Natural disasters. Climate change

Choose the correct word. The quake was so strong that the building _____ violently from side to side.

Choose the correct word. The polar ice caps _____ at an alarming rate due to global warming nowadays.

Choose the correct word. If sea levels continue to rise, many animals _____ and _____ their natural habitats.

Choose the correct word. Some islands _____ under the water already because of disastrous flooding.

Choose the correct word. Polar bears _____ as it is harder to find food nowadays.

Choose the correct word. If we want to help our planet, we all have to _____ our carbon footprint.

Choose the correct word. The underwater earthquake _____ huge tsunami waves.

Match each definition to the correct word.

Choose the correct word. Clouds will _____ over the mountains bringing heavy rains.

Match the words with their synonyms.

Choose the correct quantifier. The violent storm has also destroyed _____ houses and buildings and left thousands of people homeless.

Choose the correct quantifier. Emergency workers have set up _____ shelters for the homeless as they struggle to distribute food and water.

Choose the correct quantifier. Now _____ experts are trying to estimate _____ it will cost to repair the damage due to the devastating hurricane.

Choose the correct quantifier. The hurricane caused a _____ of damage when heavy rain and winds of up to 88 kilometres per hour knocked down trees and power lines in the area.

Choose the correct quantifier. A destructive hurricane which struck Southern Florida yesterday afternoon has injured _____ residents.

Choose the correct quantifier. _____ homes across the state have lost power.

Choose the correct quantifier. _____ forecasters at the National Hurricane Centre are worried that the storm will move along the East Coast and hit other states in its path.

Choose the correct quantifier. There was _____ rain in the days after the earthquake.

Read the paragraphs and match each one with the appropriate heading. There is one extra heading.

Read the text and decide if the statements are True, False or Not Stated. Climate change According to recent climate reports, melting ice from the polar ice caps and mountain glaciers could cause sea levels to rise by about 1 metre by 2100. If this happens, whole countries such as the Maldives will vanish and millions in low-lying areas like parts of Bangladesh will lose their homes. Already, two small Pacific islands have disappeared under the waves. Coastal cities including Shanghai, Bangkok, New York and London will also be under threat. In Greenland, ice is melting three times faster than just a few years ago. If the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica ever melt completely, sea levels will rise about 60 m. That's enough to cover almost every major city on Earth. Global warming is a serious threat to wildlife. In particular, Arctic polar bears are in great danger. The ice that they hunt from is melting very fast, so they have to swim further and further to find food. Many starve or drown. By 2100, summer ice may disappear completely in the Arctic, and polar bears probably won't survive. Changing weather patterns and rising sea levels threaten thousands of other species too. Some people believe that 30-40% of the world's species could become extinct because of climate change. Heavy rain and snow, storms, heatwaves, droughts, more powerful hurricanes and tornadoes. These all happen a lot more frequently these days, and more and more climatologists now believe this is because of global warming. When sea temperatures rise, there are changes in the atmosphere. If you live in a chilly place, you might think global warming sounds great. But climate change doesn't just mean hotter temperatures. It means more and more extreme and unpredictable weather.