Listening Chapter 3

A Very Bad Day

[Hari Yang Sangat Buruk]

Indonesia is no 1. ______ to natural disasters whether they be volcanic 2. _______, floods, 3. _______ or tsunamis. Australia has 4. _______ set of problems with natural 5. _________. Australia does not experience volcanic eruptions 6. ________ earthquakes on a regular basis but 7. ________ are top of the list where 8. _______ disasters are concerned Down 9. _________.

Eka Farida from Pasuruan emailed KGI on Jan, 8^th and asked about 10. ______ in Australia. Thanks Eka

I am sorry to tell you that firestorms do occur in Australia 11. _______ in the southern states during the hot 12. ________ from Dec. to March each year. 13. _______ was indeed a terrible day in the lives of so many australians. In Victoria bushfires, or firestorms, killed many, many people while 14. ________ whole towns particularly in the 15. ___________ of Victoria.

Firestorms are when a wall of flames/fire moves 16. _________ fast through an area. This area is 17. ______ very dry and 18. _________ it is bushland - hutan - or forest. Most of the areas destroyed on February 7th were bushland areas where people lived in small towns and on 19. _______.

Ahwandi from Dolop-Madiun sent an SMS to KGI on Feb. 9th - I am sorry to hear of the forest fires in your country and I pray for the Australian people and give them my 20. ________.