Assignment C - Part 2.1
Authentic Text
✔ See the class profile on the assignment instructions page to guide your choice of authentic
text.
✔ An authentic text is one produced for proficient speakers of English – not specifically for
English learners.
✔ If you select a written text, it must be 500-700 words long. If you find a text longer than that,
you can shorten it to fit the word count. If shortened, please ensure that it is still fully
coherent.
✔ If you select a listening audio, it must be 4-5 minutes long. If you find an audio longer than
that, you can shorten it to fit the time limit. If shortened, please ensure that it is still fully
coherent.
✔ In this document, provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen.
✔ Ensure the text is properly referenced with a working link (URL) to the original source.
Highlight (or list under the text) 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which would be
useful to pre-teach.
2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan
Source www.ebsco.com
Accessed 08/06/26
Link :
https://www.ebsco. rcom/research-starters/environmental-sciences/2011-tohoku-
eathquake-and-tsunami#research-starter-title
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami was a natural disaster that struck eastern Japan on
March 11 of that year. It began when a powerful earthquake with a recorded magnitude (Mw) of
9.0/9.1 (out of 10) occurred in the Japan Trench off the northeastern coast of Honshu Island’s
Tōhoku region. Honshu is Japan’s most populated island and home to most the country’s major
cities. The earthquake and the tsunami it triggered left an estimated fifteen to eighteen thousand
people dead and displaced another four hundred to five hundred thousand. It also caused
severe infrastructure damage in Japan, including catastrophic damage to a nuclear power plant
in the Fukushima Prefecture.
Authentic Text
✔ See the class profile on the assignment instructions page to guide your choice of authentic
text.
✔ An authentic text is one produced for proficient speakers of English – not specifically for
English learners.
✔ If you select a written text, it must be 500-700 words long. If you find a text longer than that,
you can shorten it to fit the word count. If shortened, please ensure that it is still fully
coherent.
✔ If you select a listening audio, it must be 4-5 minutes long. If you find an audio longer than
that, you can shorten it to fit the time limit. If shortened, please ensure that it is still fully
coherent.
✔ In this document, provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen.
✔ Ensure the text is properly referenced with a working link (URL) to the original source.
Highlight (or list under the text) 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which would be
useful to pre-teach.
2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan
Source www.ebsco.com
Accessed 08/06/26
Link :
https://www.ebsco. rcom/research-starters/environmental-sciences/2011-tohoku-
eathquake-and-tsunami#research-starter-title
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami was a natural disaster that struck eastern Japan on
March 11 of that year. It began when a powerful earthquake with a recorded magnitude (Mw) of
9.0/9.1 (out of 10) occurred in the Japan Trench off the northeastern coast of Honshu Island’s
Tōhoku region. Honshu is Japan’s most populated island and home to most the country’s major
cities. The earthquake and the tsunami it triggered left an estimated fifteen to eighteen thousand
people dead and displaced another four hundred to five hundred thousand. It also caused
severe infrastructure damage in Japan, including catastrophic damage to a nuclear power plant
in the Fukushima Prefecture.
