1. Natural Disasters Unit 9b

2. Hurricane a very severe storm a very severe storm to tear up trees to tear up trees to destroy houses to destroy houses to strike (struck/struck) some place to strike (struck/struck) some place to expect to expect to be really prepared to be really prepared to cut off the electricity supply to towns to cut off the electricity supply to towns to be caused by to be caused by to make emergency costs to make emergency costs

3. On March 11, 2011 an 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan.

4. The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10- metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings.

5. A tsumani triggered by a powerful earthquake swept away Sendai airport in northern Japan. A tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake swept away Sendai airport in northern Japan.

6. A powerful earthquake slammed houses, smashed cars and damaged roads throughout the eastern coast of Japan.

7. The earthquake that hit Japan on 11 March and the powerful tsunami it triggered is now known to have killed more than 10,000 people, with more than 17,000 still missing. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article- 1365569/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Aftershocks-10k- missing-Minami-Sanrik.html

8. Earthquake to slam buildings to slam buildings to shake buildings violently to shake buildings violently to smash/crush cars to smash/crush cars to trigger a tsunami to trigger a tsunami to sweep away everything in its path to be swallowed by tsunami