Listening: hurricane

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

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Put the words in the correct order of intensity from weakest to strongest.

1. tropical depression; tropical storm; hurricane
2. tropical storm; hurricane; tropical depression

Where does a hurricane form?

1. above cold water
2. above warm water

What is the size of a hurricane in diameter?

1. between 100 and 4,000 km
2. between 500 and 5,000 km

Where is a hurricane most damaging?

1. in coastal regions
2. in inland regions

4 points: You're a real hurricane expert. Perfect!

2–3 points: You know quite a lot about these huge storms. You did very well.

0–1 points: You've hopefully learnt a few new things about hurricanes.

! Strategy !

In this exercise you will practise tackling difficult words (moeilijke woorden). While listening, you sometimes come across difficult words which you need to understand the fragment. You can often guess their meaning, for instance because you recognise part of the word, or by listening carefully to the context.

torrential

1. als een stortvloed
2. milde

skirted

1. schampte
2. viel aan vanaf

destruction

1. opbouw
2. vernieling

battering

1. behoeden
2. beuken

strike

1. aanval
2. staking

alternate

1. afwisselen
2. veranderen

moorings

1. grasvelden
2. ligplaatsen

gusts

1. draaikolken
2. vlagen

the wind is counterclockwise, turning left

500-1500 km in size

area of low air pressure

The eye of the hurricane: windstil and the air pressure is lowest here.

close to the eye of the hurricane: strongest wind and most rain.

A hurricane starts at sea if the  water temperature is at least 26,5° degrees centrigrade.

Weather idioms. Fill in weather words.

rain.....sunshine

under.....weather

weather...storm

cloud

head....clouds

once.....moon

snowed.....work

storm.....teacup

What is the danger now?

1. you could get swept off your feet.
2. you could get hit by debris flying around
3. a powerline could fall on top of you
4. you could drown

How high is the storm surge?

1. over five metres
2. over five feet

Why are the palm trees not shaking?

1. Palm trees are very strong
2. Palm trees are very flexible
3. The storm has already passed
4. They are in the eye of the storm

What was gone after the storm?

1. the restaurant where he was yesterday
2. the restaurant were he took shelter
3. his car
4. all the houses on the coastline

inhabitant

1. inwoner
2. gewoonte
3. inhalig

hazardous

1. riskant
2. douchegel
3. gezellig

lethal

1. legaal
2. dodelijk
3. letterlijk