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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES VOCABULARY 3 (ESL)

level: Upper-Intermediate (B2/C1)
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This third exercise focuses on the vocabulary of natural disasters, emergency response, and environmental relief efforts. Start with exercise 1 if you are new to this topic.


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1. Because of the damages caused by the cyclone, there will be massive ________ of food.
2. Most of the facilities are in ________. ( = in need of/ requiring repairs)
3. The disease ________ was spread by dirty water.
4. To ________ relief efforts = To prevent relief efforts, or to make them hard to carry out
5. The tornado ________ power lines and destroyed homes.
6. Several ________ agencies (like Doctors Without Borders) have offices here.
7. Recent surveys have shown that people in developing countries care more about the environment than people in more ________ ( = wealthier) countries.
8. UNICEF has been distributing water ________ ( = cleaning) tablets throughout the area.
9. The majority of people in our country live ________ less than $5 a day.
10. Many people in the third-world ________ hungry ( = suffer from hunger) every day.
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Natural Disasters Discussion Questions 1. Has your country or region ever experienced a major natural disaster? What happened?
2. Do you think people in high-risk areas (flood zones, earthquake zones) should be required to have emergency plans?
3. How do you think climate change is affecting the frequency or severity of natural disasters?
4. What do you think is the most important resource to have in an emergency kit?
5. How do you think international aid organisations could be more effective in disaster response?
6. Do you follow news about natural disasters around the world? Why or why not?
More English vocabulary exercises Environmental issues 1
Environmental issues 2
Environmental issues 3
Environmental issues 4
Did you know? The word tsunami comes from the Japanese tsu (harbour) + nami (wave). Despite being caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, tsunamis can travel across entire ocean basins — the 1960 Chilean earthquake generated waves that reached Japan over 22 hours later.

Triage, a key term in disaster relief, comes from the French verb trier, meaning "to sort." It describes the process of prioritising injured people for treatment based on the severity of their condition.
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