15 English lessons on the topic of disaster

English Lesson: It's a terrible, terrible tragedy.

1. “It's a terrible, terrible tragedy.”

English Lesson: We are working day and night to restore power to all the areas that have experienced outages.

2. “We are working day and night to restore power to all the areas that have experienced outages.”

English Lesson: We're still assessing the extent of the damage.

3. “We're still assessing the extent of the damage.”

English Lesson: The extent of the damage is just... it's unprecedented.

4. “The extent of the damage is just... it's unprecedented.”

English Lesson: My heart goes out to all the victims of this tragic event.

5. “My heart goes out to all the victims of this tragic event.”

English Lesson: There is a hurricane warning in effect throughout Delaware and southern New Jersey.

6. “There is a hurricane warning in effect throughout Delaware and southern New Jersey.”

English Lesson: There's been non-stop coverage of it on all the news networks.

7. “There's been non-stop coverage of it on all the news networks.”

English Lesson: I've been glued to the TV all week.

8. “I've been glued to the TV all week.”

English Lesson: The situation in Fukushima is deepening the public's concern over the safety of nuclear power.

9. “The situation in Fukushima is deepening the public's concern over the safety of nuclear power.”

English Lesson: First and most importantly, you need to make sure that all your students are accounted for.

10. “First and most importantly, you need to make sure that all your students are accounted for.”

English Lesson: All residents within a 5-kilometer radius have been instructed to evacuate their homes.

11. “All residents within a 5-kilometer radius have been instructed to evacuate their homes.”

12. “There's a hurricane headed toward us.”

13. “Yeah, it's a huge environmental disaster.”

14. “Excuse me, we're taking up donations for the Haiti Relief Fund. Do you have a moment?”

15. “Our top priority right now is making sure that everyone is OK.”