Topic of
the day
NATURAL
DISASTERS
Use the following idioms in your conversation today:
Gear Up
Get ready
Eg. We must gear up for an avalanche
after such heavy snowfall
Loss of life
Death
Eg. The enormous loss of life after the
2004 tsunami was very sad.
Prompts- Natural disasters
What are some of the natural
disasters you know about?
What is the worst disaster you
have witnessed in your lifetime?
Whom did it affect?
Tsunami
An extremely large wave
caused by a violent movement
of the earth under the sea
Cyclone
A violent and often
destructive storm in which the
wind moves very fast in a
circular direction
Vocabulary For The Day
Dangerous- Able or likely to cause harm or death,
or unpleasant problems
Warning- Notice of a possible danger or problem,
so that it can be prevented or avoided
Signals- An action, movement, or sound that gives
information, a message, a warning, or an order
Signs- Something showing that something else
exists or might happen or exist in the future
Vocabulary For The Day
Information- Facts about a situation, person,
event, etc.
Network- A large system consisting of many
similar parts that are connected together to allow
movement or communication between or along
the parts, or between the parts and a control
centre
Occur- To happen
Vocabulary For The Day
Earthquake- A sudden violent movement of the
earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
Floods- To cause to fill or become covered with
water, especially in a way that causes problems
Avalanche- A large amount of ice, snow, and rock
falling quickly down the side of a mountain
Landslide- A mass of rock and earth moving
suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
Vocabulary For The Day
Man-made- Produced or developed by humans
rather than coming directly from nature
Hurry- To move or do things more quickly than
normal or to make someone do this
Rescue- The act of helping someone out of a
dangerous or unpleasant situation
Relief- Food, money, or services that provide help
for people in need
Vocabulary For The Day
Precaution- An action that is done to prevent
something unpleasant or dangerous happening
Disaster- An event that results in great harm,
damage, or death, or serious difficulty
Efficacy- The quality of being effective;
effectiveness
Prevent- To stop something from happening or
someone from doing something
Vocabulary For The Day
Certainty- Something that is very likely to happen
Prepare- To make or get something or someone ready
for something that will happen in the future
Normalcy- The state of being normal
Rehabilitation- The process of returning to a healthy
or good way of life
Disrupt- To prevent something, especially a system,
process, or event, from continuing as usual or as
expected
Thank you
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