The great Conemaugh-Valley disaster-flood by Library of Congress is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
Let’s look at some vocabulary to talk about disasters, emergencies and crisis in English.
Can you think of other words related to this topic, for each letter of the alphabet?
Take turns selecting any two words, and challenging another student to use both words in a sentence.
Avalanche
Bacteria
Cyclone
Drought – Sequía
Earthquake – terremoto
Fire – fuego/incendio
Germ – germen
Hurricane
Inferno – hoguera
Jeopardy =danger – peligro
Killer – asesino
Landslide – derrumbiamento
Mudslide – derrumbiamento
Nuclear War – guerra nuclear
Oil spill – derrame de petrolio
Plague – glaga
Quake – temblar
Rescue = save – salvar
Shipwreck – naufragio
Tornado
Urgency
Volcano
Wound – herida
Xenophobia
Zombie apocalypse
