Hurricane Katrina has seriously affected New Orleans. A lot of people lost their homes and many others lost their lives.
1E 2В 3А 4G 5F 6D
1 birth of storm – storm formed
2 gathering strength – became stronger
3 surrounded/water – river on two sides, lake/north, most of city below sea level
4 awful situation – left city/temporary shelters, begging for help, suffering from looting
5 help at last – eventually, moved into, get food, pumped last of water
6 moving on – slow recovery
1 birth of storm – storm formed
2 gathering strength – became stronger
3 surrounded/water – river on two sides, lake/north, most of city below sea level
4 awful situation – left city/temporary shelters, begging for help, suffering from looting
5 help at last – eventually, moved into, get food, pumped last of water
6 moving on – slow recovery
declared: announced
evacuating: sending people to a place of safety
under threat: in danger
came ashore: moved from the sea to land
smashed: broke
the elderly: old people
begging: asking anxiously
looting: stealing
cope: manage
evacuating: sending people to a place of safety
under threat: in danger
came ashore: moved from the sea to land
smashed: broke
the elderly: old people
begging: asking anxiously
looting: stealing
cope: manage
1 tropical
2 declare
3 eye
4 threat
5 level
6 shelters
7 rise
8 beg
9 struggle
10 pump
11 lose
12 recovery
2 declare
3 eye
4 threat
5 level
6 shelters
7 rise
8 beg
9 struggle
10 pump
11 lose
12 recovery
We heard about the tropical storm, but when the mayor declared a state of emergency, we knew we had to evacuate the city. The city is below sea level and there is a great risk of flooding. When the eye of the storm missed the city, some people relaxed and thought it would be OK. We didn’t. We thought it would be best to leave and stay in temporary shelter until the danger passed. We watched the scenes on the television and saw the waters rise. People were begging for help and struggling to cope. We stayed away until the army had pumped the water out of the city. After that we went back to help rebuild the city, including our own house.
On 12th January, 2010, a terrible earthquake struck the country of Haiti in the Caribbean. It was a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Three million people were affected. 46, 000 people died, 300, 000 were injured and 1 million people became homeless. Most of the buildings in the cities of Port-au-Prince and Leogane were destroyed. Since the earthquake, efforts to bring the cities back to life have been made but progress is slow. One year later, only 5% of the rubble has been cleared and there are still 1 million refugees living in tents.
The disaster is different to that of New Orleans because New Orleans was destroyed by water. Also, in New Orleans the people were warned that the storm was coming. In Haiti there was no warning. In addition, Haiti is a poor country whereas the USA is a rich country so recovery is faster for New Orleans.
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The disaster is different to that of New Orleans because New Orleans was destroyed by water. Also, in New Orleans the people were warned that the storm was coming. In Haiti there was no warning. In addition, Haiti is a poor country whereas the USA is a rich country so recovery is faster for New Orleans.