1. Most Haitians were having their breakfast when the earthquake hit. 2. The President’s palace was in ruins after the earthquake. 3. The article says Haiti’s president believes 3 million people are suffering. 4. Haiti’s ambassador to the US has a good idea of casualty figures. 5. Most Haitians are so poor they live on less than two dollars a day. 6. Haiti was hit by four different hurricanes in 2008. Task 2.Read the text about tsunami. Tsunamis are a series of waves in the ocean that create surges of water. These walls of water can reach up to 100 feet high and cause widespread destruction when they reach shore. Earthquakes on the sea floor are the usual cause of tsunamis. When the ocean floor at a plate boundary rises or falls, it displaces water and sends rolling waves that become a tsunami. Around 80 percent of tsunamis happen in the so-called "Ring of Fire" in the Pacific Ocean. This is a volcanically active area were tectonic plate shifts and earthquakes are common. Underwater landslides and volcanic eruptions can also start tsunamis. In Earth’s ancient past, tsunamis were caused by a meteorite crashing into the ocean. People’s best defense against tsunamis is early warnings that allow people to evacuate areas near the ocean. Answer the questions. 1. How high can a tsunami be? 2. What most often causes tsunamis? 3. Where do most tsunamis occur? 4. What are two other ways tsunamis can be caused? 5. What is the best defense against tsunamis? Task 3.Choose the correct options. 1 The mountains are popular because people can / mustski and climb there. 2 You can’t / mustn’tdo mountain sports alone. 3 You should / can’tcheck the weather before you go into the mountains. 4 People must / shouldn’tgo on the snow when there’s a danger of avalanches. 5 If you are buried in an avalanche, you mustn’t / can’tclimb out. Thesnowistooheavy. 6 Someone must / canfind you under the snow very quickly, or you will die.