Mother Nature can act rather scary sometimes. Almost every day TV channels, radio and newspapers report on natural disasters striking different parts of the world. Scientists say that earthquakes, tornados, floods, droughts, tsunamis, landslides and hurricanes are happening more frequently nowadays. Global warming, pollution and growing industrialization lead to imbalance in our echo-system.
A natural disaster can be defined as an uncontrollable extreme disruption which causes ecological and financial damage and victims of vulnerable population. Sometimes the events can be predicted by special meteorological warning systems and they often happen in the same geographical area because they are related to climate and physical characteristics of the region. For example, Florida is constantly suffering from tornadoes and hurricanes, and Japan – from earthquakes.
An earthquake happens when tectonic plates of the earth move and they make the area shake violently. According to the Richter scale the magnitude of earthquakes is measured from 1 to 10 points. The most powerful earthquake was recorded in 1960 in Chile, its magnitude was 9.5.
Volcanic eruptions occur when hot red magma erupts from the earth’s crust and flows from the top of the volcano. It also throws volcano ashes into the air which are harmful to inhale for human beings and animals.
A tsunami is a series of dangerous huge ocean waves, usually caused by underwater earthquakes. This natural disaster attacks the shore all of a sudden and often results in thousands of deaths. The height of the waves can reach 30 metres.
Flooding is another natural disaster. Floods happen when the water level in rivers and seas becomes too high. Sometimes flash floods can even wash away whole villages.
1. Ты видел, как наши соседи садились в автобус?
Did you see our neighbours get on the bus?
2. Ты слышал, как мой друг играет на гитаре?
Have you heard my friend play the guitar?
3. Я не заметил, что мое заявление упало со стола.
I didn’t notice my application fall from the table
4. Ты заметила, что твой друг держит вилку в правой руке, а нож в левой?
Have you noticed your friend hold a fork in the right hand, and a knife in the left?
5. Она не почувствовала, как друг коснулся ее руки.
She didn’t feel her friend touch her hand
6. Когда моя сестра была больна, она заставила своего друга целый день седеть рядом с ней.
When my sister was ill, she made her friend sit by her side for the whole day
7. Я не позволю тебе говорить мне такие вещи!
I won’t have you tell me such things!
8. Никто не заставит меня пригласить этого человека на мой день рождения.
No one will make me invite this man to my birthday
9. Я бы хотел, чтобы ты посмотрел на мою новую машину.
I would like you to have a look at my new car
