Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010 near the capital city of Port-au-Prince. A video clip shows the moment the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck. The earthquake destroyed buildings and neighborhoods, particularly in poor hillside slums like Canape Vert, leaving many people homeless or dead.

1. Headlines : Thursday 14th January 2010

2. Headlines : Friday 15th January 2010

3. StarterIn the back of your exercise book answer the following questions:Where is Haiti?What do you know about Haiti?How are earthquakes formed?

4. Haiti Earthquake

7. Video Clip – The moment the earthquake struck.

8. The Port-au-Prince, Haiti, hillside slum called CanapeVert lies in ruins Thursday.Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/14/haiti.updates/index.html?hpt=T2