Read the text below. Form derivatives from the words in capitals so that they fit the text. Every gap corresponds to a different task (1-6). 1 A tornado is one of ..... of all weather phenomena. It can lift people, animals and even cars in the air, and destroy entire houses. FRIGHTEN 2 Tornadoes have different names but are the same in character: high-speed spinning columns of air that suck up ..... in their path. EVERY 3 North America experiences about 1,000 tornadoes ..... . ANNUAL 4 ..... who live in regions where tornadoes are common often have a storm shelter under their home. PERSON 5 If you don't have a basement, stay on the ground floor by the wall furthest away from the ..... the tornado is coming from. DIRECT 6 It's ..... to try and outdrive a tornado if you are in your car. Instead, stay where you are with your seatbelt fastened. USE
- После one of нужна превосходная степень прилагательного и существительное во множественном числе: the most frightening («один из самых пугающих»).
. После suck up требуется дополнение; everything — «всё». . Как часто бывают торнадо? Annually — «ежегодно», наречие от annual. . Подлежащее для who live — множественное число people («люди»), особая форма множественного числа от person. . После the и перед придаточным the tornado is coming from нужно существительное direction («направление»). . Контекст советует оставаться на месте: пытаться обогнать торнадо бесполезно, поэтому useless с отрицательным суффиксом -less.
- A tornado is one of the most frightening of all weather phenomena. It can lift people, animals and even cars in the air, and destroy entire houses.
- Tornadoes have different names but are the same in character: high-speed spinning columns of air that suck up everything in their path.
- North America experiences about
, tornadoes annually. - People who live in regions where tornadoes are common often have a storm shelter under their home.
- If you don't have a basement, stay on the ground floor by the wall furthest away from the direction the tornado is coming from.
- It's useless to try and outdrive a tornado if you are in your car. Instead, stay where you are with your seatbelt fastened.
