F3 - Vocabulary

ancient                ban                    beards (x)              dealers

drought                earthquake            floods                   forest fire

hurricane              landslide               natural disasters       pray
(x)

refugees              shoot                  snowstorm              struggled

tortured              valley (x)              volcanic
eruption

 

A strong (1) _______________
hit off the east coast of Japan on 11 March. It triggered a massive tsunami that
swept away many buildings. Thousands of people became (2) _______________ and they
(3) _______________ to live under the threat of radiation. There is a (4) _______________
on trading local produce because of the pollution caused by radiation. Food (5)
_______________ have to ship food from other countries to Japan. It is feared that Mount Fuji, an (6) _______________ volcano in Japan, might be disrupted and there will be a (7) _______________.
The volcano might (8) _______________ lava up in the air.

There were many (9) _______________
around the world: Northern India was struck by serious (10) _______________ and
many houses were buried beneath. Australia has been affected by (11) _______________ and
there has been concern about water supply in Sidney. The (12) _______________ in the country has also
burnt down many trees. In 2005, the US was (13) _______________ by a (14) _______________
called Katrina. The violent storm brought (15) _______________ to the country
and caused many damages. Recently, a severe (16) _______________ forced the
country to shut down an airport because the snow was too thick for flights.