dateline: 30 August 2017
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Hurricane Harvey Devastates Texas
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- Category 4: a hurricane with winds from 131 to 155 miles per hour
- devastate: to destroy or ruin
- flood (verb): to fill or overflow with water
- ashore: on land
- jet ski: a small powered vehicle that runs along the water like a motorcycle on land
- human chain: a line of people holding hands or linking arms
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Hurricane Harvey Devastates Texas
Comprehension Questions
- Where did this storm hit?
- What have rescuers used to save people from the floods?
- What has happened to many of the shelters that were set up in Texas?
Discussion Questions: Floods are often more deadly than tornadoes and other natural disasters. What can be done to help prevent such devastating flooding in the world’s coastal regions?
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One comment
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Bijan says:
Hi Tara,
First, thank you for this week’s audio news report.
Second, I’m sorry for thousands of people who have lost their homes.
i wish all of them health and safety.Third, if you give me your permission I would like to add an explanation about the meaning of the word ashore (adverb).
The Oxford Dictionary says about it:1. “To or on the shore (Noun= the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water) or land from the direction of the sea.”
1.1 “on land as opposed to at sea.”Teacher Tara,
If I read your news reports carefully, it’s only because of this reason that I would love to learn English language deeply (listening, speaking, reading and writing).Thank you so much for liking your students and have a great weekend in Canada.
Bijan from the Persian Gulf wishes you love and happiness,