10th grade unit-8

1. Unit 8
The Environment
Natural disasters

2. Presentation: Grammar
Past continuous
Example:
Some children were playing on the ground when it started to rain .
Most people were still sleeping when the ground began to shake
Use:We use Past continuous to show an action which interrupted the
longer action.

3. An Earthquake

5. a hurricane

6. A flood

7. A tsunami

8. Natural disasters

9. Practice:
Exercise-3b Put the verbs in the correct form.
Example: We … (sleep) when the earthquake shook
my house. - We were sleeping when the
earthquake shook my house.
1. People were walking at the sea side when a huge wave
…(come) from the sea.
2. They ……..( ski) when the snow storm started.
3. I was taking shower when the phone ….. (ring ).
4. Tourist ….(sunbath) when a huge wave hit the beach.

10. 1. People were walking at the sea side when a huge wave came
from the sea.
2. They were skiing when the snow storm started.
3. I was taking shower when the phone rang .
4. Tourist were sunbathing when a huge wave hit the beach.

11. Match the sentences
1. An earthquake a. No rain
2. a hurricane.
3. a flood
4. a volcano
5. a drought
b. Too much rain
c. hot rocks and gases
pour from a mountain
g. The earth moves.
d. a huge wave
f. a violent wind or storm
6. a tsunami.
.

12. 1. An earthquake .
f. the earth moves
2. A hurricane.
e. a violent wind or storm
3. a flood.
b. too much rain
4. a volcano.
e. a hot rocks and gases pour
from a mountain.
5.a drought .
a. no rain
6. a tsunami.
d. a huge wave

13. 5. In groups, look at the pictures and make
story
He was sun bathing in the sea when
..
Example:

14. Thank you for attention !