a. Match the words or phrases to their definitions.

1. a flood - A. Heavy rains cause this to happen. (lũ lụt)

2. a drought - E. Plants, trees and animals die because of this long period with no rain. (hạn hán)

3. a typhoon - B. This is a typical storm in tropical regions. (bão nhiệt đớt)

4. a heat wave - D. This happens when there is unusually hot weather.  (đợt nắng nóng)

5. an earthquake - C. This is the violent shaking of the earth's surface. (động đất)

b. Complete the text using the words in the boxes.

Welcome back to Radio Weather News. There were a lot of natural events yesterday. Cars, motorbikes and other vehicles got stuck in a 6. blizzard on the west side of the city because of heavy snowfall and a big storm on the highway. In the mountain range, there was a(n) 7. avalanche. A mass of ice fell down a slope and caused three people to be injured. Yesterday there was also a 8. typhoon on the east side of the city. Its violent winds knocked all the trees down and caused 9. a landslide which blocked many roads. Besides, the earthquake in the ocean caused a 10. tsunami on the east coast. What a day of disaster!

-A blizzard : bão mùa đông với gió mạnh và tuyết.

-An avalanche: sạt lở tuyết (phía sau có a mass of ice : 1 khối băng nên điền đc từ này)

-A typhoon: bão nhiệt đới

-A landslide : lở đất (phía sau có: đất, đá blocked many roads: chặn đường...)

- A tsunami : sóng thần