29 ago 2017

Teaching about Natural / Man-made Disasters - Modern Family Episode 3 Season 2


MODERN FAMILY – EARTHQUAKES (S02 E03)
Upper Intermediate Level

1. What is an earthquake? Write down its definition.

Earthquake (n) /ˈɜː(r)θˌkweɪk/: ______________________________________________________________________

2. Fill in the gaps with the missing words.

Jay: Look... I'm not going to church anymore. It's not the end of the _______. Let's not make a big deal out... Hell...
Gloria: Aah! Aah!
Manny: _________!
Gloria: Terremoto! Vamos, vamos, Manny! Vamos, Jay!

Cameron: We're gonna ______! We're gonna _________!
Mitchell: We better not. If they find us in these outfits, It's gonna be very bad for the gays.

Phil: Claire?!
Alex: We're okay!
Luke: Dad?
Phil: Luke! Buddy. You okay?
Luke: That thing almost _______ me! I was sitting there, And it came this close to my head!
Phil: It's all right. You're okay. You didn't get _________.

3. BEING PREPARED. Read the following quote:

Phil: For months, Claire has been after me and dogging me... "what if we have an earthquake? We've got kids in the house." Blah blah blah. So it finally reached the point where I had no choice but to just roll up my sleeves and tell her I did it.

Now, list three things you would do before an earthquake strikes:

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Now, list three things you would do after an earthquake stroke:

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4. What’s the difference between a natural disaster and a man-made disaster? List five of them under each category.


NATURAL DISASTERS
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
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2


3


4


5



5. Read what Jay says about earthquakes at the end of the episode. What does it matter the most for you?

JAY: There's nothing mystical about an earthquake. Pressure builds and it's released. And you just hope there's not too much damage. But it makes you realize what matters, and for me that's my family... My family and golf.