Btt-19 Obidjonov Jahongir

Section 2 Development

4. Look and read:

Seismic areas and cyclone zones
Note: Hurricanes often tend to cause serious flooding.

Read these statements about the possibility of a catastrophe occurring during the next year:

It is almost impossible that an earthquake will cause serious damage in Great Britain. It is highly improbable ) ^^{at an eart}M^uak^e cause serious damage in Australia.
It is possible that an earthquake will cause serious damage in Italy.

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that an earthquake will cause serious damage in Japan.

Now choose the correct words in these sentences:

1. 
   During the next year it is possible/improbable/probable that floods will destroy several houses in Great Britain. (improbable)
   
2. 
   During the next year it is likely/unlikely/impossible that a hurricane will destroy a city in Peru. (unlikely)
   
3. 
   During the next ten years it is highly improbable/likely/unlikely that an earthquake will kill several people in California. (likely)
   

Here are some more expressions used to talk about the possibility of an event occurring:

A major earthquake might occur in Australia during the next year, but it is unlikely.

A major earthquake may occur in Italy soon.

A major earthquake will probably occur in Japan during the next six months.

There is a very slight possibility that a major earthquake will occur in Australia during the next twelve months.

The
likelihood possibility
that a major earthquake will occur in Great Britain

in the near future is low.
The chances that a major earthquake will occur in Peru in the next five years are high.

Choose the correct words in these sentences:

4. 
   A flood may/might/will probably cover large areas of ground in Australia sometime during the next ten years. (will)
   
5. 
   A hurricane might/may/will not kill several people in Japan before the end of the year. (might)
   
6. 
   The possibility that a flood will damage crops in India sometime during the next year is high/low/non-existent. (high)
   
7. 
   There is no/a slight/a strong possibility that a hurricane will destroy several buildings in Peru sometime during the next ten years. (a slight)
   
8. 
   The likelihood of an earthquake causing a breakdown in power supplies in Florida is low/non-existent/high. (non-existent)