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A DISCUSSION Discuss one or more of the topics about the content of the news .

1 When stories about natural ~istasterts sdu chkas ep_idembics, famines , and weather emergencies
appear in the news, are you in eres e 1n nowing a out them? Why or why not?
2 Why do newspapers often put stories like this on the front page?
3 Not all disas lers are caused by nature. What are sorne other kinds of disast r Wh ·
so rne of th eir ca uses? e s 7· al are
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Rachel: Oh, my goodness. Take a look Rachel: lt says, "No reports of deaths Rachel: 1wonder how this flood
at this! or injuries so far .. .." But it's in the compares to the one they had in
Tom: Why? What's going on? · middle of a city, for goodness sake. New Orleans a few years back.
Rachel: There's this enormous flood The death toll could end up being Remember that?
in Slovakia-loo k at these people huge. Tom: You bet I do. How could anyone
on the roof! The water's up to the Tom: And can you imagine the forget? And that flooded almost half
second floor. And look at these cars . property damage? the city, too.
1sure hope there was no one in Rachel: Well, they estimate almost Rachel: Let's turn on CNN. They
them. 50% of the houses in town are usually have breaking news about
Tom: That sounds horrendous . Any under water already. stuff like this.
word on casualties? Tom: What a disaster!

C FOCUS ON LANGUAGE Complete each statement with words or phrases from the Photo Story.
1 Two words that mean very big are ..... enormus huge
..... ... ... .. ... .. .. and ..... .. ... ..... .. ...... .. .
2 The number of ..casaulties
........ ... .... .... .. .. indicates the number of people who are injured or killed in an event.
3 A two-word phrase that means the destruction of or harm to buildings, cars, and other
things that belong to victims of an event is .. .... property damage
.. .. ... ....... .... .... .... ...... .. ...... ... .. .
4 A two-word expression that is used to describe the first news reports of an important évent
that is happening at the present is .. ..... ....... .. •.... •.. •••.... ••••.... ••.. .. .... ..

SPEAKING
A Check your news sources and write an advantage and disadvantag e for each one.

Advantages Disadvantage s
r,ot af up-to-date a f a,-,l,r,e r,eWf
ov car, f ave ar, artic l e
0 a news a er
Advantage s Disadva ntages
it is a cheap. They are not from the day.
O a newspaper
The fake news.
D Internet news sites you can see everything.
You don't need internet. We can't hear the news on our feet.
D TV or radio newscasts
Da weekly news magazine
Sometimes is not true
it is fast.
D word of mouth
· . . ns with ·your partner. Do you both. use the same sources?· Why or w hy not?
B PAIR WORK compare opm10

UNIT 5 51
 ([ffi!J Convey a mcssage

GRAMMAR lndirect speech: Imperativos

'ndirect speech. lndirect speech_,s a kir.dot
• t words use 1 cJause. lt ,s the dire--1
. . ' noun
To report what someone sa1d w1thout quotmg the exac object of a reporting ÍJ€rb .
Don't use quotation marks when you write lndirect speech . ,,
· g the storm . as ?ÉY., 12!, or ask. :líiQI
careful if you go out d unn . th storm .
Direct speech: Peter said, "Be
lndirect speech: Peter said to be ca reful if you go out durmg e
• · f' ·t· · ·1ndirect speech. rt
An 1mperat ive in direct speech becomes an m m1 1ve '" · f
. d the weather repo without a full tank o gas.
They said, "Read the weather report." ➔ They sa1d to rea t t go out
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She says, "Don 't go out without a full tank of gas." ➔ She says no

Change the pronouns in indirect speech as necessary for logic.t t II him as soon as 1
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know
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Martin said, "Tell me as soon as you know." ➔ Martm told me e t all her when I get home.
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She told me, "Please call me when you get home." ➔ She asked me e BOOSTER GRAHMAR p. 133
• Dírect speech: punctuatiot¡ rr;les

A GRAMMAR PRACTICE Rewrite each stateme nt in indirect speech.

Make necessar y changes to the pronoun s.
1 Martha told me, "Be home before the snowsto rm."
-1Lf:"~J., q_J-El_d me to be h om e before the r ~~ - ~
2 Everyone is saying, "Get ready for a big storm."
3 The radio says, "Get supplies of food and water in case the roads are closed."
4 They told her, "Don't be home too late this afternoo n."
5 Maria always tells them, "Don't leave your doors open."
6 Carl told me, "Call me when you hear the news."

