Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Unit 9: Natural disasters

 16 helpless adj /' helpləs/ vụ ớch, vụ dụng 
 helpful adj /'helpfl/ cú ớch
17 homeless adj /ˈhəʊmləs/ vụ gia cư
18 injure v /ˈɪndʒər/ làm bị thương 
 injury n /ˈɪndʒəri/ chấn thương
19 lava n /ˈlɑːvə/ dung nham
20 manage v /ˈmổnɪdʒ/ nỗ lực làm gỡ
21 locate v /ləʊˈkeɪt/ đặt ở vị trớ, tọa lạc 
 location n /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/ địa điểm
22 mudslide n /ˈmʌdslaɪd/ sạt lở
23 medication n /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/ thuốc men
24 property n /ˈprɒpətɪ/ tài sản
25 put out v /pʊt aʊt/ dập tất
26 power n /ˈpaʊər/ sức mạnh 
 powerful adj /ˈpaʊərfl/ mạnh mẽ, dữ dội
27 relief n /rɪ'li:f/ sự cứu trợ
28 rescue n, v /'reskju:/ cứu hộ
29 risk n /rɪsk/ mối hiểm họa, nguy cơ
30 severe adj /sɪ'vɪər/ khốc liệt, 
 = extensive adj = /ɪk'stensɪv/ dữ dội
31 supply n /sə'plaɪ/ Sự cung cấp
32 shelter n /ˈʃeltər/ chỗ trỳ ẩn
33 set up v /'set ʌp/ dựng
34 suffer v /'sʌfər/ hứng chịu, chịu ảnh hưởng
35 technology n /tekˈnɒlədʒi/ cụng nghệ
36 temporary adj /'temprəri/ tạm thời 
 permanent adj /ˈpɜːmənənt/ lõu dài
37 trap v /trổp/ mắc kẹt
38 tremendous /trə'mendəs/ 
 adj to lớn
 = huge /hju:dʒ/ Nhấn mạnh trong cõu khẳng định: S + did+ V. I did eat that cake.
Add -ed to the verbs (Quy tắc thờm đuụi-ed vào sau động từ)
Từ kết thỳc bằng đuụi e hoặc ee thờm -d. prepare prepared
Động từ kết thỳc bằng nguyờn õm (u,e,o,a,i) + y thờm -ed. play played
Động từ kết thỳc bằng phụ õm + y đổi y thành -ied. study studied
Động từ 1 õm tiết kết thỳc bằng phụ õm + nguyờn õm + phụ õm (trừ plan planned
h,w,x,y,z) nhõn đụi phụ õm cuối + ed.
Động từ cú nhiều hơn 1 õm tiết, õm tiết cuối cựng kết thỳc bằng phụ prefer preferred
õm + nguyờn õm + phụ õm và là õm tiết nhận trọng õm gấp đụi phụ 
õm cuối + ed.
Cũn lại ed kick kicked
Ngoài ra, 1 số động từ bất quy tắc khụng thờm đuụi ed mà biến đổi have had
thành P1.
Spelling rules (Quy tắc phỏt õm đuụi ed) 
- Xột 1 hoặc 2 chữ cỏi trước chữ -ed ở cuối động từ.
/id/: t, d E.g. wanted /id/
/t/: p, k, sh, ch, gh, th, ss, c, x E.g. watched /t/
/D/: cũn lại (l, n, r, g, v, s, w, y, z) E.g. played /d/
Notes: Cỏc tớnh từ sau phỏt õm đuụi /id/ blessed, aged, crooked, dogged, naked, learned, 
 ragged, wicked, wretched, sacred
Time expressions (Dấu hiệu trạng ngữ thời gian)
 Yesterday (hụm qua)
 Last + thời gian (last week, last month, last Monday)
 Thời gian + ago (two days ago)
 In + năm quỏ khứ (in 1990)
 In the past (trong quỏ khứ)
 When + S + V-ed/P1
2. Past continuous
Forms (Cấu trỳc)
(+) S + was/were + V-ing (+) She was crying. Time expressions (Dấu hiệu trạng ngữ thời gian)
At + giờ / At this time + trạng từ quỏ khứ.
When/While
Constantly, at that time, in those days, all morning, for hours, always.
*Luu ý; Một số động từ CẢM GIÁC khụng dựng với thỡ tiếp diễn: like, dislike, hate, love, want, prefer, 
admire, believe, understand, remember, forget, know, belong, have, taste, smell, be... nhưng nếu 
mang nghĩa chỉ hoạt động thỡ được chia ở thỡ tiếp diễn.
