el huracán, pl. loshuracanesla inundación, pl.las inundacionesllover (o ue)la lluvianevar (e ie)el terremotola tormenta

to talk about natural disasters and weather extremes

hurricane

flood

to rainrainto snowearthquakestorm

el artículoinvestigarel locutor, la locutorael noticieroocurrirel reportero, la reporteratratar de

to discuss the news

articleto investigateannouncer

newscastto occurreporter

to try to

apagarbajarel bombero, la bomberacomenzar (e ie)destruir (I y)dormido, -ael edificio de apartamentos

to talk about fires

to put out (fire)to go downfirefighter

to startto destroyasleepapartment building

la escaleraescaparseesconder(se)la explosión, pl. las explosionesel humoel incendiolos mueblesmuerto, -a

to talk about fires

ladderto escapeto hide (oneself)explosion

smokefirefurnituredead

el paramédico, la paramédicaquemar(se)

se murieronsubir

to talk about fires

paramedic

to burn (oneself), to burn upthey diedto go up

herido, -ael herido, la heridael héroela heroínarescatarsalvarvalientela vidavivo, -a

to discuss rescues

injuredinjured person

heroeheroineto rescueto savebravelifeliving, alive

a causa deafortunadamenteasustado, -ala causade prisade repentegritar

to tell a story

because offortunatelyfrightenedcausein a hurrysuddenlyto scream

hubollamar (por teléfono)oírsin duda¡Socorro!

to tell a story

there wasto call (on the phone)

to hearwithout a doubtHelp!

present and preterite of oír

preterite of creer

preterite of leer

preterite of destruir

destruí destruimosdestruiste destruisteisdestruyó destruyeron