PAIR WORK For each sentence , say what you think the speaker 's original words
were. Take tums.
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1 He asked them to call him when it starts raining. ' ' Please call me when it starts raining. 1.,
2 The newspa per said to leave a window or door open
when there's going to be a severe storm.
3 She told his parents to read the emergen cy instructi ons in the newspa per.
4 Ray told Allison to look for the story about him in the paper on Tuesday .
5 She asked him to pick up sorne food for her on the way home.
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EXERCJSES 6 They told me not to wait until the snow gets heavy.

·~r¿ü; PRONUNCIATION Direct and indirect speech: Rhythm

COACH

A ►J.i>il Notice the rhythm of sentence s in direct and indirect sp h .

Then listen again and repeat. eec · Read and listen.

1 He said, [pause] "Be home before midnight." ➔ He said t b e h orne befor 'd .
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2 1told your parents, [pause] "Get a flu shot at the clinlc,, ➔ 1 · e mi night. .
. · told your parents to get a flu shot at the e.bn:,~
B PAIR WORK Take turns readmg aloud the sentence s in Ex .
original sentence s and the sentence s you wrote , using coercise A Gramni ar Practice above Read both tM
rrect rhythm fo d' , . .
r irect and indirec t speeeh,

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CONVERSATION MODEL
A ► 3:04 Read and listen to so rn eone co nveying a messJ ge .
A: l'm on the phone wi t h yo u r pa re nts. Wo ul d yo u like to say he ll o?
B: 1would, but l'rn running late.
A: Anything you'd like me to te ll them?
B: Yes. Please tell them to turn on the TV. There's a storm on the way.
A: Will do .

B tt 3:os RHYTHM ANO INTONATION Listen again and repeat. Then

practice the Conversation Model with a partner. ,,

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l'm running late.
A NOTEPADDING Read the possible excuses 1hav; an appointment. -- ______ ,f
and messages. Then write one or two more 1don t have time. ¡
excuses and messages.

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B CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR With a partner, Possible messages
change the Conversation Model. Role-play - 1----- - - - - - - - - - - [Watch I Listen to] the news Th ,
conveying a message. Choose messages a story about · ere s
and excuses from the lists in the boxes, Check the weather ·online. There 's
a bad storm on the way.
or use your own. Then change roles. Cal! me at the office.
A: l'm on the phone with ... ... .. .
Would you like to say hello?
B: 1would, but .. .... .. . .
A: Anything you'd like me to tell ?
B: Yes. Please tell ... .. .. .. to ........ • •
A: ... .. .... .

D0N'TSTOP!
Continue the conversation. Ask your partnejr.
what time he or she will be home .
to do you a favor.
to call you later. _
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C CHANGE PARTNERS Practice the conversation again .

Use another message. Use another excuse.

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~, VOCABULARY Severe wea th er and othe r natu ral disa
A t.
► 3 :oi Re ad a nd li ste n. The n liste n ag a in and re pea

a land slide
a floo d
a torn ado a hurricane / a typh oon
ribe s.
s. Write the kind of even t the repo rt desc
8 ~:o7 LISTEN TO INFER Listen to the new .. .. ..... .. . .
3 ....... ....... ...... ... .. 4 ...... .. ....
1 2
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th st ent is
Listen agai n. After each repo rt, say if e ªtem
C ~ LIST EN TO CON FIRM INFORMATION

true or false. Explain you r answ ers. lot of dam age .

3 She said the stor m had don e a
1 She said it had n't rain ed in a mon th. lot of dam age .
4 He said the stor m wou ldn' t do a
2 He said it had n't rain ed for a week.

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GRAMMAR lndi rect speech: Say and tell- ten se chan GRAM MAR BOO STER
• lndir ect speech: optional tense chang
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ner. Us e~ when you don't.
Use tell when you mention the liste
Maggie told her parents to stay hom
e. (listeners mentioned)
ners not mentioned)
Maggie said to stay home. (liste
eme nt ofte n chan ge.
e, the verbs in the indirect speech stat
When ~ and tell are in the past tens wou ld. Can beco mes cou ld.
past perfect. Will becomes
Pres ent becomes past. Past becomes
They said (that) the weather was awful.
They said, "The weather is awful." ➔
said (that) they ali had had the flu.
Dan said, "We all had the flu ." ➔ Dan ht.
n
➔ They said there would be snow tonig '
They said, "There will be snow tonight." d com e with him.
me." ➔ My husband said I coul
My husband said, "You can come with

