A PowerPoint to learn vocabulary related to Natural Disasters

1. NATURAL DISASTERS
You are going to study the following
words
• Avalanche
• Hurricane
• Cyclone
• Earthquake
• Tsunami
• Tornado
• Forest fire
• Blizzard
• Drought
• Flood
• monsoon

2. A large mass of snow falling down the
side of a mountain is an…
Avalanche
/ æv. l. n /ˈ ə ɑː ʃ

3. An extremely violent wind or storm is
a…
Hurricane
/
h r. .k n/ˈ ʌ ɪ ə
/-ke n/ɪ

4. A violent tropical storm in which the air
goes round and round is a …
cyclone
/ˈsaikl un/ə

5. A shaking of the ground is an…
earthquake
/ˈɜːθkwe k/ɪ

6. A huge wave caused by an
earthquake which flows onto land is a
…
tsunami
/tsu n mi/ːˈ ɑː

7. A tall column of air spinning
round very fast is a …
tornado
/t ne d /ɔːˈ ɪ əʊ

8. A big fire that can destroy many trees
and houses is a …
forest fire
/f r st fa (r)/ˈ ɒ ɪ ˈ ɪə

9. A very bad storm with snow and
strong winds is a …
blizzard
/ bl z d/ˈ ɪ ə

10. A period of time with no rain is a …
drought
/dra t/ʊ

11. When there is too much water in a river
and it comes onto the streets and fields a
…
flood
/fl d/ʌ

12. When it rains very heavily for three
months or more
monsoon
/ m n su n/ˌ ɒ ˈ ː

13. Adapted from levanova lara’s Power
Point . Thanks!
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