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Natural Disasters For Kids
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Ten of the most common natural disasters are Blizzard Drought Earthquake Flood Heatwave Hurricane Thunderstorm Tornado Tsunami
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And Wildfire Blizzards are long snowstorms with high winds for three or more hours.
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They are caused by cold air colliding with warm air.
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Droughts are another type of natural disaster,
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caused by lack of rain over a long period of time.
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Human activity, like deforestation, can lead to droughts.
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Next are earthquakes.
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Just like the name suggests,
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earthquakes happen when the Earth is literally quaking, which means shaking.
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They are caused by a sudden,
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violent movement of the Earth's crust.
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The magnitude or strength of an earthquake can be minor with a few tremors or major,
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toppling buildings, bridges, and other structures.
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Floods happen when there are heavy rains or melting ice and snow that overflow rivers and other bodies of water,
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which then fills or floods an area of dry land with lots of water.
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Here is an interesting fact.
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According to the Federal Emergency Management Administration,
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or FEMA for short, floods are the most common type of natural disaster in the United States.
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Nearly 90% of all disasters in the U.S involve flooding.
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Have you ever experienced a heat wave?
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A heat wave isn't your average hot summer day.
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Instead, it means that there are higher than normal temperatures in a region,
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which happens when high pressure in the Earth's atmosphere builds up and holds hot air on the Earth's surface.
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This decreases the chance of rain,
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which can lead to another natural disaster we have already discussed, drought.
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are giant, swirling storms accompanied by severe thunderstorms and high winds up to 160 miles per hour.
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That's over double the speed of a car driving down a freeway.
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Here's an interesting fact.
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Hurricanes are also known as typhoons and they only occur during specific times of the year.
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Speaking of thunderstorms, they are also considered one of the most common natural disasters.
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Thunderstorms include lightning, high winds,
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and usually heavy rain, but not always.
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Sometimes a thunderstorm might have hail, sleet, or snow instead.
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These storms happen when there is a surge of warm, humid air.
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Bet you know what this is.
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Tornadoes are a destructive column of air with wind speeds from 100 to 300 miles per hour.
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There are many shapes and sizes,
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but most appear as a funnel when they rotate.
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Here's another interesting fact.
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Tornadoes can occur over land or the sea.
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Ever seen a super huge ocean wave?
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Tsunamis make those waves look tiny.
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These giant water waves surge onto land and reach heights of up to 100 feet.
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Tsunamis mostly occur in the ocean,
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but can sometimes occur in lakes.
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This is because they are caused by underwater earthquakes.
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The vibrations cause a disruption in the water,
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which causes the huge wave.
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Whoa!
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Last but not least are wildfires.
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They are dangerous and super unpredictable.
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Wildfires include forest, bush, or brush fires.
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Wildfires are most often started by man and dry weather,
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and strong winds can cause spreading.
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Other natural disasters include landslides and avalanches,
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which can be caused by earthquakes,
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heavy rain or snow, or other disasters.
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Volcanoes are also another cause of natural disasters when they erupt
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and send ash clouds into the air and lava onto the ground.
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Hope you had fun learning with us.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Top 10 Natural Disasters for Kids”. Las palabras que más se repiten: disaster, natural, earthquake, wave, thunderstorm. Este vídeo tiene 62 frases y 571 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:56. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 116 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 76 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| disaster sustantivo | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | desastre |
| earthquake sustantivo | /ˈɝθkweɪk/ | terremoto |
| occur verbo | /əˈkɜː/ | ocurrir |
| flood sustantivo | /flʌd/ | inundación, avenida |
| drought sustantivo | /ˈdɹaʊ̯t/ | sequía, seca |
| surge sustantivo | /sɝd͡ʒ/ | aluvión, oleada |
| tornado sustantivo | /tɔɹˈneɪ.doʊ/ | tornado, ciclón |
| tsunami sustantivo | /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/ | tsunami, maremoto |
| atmosphere sustantivo | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | atmósfera, aire |
| cloud sustantivo | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | nube, nimbo |
| violent adjetivo | /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ | violento |
| sudden adjetivo | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | repentino, súbito |
| resource sustantivo | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | recurso |
| column sustantivo | /ˈkɒləm/ | columna, pilastra |
| shake verbo | /ˈʃeɪk/ | agitar, sacudir |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | are caused · are also known · are also considered |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | Have you ever experienced · have already discussed |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the most common |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “th”: earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, thunderstorm /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, disruption /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, vibration /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/, avalanche /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: underwater /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/, accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/, deforestation /dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sleet /sliːt/, snowstorm /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/, swirl /swɝl/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/, involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/, destructive /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/, volcano /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/, lava /ˈlɑvə/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: disaster /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/, resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como disaster, earthquake, occur.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.