Earthquake kills hundreds in Peru

A powerful 7.9 – magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s coast near the capital, killing at least 387 people and injuring more 1050 others. 17 people were killed when a church collapsed in the city of Ica, south of Lima. Mayor of the town Pisco told that they did not have lights, water, communications. Most houses have fallen, churches, stores, hotels, everything is destroyed.

The government rushed police, soldiers, doctors and aid to Ica, but the traffic was paralyzed on the Pan American Highway by giant cracks in the pavement and fallen power lines. Hundreds of vehicles were backed up.

It was reported that dozens of people were seeking help in the hospitals even though they had suffered cracks and other structural damage. The walls of homes had fallen in and numerous people had been hurt by falling bricks and broken glass. Some homes had collapsed in the centre of Lima and many people had fled into the streets for safety.

The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake hit at 6.40 p.m. about 145 kilometers southeast of Lima at a depth of about 40 kilometers. Four strong aftershocks ranging from magnitudes of 5.4 to 5.9 were felt afterward.

 

Speaking:

Exercise 7 . Make an abstract of two texts, using key vocabulary and tell about:

a) what is earthquake;

b) what does it cause;

c) what are the consequences for people and buildings;

d) how is it possible to avoid great losses;

e) how do the people behave during quake.

 

Checklist for Section I:

1. How is Participle I translated into Russian in the function of adverbial modifier of manner?

2. What are the abstract nouns?

3. What are the earthquake consequences?

4. What can the earthquake result in?
Section II

Grammar: Passive Voice.

Word-formation: suffixes –ity, -ance.

Speaking: Forecasts.

Learn the pronunciation and meaning of the words:

prediction	предсказание, прогноз
precursor	[prI:'kə:sə]	предшественник, предвестник
accurate	['ækjurIt]	точный, правильный
forecast	предсказание, прогноз
prank	[præŋk]	выходка, проделка, шутка
clairvoyant	[klɛə'vɔIənt]	ясновидящий
incredulous	[In'kredjuləs]	недоверчивый, скептический
imminent	['ImInənt]	близкий, надвигающийся, грозящий, нависший
upheaval	[ʌp'hI:vəl]	сдвиг (изменение, нарушение)
disturbance	[dIs'tə:bəns]	нарушение, волнение
core	[kɔ:]	ядро, центр
fluctuation	[¸flʌktju'eIʃn]	колебание
procedure	[prə'sI:dʒə]	методика

 

Vocabulary development: word building:

Exercise 1 . Translate the original and derivative words, using a dictionary:

verb	noun (abstract)	noun (person)	adjective
to prank	prank	-	prankish
-	procedure	-	procedural
to predict	prediction	predictor	predictive
-	-	precursor	precursory
-	accuracy	-	accurate
to forecast	forecast	-	-
to fluctuate	fluctuation	-	-
-	incredibility incredulity	- -	incredible incredulous
-	imminence	-	imminent
to upheaval	upheaval	-	-
to disturb	disturbance	disturber	-
-	clairvoyance	clairvoyant	clairvoyant

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