Understanding Expository Text

What does it mean to alter?

• To make different or change

• To fall down or cave in

• A difficult or dangerous situation

• Great damage or ruin

What does it mean to collapse?

• To make different or change

• To fall down or cave in

• A difficult or dangerous situation

• Great damage or ruin

What is a crisis?

• To make different or change

• To fall down or cave in

• A difficult or dangerous situation

• Great damage or ruin

What does destruction mean?

• To make different or change

• To fall down or cave in

• A difficult or dangerous situation

• Great damage or ruin

What does substantial mean?

• Of a great amount or size

• To fall down or cave in

• A difficult or dangerous situation

• Great damage or ruin

What is a hazard?

• Something that can cause harm or injury

• To fall down or cave in

• A difficult or dangerous situation

• Great damage or ruin

What does unpredictable mean?

• Not able to tell beforehand

• To fall down or cave in

• A difficult or dangerous situation

• Great damage or ruin

What does severe mean?

• Very harsh or serious

• To fall down or cave in

• A difficult or dangerous situation

• Great damage or ruin