Read the paragraphs (A-E) and refer them to the questions
(1-5). Act out the interview in pairs.
1 What are they?
2 Why do they happen?
3 Where do they happen?
4 How do they affect people?
5 What can people do?
A Over the warm parts of oceans. Tornadoes are
common in parts of the USA, Australia and Japan.
B The water evaporates1
from the warm sea. This
condenses in the atmosphere. More and more hot,
wet air rises up. It becomes a strong wind.
C Scientists can usually track2
hurricanes, but they
cannot stop them.
D Tropical storms with strong winds. They start at sea, and can travel
a long distance. They have different names in different places
µhurricanes’ in the $tlantic 2cean, µtyphoons’ in the Pacifi c 2cean,
‘tropical cyclones’ in the Indian Ocean and around Australasia.
Tornadoes or whirlwinds, are similar, but begin over land.
E They can affect ships, blow down houses, cause fl oods and disrupt
traffic.
Ответы
A refers to question 3: Where do they happen?
The answer is: Tornadoes are common in parts of the USA, Australia, and Japan over the warm parts of oceans.
B refers to question 2: Why do they happen?
The answer is: Tornadoes happen because the water from the warm sea evaporates, condenses in the atmosphere, and the rising hot, wet air becomes a strong wind.
C refers to question 5: What can people do?
The answer is: Scientists can usually track hurricanes, but they cannot stop them.
D refers to question 1: What are they?
The answer is: Tornadoes are tropical storms with strong winds that start at sea and can travel a long distance, with different names in different places, such as hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, typhoons in the Pacific Ocean, and tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean and around Australasia.
E refers to question 4: How do they affect people?
The answer is: Tornadoes can affect ships, blow down houses, cause floods, and disrupt traffic.