The Natural Disasters.

Date____________Name______________________________Form 10

1. Match the natural disasters in the box with their effects below.

1. A storm over a tropical sea , causes incredible destruction when it hits  land.- Hurricane
2. A long thin cloud and violent wind , destroys everything in its path.
3. After heavy rainfall, rivers break their banks and water covers the land.
4. Hot gases pour out of the top of a mountain and lava covers the earth.
5. Snow, ice and rocks fall down a mountainside.
6. The ground shakes , buildings fall down , people are trapped.
7. A lack of water .  Plants die and the grass turns brown.
8. Trees and plants burn and houses may go up in flames.

2. Complete the news report with the words from the box.

 The earthquake was a surprise. There hadn’t been any ¹ warnings  of seismic activity . The ground ²_________ and a few people screamed but most of them didn’t   ³  _________ . Because of regular earthquake   ⁴ __________the workers knew to go down the stairs to ⁵ ___________the office block. There was a loud explosion and smoke and ⁶ ________ rose above the building. Everyone ran to safety. The ⁷______ was terrible. Unfortunately, there were hundreds of  ⁸__________. Three days later two ⁹___________were found under the building. They had been  ¹⁰_________ in the basement . The emergency workers worked tirelessly to ¹¹ ___________ them . As they emerged from the  ¹²___________, people cheered.