A Natural Disaster Is An Event Caused by A Natural Hazard

Part One: Reading (15 pts)
A. Comprehension (08 pts)

Read the text carefully to do the following activities:
Natural disasters are among the most pressing risks facing the world, both in the short and longer term.
In recent years, there have been a series of major natural disasters including Libya flooding. On 10 September
2023, Storm Daniel swept across eastern Libya, affecting most of the region. The storm brought heavy rainfall
to the coastal city of Derna, where two dams collapsed; causing a "tsunami" of water that swept away entire
neighborhoods. “The entire coastal area of the country was affected,” explains Camille Saulnier, head of the
Libya mission for Première Urgence Internationale. “In Derna, the town worst hit by the disaster, two dams
broke, causing a gigantic mudslide that engulfed everything”, he added
The consequences for the people and infrastructure affected are unprecedented. To date, the floods
have left at least 4,352 people dead, more than 8,000 missing and more than 43,000 displaced. Georgette
Gagnon, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Libya, said early reports showed that dozens of villages and
towns were “severely affected ... with widespread flooding, damage to infrastructure, and loss of life.”
Through this Emergency Appeal, a number of foreign governments along with Libyan Red Crescent
teams and volunteers have sent messages of support and solidarity to Libya. Several nations, including
Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Tunisia, and Turkey, said they were ready to provide emergency shelter, psychosocial
support, and healthcare, clean water and food to affected communities and restore family links with missing
loved ones.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/12
1. Complete the table below with information from the text:
?What happened ?How ?When ?Where
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false.

a. Recently, the world has known few natural disasters/or Libya flooding destructed the entire town.
b. The damage caused by Daniel storm was huge.
c. Humanitarians did not support the population affected by Libya flooding.// or No assistance was
provided to Derna……….
3. Identify the paragraph in which the following idea is mentioned: “The flood caused mass
displacement of an estimated 44,000 people.”
4. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a- Did the flood affect all the country?
b- What were the consequences of the flood? (Mention 3 examples)
c- Did Libya face the catastrophe alone? Justify.
5. Find what or who the underlined words in the text refer to.
a. he (§1) b. they (§3)
B. Text Exploration (07 pts)
1. Match the following words with their corresponding definitions.
Words synonyms
a. Disarray 1. the water level in an area rises where there was

b. flood normally little or none before
2. very great in amount
c. missing
3. state of disorganization or untidiness
d. tremendous 4. absent or not yet confirmed as alive
2. Give the opposites of the following words keeping the same root.
a. Heavy b. affected c. displaced
3. Complete sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).
A. a) He said that the disaster had killed a lot of people the previous year..
b) He said………………………………………………………………………
B. a) A journalist says that the casualties were enormous.
b) A journalist says……………………………………………………………………………
C. a) " do you know the factors that help in the occurrence of natural disasters these years? ", he said
b) He asked him...................................................................................................................
D. He said: “The cruel storms punished everyone and everything.″
b) He said that......................................................................................................
4. Ask questions which the underlined words answer.

a. The storm brought heavy rainfall.
5. Classify the following words according to their final “ed”:

reported - volunteered - helped - flooded
/t/ /d/ /id/
PART TWO:WRITTEN EXPRESSION (05 points)

Choose only ONE topic:
Topic 01
Imagine that you were the mayor of Derna. Write an announcement advertising the precautions that citizens
should take before, during and after a flood in order to limit both human and material losses..
Use the following notes:
Before Flood During Flood After Flood

1. Avoid building in a floodprone 1. Don’t panic. 1. Stay tuned to local news
area unless you elevate and 2. Shut off water service, gas for updates on flooded
reinforce your home. service and electricity to areas, road closures and
2. Know your evacuation zone. your home. re-entry points.
3. Make an emergency plan to 3. Do not walk through moving 2. Do not return to flooded
protect you, your family and water. areas until authorities
your pets. 4. Do not drive into flooded indicate it is safe to do so.
areas.
TOPIC Two: Suppose you’re a journalist working for a well-known Algerian newspaper.
Write an article of about 80 to 120 words about any natural disaster you’ve witnessed along your
career.

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Part One: Reading (15 pts)

A. Comprehension (08 pts)

1. Complete the table below with information from the text:

?What happened ?How ?When ?Where

2. Say whether the following statements are true or false.

4. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a. Disarray 1. the water level in an area rises where there was

4. Ask questions which the underlined words answer.

5. Classify the following words according to their final “ed”:

/t/ /d/ /id/

PART TWO:WRITTEN EXPRESSION (05 points)

Before Flood During Flood After Flood

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