LIVING GRAPHS 2
AN EARTHQUAKE IN LOS ANGELES
In pairs:
1) Study the earthquake trace and the 20 labels
2) Place the labels at the most appropriate places on the earthquake trace by using the correct number from each box
3) Explain why you put each of the labels where you did
1. The city breathes a sigh of relief
2. Buildings collapse in downtown Los Angeles
3. The price of water and electricity goes up
4. The rural area around Los Angeles is unusually quiet - there is no noise from birds and animals
5. A baseball stadium full of people starts to crack, people are injured as a stampede starts
6. Mrs Sanchez falls to her death as the stairs in her house collapse
7. The singer, Justin Bieber, is very upset as his very expensive iPhone 5 smashes
8. Emergency services are put on red alert
9. Fires break out in a subway and in some homes
10. Mr. Fretwell, a television store owner, loses a lot of stock due to looting
11. A head teacher alerts her staff in San Jose primary school to put the earthquake drill into practice (drop, hold, cover)
12. Mr Podbury gets his Geography students to shelter under a table in case they are injured by falling walls and ceilings.
13. Burglar alarms go off all over the city
14. A car drives over the edge of a gap in the bridge caused by it collapsing.
15. Books tumble off the shelves in the history classroom
16. There are ripples in Ewain’s goldfish tank
17. Mr Hunt is trapped under a beam in his house that has falled on top of him.
18. The first emergency call is made to the 911 operator
19. Gwenna leaves her house to find her new car has been crushed by falling debris.
20. Smoke rises from Los Angeles & sirens wail.