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Name: ……………………………………………….. Date: …………………………………….

Part 1
Listen to the news report. Then choose the answer that correctly completes each
sentence.

Example: The problem is a                      .

□ drought  typhoon □ tornado

1. The reporter is describing a                     .

□ flood □ tornado □ drought

2. The storm will probably be                     .

□ catastrophic □ moderate □ mild

3. According to the report, the death toll is                     .

□ high □
not known □ low

4. There                      from the landslide.

□ are no deaths □ are no survivors □ is no property damage

5. This report mentions supplies you should have                     .

□in case of an evacuation □
in a shelter □ in a first-aid kit

Part 2
Look at each picture. Match the sentence that goes with each picture. Not all the
sentences will be used.

Example:

a. There was a flood yesterday.

b. There was a lot of destruction.

c. It hasn’t rained in six months.

__d__
d. It measured 8.2 on the Richter scale.

6. e. The landslide caused very few injuries.

f. There must be a power outage.

g. The hurricane has brought high winds and rain.

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7. 8.

      B         G     

9.

   F      

Part 3
Change each statement from direct speech to indirect speech. Change the pronoun if
necessary. Follow the example.

Example: The reporter said, “Three people were injured during the typhoon.”
The reporter said that three people ____had been injured_____ during the typhoon.

10. Dad said, “The batteries in the flashlight need to be changed.”

Dad said that the batteries in the flashlight                                                                  .

11. The weather forecaster said, “It is the worst storm in fifty years.”
The weather forecaster said that it                 it's the worst storm   in fifty years.

12. The mayor of the town said, “Evacuate immediately.”

The mayor of the town said        their could evacuate inmediately

13. The doctor told them, “It’s important to get vaccinations before your trip.”
The doctor told them that  it is important had gotten vaccinated before trip.

14. The TV reporter said, “Thousands of people will suffer from the flood.”
The TV reporter said that thousands of people        would suffer from the flood

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Complete each sentence with say or tell.

Example: Didn’t anyone        tell            you the news?

15. What did the police             say            about the emergency?

16. The experts           say             that this is going to be the worst storm of the season.

17. Can you         tell               me what you heard during the weather report?

18. The reporters          say            that everyone should leave before the storm.

Choose one topic and write at least five sentences.

• Describe one of the following natural disasters and its effects: flood, tornado, landslide, drought, or typhoon
(hurricane).

   In the city of Barranquilla every year during the time of April and May torrential

downpours occur, strong winds of more than 78 km per hour that overflow the

streams and turn them into rivers, houses without roofs and lost infrastructure, this

palarizes the city and the emergency services collapsed they were so strong that

everything floods in their path, and the water rises up to a meter and a half, so all this

water enters the house and many items are lost, on the other hand the sewerage

services They do not work and these rivers of water and mud run through the streets

and many vehicles are lost, either because they are full of mud or because they are

carried away by the current.

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