1. Vocabulary PowerPoint

2. trembles People sense an earthquake when everything nearby shakes and trembles.

3. trembles – shakes

4. wreckage Even an earthquake shorter than one minute can leave wreckage.

5. wreckage – leftover bits of something ruined

6. slab A falling slab, or flat and thick piece, or concrete can destroy everything under it.

7. slab – a broad, flat piece

8. possessions A quake can damage people’s possessions. The things people own might be ruined.

9. possessions – things one owns

10. tenement A tenement, or poorly built apartment building, is especially at risk during a quake.

11. tenement – an apartment building

12. crushing If falling structures are crushing everything inside them, the street is the safest place.

13. crushing – smashing

14. rubble It can take time and effort to clean up broken bits of rubble.

15. rubble – broken stones or bricks

16. timbers Houses made of timbers, or wooden beams, can collapse like toothpick toys.

17. timbers – large pieces of wood

18. debris After an earthquake, the debris from a badly damaged road can be dangerous.

19. debris – pieces of broken things

20. constructed Buildings now can be constructed in a way that helps them survive quakes.

21. constructed – built