En Las Noticias Un Acto Heroico Capítulo 5A En Las Noticias Un Acto Heroico
Part 1 To talk about natural disasters and weather extremes
hurricane el huracán
the flood la inundación
the rain = la lluvia to rain = llover (o→ue)
the snow = la nieve to snow = nevar (e→ie)
the earthquake el terremoto
the storm la tormenta
to discuss the news
the article el artículo
to investigate investigar
the announcer el/la locutor, -a
the newscast el noticiero
to occur ocurrir
the reporter el/la reportero, -a
to try to tratar de
to tell a story
because of a causa de
fortunately afortunadamente
frightened (estar) asustado, -a
the cause la causa
in a hurry (estar) de prisa
suddenly de repente
to scream gritar
There was (lightning) Hubo (+ relápagos)
to call (on the phone) llamar (por teléfono)
to hear oír
without a doubt sin duda
Help! ¡Socorro!
Part 2 to talk about fires
to put out, turn off apagar
to go down bajar
the firefighter el bombero
to start comenzar (e →ie)
to destroy destruir (i→y)
asleep (estar) dormido, -a
el edificio de apartamentos apartment building el edificio de apartamentos
the ladder la escalera
the stairs las escaleras
to escape escaparse
to hide esconder(se)
the explosion la explosión
the smoke el humo
the fire (out of control) el incendio
the fire (under control) el fuego
the furniture los muebles
dead (estar) muerto, -a
the paramedic el/la paramédico, -a
to burn quemar(se)
to die = morirse they died = se murieron
to go up subir
to discuss rescues
injured (estar) herido, -a
injured person el/la herido, -a
the hero el héroe
the heroine la heroína
to rescue rescatar
to save salvar
brave valiente
life la vida
living, alive vivo, -a