CLASSROOM ACTIVITY LESSON 3 UNIT 5 GENERAL INSTRUCTION. – Read carefully the
instructions and develop the activities below.
Name: Achik Bravo
A.-PARAPHRASE Rewrite the statements in your own words, changing the
underlined word or phrase.
1.-The strength of an earthquake is measured by the Richter scale.
2.-There are four things that affect the casualty rate of an earthquake
3.- Good construction techniques can reduce the danger to people in buildings
affected by an earthquake.
4.- Damage is often caused by construction.
5.- If an earthquake occurs near a major city, more people will be affected
B CONFIRM FACTS Answer the questions, according to the information in the
Reading. Use indirect speech.
1.- Where did the deadliest earthquake in history take place?
The article said the deadliest earthquake in history took place in China.
2.- Which earthquake had the highest recorded Richter-scale reading?
In 1960, the strongest earthquake ever recorded, 9.5 magnitude on the Richter scale,
struck in the Pacifi c Ocean near the Chilean coastline.
