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Natural disasters Activity 1 Activity 1

Answer the following questions. Work in groups. 1) What is a natural disaster? 2) What natural disasters have you heard of? 3) What factors may cause a natural disaster? 4) Do you believe these disasters can be prevented? If so? How? 5) Do you think your country is prepared to face any natural disasters? If not, please say how can the government protect people from natural disasters?

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Match the word with the corresponding picture: 1- famine A B 2- flood 3- epidemics 4- blizzard C D

Grammar: Indirect Speech Decide if the following statements are true or false: 1-Reported Speech and Indirect Speech are two names for describing the same concept. 2-If you use Indirect Speech, you don’t need to use the exact words you or someone else has said. 3-To report an imperative sentence you don’t use TO INFINITIVE 4-If you report a negative imperative sentence, you use NOT TO. 5-You have to change the pronouns in reported speech when necessary.

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Grammar practice

Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech. Remember to make all necessary changes. 1- Sasha said, “Be careful of the heavy rains for today.” 2- Peter told me, “Prepare your house for the coming blizzard.” 3- Breaking news says, “Don’t leave your house under any circumstances.” 4- Everybody is saying, “Buy enough bottled water.” 5- John tells them, “Don’t go out if the wind starts blowing hard.” 6- The last weather forecast said, “Get ready because floods are expected for the next two days.”

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You saw the news in the morning. You heard that a terrible blizzard is coming to the area where your friend lives. You talk with him about this.

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You call your friend B and tell him/her what you have heard in the news this morning. Offer him your help. Useful language: Hi, … How are you? I heard … is coming … The reporter said … Please tell your family not … If you need anything,… Would you like…?

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Your friend A calls you. Listen to what he/she has to tell you. Answer his/her questions. Useful language Hey my friend, fine …? I haven’t heard … Yesterday news said … I told Jennie to … My children said … You are … I really appreciate …

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More natural disasters Activity 6 Activity 6

Complete the gaps of the definitions with the appropriate words

Drought – Tornado – Hurricane – Flood – Typhoon – Landslide

1-a ________is a large mass of rocks and earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a mountain or hill. 2-a _______is an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very strong winds that occurs especially in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. 3-a _______ is a period of dryness especially when prolonged; specifically : one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth. 4-a ________ is an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm that occurs especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea. 5-a ________ is a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point. 6-a _________ is a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry.

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Complete the table with the corresponding tense changes.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

Simple Present

Simple Past

Present Perfect

Simple Future

Can – May – Might

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Indirect speech Optional tense change

Turn to page 134 in Grammar Booster. Check these options and provide two examples for each of them. If the reporting verbs SAY and TELL are in the Simple Past, tense changes are not always needed. There are three optional changes. 1) When the statement refers to something just said: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

2) When the statement refers to something that is still true.

___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 3) When the statement refers to a scientific or general truth. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ When the reporting verb is in the Simple Present, there is no tense change in indirect speech.

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Write the following statements in indirect speech. 1) My mother used to tell me, “you have to do what you love in

life.” 2) Fiona always says, “you need to drink two liters of water every

day.” 3) The teacher told her students, “Independence Day is July 4th.” 4) His husband said, “the weather will get worse tomorrow.” 5) The father told his children, “you can go to play outside.” 6) Tina said, “I have just finished the report.” 7) My neighbors told me, “we are moving to Peru next month.” 8) Hughes says, “you are invited to the party if you want to

come.”

You went on vacations for two weeks and decided not to hear any news. Now you are back and want to be up to date. You ask a friend about the latest news.

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You went on vacations for the last two weeks. You haven’t heard the news or read anything online. Now you are back home and you want to know what has happened while you were away. Ask your partner B about it. Useful Language: I went to ………………………….. I had ……………………………….. Could you tell me what ……….? What’s going on ………………….? Have you heard anything about …..?

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Your friend A went on vacations for the last two weeks, he/she hasn’t heard any news since he/she left. Tell him/her about the latest current events. Useful Language: The Washington Post said … I read that … The CNN said … I got to know that … They said… I’ve heard that … My mother told me … The internet said that …

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Earthquakes

Before reading Do you know how an earthquake originates? Do you remember any famous earthquake? What would you do if an earthquake took place in your city? After reading Write a short news report of a natural disaster, please include the location, the date, the event, number of people affected, etc. Use these adjectives to describe the disaster: mild, moderate, severe, deadly, catastrophic.