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Reading and vocabulary Module Three Reading and vocabulary

Fast-reading 1 ★ ★ ★ 1, What is a current ? (a) A kind of electricity Read about the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words : 1 Fast-reading 1, What is a current ? (a) A kind of electricity (b) A movement of water (c) A kind of wind 2, What kind of things flow ? (a) Water (b) Time (c) Money 3, If two places are on the same latitude ,they are on the same line _____ (a) east/west (b) north/south ★ ★ ★

What is a Tornado?

Careful-reading Read the first part of the passage carefully. Answer the questions. 1. How strong are tornado winds? 2. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? 3. How many tornadoes are there in the US every year? 4. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time ?

How strong are tornado winds? More than 400 Km/h. 2. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? It stays where it was. 3. How many tornadoes are there in the US every year? About 800. 4. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time ? More than 700.

tornado

tornado a column of air that turns very quickly

What is a Hurricane?

Careful-reading Read the rest two parts of the passage carefully. Answer the questions. 5. What happens at sea during a hurricane? 6. When was the worst hurricane of all time? 7. Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it? 8. What happened to him after the hurricane?

5. What happens at sea during a hurricane? It has huge waves. 6. When was the worst hurricane of all time? 8th September, 1900. 7. Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it? No, he wasn’t. 8. What happened to him after the hurricane? His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.

In August, 2005 , the Hurricane Katrina hit America.

Hurricane, the nightmare of New Orleans

Read the whole passage again and fill in the following form, using some key words

According to the passages fill in the table: Tornado Hurricane Definition Place Phenomena Bad results The worst example rotating column of air 16

Tornado Hurricane Speed Definition Place Damage The worst example Rotating,colo-mn of air… Strong tropical storms… Over 400km/h 120km/h or more US… …Sea …Gulf Pick…put… take…cause… Cause… kill… 1925 US 1900 Galveston