Unit 13. “Nature’s Fury”
Reading and Vocabulary
Mount St Helens, the volcano in Clark County , Washington State , erupted on Monday morning .The disaster has caused at least ten deaths as well as massive destruction in that region of the state. The mountain was hit by two earthquakes just before half past eight. Then , at eight thirty two , the top of the mountain was blown off by an explosion that was heard two hundred miles away. Huge blocks of ice and rock fell onto the surrounding area end the mountain was left 1,300 feet shorter . Then the tremendous heat inside was released . Hot ash and gas come out of the mountain , causing a lightning storm as it rose into the air . White ash , along with steam and thick mud , continue to pour from the giant crater left by the explosion.
At each state of this dramatic eruption people have been killed . The explosion caused the first casualties ; several people were injured or died due to the force and heat of it. Then the hot ash started fires which have burned vast areas of forest , causing more deaths . Fortunately , fire fighters have managed to put most of them out . The volcanic cloud was so large and dark that it was said to have turned day into night , forcing airports to close temporarily . One more life was lost as a pilot flew his aeroplane into the cloud and hit electricity cables .mud from the volcano is running down the mountainside and filling rivers , causing flooding . People living nearby have been forced to leave their homes as the water continues to rise .
Rescue workers have picked up casualties and survivors by helicopter , and are moving them away from the dangerous areas . More victims are expected to be found during the next few days . one witness said that it had been like the end of the world . “I really thought we were all going to die , “ jerry Irvine said . “ I’ve never been so terrified in my life .”
Scientists say that the top of the mountain had been ‘growing’ by five feet per day for several weeks before the explosion . they say that ash and mud cloud continue to pour out of St. Helens for up to fifteen years. Meanwhile , the people of Clark County are learning to cope with nature’s fury.
Volcano-галт уул
Erupted-галт уул дэлбэрэх
Disaster-аюул осол
Cause-шалтгаалах
Least-бага
Deaths-үхэл
Massive destruction-том сүйрэл
Earthquakes-газар хөдлөх
Blown off-салхи зогсох
Explosion-тэсрэлт
Surrounding-хүрээлэн, эргэн тойрон
Released-суллах, чөлөөлөх
Ash-үнс нурам
Gas-газ
Steam-уур
Casualties-шархдагсад
Force-үүний нөлөөгөөр
Vast-өргөн уудам
Temporarily-түр хугацаагаар
Flooding-үер
Rise-өсөх нэмэгдэх
Victims-хохирогчид
Growing-өсөх нэмэгдэх
Pour out-урсах гоожих
Fury-уур хилэн
Unit 12 "The Vikings"Mount St Helens, the volcano in Clark County , Washington State , erupted on Monday morning .The disaster has caused at least ten deaths as well as massive destruction in that region of the state. The mountain was hit by two earthquakes just before half past eight. Then , at eight thirty two , the top of the mountain was blown off by an explosion that was heard two hundred miles away. Huge blocks of ice and rock fell onto the surrounding area end the mountain was left 1,300 feet shorter . Then the tremendous heat inside was released . Hot ash and gas come out of the mountain , causing a lightning storm as it rose into the air . White ash , along with steam and thick mud , continue to pour from the giant crater left by the explosion.
At each state of this dramatic eruption people have been killed . The explosion caused the first casualties ; several people were injured or died due to the force and heat of it. Then the hot ash started fires which have burned vast areas of forest , causing more deaths . Fortunately , fire fighters have managed to put most of them out . The volcanic cloud was so large and dark that it was said to have turned day into night , forcing airports to close temporarily . One more life was lost as a pilot flew his aeroplane into the cloud and hit electricity cables .mud from the volcano is running down the mountainside and filling rivers , causing flooding . People living nearby have been forced to leave their homes as the water continues to rise .
Rescue workers have picked up casualties and survivors by helicopter , and are moving them away from the dangerous areas . More victims are expected to be found during the next few days . one witness said that it had been like the end of the world . “I really thought we were all going to die , “ jerry Irvine said . “ I’ve never been so terrified in my life .”
