Natural Phenomena by Qonita Nur Faizah https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo en-us 2021-05-08 11:10:10 UTC 2025-11-25 16:10:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Writing qonitanurf15 https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504877514 Now write a factual report. Choose a natural phenomenon that is worth sharing. You can search in the Internet to find help.]]> 2021-05-08 11:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504877514 Speaking qonitanurf15 https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504882470 Some natural phenomena include flood, earthquakes, landslides, or rainy season. From some of these natural phenomena, describe 1 natural disaster that you know.
Present your results to the class.]]> 2021-05-08 11:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504882470 Reading. Read the text above carefully, and then answer the questions. qonitanurf15 https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504887565 The word tornado comes from Spanish language and means to twist or turn. A tornado is a whirlwind produced by atmospheric conditions, mainly extremely low pressure, during a severe thunderstorm. Tornadoes usually turn counterclockwise. They appear as funnel shaped columns of violently rotating winds that reach down from a storm and touch the ground. Although a tornado is not always visible to the eye, tornadic conditions can still be picked up on radar, or the tornado may become visible once debris and dirt are pulled into it. A tornado may also be referred to as a funnel cloud, but this is technically not a correct term. While the two words are sometimes used interchangeably, a funnel cloud is different, not in its make up, but in the fact that it does not touch the ground. Another name that is often used to describe a tornado is twister, due to its violent twisting motion. The tornado is one of the most unpredictable and destructive forces of nature, often destroying everything in its path. A tornado is usually preceded by severe storms, which may include lightning, high winds, and frequent hail. It can change course without notice, and is usually accompanied by a roaring sound, or as some describe it, the sound of freight train. (Taken from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-tornado.htm) 

Question :
1. What does the word tornado mean? 
2. What is a tornado? 
3. How do tornadoes usually turn? 
4. What do tornadoes look like? 
5. What are the other names of tornadoes? 
6. Why is it technically not correct to refer tornadoes as funnel clouds? 
7. Why is a tornado described as a twister? 
8. What usually precedes a tornado? 
9. What usually accompanies a tornado? 
10. What does the word some in the last line refer to? ]]> 2021-05-08 11:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504887565 Listening qonitanurf15 https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504899691 Listen and answer question 12.]]> 2021-05-08 11:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504899691 Listening qonitanurf15 https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504915329 Listen and answer question 13.]]> 2021-05-08 12:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/qonitanurf15/wbix424jydyyrnpo/wish/1504915329