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3 Disaster 2

Exercise 1: Match these key words from the report with their meaning.

1. alerts a. a large but not exact number


2. blazing b. burning but you can only see smoke, not fire
3. catastrophic c. burning strongly
4. complacent d. feeling like you don't need to do anything more
5. evacuate e. keep something harmful within limits and not allow it to spread
6. contain f. leave your home in a hurry because of a disaster
7. dozens g. very dangerous and destructive
8. smouldering h. warnings to people that danger is coming

Exercise 2: Add the missing words with correct preposition from Exercise 2 below.

Examples of prepositions: on, in, by, of , with, at, as, around

Australia's fire service chiefs have described conditions 1. ___ catastrophic. High temperatures, strong
winds and dry conditions are making bushfires travel fast, and people are being warned to prepare
themselves or evacuate "Complacency kills. We cannot afford 2. _____ people to be complacent. The fact
that the catastrophic rating is there ... that's ... that's the highest level risk available."

Dozens 3. _____ fires are blazing in the state 4. ____New South Wales and there are more 5. ___
Queensland to the north and in Western Australia. And many have come close to cities, this one just 18
kilometers northwest of Sydney's famous Harbour Bridge, but firefighters were able to contain it.
"I got home from work and then heard sirens and came 6. _____ the front and three or four fire
trucks 7. _____ the street, flames as high as the trees, and everyone was running 8.______ like
mad."

Another fire took hold in Sydney's western suburbs. These firefighters are hosing down the last of the
smouldering trees here but authorities are saying that this is the exception rather than the rule. In these
catastrophic conditions they can't hope to get on top of every fire.
Emergency alerts have been issued, some 9. ____ phone, and some people warned it was too late to leave
their homes and they were safer inside, although that doesn't mean it's safe.

Many fires are out of control and with more strong winds and high temperatures forecast for the end
10. ____ this week they're likely to spread.

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