Scientists say that the top of the mountain had been ‘growing’ by five feet per day for several weeks before the explosion . they say that ash and mud cloud continue to pour out of St. Helens for up to fifteen years. Meanwhile , the people of Clark County are learning to cope with nature’s fury.
Volcano-галт уул
Erupted-галт уул дэлбэрэх
Disaster-аюул осол
Cause-шалтгаалах
Least-бага
Deaths-үхэл
Massive destruction-том сүйрэл
Earthquakes-газар хөдлөх
Blown off-салхи зогсох
Explosion-тэсрэлт
Surrounding-хүрээлэн, эргэн тойрон
Released-суллах, чөлөөлөх
Ash-үнс нурам
Gas-газ
Steam-уур
Casualties-шархдагсад
Force-үүний нөлөөгөөр
Vast-өргөн уудам
Temporarily-түр хугацаагаар
Flooding-үер
Rise-өсөх нэмэгдэх
Victims-хохирогчид
Growing-өсөх нэмэгдэх
Pour out-урсах гоожих
Fury-уур хилэн
The professor never felt the crocodiles' teeth. The guards let go of him, and he was falling through the air, then everything went black. When he opened his eyes, he was on a Viking ship in the icy waters off the coast of Greenland.
He suddenly realised that he travelled through time only he was close to death. But how had this time travelling started? only his colleague knew the answer, and he was far away.
The year was 986 AD, and Erik the Red, the famous Viking explorer who discovered Greenland, was leading his men on another adventure. No one noticed James. He was at the back of the boat, in a corner. The other men were rowing and looking straight ahead.
Erik was a big man. he had red hair, a red beard and a red moustache. He wore a helmet on his head, like the others, with horns coming out of the sides. When he saw James sitting doing nothing, he yelled at him to take an oar and help out. Neither he nor the other Vikings took any notice of the fact that he looked completely different from them.
When they reached land, he too was given a sword and a shield. Someone even out a horned helmet on his head. They were going into battle against men who had occupied a castle near the coast. Professor Kearns tried to avoid the fighting, but he had no choice. One of the enemy warriors ran at him with a sword, but he blocked it with his shield then knocked the man to the ground. He stood over him with his sword raised, but he didn't want to kill the man. Suddenly, he heard a woman scream.
Near the castle wall, a Viking was chasing a woman with long blonde hair. The Viking grabbed her by the hair and threw her to the ground. James ran towards her, picked up a club and hit the Viking over the head. He helped the woman to her feet and looked into her bright green eyes.
"Don't worry," he said. "I'm not going to hurt you."
Erik had seen James knock the Viking down, and sent hims men to grab him and the woman and take them back to the boat. he had their hands and legs tied, and he said he was going to throw them into the icy waters as soon as they set sail.
"You'll be dead before you even realise you're in the water."
The woman's name was Ula. Her people had been fighting the Vikings for years, and she had seen her brothers and her parents killed. She thought it was better to die than to live without them.
"Don't say that," the professor said. "You have to want to live. To give up hope is like saying life was never worth living, and that simply isn't true. "
The greenness of Ula's eyes fascinated him. They looked sad, innocent and beautiful at the same time.
Ula was able to freeone of her hands. She reached into the pocket of her dress and took out a small, round piece of wood. Carved in the centre was the face of an animal. Ula explained that it was the white fox, and her people gave it to travellers before they left on a journey to bring them good luck. "You're a kind man and I want you to have it," she said. She put it into the pocket of his jacket, ans as she did so, Erik and some of the other Vikings came to take them to the boat's edge.
The water was so cold they would probavly die not long after they were thrown into it. The professor looked once more at Ula, the he was thrown into the water.
New words:
colleague, leading, rowing, ahead, helmet, horns, oar, took any notice of, shield, battle, occupied, raised, club, chasing, tied, realise, greenness, fascinated, innocent, Carved, edge
Unit 11 “Narrow Escapes”He suddenly realised that he travelled through time only he was close to death. But how had this time travelling started? only his colleague knew the answer, and he was far away.
The year was 986 AD, and Erik the Red, the famous Viking explorer who discovered Greenland, was leading his men on another adventure. No one noticed James. He was at the back of the boat, in a corner. The other men were rowing and looking straight ahead.
