Learn about natural disasters in Peru
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: Hi everyone, I'm Gina. |
| Lucia: And I'm Lucia! |
| Gina: And welcome to Culture Class Essential Spanish Vocabulary, Lesson 22! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to geography and nature. These are five common natural disasters in Peru, hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at SpanishPod101.com. |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina: Lucia, what’s our first word? |
| Lucia: temblor |
| Gina: “tremor” |
| Lucia: [slow] temblor [regular] temblor |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lucia: temblor |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: |
| This refers to minor earthquakes that are not strong enough to cause any damage. |
| Gina: Now let's hear an example sentence using this word. |
| Lucia: [normal] El Perú esta ubicado en una area de temblores. |
| Gina: “Peru is located in an area that is prone to tremors.” |
| Lucia: [slow] El Perú esta ubicado en una area de temblores. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lucia: terremoto |
| Gina: “earthquake” |
| Lucia: [slow] terremoto [regular] terremoto |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lucia: terremoto |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: |
| Peru is located in a seismic zone. The last strong earthquake was in 2007 in the cities of Ica and Pisco, with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale. |
| Gina: Now let's hear an example sentence using this word. |
| Lucia: [normal] La ciudad de Lima tiene altas probabilidades de que ocurra un terremoto pronto. |
| Gina: “There’s a high probability of the city of Lima having an earthquake soon.” |
| Lucia: [slow] La ciudad de Lima tiene altas probabilidades de que ocurra un terremoto pronto. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lucia: huayco |
| Gina: “landslide” |
| Lucia: [slow] huayco [regular] huayco |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lucia: huayco |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: |
| During the rainy season in the highlands of Peru, landslides are very frequent. They can obstruct roads and also destroy small towns. |
| Gina: Now let's hear an example sentence using this word. |
| Lucia: [normal] Todos los años muchas familias humildes de la sierra del Perú son afectadas por los huaycos. |
| Gina: Every year, thousands of poor families from the highlands of Peru are affected by landslides. |
| Lucia: [slow] Todos los años muchas familias humildes de la sierra del Perú son afectadas por los huaycos. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lucia: helada |
| Gina: “frost” |
| Lucia: [slow] helada [regular] helada |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lucia: helada |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: |
| Frost only occurs in the highlands of Peru, destroying agricultural lands and leaving some families without crops. |
| Gina: Now let's hear an example sentence using this word. |
| Lucia: [normal] Los más afectados por las heladas son los agricultores pequeños que no cuentan con la technologia o dinero necesario para proteger sus tierras. |
| Gina: “Those most affected by frost are the farmers with smaller fields who do not have the money or technology to protect their lands.” |
| Lucia: [slow] Los más afectados por las heladas son los agricultores pequeños que no cuentan con la technologia o dinero necesario para proteger sus tierras. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Lucia: inundación |
| Gina: “flood” |
| Lucia: [slow] inundación [regular] inundación |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lucia: inundación |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: |
| During the rainy season, heavy rain in jungle areas causes the rivers to overflow, which leads to flooding that destroys houses and towns. |
| Gina: Now let's hear an example sentence using this word. |
| Lucia: [normal] El departamento con más inundaciones en el Perú es Iquitos. |
| Gina: “The area with the most floods in Peru is Iquitos.” |
| Lucia: [slow] El departamento con más inundaciones en el Perú es Iquitos. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Lucia will give you the Spanish, and then please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Lucia: temblor |
| [pause]Gina: “tremor” |
| Lucia: terremoto |
| [pause]Gina: “earthquake” |
| Lucia: huayco |
| [pause]Gina: “landslide” |
| Lucia: helada |
| [pause]Gina: “frost” |
| Lucia: inundación |
| [pause]Gina: “flood” |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it; five natural disasters in Peru! We have more vocab lists available at SpanishPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Lucia: Adiós |
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