a. Match the words or phrases to their definitions.

1 a flood. A Heavy rains cause this to happen..

2 a drought. B This is a typical storm in tropical regions.

3 a typhoon. C This is the violent shaking of the earth's surface.

4 a heat wave. D. This happens when there is unusually hot weather.

5 an earthquake. E.Plants, trees and animals die because of this long period with no rain.

B) Complete the text using the words in the boxes.

avalanche. typhoon. landslide

tsunami. blizzard

Welcome back to Radio Weather News. There were a lot of natural events yesterday. Cars, motorbikes and other vehicles got stuck in a 6) ..............on the west side of the city because of heavy snowfall and a big storm on the highway. In the mountain range, there was a(n) 7)............... A mass of ice fell down a slope and caused three people to be injured. Yesterday there was also a 8)............... on the east side of the city. Its violent winds knocked all the trees down and caused 9) a(n) .................which blocked many roads. Besides, the earthquake in the ocean caused a 10)............ on the east coast. What a day of disaster!

a. Match the words or phrases to their definitions.

1. a flood - A. Heavy rains cause this to happen. (lũ lụt)

2. a drought - E. Plants, trees and animals die because of this long period with no rain. (hạn hán)

3. a typhoon - B. This is a typical storm in tropical regions. (bão nhiệt đớt)

4. a heat wave - D. This happens when there is unusually hot weather.  (đợt nắng nóng)

5. an earthquake - C. This is the violent shaking of the earth's surface. (động đất)

b. Complete the text using the words in the boxes.

Welcome back to Radio Weather News. There were a lot of natural events yesterday. Cars, motorbikes and other vehicles got stuck in a 6. blizzard on the west side of the city because of heavy snowfall and a big storm on the highway. In the mountain range, there was a(n) 7. avalanche. A mass of ice fell down a slope and caused three people to be injured. Yesterday there was also a 8. typhoon on the east side of the city. Its violent winds knocked all the trees down and caused 9. a landslide which blocked many roads. Besides, the earthquake in the ocean caused a 10. tsunami on the east coast. What a day of disaster!

-A blizzard : bão mùa đông với gió mạnh và tuyết.

-An avalanche: sạt lở tuyết (phía sau có a mass of ice : 1 khối băng nên điền đc từ này)

-A typhoon: bão nhiệt đới

-A landslide : lở đất (phía sau có: đất, đá blocked many roads: chặn đường...)

- A tsunami : sóng thần