UNIT 5 Natural Disasters

Natural disasters: Vocabulary 

• Volcano
• Tornado
• Avalanche
• Earthquake
• Blizzard
• Drought
• Wildfire
• Tremor
• Dust storm
• Magma
• Twister
• Windstorm

Conversation: 

A: Hello Carmen, did you see the news?

B: No, what happened?

A: A volcano in the Philippines erupted, causing deaths and material losses.

B: My goodness I can't believe it, poor families.

A: yes, they have lost everything. 

B: Yes, and these natural disasters are caused by climate change.

A: They will get worse every day; God take care of us. 

Questions

What natural disaster have you experienced?

1. The natural disaster I have experienced is the flood of 2010 in the department of Magdalena, all the villages of Remolino Magdalena were flooded.  
2. There were many material losses and animals died of died, but thank God no people died. 

Grammar: Indirect speech: ImperativesTo report what someone said without quoting the exact words, use indirect speech.Don’t use quotation marks when you write indirect speech.

To report what someone said without quoting the exact words, use indirect speech.Don’t use quotation marks when you write indirect speech.

• To report what someone said without quoting the exact words, use indirect speech. Don't use quotation marks when you write indirect speech.

Direct speech: Peter Said, "Be careful if you go out during the storm." 

Indirect speech: peter said: To be careful you go out during the storm. 

• An imperative in direct speech becomes an infinitive in indirect speech.

They said, "Read the weather report" they said to read the weather report. 

She said, "Don't go out without a full tank of gas" she says not to go out without a full tank of gas. 

• Change the pronouns in indirect speech as necessary for logic. 

Martin said, "tell me as soon as you know." Martin told me to tell him as soon as I know. 

Exercises: 

• “Shall we go to Winterfell?” Robb asked’. , Robb asked if we should go to Winterfell that day.
• Tyrion asked, “Are your busy tonight?”, Tyrion asked me if I was busy that night.
• Jaime said, “I may not be in Dorne tomorrow”, Jaime said she might not be in Dorne the next day.

o report what someone said without quoting the exact words, use indirect speech.Don’t use quotation marks when you write indirect speech.Direct speech: Peter said, “Be careful if you go out during the storm.”Indirect speech: Peter said to be careful if you go out during the storm.An imperative in direct speech becomes an infinitive in indirect speech.They said, “Readthe weather report.” They said to readthe weather report.She says, “Don’t go outwithout a full tank of gas.” She says not to go outwithout a full tank of gas.Change the pronouns in indirect speech as necessary for logic.Martin said, “Tell meas soon as youknow.” Martin told me to tell himas soon as Iknow.She told me, “Please call mewhen youget home.” She asked me to call herwhen Iget home.

o report what someone said without quoting the exact words, use indirect speech.Don’t use quotation marks when you write indirect speech.Direct speech: Peter said, “Be careful if you go out during the storm.”Indirect speech: Peter said to be careful if you go out during the storm.An imperative in direct speech becomes an infinitive in indirect speech.They said, “Readthe weather report.” They said to readthe weather report.She says, “Don’t go outwithout a full tank of gas.” She says not to go outwithout a full tank of gas.Change the pronouns in indirect speech as necessary for logic.Martin said, “Tell meas soon as youknow.” Martin told me to tell himas soon as Iknow.She told me, “Please call mewhen youget home.” She asked me to call herwhen Iget home.

o report what someone said without quoting the exact words, use indirect speech.Don’t use quotation marks when you write indirect speech.Direct speech: Peter said, “Be careful if you go out during the storm.”Indirect speech: Peter said to be careful if you go out during the storm.An imperative in direct speech becomes an infinitive in indirect speech.They said, “Readthe weather report.” They said to readthe weather report.She says, “Don’t go outwithout a full tank of gas.” She says not to go outwithout a full tank of gas.Change the pronouns in indirect speech as necessary for logic.Martin said, “Tell meas soon as youknow.” Martin told me to tell himas soon as Iknow.She told me, “Please call mewhen youget home.” She asked me to call herwhen Iget home.