A Hurricane in Atlantic City

Weather quiz - choose the right answer: 💨💨💨💨💨💨

1 A thermometer is a device used to measure what?

speed of wind temperature pressure

2 What country experiences the most tornadoes?

New Zealand India the USA

3 Breeze and gale are common terms used to describe the speed of what?

wind volcano eruption ocean waves

4 Earth’s recent temperature rises which have been linked to human activity is known as global _______?

heating cooling warming

5 Balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds (often during thunderstorms) are known as what?

hail frost drizzle

6 An avalanche features the rapid descent of _______?

snow ice soil

7 Trying to predict the weather is known as weather _______?

fortune-telling guessing forecasting

8 True or false? You see lightning and hear thunder.

💨💨💨💨💨💨You are going to watch a video about hurricanes and how they are formed. Before watching, look at the words and their definitions. Can you match them?

unpredictable hurricane mph poles

equator heat tropical kph

1. The imaginary line that circles the Earth and divides it into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
2. Very hot weather.
3. A strong storm that can destroy a city.
4. Miles per hour.
5. Kilometres per hour.
6. Two imaginary points at the top and at the bottom of the Earth. We also call them North and South.
7. Impossible to tell in advance what will happen in the future.
8. Speaking of a climate that is hot and humid.

💨💨💨💨💨💨Now watch the video and choose the right answer.

1 Which are the most powerful storms? (Choose three)

• thunderstorm
• typhoon
• cyclone
• tsunami
• hurricane
• tornado

2 Can you predict a hurricane?

No, it's impossible. Yes, it's possible.

3 When does hurricane season peak in the Atlantic Ocean?

late summer middle summer spring

4 What is the centre of a hurricane called?

the ear the eye the spine

5 At what speed do tropical winds become a hurricane?

85mph/137kph 100mph/160kmp 74mph/119kmp

6 What is a storm surge?

• wind breaking trees
• flood caused by a hurricane
• rain caused by hurricanes

7 How do hurricanes help our climate?

• They move heat energy from the equator to the poles.
• They bring rain to deserts.
• They create currents in the oceans.

💨💨💨💨💨💨Grammar point

1. A plan of evacuation should be made.
2. Emergency kits must be kept at hand.
3. Unnecessary risks will be avoided.
How do we build a passive infinitive with modals?

modal + be + past participle

💨💨💨💨💨💨Look at these safety tips and change them to passive forms:

Home safety tips for hail storms

1. Park cars in garage or covered areas. - Cars should be parked in garage or covered areas.
2. Don’t leave furniture and other valuables outside.
3. Draw curtains to protect from shattered glass.
4. Assess damage immediately after storm has passed.

Home safety tips during a tornado

1. Reinforce your garage door by adding weight.
2. Arrange home so that heavy objects are close to floor.
3. Store hazardous chemicals in secured area away from food and water supplies.
4. Use covers to protect windows and doors.
5. Remove or trim trees of other landscaping that could cause damage in high winds.
6. Prepare a disaster supply kit, including first aid items, blankets, a generator, and extra food and water.

💨💨💨💨💨💨Here is the picture of a hurricane in Atlantic City. Think and say what damage a hurricane can cause to a city like this.

💨💨💨💨💨💨Read and say

• what damage the hurricane caused
• what commuters wanted
• what pedestrians wanted
• what the zoo keeper wanted

A Hurricane in Atlantic City

A hurricane swept through Atlantic city. It made a lot of damage: flooded streets, dirty and overturned buses, roofs torn off the houses, the boardwalk destroyed, fishermen's boats scattered everywhere along the seashore, trees lying in the streets. What's more, some animals escaped from the local zoo and the electricity turned off in the casinos. Some water got into the metro and washed off timetables.

Some days later... People walked in the streets and saw the mess. Everybody wanted the mess to be removed.

What exactly did everybody want?

• The commuters wanted the metro timetables to be put back in their place.
• The car owners wanted the parking lots to be cleaned of the fallen trees.
• The fishermen wanted their boats to be found along the seashore.
• The pedestrians wanted the boardwalk to be rebuilt.
• The zoo keeper wanted the animals to be caught.
• The citizens wanted the roofs of their houses to be repaired as soon as possible.
• The bus drivers wanted their buses to be washed.
• The gamblers wanted the games to be continued.
• The casino owners wanted the lights to be fixed.

So the mayor of the city ordered the metro timetables to be put back, streets to be cleaned, boats to be found, electricity to be fixed, the boardwalk to be rebuilt, animals to be caught and roofs to be repaired.

💨💨💨💨💨💨Grammar point

Complex Object with active and passive infinitives

Active voice:

The mayor ordered the rescue team to save people.

verb + object (person noun or me, him, us, them) + infinitive

Do we know who will save people?

Passive voice:

The mayor ordered people to be saved.

verb + object (person noun or thing) + passive infinitive (to be + past participle)

Do we know who will save people?

Complex object with infinitive with to is used after verbs:

• want
• expect
• would like
• order
• tell
• ask
• like

💨💨💨💨💨💨Make these complex object sentences passive:

Example:

I would like you to clean the room. - I would like the room to be cleaned.

1. I want him to send the letters. -
2. The mayor ordered the police to catch the animals. -
3. The gamblers would like the casino to continue the games. -
4. Mr Smith expects rescue teams to find his family. -
5. The zoo keeper wants the rescue team to catch the animals. -
6. The car owner asks the city authorities to clean the car park of the fallen trees.
7. The commuters would like metro staff to put the timetables back on their place.
8. The mayor ordered yardmen to remove trees and branches from the streets.
9. Mrs Smith liked her husband to make her a cup of tea in the evening.
10. The fishermen asked local authorities to bring back their boats.

💨💨💨💨💨💨Speaking:

You are a mayor of a city. A hurricane has just swept your city. What will you order to do and to be done?

💨💨💨💨💨💨Webquest:

Find a news report about a hurricane disaster. Think and write what different people would like to be done after the hurricane.