Vocabulary
Natural disasters
Past simple
Past continuous
Past tenses
100

the opposite of "full"

empty

100

a big ocean wave that comes after an earthquake in the sea

tsunami

100

Tom měl narozeniny.

It was Tom´s birthday.

100

O půlnoci spala.

She was sleeping at midnight.

100
Šli na pláž a plavali v moři.

They went to the beach and swam in the sea.

200

a wall that stops water in a river or lake


a dam

200

too much water in a place because of heavy rain or a river overflowing

flood

200

Nějaký muž se dostal do jejich domu skrz okno do koupelny.

A man got into their house through the bathroom window.

200

Čekala v autě, zatímco my jsme nakupovali.

She was waiting in the car while we were shopping.

200

Tom mluvil po telefonu, zatímco řídil.

Tom was talking on the phone while he was driving.

300

say something in a way that helps others understand

explain


300

a very strong storm with fast wind and heavy rain

hurricane

300

Co se stalo dál?

What happened next?

300

Kam jsi jel včera v pět hodin odpoledne?

Where were you going yesterday at five p. m.?

300

Když jsme přišli do restaurace, sundali jsme si své kabáty.

When we came to the restaurant, we took off our coates.

400

in the direction of something

towards

400

the ground shakes because our planet moves

earthquake

400

O minutu později voda zvedla auto a hodila ho proti stromu.

A minute later, the water picked up the car and threw it against a tree.

400

Byl tak vtipný. Měl na sobě růžovou košili a oranžové kraťasy.

He was so funny. He was wearing a pink shirt and orange shorts.

400

Slyšel jsem náraz, když jsem ležel v posteli.

I heard a crash when I was lying in bed.

500

a small piece of cloth for cleaning your nose or face

handkerchief

500

a lot of snow falls quickly down a mountain.

avalanche

500

Uklízečka zametla podlahu a odešla.

The cleaning lady swept the floor and left.

500

Minulý rok touto dobou jsme leželi na pláži a opalovali se.

This time last year, we were lying on the beach and sunbathing.

500

Všichni jsme v sobotu pracovali v kanceláři, protože jsme museli dokončit náš projekt do pondělí.

We were all working in the office on Saturday because we had to finish the project by Monday.