IELTS 4-5 LESSON 6 SPEAKING

rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil

• acid rain

• sinkholes

• tsunamis

a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry

• volcanic eruption

• drought

• flood

the poisonous gas formed by the burning of carbon, especially in the form of car fuel

• thunderstorm

• carbon monoxide

• radiation leak

a long period when there is little or no rain

• tornado

• landslide

• drought

an accident in which oil has come out of a ship and caused pollution

• oil spill

• earthquake

• tsunamis

a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava (= hot liquid rock) gases, steam, and dust are or have been forced out

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• volcanic eruption

a fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly

• landslide

• sinkhole

• forest fire

a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground

• tornado

• tsunamis

• acid rain

an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea

• sinkhole

• tsunamis

• radiation leak

a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction flows of a container

• acid rain

• fosil fuel

• radiation leak