GRA MMA R PRACTICE Circle the

corr ect
A My Great-Granc:bnoth rric ane Cle o
verb s for indi rect spee ch. Hurricane Cl er Me ets Hu
ea struck the U · t in Aug ust' 1964· My great-
grandmother' Ana , was travelinnite· d S ates. .
~ in Mia mi whe n the hurricane srruck.
She( I said ltold) me th at sh e Still b
eme m ers how scared everyone was.
Sh , r;
e t2 said ltold) me th h
3 called / had called) her rooI!I
one mom ing and had (4 ª~~/ e hote l ( has
bigs torm (5 is / was)onthr
way. Toe~ (6 said / told) t~:~ ali toltl ) hert hata
(7 have to / had to) stay in che
hotel until the weather serv¡ hote l gues ts
t~ll / said) that it (9 is / was) safe ro lea1'.'.
She stayed in her room andce (h8e d1dn
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storm was over. Wh en she h,- now wha t happ ened until rh~ )
h ·=u ed on th TV th
t ata lot ofp 1 , have been / h e , erep ons( IO said / told
roads{J Z eop e t11
) inju red and that all the
(14 feels / : rt {t ere) flooded She al ad been 1 that she stiU
. . .~ r _~cky to have Sllr vive ;ays ( ~ says / said)
- ·- · . . HUr rican e Cleo.

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1 The TV reporter said ·1 1, 11,.. _ ¡,11HJ1-,._ 111
. 1e .1:-. one of t he . 1¡,. 1'l r e po rte r -
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worst in h1story."
2 He also .said, "lt caused the d e :., t ruction of hulf th e _- -----~-':,-~-,
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houses in the town ."
3 My sister called and said, "There is no electricity beca use of the hurricane."
4 The newspaper said, "There will be a typhoon in the next thirty-six hours ."
5 The paper said, "The drought of 1999 was the worst natural disaster of the twentieth century."
6 After the great snowstorm in 1888, a New York newspaper reported, "The blizzard of '88
caused more damage than any previous storm."

C0NVERSATION MODEL
A ► 3:09 Read and listen to a conversation about the news.
A: What's going on in the news today?
B: Well, the Times says there was a terrible storm in the South.
A: Really?
B: Yes. lt says lots of houses were destroyed. Reactions to news
A: ...
What a shame!
............ ® What a shame!
© Thank goodness far that'
B: But there haven't been any deaths. -~ ~-- ... -·-.,._.___.
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B ► filol RHYTHM ANO INTONATION Listen again and repeat.
Then practice the Conversation Model with a partner.

Tell someone about the news

di" Then on a separate

A NOTEPADDING Read each h ea ine. . : h
·t what it said. Use ind1rect speec .
DAILYPOST
sheet of paper, wn e ,
20 ,000 killed in earthquake in Iran »
ake killed 20,000 in lran. l
TJ., e Da ily Pofr Onli~ S' an eartJ.,<;¡v =---------...,...........-~~- 1 Over l00 ,000 homeless
ASIA TIMES
1---~----__.....~ Bird influenza epldemlc causes
~ 11 our partner what the news 200 deaths in Mongolia
Doctors urge children and elderly
':: B CONVERSATION AC:IVATOR n :h/nge roles and headlines. to recelve vaccinatlons
is using the headhnes. The g ita1···· .... ····~··
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A- What's going on in the news today.
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........ ws
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, SPECIAL REPORT

B; OON'T STOP! _ The M .,

Well, ... .... .. says .........
A R 11 7 • Discuss other headl1nes. t \ nee nooded
• p eoP e [arn\5
Weekly a1
: ea Y• • Express your reactions nver valleY
B: Yes . lt says to the news.
DROUGHT IN ETHIOPIA
A: ... .. .... ! . alS die in woi-st ) ca us es widespread
AfUJI\ . U s histot'Y
uoodtn · .
FAMINE
What a sharne! 1
Thank goodness for that. THO USANDS DIE
Oh , no! of HUNGER
What a disaster.
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·gantic ¡ huge /
That's (enorrnous 1 gi
Jaurnal a d
horrendous] ! MexicaJ; b
Lessd
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n li:mes.·¡f'
hit
Yseco dh
lllllage to ca~ u e ~torrr, .
. the conversation again, • - .. - t"1:'lime
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 ~ Descri~~:~tural disasters
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mild
moderate
BEFORE YOU READ severe !!
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A ,. 3:11 VOCABULARY • Adjectives of severity Read and listen. n listen again and repeat.
Fl.ASH The dead/y !/¡
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. t al disaster? ca tastroph· ·•.
B WARM-UP Have you or someone you know expenenced a na ur .
What kind of disaster was it? How severe was it? Tell the class about it. ~ I!!! ILll
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READING 1~3:12