D. PRACTICE
A. PHONETICS
I. Fill in the blanks with “ous” or “al” and mark the stress in the words.
1. danger___ 2. person___ 3. poison___ 4. tropic___ 5. marvell___
6. season___ 7. seri___ 8. nation___ 9. mountain___ 10. natur___
11. previ___ 12. music___ 13. gener___ 14. region___ 15. vari___
16. physic___ 17. curi___ 18. cultur___ 19. practic___ 20. infam___
II. Chose the word that has different stress pattern.
1. A. rural B. local C. canal D. final
2. A. obvious B. humorous C. numerous D. enormous
3. A. typical B. survival C. annual D. animal
4. A. glorious B. hazardous C. disastrous D. populous
5. A. arrival B. capital C. chemical D. medical
B. VOCABULARY
I. Match the disasters with the descriptions
1. tsunami a. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
2. earthquake b. a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and hot 
 liquid rock are forced out into the air
3. drought c. a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain
4. typhoon d. a large amount of soil or mud sliding down a mountain
5. flood e. an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under 
 the sea A. raged B. struck C. took D. put out 
2. How can we know when an active volcano will ______________ again?
A. erupt B. destroy C. damage D. affect 
3. Measured 9.5 on the Richter scale, the world’s largest ______________ occurred on May 22, 1960 
in southern Chile.
A. mudslide B. avalanche C. flood D. earthquake 
4. Despite modern technologies available to us, we’re still ______________ against natural disasters.
A. homeless B. harmless C. helpless D. hopeless 
5. The reporter said that ten people died and thirty were ______________ injured in the flood.
A. completely B. greatly C. powerfully D. seriously 
6. A ______________ that is just a few centimetres high from the sea can rear up to heights of 30 to 
50 meters as it hits the shore.
A. typhoon B. tsunami C. tornado D. thunderstorm
7. Survivors of the flood were ______________ by helicopter. 
A. collapsed B. buried C. shaken D. rescued
8. Many people are working to save species from extinction, animals from cruelty, natural 
______________ from destruction. 
A. disasters B. phenomena C. environment D. hazards
9. Most people had moved to the safe areas before the typhoon struck, so there were only a few 
minor ______________. 
A. loss B. injuries C. impacts D. destruction
10. Aid agencies provided drinking water and food ______________ to the isolated residents. 
A. guidelines B. aid C. supplies D. emergency
IV. Supply the correct form of the word in the brackets.
1. As many as 111 people are dead or ______________ due to the hurricane. (miss)
2. Clearing trees by burning is highly ______________ of the forest environment. (destruct)
3. ______________ used a special device for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings. (rescue)
4. A massive volcanic ______________ could affect the climate of the whole planet. (erupt)
5. An earthquake is a sudden motion or ______________ of the ground produced by the abrupt 
displacement of rock masses. (tremble) 8. What _______________ (they, do) at 9pm last night? It was really noisy.
9. As they _______________ (go) down a mountain ridge, a landslide _______________ (happen).
10. The accident occurred while they _______________ (climb) up the mountain.
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. He _______________ on an airplane when he _______________ a fire from the window. 
A. was sitting - saw B. was sitting - was seeing
C. was sitting - was seeing D. sat – saw
2. While the other passengers _______________ to the exits, Brian _______________ out of the 
window.
A. ran - climbed B. run - was climbing
C. ran - was climbed D. were running – climbed
3. When it _______________ raining, we _______________ a nice hotel down the road to the town.
A. started - were finding B. was starting – found
C. started - found D. was starting - were finding
4. They ___________ close to the bottom of the mountain when Simpson suddenly ______________.
A. got - was slipping B. were getting – slipped
C. were getting - was slipping D. got – slipped
5. While Steven and Rachel _______________ around the Canary Islands, their boat 
_______________.
A. were sailing - sank B. sailed - was sinking
C. sailed - sank D. were sailing - was sinking
6. The sun _______________ when Hamilton _______________ at the beach in Da Nang on a 
beautiful morning.
A. shone - arrived B. was shining - was arriving
C. was shining - arrived D. shone - was arriving
7. While some rescue teams _______________ in Pakistan, others _______________ to a natural 
disaster in Central America.
A. were helping - responded B. helped – responded
C. helped - were responding D. were helping - were responding
8. When we __________ out in the morning, we _________ surprised by what we ____________.
A. finally came - are - see B. were finally coming - were – saw D. SPEAKING
I. Put the expressions into the correct columns.
That’s awful! Good news! Oh no!
Sounds exciting! I’m sorry to hear that. Lucky you!
That’s great! How terrible! What a pity!
How fantastic! That’s a relief. That’s shocking!
