“THE WORLD IS A FINE PLACE AND WORTH FIGHTING FOR” Ernest Hemingway

”Is the Earth a dangerous place?’’

[a:] – disaster, disastrous, start, fast, guitar [ʌ] – past, flood, blood, hurricane, nothing [æ] – damage, badly, bang, travel, happen [ei] – break, shake, volcano, tornado [з:] – earth, earthquake, hurt, emergency [au] – drought, shout, sound, down

Earthquake – землетрясениеHurricane – ураган Tornado – торнадо Volcano – вулкан Flood – наводнение Drought – засуха

A flood is a large amount of water which quickly covers a place that is usually dry land. An earthquake is a sudden shaking of the ground. A hurricane is a very violent wind or storm. A tornado is a very violent wind in the form of a funnel of air that spins at great speed across land. A volcano is a mountain with hole called a crater in the top. Sometimes lava and gases are released from the crater. A drought is a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water. Listen to the tape and check the answers:

A terrible disaster - Ужасное бедствие A disaster area - Зона бедствия Damage - Вред, повреждения To damage - Разрушать, вредить To do a lot of damage - Приносить много повреждений To shake each other’s hands / to shake hands with each other - Пожимать руки Read the words and the word combinations:

The Yungay Earthquake "I was in school," said Juan. "On the blackboard, in big white letters was the date - May 31st The letters started to dance in front of my eyes." "Were you asleep?" "No, I looked out of the window. There was a noise, like a big lorry in the street. But outside there were only a few empty cars." "What made the noise?" "It was coming from the ground. The cars started to jump up and down. Then the classroom clock fell off the wall and the window broke. I was afraid. I ran out of school and into the street. As I was running, the houses started to fall down. The ground was moving under my feet. I knew then..." "Knew what?" "I knew that it was an earthquake. I ran to the fields. I could hear bangs and screams behind me. I only turned round when I got to the second field. I couldn't believe my eyes. Nearly all buildings were on the ground. In front of me, the earth was moving up and down like a sea."

" What did you do?" "Nothing for a while. Then I heard another sound, like great guns. It came from the mountains. I looked up and the nearest mountain began to fly at me! I ran away and swam across the river. On the other side, I started to run again. A great wind carried me along. Then earth and snow fell on top,of me..." "Snow?" "Yes, mountain snow. The earthquake broke off a large piece of the mountain."... "How many died?" asked Mark. " died and another people were hurt. Nearly a million lost their homes — that is one out of 13 people in Peru. I think it was the worst earthquake ever." Mark looked in his notebook again. "There was an earthquake in China in It killed people. In 1923, in Japan, people died."

1) When did the Yungay earthquake take place? 2) How did it begin? 3) What did Juan hear and see? 4) What happened with the boy? 5) Was the Yungay earthquake the most terrible? Answer the questions:

ContinentsCountries. Earthquakes Hurricanes Tornadoes Volcanoes Listen and fill in the table:

ContinentsCountries EarthquakesAsia, South and North America, Europe Japan, China, India, Turkey, Peru, Chili, Mexico, The USA, Armenia, The Russian Federation and Portugal HurricanesAsiaJapan, China, The Russian Federation, The Filipinos, North America, The USA TornadoesNorth America, The USA, VolcanoesEurope, Asia, America Italy, The Russian Federation, Salvador and Hawaii

Today I’ve learnt … On this lesson I knew… It was interesting for me… It was difficult for me… After the lesson I feel… -Positive emotions: success satisfaction, happiness, joy, proud, surprise, admiration -Negative emotions: boredom, sadness, dissatisfaction, irritation.

Answer the question: Is the Earth a dangerous place?

Home task I group: - to find interesting facts about earthquakes II group: - to find interesting facts about tornadoes + Additional task : – to make a story about any natural disaster, using the new words.

Thank you. Goodbye