- •Section 1 Fundamentals of press
- •Vocabulary expansion
- •Activity 2. Read the text and do the assignments suggested. How news gets around
- •Hansom’s daughter in hostage terror
- •Secret message for the Rev.Walton
- •Foxes trapped in backyard
- •Section 2
- •Un proliferation talks create conflict.
- •Activity 6. Read the article and do the exercises presented after it. Conflict in Mideast.
- •Types of war
- •Peace partners
- •The Cold War Is Long Over
- •To Be Free From America
- •The Scourge of Somalia’s Seas
- •Section 3 Elections
- •Section 4 Disasters
- •A quake, a slide, another lesson
- •Hurricane, earthquake, volcanic eruption, drought, flood, famine
- •Floods, earthquake, famine, drought, disease, emergency, refugees, aid, charity, injuries
- •Ring around the Earth
- •Life destroyed by asteroids
- •Visitor drops in from outer space
- •Activity 18. In groups of three, answer as many of these questions about asteroids as you can.
- •Asteroids, Comets, and The Earth—on a Collision Course?
- •Dozens dead from earthquake in Turkey
- •Japan earthquake, tsunami: Death toll soars from 8.9 'Ring of Fire' quake
- •Не только в Европе
- •Earthquake strikes central China
- •Powerful earthquake kills 57 in Indonesia
- •Hurricane Irene: Emergency declared in seven us states
- •Section 5 Economics
- •Причини, за якими європейці відмовляються від рідних марок, фунтів та франків на користь нової та не зовсім зрозумілої грошової одиниці, втрачаючи при цьому частину суверенітету:
Section 4 Disasters
So when any of the four pillars
(religion, justice, counsel, treasure)
of government are mainly shaken or weakened,
men have need to pray for fair weather.
Fransic Bacon
Activity1. Study basic vocabulary list:
Earthquake - a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface
Hurricane/ tornado/ typhoon – a violent storm with a strong fast circular wind
Volcano – a mountain with a crater at the top through which lava, gases escape with explosive force
Explosion – an act of exploding
Major accidents – smth. damaging that happens unexpectedly or by chance
War/ civil war – armed fighting between nations / people of the same country
Flood – the covering with water of a place that is usually dry
Drought – dry weather, when there is not enough water
Famine – extreme lack of food for a very large number of people
Epidemics - diseases affecting large numbers of people
A. Verbs connected with these words:
A volcano has erupted in Indonesia. Hundreds are feared dead.
Volcano erupts after four hundred years.
The flu epidemic spread rapidly throughout the country.
Millions are starving as a result of the famine.
Famine results in thousands starving.
A big earthquake shook the city at noon today.
The area is suffering its worst drought for many years.
Sudan suffers drought.
Civil war has broken out in the north of the country.
Civil war breaks out.
A tornado swept through the islands yesterday.
Earthquake devastates Los Angeles.
Bomb goes off on train
Woman rescued from drowning in floods.
Remember: injure (people), damage (things):
200 people were injured and dozens of buildings were damaged in the hurricane.
Choose one of the above-mentioned headlines and compose a news report of your own.
B. Words for people involved in disasters:
The explosion resulted in 300 casualties (dead and injured people).
The real victims of the civil war are the children left without parents (those who suffer the results of the disaster).
There were only three survivors. All the other passengers died instantly (people who live through a disaster).
Thousands of refugees have crossed the border looking for food and shelter.
During the battle, the dead and wounded were flown out in helicopters.
C. Headlines:
Rabies out of control in many parts of Asia (disease can be caused by bite from a dog, fox, etc).
Yellow fever figures drop (tropical disease; skin goes yellow).
New malaria drug tested (usually caused because of mosquito bite).
Minister says fight against leprosy goes on (terrible skin disease).
Cholera and typhoid injections not needed says Tourism Minister (diseases causing sickness).
Activity 2. What type of disaster from the vocabulary list are these sentences about?
Example: The lava flow destroyed three villages – volcano
The earth is cracked and vegetation has withered.
The tremor struck at 3.35 p.m. local time.
People had boarded up shops and houses during the day before and stayed indoor.
Shelling and mortar fire could be heard all over the town.
Witnesses said they saw a fireball fall out of the sky.
People were stranded in the upper floors and sometimes on the roofs of their homes, unable to move about.
Activity 3. Complete the missing items in this word-class table:
verb |
Noun – thing or idea |
Noun-person |
……………….. |
explosion |
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……………….. |
………… |
survivor |
injure |
………….. |
………. |
starve |
…………. |
……….. |
erupt |
…………. |
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Activity 4. Fill in the gaps using vocabulary from Ex B:
Another 50 people died today, yet more …………. of this terrible famine.
The government has agreed to allow 3.000 ……… trying to escape the civil war to enter the country.
It was the worst road accident the country has ever seen, with over 120………..
Were there any ………….. when the ship sank?
The ……………….and……………were simply left trying on the battlefield, it was a disgrace.
Activity 5. Which diseases are we talking about?
One that can be caused by a mosquito bite.
One that leaves the skin badly deformed.
One you can get by drinking infected water.
One you can get from an animal bite.
One that makes the skin go yellow.
Activity 6. Read the following article, translate and render it