Natural Disasters and Simple Present

Natural Disasters and Simple Present

How do we talk about natural disasters?

Multiple Choice

In the sentence 'A volcano is a rupture in the surface of the Earth', the verb tense is:

• Simple Past

• Simple Present

• Future

What do we use the Simple Present for?

• We use the Simple Present to talk about facts, routines, general truth and definitions.

• (+) Affirmative Sentences:

  I / you / we / they + verb (base form) + complement

  Underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis.

• (+) 3rd person singular → she/he/it + verb + s + complement

  An underwater earthquake causes tsunamis.

• THE VERB BE: I AM / we - you - they ARE/ he - she - it IS

• The verb BE is very useful for definitions.

Open Ended

Unscramble the words to create a definition:

TSUNAMI / IS / A / WAVE / HUGE

Multiple Choice

Change to plural: 'A tornado is a violent spinning column of air.'

• A tornadoes are violent spinning columns of air.

• Tornadoes are violent spinning columns of air.

• Tornadoes is violent columns of air.

Asking questions with Simple Present

• For I - you - we - they: use the auxiliary DO before the subject.

• Underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis. --> DO underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis?

• For she - he - it (3rd person singular): use the auxiliary DOES before the subject. The main verb is in the base form.

• An underwater earthquake causes tsunamis. --> DOES an underwater earthquake cause tsunamis?

• For the verb BE: invert the subject and the verb.

• A tornado is a spinning column of air. --> Is a tornado a spinning column of air?

Open Ended

Change to plural: 'A tsunami is a huge wave.'

Did you notice?

• We don't use the articles 'a' or 'an' in the plural. They are always singular.

• Adjectives don't have plural form: The ocean is deep.--> The oceans are deep.

Open Ended

Change to singular: 'Hurricanes have two main parts'.

Open Ended

Change to the interrogative form: 'A tsunami is a huge wave.'

Open Ended

Change to the interrogative form: 'Tsunamis are huge waves.'

Open Ended

Change to the interrogative form: 'Hurricanes have two main parts'.

Open Ended

Change to the interrogative form: 'A hurricane has two main parts'.

Multiple Choice

The plural form of 'A hurricane is the most powerful storm' is:

• Hurricanes is the most powerful storm.

• A hurricane are the most powerful storm.

• Hurricanes are the most powerful storms.

Multiple Choice

The interrogative form of 'The eye of the hurricane has few clouds.' is:

• Do the eye of the hurricane have few clouds?

• Does the eye of the hurricane has few clouds?

• Does the eye of the hurricane have few clouds?

Multiple Choice

The interrogative form of 'The eye of the hurricane is a calm area in the center of the storm.' is:

• Is the eye of the hurricane a calm area in the center of the storm?

• Does the eye of the hurricane be a calm area in the center of the storm?

• Are the eye of the hurricane a calm area in the center of the storm?

Multiple Choice

The singular form of 'Volcanoes are usually conical.' is:

• A volcano is usually conical.

• Volcano is usually conical.

• A volcano are usually conical.

Multiple Choice

The interrogative form of 'Droughts occur in all climatic zones.' is:

• Do droughts occur in all climatic zones?

• Does droughts occur in all climatic zones?

• Are droughts occur in all climatic zones?

Multiple Choice

The affirmative form of 'Does a hurricane have an eye?' is:

• A hurricane has an eye.

• Hurricanes have eyes.

• Hurricane does have an eye.

Multiple Choice

The singular form of 'The eyes of hurricanes measure about 20 miles' is:

• The eye of a hurricane is measure about 20 miles.

• The eye of a hurricane measure about 20 miles.

• The eye of a hurricane measures about 20 miles.