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Vocabulary: wildfire fire that spreads rapidly and uncontrollably amid surrounded by douse extinguish (a fire) evacuated taken away (from a difficult or dangerous situation or place) meteorologists professionals who analyse weather conditions
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Exercise: Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports. Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly. wildfire / amid / douse / evacuated / meteorologists
1.
TV pictures showed chaotic scenes as crowds swarmed the crash site, some helping pass along hoses to __________ the smoking wreckage.
2.
A smaller area is ablaze on Tenerife. On the mainland, two firefighters died while helping to extinguish a __________ in Torremanzanas, a village north of the eastern coastal town of Alicante.
3.
The severe weather is also affecting neighbouring Bulgaria and Romania, where six people have reportedly died. __________ warn that the cold snap in the region could continue and temperatures may drop even further.
4.
The manufacturing and export sectors have been key drivers of China's economic growth in recent years. However, they have been under pressure lately __________ a slowdown in key export markets as well as China's own economic growth.
5.
The quake caused buildings to sway in Tijuana, where Easter celebrations were interrupted as families rushed for open ground. There were power cuts and hospitals and public buildings were __________ in Mexico's Baja California state.
Answers:
1. TV pictures showed chaotic scenes as crowds swarmed the crash site, some helping pass along hoses to douse the smoking wreckage. Source: Lagos air crash: No survivors, officials say http://bbc.in/Lcg5rh 2. A smaller area is ablaze on Tenerife. On the mainland, two firefighters died while helping to extinguish a wildfire in Torremanzanas, a village north of the eastern coastal town of Alicante. Source: Fire in Spain's Canary Islands forces La Gomera exodus http://bbc.in/OdLBKu 3. The severe weather is also affecting neighbouring Bulgaria and Romania, where six people have reportedly died. Meteorologists warn that the cold snap in the region could continue and temperatures may drop even further. Source: Dozens die in Ukraine's cold snap http://bbc.in/VU8Rh6 4. The manufacturing and export sectors have been key drivers of China's economic growth in recent years. However, they have been under pressure lately amid a slowdown in key export markets as well as China's own economic growth. Source: China manufacturing growth rate slows http://bbc.in/19Nwm4U 5. The quake caused buildings to sway in Tijuana, where Easter celebrations were interrupted as families rushed for open ground. There were power cuts and hospitals and public buildings were evacuated in Mexico's Baja California state. Source: Earthquake rocks western Mexico http://bbc.in/9MVdjz