Prime Time 2, Coursebook

When the earth is shaking Earthquake in Sendai, Japan a) Listen to the interview with Professor Millican and complete the answers to the questions below. Use the expressions from the green boxes. There are two too many. 9hb76e 8 Info The strength of an earthquake is measured by the Richter scale. It is named after Charles F. Richter. The strongest earthquake ever hap- pened in 1960 in Chili. It was 9.5 on the Richter scale. i 1.34 7yk79q happen was struck by was found were damaged was rescued were evacuated Masses of rock moving in opposite directions 1. What happened in Sendai? Sendai was struck by a powerful earthquake. 2. What happened to the people? Several thousand people . 3. What happened to the buildings? Lots of houses . 4. How often do earthquakes happen in Japan? Mini earthquakes every five minutes. b) Listen to the interview with James and match the sentence halves. 1. Sendai was are made to be earthquake-safe. 2. They could hear go down into the street. 3. You are safer if 1 hit by a powerful earthquake. 4. Dad said we should the glasses shaking in the kitchen cupboard. 5. Tokyo buildings you stay inside. 1.35 x5r2s7 68 8 Unit Natural disasters sixty-eight Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv