The Reading / Listening - Turkey-Syria Earthquakes - Level 0

28 charities that are helping Turkey and Syria.

There is a three-month emergency in Turkey after two deadly earthquakes. They are two of the biggest quakes ever in Turkey. Many people in Turkey and Syria have died. Many buildings are damaged. Turkey's president warned of many aftershocks. Search and rescue teams are trying to reach the disaster areas.

The world is helping Turkey and Syria. The EU sent rescue workers. Emergency teams are giving health care to injured people. Mexico sent a team of dogs who are experts in finding survivors. The U.S. president was "deeply saddened". He promised to give "any help that is needed". Syria has already suffered for years from war.

28 charities that are helping Turkey and Syria.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Turkey-Syria Earthquakes - Level 1,  Turkey-Syria Earthquakes - Level 2   or  Turkey-Syria Earthquakes - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/07/turkeys-president-erdogan-declares-state-of-emergency-for-earthquake-hit-regions.html
  • https://thehill.com/policy/international/3847252-turkeys-erdogan-declares-three-month-state-of-emergency-as-earthquake-death-toll-passes-5400/
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/world/europe/turkey-earthquake-election-erdogan.html


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. There is a three-
  2. two deadly
  3. two of
  4. Many people
  5. Many buildings are
  6. Turkey's president warned
  7. search and
  8. reach the disaster
  1. in Turkey
  2. damaged
  3. rescue teams
  4. areas
  5. earthquakes
  6. of many aftershocks
  7. the biggest quakes
  8. month emergency

Paragraph 2

  1. The world is
  2. The EU sent
  3. Emergency
  4. giving health
  5. Mexico sent a team
  6. experts in finding
  7. The U.S. president was deeply
  8. Syria has already
  1. teams
  2. survivors
  3. care
  4. rescue workers
  5. saddened
  6. suffered
  7. of dogs
  8. helping

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

There (1) ___________________-month emergency in Turkey (2) ___________________ earthquakes. They are two of the biggest (3) ___________________ Turkey. Many people in Turkey and Syria have died. Many (4) _________________. Turkey's president warned of many aftershocks. (5) ___________________ teams are trying to reach (6) ___________________.

The (7) ___________________ Turkey and Syria. The EU sent rescue workers. Emergency teams are (8) ___________________ to injured people. Mexico (9) ___________________ of dogs who (10) ___________________ finding survivors. The U.S. president was "deeply saddened". He (11) ___________________ "any help that is needed". Syria has already (12) ___________________ from war.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Thereisathree-monthemergencyinTurkeyaftertwodeadlyearthquak
es.TheyaretwoofthebiggestquakeseverinTurkey.ManypeopleinTurk
eyandSyriahavedied.Manybuildingsaredamaged.Turkey'spresident
warnedofmanyaftershocks.Searchandrescueteamsaretryingtoreac
hthedisasterareas.TheworldishelpingTurkeyandSyria.TheEUsentre
scueworkers.Emergencyteamsaregivinghealthcaretoinjuredpeople.
Mexicosentateamofdogswhoareexpertsinfindingsurvivors.TheU.S.p
residentwas"deeplysaddened".Hepromisedtogive"anyhelpthatisne
eded".Syriahasalreadysufferedforyearsfromwar.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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(m) ________________

(n) ________________

(o) ________________

(p) ________________

Free writing

Write about this topic for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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Answers

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