1Complete the sentences with the words in the box. • avalanche, disease, drought, earthquake, famine,…
1Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
• avalanche, disease, drought, earthquake, famine, flood, hurricane, tsunami, volcanic eruption.•
1) Nobody was on the beach when the . reached shore.
2) The . has killed animals who usually drink from rivers and streams which are now dry.
3) Because of the . , travel is impossible without a boat.
4) When the house shook, I knew there was an . .
5) The . is worse this year because the wheat and vegetable crops have both failed.
6) The . is spreading from village to village, and thousands of people are very ill.
7) Over 30 cm of snow has fallen in two days, so the chance of an . is very high. The . has brought rain and winds of 180 kph.
9) A huge cloud of ash from the . means planes cannot fly near the island.
1. The volcanic eruption has destroyed (c) the forest and all the homes in the area around the mountain.
2 A year without rain has caused (g) a serious drought in Western Australia.
3. Doctors in the area (d) say that thousands of people are now ill with the disease.
4. The United Nations is sending food aid to (f) the victims of the famine.
5. The tsunami reached (e) the coast and destroyed thousands of homes.
6. Five skiers were injured in (a) the avalanche on Sunday afternoon.
7. The TV report showed the route of (b) the tomado: it struck the city and then moved east.