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���Natural Disasters & Extreme Weather � �� A.Vocabulary - What happened?�Click on the right�options. � ���������� ��������� ���� 1.�A blizzard hit the cityA volcano eruptedA mudslide buried the village�������������������������������2. The hurricane struckThe blizzard struckThe mudslide destroyed the city�����������3. The flood hit the cityThe volcano erruptedThe mudslide buried this neighborhood � ����� �� � �������� ��� 4. The earthquake shook the cityThe mudslide destroyed downtownThe blizzard struck�����������5.�The hurricane hit the cityThe volcano erruptedThe flood destroyed this area������������ 6. The hurricane hit TokyoThe volcano erruptedThe muslide burried downtown � B.Vocabulary - Look at the pictures and type the missing words. � 1. Yesterday, a terrible�hit the rural area. � 2. An awful ��struck New York city. � 3. Families rushed away after the ��erupted. � 4.�Hundreds of houses were destroyed�when the ��shook the city. � 5. The city was devastated as the �hit! � � �C.Conversation - Click on the correct words. ���Then, type numbers 1-4 for the right sequence. � �B: When thestruck, we waited for the rescue. ���������� How about you? What were you doing when it happened? �A: At school? Well, how did you go home after the buriedhit�the school �������� area? �B: I was at school. I was doing a project when that terrible �shookstruck�! �A: What a terrible day! Where were you when the storm hitburied�? � � D.Grammar - Observe this: � ��� � Now, type 1 for the action that happened first, and 2 for the second one. � 1. He was reading �a book when the hurricane struck . � 2.�When the flood came , my parents were hiking . � 3. When the mudslide buried �the village, most people were sleeping �in their ��� homes. � 4. Peter and Gary were riding �their bikes when the blizzard hit . � Fill in the blanks with either the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST CONTINUOUS form of the verbs in parentheses. 1. A: What �you �(DO) when the hurricane �(HIT) the city? ��� B: I �(EAT) dinner when the strong winds �(STRIKE)! � 2. A: When the earthquake �(SHAKE) the city, ������� �what��Peter �(DO)?� ��� B: He �(READ) a book and his dog �(SLEEP). � 3. A: �you �(HIKE) in the woods � ������ �when the storm �(STRIKE)? ��� B: Yes, I �and it �(RAIN) a lot! �4. A: I (RIDE) my bike ������� when the flood �(HIT). ��� �B: Oh, my! �you get hurt? � Now check this out: ���� Now, click on the right words. � � 1. A:�Did anyonesomeoneno one�get hurt during the flood? ��� B: No, luckily anyonesomeoneno one�got seriously hurt. � 2. A:�I heard no oneanyonesomeone�died during the earthquake. ��� B:�Really? And did no onesomeoneanyone�� survive the mudslide?�� � ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Have fun! � �