Question

Read the paragraphs A-E and refer them to the questions 1-5. Act out the interview A) Over the warm parts of oceans, tornadoes are common . in some parts of the USA, Australia and Japan.

B) The water evaporates from the warm sea. This condenses in the atmosphere. Hot and wet air rises up. It becomes a strong wind.

C) Scientists can usually track hurricanes, but they can- not stop them. So people are informed about hurricanes

D) Tropical storms with strong winds start at sea, and can travel a long distance. They have different names in different places: hurricanes” in the Atlantic ocean and around Australia. Tornadoes or whirlwinds are similar, but begin over land.

E) They can affect ships, blow down houses, cause floods and disrupt traffic.

1. What are hurricanes?
2. Where do they happen?
3. How do they affect people?
4. Can scientists stop hurricanes? How? before they occur.

Answer 1

1 Hurricanes are tropical storms with strong winds which can travel a long distance.

2 They may happen in the Atlantic Ocean and Australia.

3 They destroy facilities, cause floods and as a result disrupt traffic.

4 No, they can't. They can only predict hurricanes.