EARTH
Earthquakes are among the deadliest natural disasters, causing
the largest numbers of casualties, the highest death tolls, and the
greatest destruction. In 1556 in China, the deadliest earthquake
in history killed 830,000 people. But many other earthquakes
have caused the deaths of more than 200,000 people, and it is
not unusual, even in modern times, for an earthquake death toll
to reach 20,00D-30,000 people with hundreds of thousands left Port-au-Prince, 2010
homeless and with countless injured. The floodwaters of the
2004 tsunami in Sumatra, which killed over 200,000 people, were
In 201 o, a terrible earthquake in Port-au-Prince, the capital of
caused by a catastrophic earthquake.
Haiti, caused the destruction of a tremendous number of the city's
There are tour factors that affect the casualty rate of buildings, mostly dueto poor construction. In contrast, an even
earthquakes: magnitude, location, quality of construction of stronger earthquake later that year in Chile caused less destruction
buildings, and timing. because of that country 's use of earthquake-resistant construction.

MAGNITUDE TIMING
The magnitude, or strength, of an earthquake is measured on the Finally, the time of occurrence of an earthquake can affect the
Richter scale, ranging fr.om 1 to 1 O, with 1 O being the greatest. number of deaths and casualties. Earthquakes that occur in the
Earthquakes over 6 on the Richter scale are often deadly, and night, when people are indoors, usually cause a greater death tell
those over 8 are generally catastrophic, causing terrible damage. than ones that occur when people are outdoors.

LOCATION
A severe earthquake that is located far from population centers
does not cause the same damage as a less severa one that
occurs in the middle of a city. As an example, in 1960, the
9.5
strongest earthquake ever recordad, 9.5 magnitude on the 1964 Alaska, U.S. 9.2
Richter scale, struck in the Pacific Ocean near the Chilean
200t Sumatra, Indonesia
coastline, destroying buildings, killing over 2,000, and injuring 9.1-9.3
1952 Kamchatka, Rus sia
another 3,000 in regional cities near the coast. The location of thls 9.0
2011 Tochuko retpon.Japan
earthquake, far away from a populatlon center, however; prevented 9.0
1615 Arica, Chile
it from being catastrophic, wlth hundreds óf thousands of deaths. 8.8
1833 Suniatra, Indonesia 8.7-9.:zit
QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION 1906 Ecuador / Colombia 8.8
Modern buildin~ construction techniques can lessen the death toll 2010 Bio-Bio, Chile 8.8
and economic impact of ~ moderate earthquake that would 1700

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otherwlse caµse sev!Q cíl~ctlon of ~!der-style b~ildings.
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A PARAPHRASE Rewrite the statements in your own words, changin th .

. 9 e underhned word or phrase.
1 The magnitude of an earthquake 1s measured by the Richter sea 1e.
2 There are tour factors that affect the casualty rate of an earthquake.
3 Good construction techniques can lessen the danger to peopl . b . .
e in u1ld1ngs affe t d b th uake
4 Damage is often dueto poor construction. ee y an ear q ·

5 lf an earthquake occurs near a major population center mo

= re people will be affected.
56 UNIT 5
 8 CO N~IR~ FACTS An ~we r lhe q uesti on s, acco rding to the info rmdtion in the Reading.
Use ind1rect speech .
th 1. T'1e arh cle s-aid t'1e d ea dl_iert
1 Where did e d eadl iest earth quake in histo ry ta ke place ?
2 Which earthquake had the highest recorded Richter-scale readin g? earf'1 qvake ;,, J,,irfory to o_k plac~ in·· .:_
3 How can location aff ec t the dea th to ll of a n earthquake?
4 What else can lesse n the d estruction and economic impact of an earthquake?

- C IDENTIFY CAUSE ANO EFFECT Discuss how magnitude and timing affect the casualty rate and
~ economic impact of earthquakes. Explain your ideas by putting together information from the article.

Describe natural disasters

A PAIR WORK Partner A, read the fact sheet about the Indonesia
typhoon. Partner B, read the fact sheet about the Bangladesh
earthquake. In your own words, tell your partner about the disaster.
" Asevere typhoon hit Indonesia on
October 12. There were high winds , ,
INDONESIA TYPHOON and catastrophic property damage.

