Consequences Caused by Disasters
Talk about the consequences caused by different disasters.
Talk about the following situations. Use either Active or Passive:
- Why are these disasters dangerous? (What is usually caused by different disasters?)
- What consequences can be caused by these disasters?
- What effects were caused by the disasters that took place last year / this year?
- Imagine you are watching TV live coverage of a disaster. What is being done / caused?
Tsunami | Earthquake | Volcanic Eruption | Hurricane | Avalanche |
Kill people |
Destroy or damage houses |
Break or uproot trees |
Flood trees |
Carry water a couple of feet |
Blow away houses, farms and |
Severely affect entire |
May force people to stay at |
Make governments spend huge |
Damage roads and bridges |
Trigger avalanches, |
Break electrical and gas |
Break water lines |
Cause liquefaction |
Cause spills of hazardous |
Damage nuclear power |
May make governments evacuate |
Discharge ash into the |
Destroy landscapes and |
Create flash floods |
Cause large volumes of debris |
Make ash and mud mix |
Wipe away livelihoods |
Bring floods and winds |