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Uint3 II. Basic Listening Practice 1.Script W: Did you see the paper today? There was an earthquake in Brazil. M: Yes, but it only measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. I dont think there were any casualties. Q: What is the result of the earthquake of 3...
III. Listening In Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath. Son: Hi, mom, what are we having for dinner tonight? Mom: I havent started yet. Why, have you any requires? Son: How about tsunami for a changeI dont know what is, but I heard some Japanese peop...
Task 2: Flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic Script The death too continues to (S1) climb from last weeks flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The U.S. Agency for International Development (S2) reports that at least1,068 people are d...
Task3: A Blizzard Script A blizzard is a sever weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds, greater than 15 miles per hour, bearing a great amount of snow. Because the factors for classifying winter storms are complex, there...
IV. Speaking Out MODEL 1 It was a strong earthquake Amy: Bill, it was a strong earthquake! The house was shaking, the window breaking! Terrible. Bill: I know, it was terrible. I saw your face turn whit as you ran and got under the table. Amy: I admit...
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MODEL2 Things are a bit out of balance. Script John: The seventh straight day of rain. Its too much. Things are a bit out of balance. Susan: Yeah, too much rain here, too little there. Last summer firestorms destroyed many parts of the globe. John: F...
Now Your Turn Task 1 SAMPLE DIALOG Josh: Maggie, Ive just read a fire destroyed much of the forest on Day Mountain in Hong Kong the other day. Maggie: Ive heard that too. The local government sent firefighters and even helicopters to try to put out t...
MODEL3 This is the island that disappeared Script Susan: Just look at that sky. Arent the twilight colors beautiful? John: Um. Even heard of the famous sunsets that followed the Krakatoa volcano eruption? Susan: Do you mean the Pacific island that bl...
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V. Lets Talk Script A natural disaster is the consequence of a hazardous event, occurring when human activities are affected by adverse natural phenomena such as flood, drought, hailstorm, heat wave, forest fore, hurricanes or typhoons, tornado, tsun...
VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Description of a Tsunami Script A strange hissing noise filled the air, said witnesses to the disaster, and that was followed by an ear-shattering roar. Racing toward the shore at speed of 450 kilometers per...
Task 2: Drought in South Africa Script South Africa is heading for a disaster in the new year because of a drought. The water level at some dams have dropped below 20% while the ground water table has dropped by as much s 30 meters Emergency measure...
Task3: Brave firemen Script A fire started on some grassland near a farm in Alberta, Canada. The fire department from the nearby town was called to put the fire out. The fire proved to be more than the small town fire department could handle, so some...
News Report Australian Waterspout Script A big twister struck the Sydney to Hobart yacht race late on Wednesday, nearly knocking out the team highly favored to win, Nicorette. Disaster struck the Swedish maxi yacht off the east coast of Australia, te...