Date : October 12
BANGLADESH fARTHQUAKE
Place: Indonesia and western Malaysia Date:
September 20
Typhoon with highest winds ever
Event: Place:
recorded Bangladesh
Event:
ty damage · Catastrophic destruction '\ Earthquake
Proper · Property damag . A
. 09 d ths with more than , (12,000) destroy:d. t 1east 70% of homes
Casualt1es : 5,3 ~ª- ff cted with many
1,740 missing; 8 m1lhon a e Casualties · 630 de h
_:'~es:, _ _,..,..,.,_.,,...._.,..,.,,..,...........,,"'"""'_.._.,,..,....,,... more injur~d
s .,. at s and hundreds

B NOTEPADDING Choose one of the historie disasters from the list.

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Find information about it on the Internet, ata library, or in a
bookstore. (OR choose a disaster you are already familiar with.) Sorne historie disasters
Write details about the disaster on your notepad. • The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (U.S.)
• Toe 8am earthquake of 2003 (lran)
• The tsunami of 2004 (lndian Ocean)
Date: • Hurricane Katrina 2005 (New Orleans, U.S.)
• A natural disaster of your choice: _
Place:

Event:

Property damage:

Casualties:

e GROUP WORK Ma ke a news b roadcast

or presentation
. about the disaster
. you researched
1
. t ,
· n Exercise A above). Describe the natural d1saster to your e ass.
(OR one of t h e d isas ers

f > RECVCLE THIS LANGUAGE.

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Types of disasters Text-mining (optional)
earthquake Find and underline three words or phrases in the Reading
epidemic injuries that were new to you. Use them in your Group Work.
famine severe For example: "death toll."
deadly property damage
flood
catastrophic
landslide
storm

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FlASH
CAROS
BEFORE YOU LISTEN . The n li,;ten · oni n and repeat · 1

Read and listen. ·

A ► 3:U VOCABULARY • Emergency preparations and supp/ies
. too dangerous .
evacuate to remove ali people from an area that is
. ·mrnediate
1
act1on
an emergency a very dangerous si tuation that requires - - -- -- ·

a power outage an interruption in the flow of electrical power

overa large area
h the area they
a shelter a safe place where people rnay go w en
live in has been evacuated
. . upplies to treat
a first-aid kit a small box or package conta1ning 5
minor injuries and illnesses .
a flashlight . ·.e· '· , ,,
a portable, battery-operated light 1
1e~.
non-perishable food food that doesn't A :'!. ~f 9 ,Oíl '
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such as canned or dried food ,' , i '; J ·

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Be su re to have a first-aic
A battery-o •
flashlight is
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kit with scissors and banr_,.

mustwhen
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PAIR WORK With a partner, write sentences using

B
the Vocabulary words and phrases. _¡ They t6ed to evo cuate ti.e eofoe popvlatiooof lhl '
-=1 ci:!y before tJ-ie floodJ b1.1t lots- of people refvred~ ---==-""- . . -~~
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION . . _ .q:, ......__ ~ -...--_._ ..,...,,.,...,., ________ ~ -...

A ~ .3:14 . LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS Listen to ~n emer~ency radio broadcast. Write a sentence to
describe the emergency the broadcaster 1s reporting.

B ~ t 1s LISTEN FOR DETAILS Listen again and correct each of the follo • f
using indirect speech. wing a 1se statements,
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Example: He said you should stand near windows during the sto ' ' No. He said not to stand near i
rm.
windows during the storm. H l
1 He said you should turn your refrigerator and freezer off.
2 He said that in case of a flood, you should put valuable papers
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on the lowest floor of your home.

3 He said you should read the newspapers for the location of h
s e1ters.

58 UNIT 5
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PARA PHRA SE W~a t d id the rad io anno uncc r say in the e rnerg e ncy radio b road cas
C ín íf nece ssary .
th st sta teme nt, usin g ind ire ct sp eech . Li ste n aga
d iscus s e que ,ons a nd co1npl ete edch
y for an evac uatío n?
1 Wha t shou ld you do to get your ca r read
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He said to . . . .. .. . .. .. .. ..... .... .... .... . ... .. .
iture ?
2 Wha t shou ld you do with outd oor furn
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He said to .. ... .... ······· · ······· ····· ·· ··· ····· ··· ·······
3 Wha t shou ld you buy for flash light s
and port able radios?
He said to ······· ··· · ······· ·····
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ors for
and wate r in case you have to stay indo
4 How shou ld you prep are to have food
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Prep are for an eme rgen cy Kinds of emergencies

