Student's Book - Page 17 - 1

Student’s Book - Page 17 - 1

Listen to a radio show about a natural disaster. And answer the questions.

Good morning. I’m Ashley Standard. And this is our series on organizations who help in natural disasters. Today we’re talking about an organization that has helped millions of people all over the world. The Red Cross or Red Crescent as it sometimes called.

Here is a report that was made during the terrible disaster in New Orleans in 2005. We’re here on the ground in New Orleans. The city that was hit by one of the most terrible natural disasters ever.

Last night hurricane Katrina killed lots of people. And destroyed the lives and the homes of even more. People are desperate. They have lost everything. Their families, their neighbours, their homes, their cars and their jobs. Many of them have nothing to eat. They have no clean water to drink and they have no place to stay for the night. Many of them are hurt and need medical help.

After hurricane Katrina the international red cross helped many of the people in need. And with me in the studio is Thomas Cartney. An emergency helper with the organization. Welcome to the studio Tom. Thanks Ashley. Tom you were on of the red cross helpers when hurricane Katrina happened. How was that for you? It was unbelievable. The disaster was so big. You know almost 2000 people were killed. We worked for weeks down there. Night and day. We hardly got any sleep.