Завдання на період карантину для учнів 10-А класу від вчителя В.В. Кушляк
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Read the text about tornadoes. Some parts of the text have been removed. Complete the text by deciding which sentence (A-H) fits each gap (1–7). There is one sentence that you do not need.
The USA – tornado country
Do you know the American story and film The Wizard of Oz? It is about a girl from Kansas, called Dorothy, who is caught by a tornado and is taken to a magical world. (1)____
A tornado, or ‘twister, is a strong, dangerous column of air that is in contact with the ground and a cloud at the same time. Most tornadoes have wind speeds below 177 km/h. They travel for a few kilometres and then disappear.(2)____
They can be 3 km wide and they can stay on
the ground for more than 100 km. These twisters are the most dangerous. (3)_____
Tornadoes can happen anywhere in the world, but they are very frequent in the United States. There is tornado weather in all of the American states, but there is one area that has more tornadoes than any other. (4)____
The area is flat and lies between two mountain ranges. Warm air from Mexico can therefore travel north and meet cold air coming south from Canada. (5)____
Texas has the most tornadoes. Between 1950 and 2000, 5,500 tornadoes hit this US state.(6)____ However, the worst period of tornado weather of all didn’t just affect Texas.The3 and 4 April 1974. will always be remembered in American history, because in just 16 hours there were 24S tornadoes in 13 states. Some of them were huge and travelled for 60 km.
330 people were killed and 5,500 were injured across
America. (7) ___So many tornadoes in such a short time
is a very rare occurrence, but scientists say that it will definitely happen again. Next time, though, they promise that the USA will be better-prepared.
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Form 10 A Read the story and fill in the sentences below. One sentence doesn’t match.
The Early Warning
Max and Hugh were almost at the top of the volcano. They were both exhausted after climbing Mount Alamana, so they decided to camp for the night. (8)___ . “What was that?” said Hugh. “It’s the volcano”, replied Max. (9)____. They ran down the mountainside leaving all their belongings behind them. They didn’t stop until they arrived at the village at the foot of the volcano. (10)___ asked the policeman as they ran into the small police station. “Mount Alamana is about to erupt”, said Hugh. “Warn the villagers!”. (11)___ . Just as the last car drove away there was a huge explosion and the sky filled with thick smoke as the volcano erupted.
Later, the grateful villagers held a party in honour of the two climbers. (12)___. The two men felt very embarrassed, but also proud of themselves for saving the villagers from the volcano with their early warning!
Reading
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Cyclones
Cyclones are huge storms. They happen over the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. They can cause great damage when they hit the land.
Cyclones form over warm ocean water. They only happen if there are moderate to strong winds blowing in the same direction at sea level. There also has to be a big difference between the atmospheric pressure at sea level and at higher levels.
When a storm becomes a cyclone, winds and clouds start twisting around an “eye”. This is the center of the storm. Everything is calm there. Cyclones twist anti-clockwise if they are in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise if they are in the southern hemisphere. Winds can blow as fast as 250km per hour. When a cyclone hits land, it can damage buildings, trees and cars.
A cyclone can be very dangerous. Thanks to satellites, scientists can spot them early and warn people who live near the coast about them.
Clockwise- за годинниковою стрілкою anti-clockwise – проти годин. Стрілки
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A Lucky Escape.
It was a perfect day for skiing, the sun was shining so Josie put on her sunglasses and skied to the lift.(7)___ .While she was waiting for the lift, she heard a loud rumbling noise. She looked up and saw lots of snow falling down the mountain.(8)___ . Josie looked around for somewhere to hide. She noticed a ski hut nearby and ran towards it. Once inside, the ground began to shake and she was afraid that the avalanche was going to fall on the small wooden hut. (9)___.
After a few minutes, Josie tried to open the door of the hut, but the weight of the snow was pressing against it. (10)____ . She stood on some empty boxes and pulled herself through the hole. (11)___ . She was happy and relieved to be safe but she decided that next year she was going to the seaside for her holiday!