sandstorms in asia.pptVIP

Revision Revision  Listen to the news and fill in the blanks. Northwest China hit by sandstorm A strong sandstorm has ______ some parts of Northwest Chinas Xinjiang since Thursday morning. As the strong wind ________, the sandstorm is spreading to the regions neighboring areas. The sandstorm is covering the entire city with _______ and _______. Residents have to _______ their heads with clothing to protect themselves. Visibility in most parts of the city is ________ than 100 meters. A resident said, The sandstorm and winds are so strong that we _________ see the road at all. Its inconvenient to carry kids, we are worried there could be _________. Gansu is also ______ by the sandstorm. Temperatures in Lanzhou dropped ____ 10 degrees Celsius overnight. Sandstorms also ________ traffic jams in downtown areas, bringing inconvenience to local residents. The strong sandstorm is also _________ spring plantations. The sharp temperature drop has ______ frost in the worst _____ areas. 2. Read the text carefully and fill the blanks. 2. Read the text carefully and fill the blanks. 1. Complete the following sentences. 1) The winds in a sandstorm can sometimes _____________________________ 2) When Ren was living in Inner Mongolia, __________________________________ 3) Sandstorms in China appear to have increased _________________________ 1. Complete the following sentences. 4) Cutting down trees and digging up grass can_____________________________. 5) Traffic moved slowly because __________________________________. 6) The government is planting trees to the west of Beijing to____________________________. 2.Complete the article with one word in each blank. Sandstorms have been a major d_______ for many Asian countries for centuries. They are strong, dry winds carrying s__________. They are often so thick that you c_________ see the sun, and the wind is sometimes s__________ enough to move sand dunes. 2.Complete the article with o