dateline: 28 April 2015
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Earthquake Devastates Nepal
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- struck: hit (past tense of strike)
- magnitude: measurement of force
- horrific: awful; horrible
- iconic: famous or historic
- in ruins: collapsed; broken
- aftershock: movements of the earth following a major earthquake
- underway: in progress
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Earthquake Devastates Nepal
Comprehension Questions
- What is this report mainly about?
- How many people had been confirmed dead by the time this report was published?
- Why are people sleeping outside?
Discussion Questions: After a disaster like this, many experts say that it’s buildings that kill people, not earthquakes. What does this mean?
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2 comments
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Cesia Ubau says:
The story is mainly about a 7.8 magnituded earthquake that struck Nepal and devastated most of its infrastructure, by he time his report was published there was an estimated 4,000 people dead, and lots of people were outside because there houses were devastated.
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Cheryl Walker says:
My comment is that was a powerful earthquake that struck in Devastates Nepal , leaving at least 4,000 people dead. The 7.8- magnitude is the strongest to have hit the area , In addition to the horrific loss of life, including hospital patients, to sleep outdoors,
But it is good to know a massive result and recovery operation is underway .Cheryl Walker