Haiti in Ruins After Huge Earthquake
ช่วงนี้อ่านข่าว ดู TV ก็มีแต่ข่าวความเสียหายจากแผ่นดินไหวใน Haiti นักเรียนควรได้รับการฝึกฝนการอ่านข่าวภาษาอังกฤษเกี่ยวกับเรื่องดังกล่าว ข่าวนี้เหมาะสำหรับนักเรียนช่วงชั้น 3 และ 4
Haiti in Ruins After Huge Earthquake
Television pictures are slowly beginning to show how great the damage is in Haiti following the huge earthquake on Tuesday. A magnitude 7.3 quake, just 16km from the capital, hit the Caribbean nation as people were going home after work. It was the worst earthquake to strike Haiti in more than two centuries. Much of the country has been devastated. Many major buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince have collapsed, including the Presidential Palace and the UN headquarters. Haiti's President Rene Preval described the scene in the capital as "unimaginable". The Red Cross says up to 3 million people have been affected. Mr. Preval fears "well over 100,000 people" may have died.
Haiti's ambassador to the USA, Raymond Joseph, said there was "no way of estimating" how many casualties there were. Countries around the world are acting quickly to send whatever help they can to Haiti. US President Barack Obama has promised America will do all it can to help. He vowed "unwavering support" following a “particularly cruel” disaster. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. More than half its people live below the poverty line on less than two dollars a day. It is one of the poorest-equipped countries on Earth to deal with such a catastrophe. The nation was still trying to recover from being hit by four deadly hurricanes in 30 days in 2008. Its economy is in ruins and it has a long history of corruption and coups.
Exercise
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Check true (T) or false (F).
| a. | The earthquake that hit Haiti was a magnitude 16 in strength. | T / F |
| b. | Most Haitians were having their breakfast when the earthquake hit. | T / F |
| c. | The President’s palace was in ruins after the earthquake. | T / F |
| d. | The article says Haiti’s president believes 3 million people are suffering. | T / F |
| e. | Haiti’s ambassador to the US has a good idea of casualty figures. | T / F |
| f. | President Obama spoke of the cruel nature of the earthquake. | T / F |
| g. | Most Haitians are so poor they live on less than two dollars a day. | T / F |
| h. | Haiti was hit by four different hurricanes in 2008. | T / F |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
| 1. | show | a. | fallen down |
| 2 | hit | b. | lethal |
| 3. | devastated | c. | guessing |
| 4. | collapsed | d. | reveal |
| 5. | unimaginable | e. | dead and injured |
| 6. | estimating | f. | help |
| 7. | casualties | g. | struck |
| 8. | support | h. | indescribable |
| 9. | deal with | i. | ruined |
| 10. | deadly | j. | cope with |
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
| 1. | show how great the | a. | capital as unimaginable |
| 2 | A magnitude | b. | in ruins |
| 3. | Much of the country has | c. | damage is in Haiti |
| 4. | Preval described the scene in the | d. | have died |
| 5. | well over 100,000 people may | e. | acting quickly |
| 6. | no way of estimating how | f. | disaster |
| 7. | Countries around the world are | g. | 7.3 quake |
| 8. | a “particularly cruel” | h. | poverty line |
| 9. | people live below the | i. | been devastated |
| 10. | Its economy is | j. | many casualties |
กิจกรรมเสนอแนะ
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about the Haiti earthquake. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. EARTHQUAKES: Make a poster about earthquakes. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
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แหล่งที่มา
https://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1001/100114-haiti_earthquake.html
คำตอบ
TRUE / FALSE:
| a. | F | b. | F | c. | T | d. | F | e. | F | f. | T | g. | T | h. | T |
SYNONYM MATCH:
| 1. | show | a. | reveal |
| 2 | hit | b. | struck |
| 3. | devastated | c. | ruined |
| 4. | collapsed | d. | fallen down |
| 5. | unimaginable | e. | indescribable |
| 6. | estimating | f. | guessing |
| 7. | casualties | g. | dead and injured |
| 8. | support | h. | help |
| 9. | deal with | i. | cope with |
| 10. | deadly | j. | lethal |
PHRASE MATCH:
| 1. | show how great the | a. | damage is in Haiti |
| 2 | A magnitude | b. | 7.3 quake |
| 3. | Much of the country has | c. | been devastated |
| 4. | Preval described the scene in the | d. | capital as unimaginable |
| 5. | well over 100,000 people may | e. | have died |
| 6. | no way of estimating how | f. | many casualties |
| 7. | Countries around the world are | g. | acting quickly |
| 8. | a “particularly cruel” | h. | disaster |
| 9. | people live below the | i. | poverty line |
| 10. | Its economy is | j. | in ruins |
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