Bài tập bổ trợ và nâng cao Tiếng Anh 8
Unit 9. Natural Disasters(Phần 1)
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Topic:
Natural Disasters
Phonetics:
Stress in word ending in -logy and -graphy
Grammar:
– Review: Passive voice
– Past perfect
Vocabulary:
– Types of natural disaster
– Word to describe natural disasters
Skills:
– Reading and talking about a natural disaster, and what to do when it happen.
– Listening to and writing a news report on a natural disasters
PRACTICE
I. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
| 1. A. ecology | B.environment | C.autography | D. residential |
| 2. A. physiography | B.alternatively | C.criminology | D.unsuccesstully |
| 3. A. temporary | B.geology | C.emergency | D. logography |
| 4. A. astrology | B. unnatural | C.medication | D.demography |
| 5. A. voluntary | B.apology | C.television | D.nationalize |
II. Complete the words under the pictures with – logy or -graphy, then mark the stress syllable in each word. Say the words aloud.
III. Match natural disasters with the pictures.
drought earthquake flood tornado tsunami forest fire typhoon
landslide volcanic eruption lightning
IV. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
avalanche blizzard disaster drought eruption
evacuation explosion flood lightning tsunami
1. The soldiers have been deployed to help avert a looming environmental ___________
in Central provinces.
2. When I was outside in the__________________ , I couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of me because of all the snow.
3. Mum went shopping yesterday afternoon and she was very frightened. In the car
park, there was an______________________ and nobody knew what it was.
4. I saw on TV that yesterday there was an________ on an island in the Pacitic and hot lava came down the volcano.
5. My little sister is afraid of______________________ , so when there is a bad storm she always hides.
6. Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the mountains
there was an____________________ .
7. A powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high that ________killed at least 113 people.
8. If there is a bad __________ in a town, the people have to travel by boat!
9. After the harshest winter in decades, the western region is now facing its hottest summer and the worst_____________ across the area in nearly 40 years
10. People should become familiar with the guidelines for_______because natural disasters can force them to leave their homes.
V. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1. All people (go)_______ down into the cellar for protection by the time the tornado (sweep)___________________ through the town yesterday.
2. Hundreds of trees on streets in Ha Noi (fall)_____________________ in a sudden storm last night.
3. I (not seen)_______ a more horrible flood than this since I (live) _______in this area.
4. The tourists (camp) ____________ near a peaceful river, when all of a sudden, the river (flood)____ its banks and almost (destroy)_____their campsite.
5. When the vocano( erupt) _______ people living nearby already (move)_______ to safe places.
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