CHERNOBYL
Vocabulary
Writing a letter
English
General
100

What is the Chernobyl disaster?


A nuclear accident

100

What does "eerie" mean?

A word meaning strange, spooky, or unsettling.

100

What do you write in the "salutation" in a letter?

Dear/Hi + name;

100

Name a connotation of the word 'blue'. 

Calmness, sky, sea, trust, depth, and emotional stability, sadness, loyalty, and authority...

100

What is a "FOUNDLING"?

A baby who was abandoned and then found.
200

When did the Chernobyl accident happen?

26 April, 1986

200

What does "abandoned" mean?

This word means left empty with no people living there.

200

What information do we include in the introduction of a letter?

This section tells the reader why you are writing.

200

Write a simile to describe a huge building!

The building was as high as the clouds.

200

What's the legend about the origins of Rome about? How does it relate to one of the stories we've read this year?

Children raised by wolves - The Creature

300

Where is Pripyat?

  • Ukraine


300

What does "ruined" mean?


This word describes something damaged so badly it cannot be used properly.

300

What do you write in the ending of an informal letter?

Complimentary Close / Signature or Name


e.g: Take care, 

            Saeed.

300

Correct this sentence: The boy diary says that Messi is the best player in the world.

 The boy's diary says that Messi is the best player in the world.

300

Why is the below word in italics?

They ate manakish for breakfast.

To show it is from a different language.

400

Why did the Reactor 4 explode? 

They were running a test, which failed. This explosion released a dangerous substance into the air.

400

What does "radioactive" mean?

This adjective describes material that contains dangerous radiation.

400

Complete the sentence: In the survivor's letter, the writer describes his feelings and experiences. This makes the letter sound_____________

Personal

400

Use personification to describe your sofa.

My sofa was calling me to rest!

400

Why are the inverted commas ('__') used below?

They said something like 'gangnam style'. 

To show the words are unfamiliar. 

500

Give two long-term effects of the Chernobyl disaster.

people becoming sick and land remaining unsafe

500

Use one of these words in a sentence related to Chernobyl: eerie, abandoned, ruined, radioactive, silent.

Student's own answer

500

Write one sentence a survivor might include in an informal letter about Chernobyl using one vocabulary word.

Student's own answers.
500

What is the purpose of a text that includes facts that teaches you about something that really happened.

To inform

500

What the synonym of "destroy"?

obliterate