Name: …………………………………………..

Date: ……\ …… \ 2008

Match the words of the table with the correct

definitions:
Roar avalanche plead tranquillity stretch
drought Keep my whirlpool cling Hurricane
head above
water
initial contemplate Get down tremendous Plain
to sailing
current lush trunk assignment towering
Take into possessions tornado Relieved devastate
account
Sweep swirl drain Come to a torrent
away halt

1. violent storm, at whose centre is a circular wind, which moves

across country __________
2. a long period without rain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. extremely violent wind __________
4. very rich, green and healthy __________
5. peace and quiet, calmness __________
6. carry off by force __________
7. stop __________
8. (of water or other liquid) move around fast in circles _ _ _ _ _
_____
9. very loud (noise), very great __________
10. very loud noise _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
11. very tall or high _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
12. small pool of water moving round in circles very fast _
________
13. movement of water, in a river or the sea, in one
direction _ _ _ _ _ _ _
14. push your arms and \or legs far away from your body _
________
15. a lot of water falling very suddenly and very fast _ _ _ _
______
16. beg, ask for something _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17. damage very badly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1
Name: …………………………………………..
Date: ……\ …… \ 2008
18. make water flow out of something, empty _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__
19. things somebody owns, their belongings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
20. large amount of snow or ice that falls down a mountain _ _ _
_____
21. think about something _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
22. (clung, clung) hold onto something tightly, often in fear _ _ _
____
23. no longer worried _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
24. the “body” of a tree _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
25. manage to survive _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
26. easy and pleasant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
27. task you are told to do, as part of you job _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__
28. first _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
29. start doing something properly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
30. not ignore something _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Nana korobi, ya oki.

to fall seven times, to rise eight times
七
転
び
八
起
き