1 Capítulo 5A Un acto heróico

2 To talk about weather extremes

3 El huracán (pl. los huracanes) - hurricane

4 La inundación (pl. las inundaciones) - flood

5 Llover (o  ue) – to rain

6 La lluvia – rain (n.)

7 Nevar (e  ie) – to snow

8 El terremoto - earthquake

9 La tormenta - storm

10 To discuss the news

11 El artículo - article

12 Investigar – to investigate

13 El locutor/la locutora - announcer

14 El noticiero - newscast

15 Ocurrir – to occur

16 El reportero/la reportera - reporter

17 Tratar de – to try (to do something)

18 To talk about fires

19 Apagar – to put out (a fire)

20 Bajar – to go down

21 El bombero/la bombera - firefighter

22 Comenzar (e  ie) – to begin/start

23 Destruir (i  y) – to destroy

24 El edificio de apartamentos – apartment building

25 La escalera - ladder

26 Escaparse – to escape

27 Esconder(se) – to hide (oneself)

28 La explosión (pl. las explosiones) - explosion

29 El humo - smoke

30 El incendio - fire

31 El paramédico/la paramédica - paramedic

32 Quemar(se) – to burn (up)

33 Subir – to go up, to climb

34 To discuss rescues

35 Herido,-a – hurt, injured

36 El herido/la herida – injured person

37 El héroe/la heroína – hero/heroine

38 Rescatar – to rescue

39 Salvar – to save

40 valiente - brave

41 La vida - life

42 Vivo,-a - alive

43 To tell a story

44 A causa de – because of

45 Afortunadamente - fortunately

46 Asustado,-a - frightened

47 La causa - cause

48 De prisa – in a hurry

49 De repente - suddenly

50 Gritar – to scream

51 Hubo – there was, there were

52 Llamar (por teléfono) – to call (on the phone)

53 Oír – to hear

54 Sin duda – without a doubt

55 ¡Socorro! – Help!