• a flood
• a tornado
A GROUP WORK Cho ose an eme rgen
cy from the list. Write sorn e plan s for • a severe storm /bt,zzard ,
a reason for each plan. hurncane, typhoon)
the eme rgen cy on the note pad. Provide • an epidem,c
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,::e:::as::.:'o::..:. __ _ _ _ _ _ • a famine
_la_n_s_ _ _ _ _ _ _:R
-,-P • a drought
Hav e Z literr o f Water to l,a v e eno uqJ., water in c arc- • a landsl ide
drink • an earthquake
_ _fe r pe r f o11 per day. -t-he Wate r ir ur¡ fafe fo

Type of emer genc y:

Plans Reasons

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W ·old to bí• rnn• C<'II phonl'S wt•n--
B Prc~c nt your plc1n
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Compare• your pl a ns .

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. Listen carefully cJ nd
A _.. l :t§ Listen to lhe report. The repo rter describes three kind s of disa.st~;s. cessary.
check the ones that fall into the ca tego ries she describes. Listen again I ne

Killed
-Disaster
o -1 -epidemic
- - Place
-- -
Year
_____
20 ,000,000
o
-- 2 famine
worldwide
Soviet Union
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1917
1932
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- - - - - 5_,000,000

o flood
- 3 China 1931
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3,700,000
o 4 drought China 1928 3,000,000
o 5 epidemic worldwide 1914 3,000,000
o 6 epidemic Soviet Union 1917 2,500,000
o 7 flood China 1959 2,000,000
o 8 epidemic India 1920 2,000,000
o 9 famine Bangladesh 1943 1,900,000
010 epidemic China 1909 1,500,000

B Complete each statement with the name of the disaster or emergency.

1 In .. ...... .. .. ..................... , mud and soil cover 4 A .............................. ... is a natural event in
the houses and can bury entire towns. which there is no rain for a long period of time.
2 A widespread event in which many people s In .... ........... ... .. .... ......... , there is not enough
become sick with the same illness is food and many people go hungry.

3 A storm with high winds and rain is

C Complete each indirect statement or question with said or told.

1 They ................. me to call the office in the 3 He ................. the storm was awful.
morning.
4 Who ............ .. .. . us to get extra batteries?
2 The students .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . the test had been very
difficult.

O Rewrite the indirect speech statements in direct speech. Be sure to use correct punctuation.
1 She said she knew the reason there was so much 3 The radio announcer told the people to fill up
property damage. their cars with gas before the storm.
2 1 said not to tell the children about the storm. 4 He asked if the epidemic had been severe.

E Rewrite the direct speech statements in indirect speech.

1 Robert told Marie, "Don't wait for the evacuation order." For additlonal language practice •· ·

2 Sylvia said, "I think the earthquake occurred during the night."
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3 The emergency broadcast said, "Buy bottled water before the hurrica ,, "lucky to Be Alive"
ne.
4 They told Marlene, "Call us on Tuesday."

WRITING
Write about how to prepare for an emergency. ~hoose an emergency and WRITING BOOSTER p. 150
include information on what to do, what supphes to have, and what
• Organizing detail statements by
preparations to make. order of importance
• Guidance for this writing exercise
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ORAL REVIEW
TELL A STORY Cive th c p cop!,_, n,mw, .-ui d rl'! .i l ion:-.llip::, .
Th en tell the story of Tut'sd<1y .111d Wl'd nl'sd;1y ir I the
pictures. For example:
Ón Tue S"dayJ [R obert-] ..:a li ed LJ.,¡5" fa t-1, e r] and
told J,i,n to _
PAIR WORK
1 Tell your partner what the TV announcer said on
Tuesday. Then switch roles. Your partn er te lls you
what the rad io announcer sa id on Wednesday. Use
indirect speech . For example :
The announcer S"aid a trop ical S"tort'YI \Na S' co t'Ylin 9 . . .
2 (reate a conversation between the two men on
Tuesday. Start like th is:
Helio ) [Dad]. TJiere JS' 9oin9 to be abad S"tort'YI .
TJiey >ªY ...

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TR; ICAL STORM
EXPECTED, WITH HIGH
WINDS, DAMAGING RAIN ,
POSSIBLE FLOODING NEAR
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THE SHELTER 15 NOW

OPEN ANO ACCEPTING
PEOPLE FROM AREAS
NEAR THE BEACH.

NOWICAN
O Convey a message .
O Tell sorneo ne about the news .
O Describe natural disasters.
O Prepare for an emerge ncy.