put
4 The tornado blew
5 I hope this bad weather clears
6 Some trees fell
A down in the fire.
B away some cars.
C out and the rain stopped.
D up soon.
E down because of strong winds.
F out the fire.
G down the cars.
Answer
2 A 3 F 4 B 5 D 6 E
4 Put the words in order to make sentences.
1 forget / to / Don’t / the fire / put / out /.
……Don’t forget to put out the fire. ……
2 hotel / burned / The / in a fire / down.
……………………………………………….
3 The / cleared / after an hour / rain / up /.
……………………………………………….
4 sun / come / soon / The / will / out /.
……………………………………………….
5 Many / fell / in the earthquake / down / buildings /.
……………………………………………….
6 All / away / blew / my papers / in the wind /.
……………………………………………….
Answer
2 The hotel burned down in a fire.
3 The rain cleared up after an hour.
4 The sun will come out soon. / The sun will soon come out.
5 Many buildings fell down in the earthquake.
6 All my papers blew away in the wind.
5 Choose the best options.
About 400 years ago, there was an earthquake near my home. It happened at sea. People could feel the ground 1……………… in towns 100 kilometres away. The sea water 2……………… very quickly, and there was a terrible 3……………… . At the same time, there was a lot of heavy rain. The water 4……………… into farms, villages and people’s homes. A lot of people and animals 5……………… that day. Trees 6……………… . After the water went away, people tried to 7……………… the damage, but they didn’t forget what had happened. They built a big wall, and now the sea can’t 8……………… into the land 9……………… .
1 A blow B shake C fall
2 A rose B came C blew
3 A tornado B flood C lightning
4 A put B flowed C fell
5 A disappeared B disagreed C disliked
6 A fell off B fell down C fell away
7 A clear up B put out C blow away
8 A pour B fall C clear
9 A any better B any good C any more
Answer
2 A 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 B
7 A 8 A 9 C
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