A sickness B disease C illness D ill health

11. First, match the verbs in the list with the four types of disasters, then choose any five of them and make sentences as in the example.

fire, car accident, flood, earthquake

spread bump catch collide

strike crash into drawn accelerate

rock put out bum collapse

sweep away pour brake wash away

overflow ram sway shake

e.g. The fire spread quickly to the other floors.

12. Now, choose verbs from the list above to fill in the gaps in the following extracts from reports or witness statements. Guess what type of accident or disaster is being described in each.

A "Many people and animals are known to have d_________ as they were w________ a_______ down streets which turned into fast-flowing rivers."

B "The ground began to s_________ violently. The tops of buildings seemed to s_____________ and then they started to c__________ around us."

C "It s________. so quickly that within minutes the building had turned into an inferno. Several floors were completely b___________ out. Help soon arrived, though, and the blaze was p___________ o___________ after a few hours."

13. Fill in the gaps with the words below.

trauma, wound, injury, harm, damage, breakage

1) Motorcyclists without helmets run the risk of serious_________

2) The fire caused so much _________to the house that the owners had to have it rebuilt.

3) I think that it will be hard for Andy to recover from the _______of witnessing such a terrible accident at such a young age.

4) The soldier had a deep bullet_______ in his leg and was desperately calling out for help.

5) Miraculously, the collapsed roof did no serious ________ to the little girl who had been hiding under the bed.

6) These fragile items are insured against________

14. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in the list.

repair, cure, heal, treat

The cut on my knee ___________well, but I've got a scar now.

Grandma's remedy of hot tea and honey managed to ___________my sore throat.

The doctor ____________the patient for minor burns and bruises.

The cottage roof collapsed during the earthquake, so they had to _________it.