You should never underestimate the forces of nature. Natural disasters have powerful effects on our world. An Earthquake with a high magnitude can cause a destructive tsunami and a devastating hurricane can cause a massive flood. Natural disasters can be terrifying! In today’s English lesson you will learn useful vocabulary connected to natural disasters to help improve your English fluency and communicate easier in English.

What is a natural disaster? A natural disaster is a catastrophic event which is caused by the natural processes in nature, the natural processes of the earth. It is not man made, but it has a huge effect on people and causes great damage, destruction, and even loss of life. This lesson will provide you with valuable English vocabulary used to talk about natural disasters. Expanding your vocabulary is key to improving your English fluency. This lesson includes nine natural disasters and a variety of useful English expressions.


There are nine types of natural disasters that we will discuss in this English vocabulary lesson:
1. Wildfire (Bushfire, Forest fire)
2. Flood
3. Drought
4. Earthquake
5. Tsunami
6. Hurricane (Cyclone, Typhoon)
7. Tornado (Twister)
8. Volcanic Eruptions
9. Avalanche (Snowslide) / Landslide (Mudslide)

In addition, you will learn essential vocabulary that you can use to improve your English speaking connected to natural disasters. You will encounter these natural disaster words in the news a lot, and this vocabulary is usually on English proficiency tests such as IELTS, TOEFL, CELPIP, EIKEN, and more. Learning this vocabulary will help you to improve your English skills and sound more like a native English speaker. In this lesson you will learn the following words to talk about natural disasters:
Destruction, Suffer, Damage, Drown, Precipitation, Agriculture, Starve, Famine, Quake, Tectonic plates, Epicentre, Magnitude, Richter scale, Tremors, Eye of the storm, Spiralling, Twisting, Erupt, Lava, Ash, Debris, and more!

By the end of today’s English lesson you will have learned lots vocabulary to help you talk about natural disasters like a native English speaker. Thank you for watching, “Let’s talk about Natural Disasters in English! Natural Disaster Vocabulary Essential for IELTS!” I hope this vocabulary lesson will be useful for you as you improve your English communication skills. Good luck with your English studies!

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