4. Match the description with the disasters:

Tornado the tremor, measuring 6 on the Richter scale lasted for five seconds but caused cracks in

roads

drought roofs were blown off and trees were ripped out by the roots in winds gusting up to

100 mph

Forest fire lava poured down the other side of the mountain destroying everything in its path.

Volcano this year’s crop has been lost. The land is so dry that all water holes have dried up.

Flood helicopters are spraying the blaze from the air and fire crews set up firebreaks to prevent

spreading.

Earthquake the water level has been rising since the river burst its banks.

Hurricane a 30-meter wall on water swept up the beach destroying houses along the seafront.

Tidal wave along the path of the twister cars were lifted hundred of meters into the air.

5. Now mach the words and descrition:

Tremors the place where the earthquake starts.

Epicenter tremors which happen after the main earthquake.

Aftershocks trembling of earth measuring on the Richter scale.

6. Complete this news report with the correct form of the verbs from the brackets:

(fight, start, spread, bring, rescue, trap, evacuate, suffer)

1. The fire which destroyed the hotel last night _________ started in the kitchen.

2. The fire quickly __________ up the stairs and the corridors of the hotel.

3. Firefighters had to ________ two young children who were _______ in their bedroom.

4. Four other people were taken to hospital __________ from the effects o smoke.

5. Surrounding buildings were _______-ed, who were looking for their relatives.

6. Firefighters __________ to ____________ the blaze under control.

7. Make a composition about Environmental situation in the world. Lesson 14 Ukraine and its relationships in the world

1. Learn these words and word-combinations and put them into your vocabularies, find their meaning :

Marvelous magnificent brilliant fantastic

Delicious impressive astonishing admirable

Glorious enjoyable gorgeous majestic

Outstanding various exquisite beautiful.

Splendid- extraordinary fine

Superb famous delightful

Unique breath-taking wonderful

Unforgettable unbelievable well-known

2. Use the words above to say some information about your Motherland.

3. Use the words from the brackets, find their meaning in dictionary and complete the sentences:

(rivers, fertilizers, water, industrial, salinity, polluted, fish, industrialized)

1. Pollution became evident in Ukraine with ________ development in the 19^th century.

2. Ukraine contains some of the most ______ landscapes in Eastern Europe.

3. Air pollution is especially severe in the heavily _______cities of Kharkiv and Donetsk.

4. Water pollution affects ________ and seas of Ukraine.

5. The Dniester and the Danube are the most polluted bodies of _________.

6. About half of the chemical _______applied in the fields are washed off into the river.

7. The________- of the Sea of Azov has increased by 40 percent since the 1950’s.

8. It has resulted in a dramatic drop in _________ catches by 60-90 percent.