Haiti earthquake

Here are some activities about the text above. You can either e-mail your answers to elcalero.ingles@gmail.com or hand them in to your teacher. Deadline: 10th March.

vocabulary

1. There are some words in green in the text. Choose 3 of them and write a synonym, an opposite, a definition or a sentence.
2. Match these words from the text to their definition.

scramble / toll / launch / shelter / pipe / rubble

• broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished
• to introduce to the public,to iniciate
• a cylinder or tube used to conduct a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid
• to move hastily and with urgency
• a building serving as a temporary refuge or residence for homeless people
• the extent of loss, damage, suffering, etc., resulting from some action or calamity

comprehension

1. Say if these sentences about the text are true or false. Don't forget to copy the evidence from the text.

• The Red Cross has teams ready every single day of the week.
• The first line of response for the Red Cross is developing recovering programmes such as rebuilding homes.
  
• According to Kate Akhtar, it will be difficult to find items to build shelters due to deforestation.

what would you say in these situations?

1. A friend of yours has decided to give up his/her studies to volunteer in a country in need.
2. A friend of yours wants you to join Cruz Roja. Give a polite refusal.

listening
Watch this video and answer the questions below.

1. How many people do Oxfam have on the ground?
2. Which other disaster(s) have they responded to in the past in Haiti?
3. What do they need the money for?
4. What is the situation like in Haiti?