IntroductionReadingandVocabulary.ppt

5. What happens at sea during a hurricane? 8th September, 1900. It has huge waves. 6. When was the worst hurricane of all time? 7. Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it? His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. No, he wasn’t. 8. What happened to him after the hurricane? Find the words and expressions in the passages and match them with the definitions. bury disaster feathers fur occur tropical 1. you can see this on an animal ______ 2. describing the hottest parts of the earth, north and south of the equator _______ 3. a terrible event _______ 4. you can see these on a bird _______ 5. to place in the ground or tomb _____ 6. to happen _______ fur tropical disaster feathers bury occur Tornado Hurricane Definition Speed Place a rotating column of air strong tropical storms over 400km/h 120km/h or more in the US in the Atlantic Ocean ... Fill in the blanks. Tornado Hurricane Damage The worst example pick up…, put… down, take … off …, destroy … kill… destroy… 1925 US 1900 Galveston Describe a tornado and a hurricane in your own words. Can you name some disasters? Can you describe it? the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm lightning tornado a column of air that turns very quickly flood a lot of water in an area which is usually dry a very strong wind or storm hurricane thunderstorm a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light volcanic eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material Match the words in the box with their definition. flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado 1. a lot of water in an area which is usually dry _________ 2. a very strong wind or storm ________ flood hurricane 3. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light ___________ 4. the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm _______