Assignment 1
Read the assignment and write down the answers in English. You may use English-language Internet sources to help you. If you only know the Dutch word, use a dictionary to find the English word.
a Explain the difference between natural disasters and man-made disasters.
b Name at least three types of natural disasters.
c Name at least three types of man-made disasters.
Bushfires
Charlotte Wooldridge is 13 years old. She lives in New South Wales, Australia. There are heavy bushfires near Charlotte’s home. A Canadian news channel got in touch with Charlotte.
Read their chat with Charlotte here. It starts below the picture of Charlotte.
Assignment 2
Read the text. Connect the words and expressions in the two columns that have the same meaning.
| 1. property | a. a deep, round cooking pan with a handle |
| 2. siblings | b. a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain |
| 3. hoses | c. a piece of land often with buildings on it that is owned by a person, business, etc. |
| 4. locals | d. baby kangaroos |
| 5. wildlife | e. broken, no longer functioning |
| 6. damaged | f. brothers or sisters |
| 7. joeys | g. less wild, more gentle and used to people |
| 8. drought | h. long, rubber tubes that water can flow through |
| 9. tamer | i. people who live in a particular area, city, or town |
| 10. saucepan | j. tasting very good, very nice to eat |
| 11. yummy | k. the things that belong to someone |
| 12. belongings | l. wild animals living in their natural environment |
Assignment 3
a True or false?
1 Charlotte and her parents are staying in Port Macquarie.
2 Charlotte had to leave her home because the fire got too close.
3 The fire did not damage Charlotte’s home.
4 The fire damaged bush and hurt animals.
5 Charlotte is feeding rabbits that were hurt in the fire.
b Are the animals afraid of Charlotte?
1 No, the animals near Charlotte’s home are used to people and like people.
2 No, they need help and they know Charlotte so they trust her.
3 Yes, but less than usual because they know Charlotte can help them.
4 Yes, they are very scared of people and will never come near.
c Are the animals afraid of Charlotte?
1 Firefighters from other places are arriving and people are donating many things.
2 Planes and trucks are evacuating hundreds of families to safer places.
3 There is no help from outside New South Wales, but people are helping each other.
4 Trucks are bringing supplies of rabbit food to people who are helping the animals.
