snowstorm

1

earthquake

volcano

2

Natural disasters

3

4

typhoon

Lesson 2: A Closer Look 1

VOCABULARY
1.Erupted (v)

phun, nổ

2.Raged (V)

diễn ra ác liệt

3.Collapsed (v)

sụp đổ

4.Strike -> struck (v) Đánh đập
5.Bury -> buried (v) chôn vùi, vùi lấp
6.Shake -> shook(v)

rung, lắc, làm rung

1. Fill, listen then check.
struck
1. Yesterday a terrible storm……………….the
rural area of Ha Giang Province.
2. Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as
erupted
the volcano…………………
3. Hundreds of buildings were completely
shook
destroyed when the earthquake………….the
city.
buried
4. The mudslide…………the
whole village while
people were still sleeping in their houses.
raged
5. The forest fire………………for
eight hours and
some animals were badly injured or killed.
6. We managed to run out of the house into the
collapsed
street before the walls……………………

3. Now use the phrase in 2 in the correct form to
complete the sentences.
1. The rescue workers set up a camp to
____________
provide aid for the flood victims.
2. On the second day, there was a rainstorm
put out the forest fire .
which helped to ____________________
3. When the storm started, they _____________
took shelter
in a cave.
4. As the tornado moved through the town, high
winds _________________
scattered debris across the streets.
evacuate the village to public
5. The police had to _________________
shelters before the volcano started to erupt.

PRONUNCIATION
Stress in words ending in – logy and - graphy
4. Listen and repeat these words. Pay attention to the
stressed syllables.

technology
photography
ecology

biology
apology
biography

geography
psychology

REMEMBER!
For words ending in – logy and –
graphy, place the stress on the third
syllable from the end.
Ex: biology

photography

5. Listen and mark the stress on the correct syllable in the
words below. Pay attention to –logy and –graphy.

1. sociology

4. climatology

2. zoology

5. astrology

3. biliography

6. demography

6. Read the following sentences and mark (') the
stressed syllable in the underlined words. Then
listen and repeat the sentences.

1. We are studying the geography of Asia.
2. I had a biology lesson this afternoon.
3. They share a common interest in
photography.
4. A biography is a book that tells the story
of someone's life, written by someone else.
5. Zoology is the scientific study of animals
and their behavior.

HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart new words.
- Redo all these tasks on
workbook.
- Prepare “ A closer look 2”
- Do exercises on Viettelstudy.