Good evening. Our program tonight is about disasters. This year there have been fires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. All our guests tonight have survived some disasters

UNIT 3

Disasters

I. LISTENING AND READING

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DISASTERS

Good evening. Our program tonight is about disasters. This year there have been fires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. All our guests tonight have survived some disasters.

Susan Fisher: Hello. I’m Susan Fisher and I live in Chicago. I was working in my office in the 28^th floor of a skyscraper. I was dictating a letter to my secretary when the fire alarm rang. I rushed out to the elevator but it wasn’t working. The stairs were full of thick smoke. We couldn’t go down, so we had to go up to the roof. When we got there, some people were waiting calmly. Others were screaming wildly. A helicopter managed to land on the roof and rescued us before the roof collapsed.

Linda Reed: I was on vacation on a small island in the South Pacific. I was sleeping when the volcano erupted. The noise woke me up. I looked out of the window. Everybody was running toward the harbor. I got dressed and ran to the harbor too. I managed to get on a cruise ship. It was leaving when the lava hit town.

Richard Phillips: My wife and I were staying with friends in Los Angeles. We were having dinner when the earthquake began. Everything shook and all the plates and food fell on the floor. We were just running out the house when the ceiling collapsed. We were lucky to survive.

II. NOTES

Chicago [ʃi ˈkɑːɡəʊ]

South Pacific [saʊθ pəˈsɪfɪk]

lava [ˈlɑːvə]

Los Angeles [ ]

III. VOCABULARY

1. disaster[dɪˈzɑːstə] natural disaster[ˈnætʃrəl]	катастрофа, бедствие cтихийное бедствие, природный катаклизм
2. earthquake[ˈɜːθˌkweɪk] We were having dinner when the earthquake began.	землетрясение Мы ужинали, когда началось зелетрясение.
3. volcano[vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ] volcanic eruption[vɒlˈkænɪk ɪˈrʌpʃn ] I was sleeping when the volcano erupted [ɪˈrʌpt ɪd].	вулкан извержение вулкана Я спала, когда началось извержение вулкана.
4. to survive[səˈvaɪv] to survive a disaster survivor[sərˈvaɪvə]	выжить, уцелеть пережить катастрофу переживший катастрофу, уцелевший
5. skyscraper[ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə]	небоскреб
6. alarm[əˈlɑːm] fire alarm[ˈfaɪə əˈlɑːm] I was writing a letter when the fire alarm rang.	тревога, будильник пожарная сигнализация Я писала письмо, когда сработала пожарная сигнализация.
7. to rush [rʌʃ] I rushed out to the elevator [ˈeləveɪtə] but it was not working.	помчаться, броситься Я бросилась к лифту, но он не работал.
8. roof[ruːf] A helicopter [ˈhelɪˌkɒptə] landed on the roof.	крыша Вертолет приземлился на крышу.
9. to collapse[kəˈlæps] He was trying to get out of the house when the roof collapsed.	рухнуть, обвалиться Он пытался выбраться из дома, когда рухнула крыша.
10. to scream[skriːm] Some people were.	кричать, визжать, вопить Некоторые люди громко кричали.
11. to rescue[ˈreskjuː] A helicopter rescued us.	спасать, выручать, приходить на помощь Нам на помощь пришел вертолет.
12. shake[ʃeɪk] (shook [ʃʊk], shaken [ʃeɪkən]) My hands were shaking.	дрожать, трястись У меня тряслись руки.
13. ceiling[ˈsiːlɪŋ] He was painting the ceiling all day yesterday.	потолок Вчера он весь день белил потолок.

III. COMPREHENSION CHECK

1. Answer the questions:

1. What was Susan Fisher doing when the fire alarm rang?

2. Why couldn’t she go down?

3. What were people on the roof doing when Susan got there?

4. What happened before the roof collapsed?

5. Where was Linda Reed spending her vacation?

6. What was she doing when the volcano erupted?

7. What did she see when she looked out of the window?

8. What was she doing when the lava hit town?

9. What were Richard Phillips and his wife doing in Los Angeles?

10. What were they doing when the earthquake began?

11. What were they doing when the ceiling collapsed?

2. SAY IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRue OR FALSE. CORRECT THE FALSE ONES

1. Susan Fisher was sleeping peacefully at her desk when the fire alarm rang.

2. The elevator was not working when Susan rushed out of her office.

3. Susan had to run down the stairs from the 28^th floor.

4. When she got to the roof everybody else was screaming for help there.

5. Linda Reed was exercising when the volcano erupted.

6. When she looked out of the window everybody was running towards the harbor.

7. She was running to the harbor when the lava hit town.

8. Richard Phillips was staying with his relatives in Los Angeles when the earthquake happened.

9. They were cooking their breakfast when the earthquake began.

10. They were hiding under the table when the ceiling collapsed.