Natural Disasters
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Phrasal Verbs
Idioms
Word form & prepositions
100

The feeling or movement felt by an earthquake.

(a) tremor

100

Identify the adjective to say a place has too many people.

(From the word, "crowd")

overcrowded

100

I need to lose weight! I need to ______  _____  _____ my sugar intake.

I need to lose weight! I need to CUT DOWN ON my sugar intake.

100

What does 'better safe than sorry' mean?

A. it's better to do something carefully than doing something quickly and hastily that you may later regret.

B. it's better to do something repetitively so you don't have to apologise for only doing it once.


A.

100

What is the adjective of the verb, 'deepen'?

DEEP

200

Name two natural disasters that are caused by an earthquake in the sea.

Tsunami and Tidal Wave.

200

Translate: tormenta de nieve / ventisca

blizzard

200

The phrasal verb to express you no longer have something because you have used it all.

RUN OUT OF (SOMETHING)

200

"The world's your oyster" means:


1) you have the possibility of making something good/beautiful out of a very difficult life situation.

2) you have the possibility to take the opportunities life offers you.

(2) you have the possibility to take the opportunities life offers you.

200

What is the preposition needed with the verb 'collide'?

collide WITH (SOMETHING)

300
Identify the two words we use to distinguish between country and city communities.
Rural and urban.
300

It is a human right to _____  _____  _____ clean, running water.

It is a human right to HAVE ACCESS TO clean, running water.

300

When a species becomes extinct.

DIE OUT.

300

What is the superstitious idiom used to prevent a confident statement bringing bad luck?

TOUCH WOOD

300

Name the verb and noun for the adjective "strong"

STRENGTH (N)

STRENGTHEN (V)

400

a. Name the two main substances that are released from a volcano when it erupts.

ash and lava

400

Valencia is one of the sunniest cities in Europe. It is rarely _____ .

Valencia is one of the sunniest cities in Europe. It is rarely OVERCAST.

400

To dispose of something.

THROW AWAY

400

Translate the idiom "mucha mierda" to the correct English idiom.

BREAK A LEG

400

1. NAME THE VERB FOR THE ADJECTIVE 'LONG'

2. NAME THE NOUN FOR THE ADJECTIVE 'HIGH'

1. LENGTHEN

2. HEIGHT

500

What phrasal verb means to "completely destroy something"



wipe out

Eg. "The volcano's eruption WIPED OUT all the fertile farming land in the area"

500

Fossil fuels are _____  _____ .

Fossil fuels are FINITE RESOURCES.

500

(1) To consume resources.

(2) I could _____  ______ my instagram account. I waste too much time on it.

(1) USE UP

(2) DO WITHOUT

500

Fill in this sentence to complete the idiom:


"DON'T _____  _____  _____ BEFORE _____  _____ ."

DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH.

500

What are the three prepositions needed for the following:

CRASH _____

INVASION _____

THREAT _____

CRASH INTO

INVASION FROM

THREAT OF