Student's Book - Page 20 - 2

Student’s Book - Page 20 - 2

Listen again and answer the questions.

What is a tornado? It’s a very strong wind. It goes round and round very fast. Every year there are lots of tornadoes in the USA. Here you can see a picture of a typical tornado. Tornado is very powerful. They destroyed buildings, bridges, trees, car. Tornadoes can kill lots of people. On May the 22nd 2011. A tornado hit the city of Joplin in the USA. First, it was a loud noise. Then the windows in the buildings broke. The tornado took off roofs. And destroyed some houses completely. Fire’s also started because electric wires broke. It was a terrible disaster. More than 90 people died. And many had to go to hospital.