TASK 1 Listening: listen to the text an fill in the gaps
Natural disasters like1) , tornado, tsunami and floods happen
more frequently nowadays. There are many reasons why they occur, but the
main one is related to human activity on Earth which often has a negative
impact on our 2) .
All kinds of disasters are usually very 3). Many dwellings,
roads and even whole streets and cities are ruined. The number of 4)
usually terrifies as hundreds or even thousands of people get
injured or die in disasters. However, each disaster has a different nature.
For example, an earthquake is the result of the tectonic plates’ movement
which leads to the 5) of a certain area on land. Earthquakes
destroy buildings and people usually become victims because they get stuck or
killed under the rubble.
Tornado is also a natural disaster which looks like an enormous column of the
wind which lifts cars, bicycles, furniture and many other things. It is also
called a twister and it can be very 6) if touches the surface of the
ground or water.
Flood in its turn happens when rivers burst their banks. Most extended floods
damage cities and wash away whole populated places. Tsunami is another 7)
disaster which arises as a series of huge waves caused by
underwater earthquakes.
