NATURAL DISASTERSYou are going to study the following

words

• Avalanche• Hurricane• Cyclone• Earthquake• Tsunami• Tornado• Forest fire

• Blizzard• Drought• Flood• monsoon

A large mass of snow falling down the side of a mountain is an…

Avalanche

/ æv. l. n / ˈ ə ɑː ʃ

An extremely violent wind or storm is a…

Hurricane

/h r. .k n/ˈ ʌ ɪ ə/-ke n/ɪ

A violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round is a …

cyclone

/ˈsaikl un/ə

A shaking of the ground is an…

earthquake

/ˈɜːθkwe k/ɪ

A huge wave caused by an earthquake which flows onto land is a

…

tsunami/tsu n mi/ːˈ ɑː

A tall column of air spinninground very fast is a …

tornado

/t ne d /ɔːˈ ɪ əʊ

A big fire that can destroy many trees and houses is a …

forest fire

/ f r st fa (r)/ˈ ɒ ɪ ˈ ɪə

A very bad storm with snow and strong winds is a …

blizzard/ bl z d/ˈ ɪ ə

A period of time with no rain is a …

drought

/dra t/ʊ

When there is too much water in a river and it comes onto the streets and fields a

…

flood

/fl d/ʌ

When it rains very heavily for three months or more

monsoon/ m n su n/ˌ ɒ ˈ ː

Adapted from levanova lara’s Power Point . Thanks!

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