Non-Fiction Extensive Reading
Natural Disasters - Vocabulary
This blog presents vocabulary activities which are part of reading activities on the non-fiction explanation text 'Natural Disasters'. The focus was on developing their knowledge on spelling, pronunciations, forms, meanings, and use of 12 new words selected from the text. These are aspects of a word which one must know and understand in order to use a word correctly. It's important that learners should have knowledge on word skills, that is, what they need to know about words, what it means to know and use a word.
PLAN
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Topic: Disasters - Vocabulary
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Objectives
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To learn spelling of 12 new content-based (disaster words) selected from the text read
To learn the meanings of the 12 new words
To be able to use the 12 new words in sentences
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Activities
Instruction: Do the following two activities on vocabulary.
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A. Vocabulary: Spelling
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Complete the spaces in the words below with correct letters in order to get the right spelling for each word. These words were taken from our reading on ‘Disasters’.
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-ver-opul-tion
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-oll-t-on
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f-m-n-
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d-sea-e
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d-st-uc-io-
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o-on-
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deple-i-n
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ex-in-tio-
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e-orm-u-
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d-s-st-r-
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e-rth-u-k-
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h-g-
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f-r-e-
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v-l-a-i-
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ex-lo-i-n
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B. Use the words in the left columns to fill in the blanks in the sentences in the right column.
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1. Pollution
2. Enormous
3. Depletion
4. Destruction
5. Overpopulation
6. Earthquakes
7. Disease
8. Disaster
9. Huge
10. ozone
11. explosion
12. forces
13. extinction
14. volcanic
15. famine
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Some man-made problems are __________ in the world today.
The __________ of the ozone layer is also one major problem in the world today.
Measle is a __________ that is now happening in NZ.
____________ is also one of the man-made problems in the world today.
__________ is when there is not enough food for people to eat in a country.
The _______ layer protects the earth from the sun.
Pollution is one man-made _________________.
Dorian was a _____________ hurricane which hit the Bahamas.
There was a ___________ ___________ in Tonga last year.
There were hurricane __________ coming from the south of the island.
The ____________ of some species is one of the human disasters.
The ____________ of the rainforests is another human disaster.
_____________ is a natural disaster, not human disaster.
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Student 5 Work
Year 10 EL
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Topic: Disasters
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A. Vocabulary: Spelling
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Complete the spaces in the words below with correct letters in order to get the right spelling for each word. These words were taken from our reading on ‘Disasters’.
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Overpopulation
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pollution
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famine
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disease
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destruction
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Ozone
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depletion
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extinction
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enormous
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disasters
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earthquake
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huge
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forces
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volcanic
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explosion
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Use the words in the left columns to fill in the blanks in the sentences in the right column.
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1. Pollution
2. Enormous
3. Depletion
4. Destruction
5. Overpopulation
6. Earthquakes
7. Disease
8. Disaster
9. Huge
10. ozone
11. explosion
12. forces
13. extinction
14. volcanic
15. famine
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Some man-made problems are _enormous_ in the world today.
The _pollution_ of the ozone layer is also one major problem in the world today.
Measle is a __disease_ that is now happening in NZ.
__explosion__ is also one of the man-made problems in the world today.
Famine_ is when there is not enough food for people to eat in a country.
The _ozone_ layer protects the earth from the sun.
Pollution is one man-made _____.
Dorian was a __disaster__ hurricane which hit the Bahamas.
There was a _volcanic__ in Tonga last year.
There were hurricane __________ coming from the south of the island.
The __overpopulations_ of some species is one of the human disasters.
The __ of the rainforests is another human disaster.
_earthquake__ is a natural disaster, not human disaster.
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Student 4 Work
Year 10 EL
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Topic: Disasters
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A. Vocabulary: Spelling
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Complete the spaces in the words below with correct letters in order to get the right spelling for each word. These words were taken from our reading on ‘Disasters’.
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-ver-opul-tion
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-oll-t-on
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f-m-n-
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d-sea-e
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d-st-uc-io-
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o-on-
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deple-i-n
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ex-in-tio-
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e-orm-u-
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d-s-st-r-
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e-rth-u-k-
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h-g-
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f-r-e-
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v-l-a-i-
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ex-lo-i-n
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B. Use the words in the left columns to fill in the blanks in the sentences in the right column.
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1. Pollution
2. Enormous
3. Depletion
4. Destruction
5. Overpopulation
6. Earthquakes
7. Disease
8. Disaster
9. Huge
10. ozone
11. explosion
12. forces
13. extinction
14. volcanic
15. famine
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Some man-made problems are _pollution _________ in the world today.
The __depletion________ of the ozone layer is also one major problem in the world today.
Measle is a __disease________ that is now happening in NZ.
_____Overpulation_______ is also one of the man-made problems in the world today.
_____Famine_____ is when there is not enough food for people to eat in a country.
The __ozone _____ layer protects the earth from the sun.
Pollution is one man-made ___ _explosion__________.
Dorian was a hurricane huge which hit the Bahamas.
There was a ___________earthquake ___________ in Tonga last year.
There were hurricane _____force_____ coming from the south of the island.
The ___extinction_________ of some species is one of the human disasters.
The ____destruction________ of the rainforests is another human disaster.
____Volcanic_________ is a natural disaster, not human disaster.
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Student 3 Work
Year 10 EL
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Topic: Disasters
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A. Vocabulary: Spelling
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Complete the spaces in the words below with correct letters in order to get the right spelling for each word. These words were taken from our reading on ‘Disasters’.
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-ver-opul-tion
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-oll-t-on
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f-m-n-
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d-sea-e
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d-st-uc-io-
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o-on-
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deple-i-n
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ex-in-tio-
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e-orm-u-
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d-s-st-r-
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e-rth-u-k-
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h-g-
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f-r-e-
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v-l-a-i-
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ex-lo-i-n
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B: Use the words in the left columns to fill in the blanks in the sentences in the right column.
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1. Pollution
2. Enormous
3. Depletion-
4. Destruction
5. Overpopulation
6. Earthquakes
7. Disease
8. Disaster
9. Huge
10. ozone
11. explosion
12. forces
13. extinction
14. volcanic
15. famine
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Some man-made problems are ____ in the world today.
The ___pollution___ of the ozone layer is also one major problem in the world today.
Measle is a __Disease_____ that is now happening in NZ.
_Overpopulation___ is also one of the man-made problems in the world today.
__famine__ is when there is not enough food for people to eat in a country.
The __ozone__ layer protects the earth from the sun.
Pollution is one man-made __explosion____.
Dorian was a ___huge____ hurricane which hit the Bahamas.
There was a __desease__ __explosion__ in Tonga last year.
There were hurricane _
__ coming from the south of the island.
The ____Earthquake____ of some species is one of the human disasters.
The _________ of the rainforests is another human disaster.
____volcanic____ is a natural disaster, not human disaster.
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Vocabulary Spelling Tests
This test was repeated 3 times until these learners know how to spell and know the meanings of tese words.
Student 4 Test 1
Student 5 Test 2
Student 3 Test 2
Student 2 Test 1
Student 2 Test
