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D Read the conversation again and fi ll the blank Match the natural disasters with the pictures.
with no more than three words. Then listen, check your answers and repeat.
Can you add more?
1. Nam Dinh Province was hit by a severe ________.
2. Only a few people were ________. A. volcanic eruption B. tornado C. fl ood D. forest fi re
3. The storm caused extensive _______ to property.
E. earthquake F. tsunami G. mudslide H. drought
4. Rescue workers have freed those who were
________ in fl ooded homes.
5. The government has sent rescue equipment,
food, and ________.
6. People without homes will be provided with
________.

E Responding to news
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________
Nick uses the expression ‘That’s terrible!’ to react
to the news of the tropical storm. Read the
conversation again and fi nd similar responses.

D Write the responses into the correct
columns. Then listen, check and repeat.

Wow! How terrible!
3. ____________________ 4. ____________________
That’s great! How wonderful!
Oh dear! Oh no!

That’s a relief! That’s shocking!
That’s awful! That’s awesome!

Responding to good news Responding to bad news
5. ____________________ 6. ____________________

E Match the sentences (1-6) to the responses
(a-f). Then practise the exchanges with a
partner.
7. ____________________ 8. ____________________
1. Mary and Tom are a. Oh no!
getting married in July.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions
2. I managed to pass the b. How wonderful! about common natural disasters in some
test!
areas in Viet Nam.
3. Many people died in the c. Wow!
accident. Example:
4. They have invented a d. That’s a relief! A: Which are the most common natural disasters in
fl ying car. Thanh Hoa?
5. Our house was destroyed e. That’s shocking! B: Typhoons and fl oods.
by the storm. A: How often do they happen there?
6. Hospitals have refused to f. That’s awful! B: Typhoons happen there about three or four
take in any more injured times a year, and fl oods about twice a year.
people.

27 Unit 9/ Natural Disasters