Lesson 62 After the fire
New words and expressions:
1. control
Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.
The situation was out of control.
Parents should not have control over their children.
2. smoke
Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills.
The room was full of choking smoke.
The huge fire sent dense smoke up to the sky.
3. desolate
The railway station became desolate in the war.
They changed the desolate land into a prosperous town.
4. threaten
Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
He threatened to kidnap her child.
The flood threatened thousands of lives.
5. surrounding
The valley and its surrounding scenery are fascinating.
The surrounding country took on a new look.
6. destruction
The earthquake caused the destruction of the city.
The advanced weapons increased the destruction of war.
7. flood
It (The village) was stricken by a heavy flood.
Food and clothes were sent to the flood-stricken areas.
8. authority