10,000 Feared Dead in Myanmar Earthquake: English for IELTS and TOEFL

Описание: In this English lesson, we learn important vocabulary related to the recent earthquake in Myanmar and its impact on nearby areas like Thailand. You’ll hear simple definitions and example sentences for words like scramble, rubble, panic, magnitude, and more. This lesson is perfect for English learners who want to understand news stories about natural disasters and talk about them in English.

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Myanmar Earthquake
1. Scramble
: To move quickly and with difficulty.
: People scrambled out of their homes in Myanmar when the earthquake started shaking the ground.
2. Rubble
: Broken pieces of stone, brick, or concrete from buildings.
: After the earthquake, rescuers searched through the rubble to find survivors.
3. Myanmar
: A country in Southeast Asia, also known as Burma.
: A strong earthquake hit Myanmar, causing damage to many homes and buildings.
4. Mounds
: Piles or small hills of something.
: There were mounds of bricks and dirt where buildings used to stand.
5. Mangled
: Badly damaged or twisted.
: Cars were mangled and buried under fallen buildings after the earthquake in Myanmar.
6. Panic
: A sudden feeling of fear that makes people act without thinking.
: There was panic in the streets as people ran to safety during the earthquake.
7. Epicenter
: The point on the Earth’s surface directly above where the earthquake started.
: The epicenter of the earthquake was in central Myanmar, near a small village.
8. Aftershocks
: Smaller earthquakes that happen after the main earthquake.
: People were afraid to return home because of the strong aftershocks.
9. Magnitude
: A number that shows how strong an earthquake is.
: The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.8, which is very powerful.
10. Richter Scale
: A scale that measures the strength of earthquakes.
: On the Richter scale, the earthquake that hit Myanmar was strong enough to damage buildings far away.
11. Stalling
: Stopping or slowing down unexpectedly.
: Rescue efforts were stalling because roads were blocked with debris.
12. Monastery
: A place where monks live and pray.
: A famous monastery was damaged in the earthquake, and monks had to leave the area.
13. Wing
: A part of a large building.
: The west wing of the hospital crumbled during the earthquake and could not be used.
14. Monks
: Religious men who live in a monastery and often wear robes.
: Monks helped people find food and shelter after the earthquake in Myanmar.
15. Drastic Means
: Very serious or extreme.
: The government had to take drastic steps to rescue people in hard-to-reach villages.
16. “I’m at a loss”
: I don’t know what to do or say.
: “I’m at a loss,” said one man in Thailand after seeing his destroyed home.
17. Isolated
: Far away from other people or places.
: Many isolated villages still had no help days after the earthquake.
18. Sounding the Alarm
: Warning people about danger.
: Local leaders are sounding the alarm about the need for food and clean water.
19. High-rise
: A tall building with many floors.
: A high-rise apartment building in Thailand shook, but it did not fall.
20. Crumbled
: Fell apart or broke into small pieces.
: Several old buildings crumbled completely when the earthquake hit.
21. Electrician
: A person who fixes electrical systems like lights and wires.
: Electricians are working hard to restore power in areas hit by the earthquake.