3. Read the list given below. Which of the following would be considered acceptable normal behavior during the earthquake?

1. Remain calm and careful.

2. Cry, to run around the room.

3. Stand calmly near the window hoping for the help.

4. Drop to the ground and take cover under a heavy piece of furniture.

5. Lean to the outdoor wall and read a book not to worry.

6. Stay in inside corner.

7. Call to your relatives to speak about the changeability of life.

8. Stay away from windows, bookcases, heavy mirrors, hanging plants, and other heavy objects that could fall.

9. Remain calm and reassure others.

10. Check gas, water and electric lines. If damaged, shut off service. If gas is leaking, don’t use matches, flashlights, appliances or electric switches.

4. Complete the following statements using the information from the text.

1. An earthquake is ……

2. Earthquakes are dangerous

3. There are three major kinds of tectonic boundaries, categorized by their activities:

4. The most obvious way to avoid earthquake….

5. Earthquakes are measured by….

6. Earthquake occurs when…

7. The strength of a quake is……

8. The epicenter is a….

5. Match the terms with their definitions.

An earthquake b) focus c) The epicenter d) Convergent boundary e) Divergent boundary f) Transform boundaries g)A seismograph h)The goal of a seismograph

1) An earthquake's point of initial rupture¹ is called its….

2)….. is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. 

3)….. are locations where two plates slide past one another.

4)….. is the point at ground level directly above the focus.

5)….. is the device that scientists use to measure earthquakes.

6)….. where one plate is literally going over another plate. 

7)…… is to accurately record the motion of the ground during a quake.

8)…… is where the plates separate and move apart. 

rupture¹- розрив

6. Make up sentences putting the words in the correct order beginning from the first word. Give the title to these sentences.

1. During, to, the ground, an, drop, under, and, take, earthquake, cover, piece, a heavy, of, furniture.

2. Stock up like, water, on, flashlights, supplies, medicines, batteries, food, and, and.

3. An inside, shaking, safest, is, to wait, the, place, for, to, corner, stop.

4. Stay, fixtures, windows, away, light, and, might, subjects, outside, from, that, fall, and, avoid, doors, or walls.

5. There are, to, during, before, take, important, and, the steps, event.

6. Fasten , check, securely, shelves, gas, lines, and, contribute, walls, for, faults, and, cracks, that, might, wiring, to fire.

3. Read the passages. Put them in the right order. Retell the text. Save Yourself during an Earthquake

1) You are sitting on your desk or walking around and all of a sudden the ground is shaking (Earthquake). Don't think twice, simply head toward the nearest exit. If you notice that many people are heading toward that same exit, take a chair or anything solid enough to break a window. Run as fast as you can.

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