natural disasters level 4. fill in the gaps with four of the words provided
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Natural disaster
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Level 4
Fill in the gaps with four of the words provided.
Rio de Janeiro paralysed by downpours
On December 10th, 2013, more rain fell around the city, Brazil's 2nd biggest, than would normally be ___1___ during the entire month, meteorologists said. The rainstorm swamped major streets, toppled houses in working class ___2___, disrupted train and flight schedules and created such chaos that the city's ___3___, Eduardo Paes, asked residents to stay home.
No deaths have been reported, but by early on Wednesday afternoon emergency personnel were tending to injuries and evaluating the ___4___ of the damage.
expectedsuburbsmayorextent risks
Rio de Janeiro paralysed by downpours
On December 10th, 2013, more rain fell around the city, Brazil's 2nd biggest, than would normally be EXPECTED during the entire month, meteorologists said. The rainstorm swamped major streets, toppled houses in working class ___2___, disrupted train and flight schedules and created such chaos that the city's ___3___, Eduardo Paes, asked residents to stay home.
No deaths have been reported, but by early on Wednesday afternoon emergency personnel were tending to injuries and evaluating the ___4___ of the damage.
expectedsuburbsmayorextent risks
Rio de Janeiro paralysed by downpours
On December 10th, 2013, more rain fell around the city, Brazil's 2nd biggest, than would normally be expected during the entire month, meteorologists said. The rainstorm swamped major streets, toppled houses in working class SUBURBS, disrupted train and flight schedules and created such chaos that the city's ___3___, Eduardo Paes, asked residents to stay home.
No deaths have been reported, but by early on Wednesday afternoon emergency personnel were tending to injuries and evaluating the ___4___ of the damage.
expectedsuburbsmayorextent risks
Rio de Janeiro paralysed by downpours
On December 10th, 2013, more rain fell around the city, Brazil's 2nd biggest, than would normally be expected during the entire month, meteorologists said. The rainstorm swamped major streets, toppled houses in working class suburbs, disrupted train and flight schedules and created such chaos that the city's MAYOR, Eduardo Paes, asked residents to stay home.
No deaths have been reported, but by early on Wednesday afternoon emergency personnel were tending to injuries and evaluating the ___4___ of the damage.
expectedsuburbsmayorextent risks
Rio de Janeiro paralysed by downpours
On December 10th, 2013, more rain fell around the city, Brazil's 2nd biggest, than would normally be expected during the entire month, meteorologists said. The rainstorm swamped major streets, toppled houses in working class suburbs, disrupted train and flight schedules and created such chaos that the city's mayor, Eduardo Paes, asked residents to stay home.
No deaths have been reported, but by early on Wednesday afternoon emergency personnel were tending to injuries and evaluating the EXTENT of the damage.
expectedsuburbsmayorextent
Rio de Janeiro paralysed by downpours
On December 10th, 2013, more rain fell around the city, Brazil's 2nd biggest, than would normally be expected during the entire month, meteorologists said. The rainstorm swamped major streets, toppled houses in working class suburbs, disrupted train and flight schedules and created such chaos that the city's mayor, Eduardo Paes, asked residents to stay home.
No deaths have been reported, but by early on Wednesday afternoon emergency personnel were tending to injuries and evaluating the extent of the damage.What natural disaster is this article
about? What words helped you find out?
(Adapted from www.theguardian.com)
Answer the questions
“Rio de Janeiro is as prepared to host the Olympic Games as it is prepared to deal
with its own urban chaos.”Do you agree or disagree with this
quote? Why?
If you live in Rio, talk about what your day was like on that day, last year.If you don’t live in Rio, talk about a
natural disaster that changed the routine in your city.
Recently, Brazil has been faced with a growing number of natural disasters. What measures need to be taken to
prepare for them?
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