(Level: intermediate to upper-intermediate / B1 to B2 / ** to ***)
Earthquake in Nepal Photo credit: www.bbc.co.uk |
It has been one week since the most devastating earthquake in decades hit Nepal; officials there say it has now become unlikely any more survivors can be found.
You are going to watch a BBC report focusing on the situation now in Nepal one week after the earthquake hit the region.
Map credit: www.bbc.com |
Before watching
The following words could be useful:
the rubble: broken pieces of stone, brick... from walls or buildings that have collapsed; the debris décombres
the aftershocks: smaller earthquakes occurring after a large one répliques
makeshift: temporary; of low quality; just there for a time because of an emergency de fortune
a milestone: a significant event étape importante; tournant décisif
grim: depressing; gloomy lugubre; macabre
to rule out: to leave out ; not to consider exclure
unaccounted for: missing porté disparu
a glimmer of hope: slight chance that anything positive might happen une lueur d'espoir
Earthquake in Nepal Photo credit; www.bbc.co.uk |
While watching
Watch the BBC report and answer the following question:
What has the real impact / outcome of the disaster been like so far in Nepal?
You can also watch the report on the BBC website by clicking HERE
When you are finished, you can check your answers:
- Une bonne partie de Katmandou est méconnaissable; ce ne sont plus que des amas de ruines...
- Les gens qui ont encore une maison ont peur d'y retourner à cause des répliques;
- les autorités ont exclu à ce stade toute possibilité de retrouver encore des survivants;
- 500.000 habitations détruites; seule option pour les sinistrés: séjourner dans des camps de fortune (+ parmi les sinistrés: frustration due au manque de nourriture et sentiment d'avoir été abandonnés par les autorités);
- selon les estimations: 6.600 morts et 14.000 blessés;
- des milliers sont encore portés disparus (+ parmi ceux-ci: un millier d'Européens partis en randonnée dans l'Himalaya)
- ...
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