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Word |
Meaning |
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Hurricane
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a very strong wind that goes around in a circle. |
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Tornado
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a strong wind that forms an upside-down spinning cone. |
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Thunder and lightning
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the loud sound and light that come from the sky during a storm. |
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Heatwave
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a period with extremely high temperatures. |
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Drought
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a long time without rain. |
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Forest fire
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a fire that destroys a large area of trees. |
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Volcano
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a mountain that has a hole at the top through which lava, gases, steam and dust come out. |
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Tsunami
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a very large wave that follows an earthquake in the sea. |
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Flood
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when there’s a lot of rain and water covers land and buildings |
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Avalanche
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lots of snow and ice falling from the side of a mountain. |
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Snowstorm
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when it snows heavily and there’s a strong wind at the same time |
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Gale
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a strong current of air: |
1) WH – questions
• Start with the reporting verb.
• Use the correct WH word
• Change the word order.
• Change the verb tense.
Remember that the auxiliary verbs (DO, DOES, DID) are NOT USED in reported questions.
Example:
Direct speech: Mom: "Why did you forget your homework?"
Reported speech: Mom asked why I had forgotten my homework.
Questions with the verb to be and with can, may, might, could, will, etc
2) Yes/ No questions
3) Commands
When changing commands or requests from direct speech into reported speech, we need to follow specific steps:
- Use the verb "tell" or "ask"
- No change in subject-verb order
- Use “to” with the verb
- If the sentence is negative (telling someone not to do something)
Structure:
Command: “Sit down.” → Reported: The teacher told us to sit down.
Command: "Finish your homework." → Reported: He told me to finish my homework.
Command: "Don’t talk in class." → Reported: The teacher told us not to talk in class.