What a shame! How wonderful! That’s awesome!
 Negative Positive
II. Rearrange the sentences to make a conversation.
___ It lasted for about an hour, and we had to stay in our storm shelter until it’s gone.
___ Yes, I have. A tornado struck my town when I was eleven.
___ I was staying with my parents, so I didn’t know how and where others were. I think they had 
 already been in safe places because there was no human loss.
_1_ Tracy! Have you ever been in a storm?
___ Yes, it was.
___ Oh, really? Were you frightened then?
___ That’s awful! How was everybody?
___ That’s a relief. How long did the storm last?
___ Yes, of course. It was very frightening when hearing the sound of the winds. Houses and trees 
 collapsed. Leaves, objects and debris were blown up in the sky.
___ It was a hard time in your life, wasn’t it?
E. READING
I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
 occur nature technology rain or living disasters volcanic
 NATURE IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE 1. equator a. to make something begin to exist
2. temperate zone b. an imaginary line around the earth at an equal distance from the North and 
 South Poles
3. drown c. an area of the earth that is not near the equator or the South or North Pole
4. form d. the hottest part of the world which is around the equator
5. rotation e. movement in a circle around a fixed point
6. the tropics f. to cause to die by being unable to breathe underwater
Answer:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6-
B. Answer the questions.
1. Is there any tropical cyclone that begins and ends in the sea?
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Is it possible for a tropical cyclone to begin at the temperature of 26°C?
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. What makes the winds rotate?
__________________________________________________________________________________
4. Can we say both hurricane and typhoon are tropical cyclones?
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. Where is a tropical cyclone called “hurricane”?
__________________________________________________________________________________
6. Where is a tropical cyclone called “typhoon”?
__________________________________________________________________________________
F. WRITING
I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. us / practical tips / This article / treating poisonous wastes / about / gave
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Were / started / your apartment / you / watching TV / the building / in / when / trembling?
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. The devastating tsunami / destruction / to / near the sea / brought / cities and towns
__________________________________________________________________________________ A. Pronunciation
I. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
1. A. general B. property C. disaster D. fabulous
2. A. yesterday B. optional C. natural D. prediction
3. A. glamorous B. eruption C. volcanic D. tornado
4. A. fabulous B. volunteer C. evening D. happening
5. A. thunderstorm B. prosperous C. important D. resident
II. Practise reading the sentences below. Pay attention to the words ending in -al and -ous.
1. Our country has a tropical climate with many rainy months.
2. Areas near the sea are usually not very mountainous.
3. My uncle is a generous and sociable man.
4. Natural disasters can have effects at the regional level.
5. There are cultural differences between Viet Nam and Britain.
B. Vocabulary & Grammar
I. Solve the crossword puzzle below.
Across:
1. a strong wind that moves in a circle
5. hot liquid rock and gas pouring out from a 
mountain
6. a large amount of rock and earth moving 
down a mountain
7. very bad weather with strong winds and rain
Down:
2. a natural event that causes great damage
3. a sudden strong shaking of the ground
4. a large amount of water that covers an area
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
1. A strong earthquake caused a lot of _____________ to eastern Japan last week. 
A. damaged B. damages C. damaging D. damage
2. Two tornadoes struck Florida on Saturday morning and _____________ 30 homes. 5. What they (do) _____________ when you (arrive) _____________ at their house?
VI. Choose A, B, C, or D to Indicate the incorrect part. Then correct it.
1. When I was going to school, I was seeing an old friend. 
A. When B. was going C. was seeing D. friend
2. I wasn't go for a walk because it was raining. 
A. wasn’t B. a C. because D. was raining
3. While wo returned home, he was still working. 
A. While B. returned C. was D. still
4. I listened to the radio, so I didn't hear the fire alarm. 
A. listened B. the C. didn’t hear D. alarm
5. What was you doing when the earthquake started? 
A. What B. was C. when D. started
C. Speaking
I. Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges.
1. A: The earthquake yesterday destroyed their house. 
B: _________________________
A. Yes, I know it. B. Yes, I don't like it. 
C. That’s awful. D. They should stay inside.
2. A: The teacher said that I failed the exam again. 
B: _________________________
A. I passed it. B. I’m sorry to hear that. 
C. Why are you so sad? D. I don't agree with you.
3. A: They lost all of their property in the storm last month. 
B: _________________________
A. What awful news! I’m sorry. B. No, I'm sorry. 
C. Can you speak louder? D. I think they can.
4. A: I left my new mobile phone on the bus yesterday. 
B: _________________________
A. I didn't know that. B. Can you say that again? 
C. I know what you mean. D. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.