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1. Hundreds were missing yesterday in addition to the official death toll of at least 600 after a week of torrential rains and floods in Shri-Lanka. 2. Rescuers in Italy scrambled to free thousands of people buried by an earthquake that struck the northwest of the country. 3 . The tremor set off a fire at the country's biggest oil refinery. 4. The environmental agency spokesman said that the floods had been caused by a combination of gale-force winds , low pressure and an equinox tide . 5. Flying debris claimed several lives. 6. Typhoon York left a trail of destruction as it scored a direct hit on Hong Kong yesterday, killing at least one person and injuring 466 others. 7. British search and rescue teams working in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in the western Turkey pulled two survivors from the rubble . 8. The poor were hit hardest by Mexico’s deluge. 4. NATURAL DISASTERS MESSAGE BOARD. Read the message board and then answer the following questions in small groups. • Do you think there are now more natural disasters than in the past? • Do you think we are prepared to deal with the disasters? S A R A H: “I think it’s really scary that there are so many natural disasters these days. There are far more than in the past. Every time you switch on the news you see places that are flooded or countries in drought. I’m sure it’s all connected to climate change and global warming”. J A M E S: “We hear so many natural disasters on the news these days that you become immune to them. I don’t mean that in a horrible way, but it always seems so far away and there’s absolutely nothing you can do to help the poor people who are there”. C I N D Y: “The hurricanes and earthquakes that have happened in the past month just prove how unprepared we are for natural disasters. It’s crazy that with all the technology and — 45 — information available to us nowadays natural disasters still kill so many people. They should spend more money on research to develop warning systems for hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and tsunamis”. R O G E R: “You can’t prepare for natural disasters as nobody knows when or where they are going to happen. It’s nature’s way of reminding us that she is in charge and we should respect her a lot more than we do”. • Who do you agree with? • Who do you disagree with? • How would you answer the two questions? Write your message to the message board. Now compare your message with your groupmates. Do you all share the same opinion? жүктеу/скачать 0,58 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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