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Module 3 The Violence of Nature Introduction Reading and Vocabulary ;Can you name some natural disasters?;flood;hurricane;lightning;thunderstorm;tornado;sandstorm;drought;fire;landslide;typhoon;earthquake;volcano eruption ;earthquake;tsunami;Introduction;;;;a lot of water in an area which is usually dry ______ 2. a very strong wind or storm ________ 3. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light ___________ 4. The flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm _________ 5. a column of air that turns very quickly _______;Student A: reporter from one of the newspapers. Student B: interviewee. Now you are working on a special report about disasters, you need to interview some people.;Reading And Vocabulary;What do you think about tornado and hurricane? Can you describe them in your own words?;tornado ;tornado ;hurricane;ReadingVocabulary-1. Read about the Gulf Steam and check the meaning of the words.;2. What kind of things flow? (a) Water (b) Time (c) Money 3. If two places are on the same latitude, they are on the same line _____. (a) east / west (b) north / south; How strong are tornado winds? More than 400 Km/h. 2. What can happen to the furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? It stays where it was. ;3. How many Tornadoes are there in the US Every Year? About 800. 4. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? More than 700. ;5. What happens at sea during a hurricane? It has huge waves. 6. When was the worst hurricane of all time? 8th September, 1900 ;7. Was the actor Charles Coghclan killed in it? No, he wasn’t. 8. What happened to him after the hurricane? His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. ; ; ;1. All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. 2. There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. 3. Tornadoes can’t destroy furniture because they are not violent eno