The Reading / Listening - Turkey-Syria Earthquakes - Level 1

28 charities that are helping Turkey and Syria.

There is a three-month state of emergency in Turkey after two deadly earthquakes. The powerful quakes hit nine hours apart. The first was a magnitude 7.5 and the second was 7.8. They are two of the biggest quakes ever in Turkey. They caused a lot of death and damage in Turkey and Syria. Turkey's president warned of a "large number of aftershocks". Search and rescue teams are trying to reach the disaster areas. The conditions and weather are terrible.

The world is giving support to Turkey and Syria. The EU sent 1,150 rescue workers. Emergency teams are giving essential health care for the injured people. Mexico sent a team of dogs who are experts in finding survivors. The U.S. president was "deeply saddened by the loss of life". He promised to give "any help that is needed". Germany said: "We mourn with the victims and fear for those buried." Syria has already suffered for years from war.

28 charities that are helping Turkey and Syria.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Turkey-Syria Earthquakes - Level 0,  Turkey-Syria Earthquakes - Level 2   or  Turkey-Syria Earthquakes - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/07/turkeys-president-erdogan-declares-state-of-emergency-for-earthquake-hit-regions.html
  • https://thehill.com/policy/international/3847252-turkeys-erdogan-declares-three-month-state-of-emergency-as-earthquake-death-toll-passes-5400/
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/world/europe/turkey-earthquake-election-erdogan.html


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. There is a three-month state
  2. two deadly
  3. The powerful quakes hit nine
  4. The first was a magnitude
  5. two of the biggest quakes
  6. a large number
  7. trying to reach the
  8. The conditions and
  1. ever
  2. hours apart
  3. of aftershocks
  4. weather are terrible
  5. earthquakes
  6. 7.5
  7. of emergency
  8. disaster areas

Paragraph 2

  1. The world is giving
  2. The EU sent 1,150 rescue
  3. Emergency teams are giving
  4. Mexico sent a team
  5. experts in finding
  6. deeply saddened by
  7. We mourn with
  8. Syria has already
  1. workers
  2. the loss of life
  3. suffered
  4. survivors
  5. the victims
  6. essential health care
  7. support to Turkey
  8. of dogs

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

There is a three-month state of emergency in Turkey (1) ___________________ earthquakes. The powerful quakes hit nine hours apart. The first (2) ___________________ 7.5 and the second was 7.8. They are two of the biggest quakes ever in Turkey. They caused a lot of (3) ___________________ in Turkey and Syria. Turkey's president warned of (4) ___________________ of aftershocks". Search and rescue (5) ___________________ to reach the disaster areas. The conditions and (6) ___________________.

The world is (7) ___________________ Turkey and Syria. The EU sent 1,150 rescue workers. Emergency teams (8) ___________________ health care for the injured people. Mexico sent a team of dogs who are (9) ___________________ survivors. The U.S. president was "deeply saddened (10) ___________________ of life". He promised to give "any help that is needed". Germany said: "We mourn with the (11) ___________________ for those buried." Syria has already (12) ___________________ from war.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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rthquakes.Thepowerfulquakeshitninehoursapart.Thefirstwasamag
nitude7.5andthesecondwas7.8.Theyaretwoofthebiggestquakeseve
rinTurkey.TheycausedalotofdeathanddamageinTurkeyandSyria.Tu
rkey'spresidentwarnedofa"largenumberofaftershocks".Searchandr
escueteamsaretryingtoreachthedisasterareas.Theconditionsandwe
atherareterrible.TheworldisgivingsupporttoTurkeyandSyria.TheEU
sent1,150rescueworkers.Emergencyteamsaregivingessentialhealt
hcarefortheinjuredpeople.Mexicosentateamofdogswhoareexpertsin
findingsurvivors.TheU.S.presidentwas"deeplysaddenedbythelossof
life".Hepromisedtogive"anyhelpthatisneeded".Germanysaid:"Wem
ournwiththevictimsandfearforthoseburied."Syriahasalreadysuffere
dforyearsfromwar.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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Free writing

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Answers

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