natural / terrible / major disaster/severe / devastating / controlled/ flood/ambitious / large-scale / long-term /project/ prolonged / seasonal / extreme /drought
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the collocations from Exercise 1. In some cases, more than one answer may be that may take possible.
1. Due to their complexity, desalination plants are_large-scale projects__ that may take many years to construct.
2. One of the worst _natural disasters_ in human history was the 1556 earthquake in Shaanxi Province, China.
3. _large-scale projects_ are sometimes used to improve the quality of rivers.
4. _large-scale projects_s uch as dams, flood defenses, and early warning systems require huge amounts of investment.
5. In 1931, there was a terrible flood__ in China, where more than a million people lost their lives to the water.
6. Due to a very hot climate, sub-Saharan Africa suffers from more_prolonged seasonal droughts_ than many other places in the world.
7. In an increasing number of places, the lack of winter rain makes the chances of _devastating droughts_ in the summer more likely.
8. Where proper planning has been in place, the chance of a flood or drought turnung into a _major disaster__are reduced.
natural / terrible / major disaster/severe / devastating / controlled/ flood/ambitious / large-scale / long-term /project/ prolonged / seasonal / extreme /drought
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the collocations from Exercise 1. In some cases, more than one answer may be that may take possible.
1. Due to their complexity, desalination plants are_large-scale projects__ that may take many years to construct.
2. One of the worst _natural disasters_ in human history was the 1556 earthquake in Shaanxi Province, China.
3. _large-scale projects_ are sometimes used to improve the quality of rivers.
4. _large-scale projects_s uch as dams, flood defenses, and early warning systems require huge amounts of investment.
5. In 1931, there was a terrible flood__ in China, where more than a million people lost their lives to the water.
6. Due to a very hot climate, sub-Saharan Africa suffers from more_prolonged seasonal droughts_ than many other places in the world.
7. In an increasing number of places, the lack of winter rain makes the chances of _devastating droughts_ in the summer more likely.
8. Where proper planning has been in place, the chance of a flood or drought turnung into a _major disaster__are reduced.