Erik was a big man. he had red hair, a red beard and a red moustache. He wore a helmet on his head, like the others, with horns coming out of the sides. When he saw James sitting doing nothing, he yelled at him to take an oar and help out. Neither he nor the other Vikings took any notice of the fact that he looked completely different from them.
When they reached land, he too was given a sword and a shield. Someone even out a horned helmet on his head. They were going into battle against men who had occupied a castle near the coast. Professor Kearns tried to avoid the fighting, but he had no choice. One of the enemy warriors ran at him with a sword, but he blocked it with his shield then knocked the man to the ground. He stood over him with his sword raised, but he didn't want to kill the man. Suddenly, he heard a woman scream.
Near the castle wall, a Viking was chasing a woman with long blonde hair. The Viking grabbed her by the hair and threw her to the ground. James ran towards her, picked up a club and hit the Viking over the head. He helped the woman to her feet and looked into her bright green eyes.
"Don't worry," he said. "I'm not going to hurt you."
Erik had seen James knock the Viking down, and sent hims men to grab him and the woman and take them back to the boat. he had their hands and legs tied, and he said he was going to throw them into the icy waters as soon as they set sail.
"You'll be dead before you even realise you're in the water."
The woman's name was Ula. Her people had been fighting the Vikings for years, and she had seen her brothers and her parents killed. She thought it was better to die than to live without them.
"Don't say that," the professor said. "You have to want to live. To give up hope is like saying life was never worth living, and that simply isn't true. "
The greenness of Ula's eyes fascinated him. They looked sad, innocent and beautiful at the same time.
Ula was able to freeone of her hands. She reached into the pocket of her dress and took out a small, round piece of wood. Carved in the centre was the face of an animal. Ula explained that it was the white fox, and her people gave it to travellers before they left on a journey to bring them good luck. "You're a kind man and I want you to have it," she said. She put it into the pocket of his jacket, ans as she did so, Erik and some of the other Vikings came to take them to the boat's edge.
The water was so cold they would probavly die not long after they were thrown into it. The professor looked once more at Ula, the he was thrown into the water.
New words:
colleague, leading, rowing, ahead, helmet, horns, oar, took any notice of, shield, battle, occupied, raised, club, chasing, tied, realise, greenness, fascinated, innocent, Carved, edge
A David
David Franklin was riding his motorbike through the Canadian mountains. It was a cool evening. He loved the quiet lonely road and really enjoyed the feeling of speeding along in the fresh air.
“As I was turning a sharp corner, the back tyre skidded. That is the last thing I remember “says David. David lost control of the bike and when he woke up, he was at the bottom of a hill. He was bleeding and his left leg was broken.
He knew he had to get back to the road for help. Slowly, he began the painful crawl up the hill. He was in agony, but kept going.
Eventually he reached the road. A passing car stopped to help him. David felt extremely relieved. He was exhausted, but he knew he was lucky to be alive.
B Eva
Eve hart felt excited when, in 1912, she and her family boarded the famous new ship, the Titanic. It was the first voyage of this amazing ship, and also the last, as the ship never reached its destination. On the fourth day of its voyage the Titanic crashed into a huge iceberg .The engines stopped and water started rushing into the ship.
All around me, people were screaming and running to the lifeboats. My father lifted me into one of them.” Hold your mother is hand and don’t be afraid, he said to me. I was shaking with fear”. Eva’s father stayed behind to help the other passengers. Tragically, there weren’t enough lifeboats for everyone. Eva never saw her father again. “He should have come with us,” she kept repeating as the ship disappeared into the sea.
C Patrick
“Don’t play on the rocks, Patrick!” my mother said as I left the house. It left the house. It was a rather cloudy day, just a week before our holiday was over. The beach was lovely but the tides were dangerous; twice a day the sea came up and covered the rocks.
I was playing on the rocks when suddenly, to my horror, I realized I was surrounded by water. I climbed up higher, but the water was rising fast. The rocks were wet and I kept slipping. I thought I was going to drown.
The water had reached my waist when I saw a fishing boat. I screamed for help. The boat came towards me and the fisherman was able to rescue me just in time. From that day on, I never played on the rocks again.
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