Disasters

1) Haiti earthquake 2010
2) Afghanistan avalanches 2010
3) Afghanistan blizzard 2008
4) Heat wave in Russia 2010
5) Vargas tragedy Venezuela 1999
6) Indian Ocean tsunami 2004
7) Portugal wildfire 2017
8) M/T Haven Tanker Oil Spill Italy 1991
9) Chernobyl accident, 1986
10) Grenfell Tower fire, London 2017
11) Somerset Levels floods, 2013
12) Multi-vehicle collision, Rostock, Germany 2011
13) M/S Estonia catastrophe, The Baltic Sea, 1994
14) The Piper Alpha disaster, the North Sea, 1988
15) Alaska cold wave, 2008

Find out what happened?
Where was it? (Show on the world map)
When and how long?
What caused it?
Were people warned, evacuated?
Were there casualties?
What was the financial loss due to the disaster?
What was the impact on the nature and wildlife?
What could avoid similar disaster in the future? Your opinion.  
What could people have done to stay safe or alive? Your opinion and ideas. 

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Reported speech

Reported speech: tenses and adverbs

Maria said, “……”

Direct speech	Reported speech
1.here	1. there
2. now	2. then
3. yesterday	3. the day before
4. tomorrow	4. the next day
5. this	5. that
6. these	6. those
7. today	7. that day
8. tonight	8. that night
9. last week	9. the week before
10. next week	10. the next week
11. ago	11. before
12. soon	12. later
13. works	13. worked
14. wrote	14. had written
15. am going	15. was going
16. has seen	16. had seen
17. were writing	17. had been writing
18. don’t like	18. didn't like
19. didn’t prefer	19. hadn't prefered
20. will	20. would
21. have to	21. had to
22. can	22. could