2. Vocabulary
• 1- rail accidents… rail refers to train
• 2- landslide: a collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a
mountain or cliff.
• 3- flood: is an overflow of water
• 4- factory explosion: a violent shattering or blowing apart of
something, as is caused by a bomb.
• 5- road accidents: cars crash into each other
3. Vocabulary
• 6- severe: very strong/ freak: exceptional storm
• 7- environmental disaster: ecological disaster is a catastrophic event
regarding the environment due to human activity
• 8- tsunami: a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other
disturbance.
• 9- earthquake: is the strong shaking of the surface of the Earth
• 10- war: a state of armed conflict between different countries or different
groups within a country.
• 11- avalanche: also called a snowslide) is an event that occurs when a
cohesive slab of snow
4. Vocabulary
• 6- severe: very strong/ freak: exceptional storm
• 7- environmental disaster: ecological disaster is a catastrophic event
regarding the environment due to human activity
• 8- tsunami: a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other
disturbance.
• 9- earthquake: is the strong shaking of the surface of the Earth
• 10- war: a state of armed conflict between different countries or different
groups within a country.
• 11- avalanche: also called a snowslide) is an event that occurs when a
cohesive slab of snow
5. Types of disasters:
• There are two types of disasters:
• 1- Natural ones: is a major adverse
event resulting from natural processes of
the Earth; examples
are floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic
eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms
• 2- Disasters caused by man: those which are
caused by people or human beings
6. p. 14
• Ex. 1/ a
Disasters caused by
Man
Natural Disasters
1- war
1- landslide
2- car accident
2- floods
3- rail accident
3- severe/ freak storm
4- plane crash
4- tsunami
5- earthquake
6- avalanche
