UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS (Các thảm họa thiên nhiên) disaster -> natural disaster -> disastrous storm -> snowstorm earthquake volcano(es) -> volcanic 10 typhoon 11 to forecast -> forecast N N Adj N N N N Adj N V N Thảm họa, thiên tai Thiên tai Thảm khốc, tai hại Bão, bão Bão tuyết Động đất Núi lửa Thuộc núi lửa Bão nhiện đới (châu Á) Dự báo, dự đoán Lời dự báo, bảng dự báo 13 to turn up V Vặn to lên (âm thanh) -> # to turn down 16 coast 17 to expect -> expectation 19 thunderstorm V N V N N Vặn nhỏ lại Bờ biển Trông chờ, mong đợi Sự trơng chờ, mong đợi Bão lớn (có sấm sét, mưa to) 20 high lands -> highlands 22 delta 24 to prepare -> preparation 26 to trust -> trust N Adj N V N V N Vùng cao, vùng cao nguyên 28 (just) in case 30 to predict -> prediction -> predictable Exp V N Adj Phòng khi, phòng hờ 33 to can -> canned food V N Đóng hộp 35 to damage -> damage 38 leak 39 to border -> border V N N V N Làm hư hại, làm hỏng 42 Thuộc cao nguyên Châu thổ, đồng Chuẩn bị Sự chuẩn bị Tin, tin tường, tin cậy Lịng tin, tin cậy Dự báo, dự đốn Sự dự báo, lời dự báo Có thể đốn trước Thực phấm/thức ăn đóng hộp Sự hư hại Lỗ trịn, khe hở Giáp với, tiếp giáp Biên giới -> a leak in the roof power cut N power failure N fixture N appliance N roller N -> to roll V drill N -> to drill V 12 rim N -> Pacific Rim N Chỗ dột mái nhà Tình trạng điện Tình trạng điện Đồ đạc cố định Thiết bị, dụng cụ Con lăn, trục lăn Lăn, Sự tập luyện , rèn luyện Tập luyện, rèn luyện Mép, vành, miệng (vật thể) Vùng lòng chảo/vành đai TBD (gồm Quốc gia Đông Nam Á) 14 strike – V Xảy đột ngột, đập, công struck – struck 15 to collapse V Đổ, sập, sụp -> collapse N Sự sụp đỗ 18 tide N Thuỷ triều -> tidal Adj (thuộc) thuỷ triều, thủy triều -> tidal wave = N Sóng thần Tsunami 21 abrupt Adj Bất ngờ, đột ngột -> abruptly Adv Một cách bất ngờ, đột ngột 23 shift N Sự chuyển dịch, thay đổi -> to shift V Chuyển, chuyển đổi 25 to hit V Đánh, đụng 27 hurricane N Bão lớn (Bắc + Nam Mỹ) = cyclone = N Bão lớn (Úc) typhoon(châuÁ) 29 to erupt V Phun, phun trào -> eruption N Sự phun (núi lửa) 31 to save V Cứu, cứu vớt 32 to warn V Báo trước, cảnh báo -> warning 34 tornado(es) N N 36 severe 37 to behave -> behavior 40 shelter 41 to destroy -> destruction Adj V N V V N Lời cảnh báo Lốc xoáy Nghiêm trọng, dội Cư xử, đối xử Hành vi, cách sư xử Trú, ẩn náu Phá huỷ, phá hỏng, tàn phá Sự tàn phá, hủy diệt UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS I/ NEW WORDS volcano (n): núi lửa volcanic (adj): thuộc núi lửa prepare (v): chuẩn bị preparation (n): chuẩn bị preparatory (adj): dự bị prepared (a): chuẩn bị can (n,v): hộp; đóng hộp canned (adj): đóng hộp (thực phẩm) move (v): chuyển động, di chuyển movement (n): chuyển động movable (adj): di chuyển unmovable (adj): di chuyển moved (adj): cảm động (người) moving (adj): cảm động (film) predict (v): dự đoán prediction (n): tiên đoán, dự đoán predictable (adj): tiên đốn unpredictable (adj): khơng thể đoán trước science (n): khoa học scientist (n): nhà khoa học scientific (adj): thuộc khoa học scientifically (adv): theo khoa học safe (adj): an toàn safe (n): két sắt safely (adv): cách an toàn safety (n): an tồn unsafe (adj): khơng an tồn unsafely (adv) disaster (n): thảm họa disastrous (adj): thảm khốc destroy (v): tàn phá, phá hủy destruction (n): tàn phá destructive (adj): phá hoại destructively (adv): cách phá hoại 10 storm (n) bão stormy (adj): có bão 11 thunder (n): sấm thundery (adj): có sấm 12 collapse (v/n): sụp đổ collapsible (a): gấp lại 13 discover (v): khám phá discovery (n): khám phá discoverer (n): người khám phá 14 divide + Into (n/v): chia division (n): phân chia divisible (a): chia được, chia hết cho indivisible (a): chia 15 eruption (n): phun trào eruptive (a): lên, bùng lên erupt (v): phun trào 16 abruptness (n): bất ngờ, đột ngột abrupt (v): bất ngờ, đột ngột, vội vã abruptly (adv): cách bất ngờ, đột ngột 17 expect (v): hi vọng expectation (n): mong chờ, hi vọng expectant (a): có tính mong đợi, mong đợi expectantly (adv):1 cách mong đợi 18 serve (v): phục vụ severity (n): đối đãi severely (adv): cách đãi ngộ 19 behave (v): cư xử behavior (n): cư xử behavioral (a): tính cư xử, có cư xử 20 extend (v): mở rộng extension (n): mở rộng extensive (a): mở rộng extensively (adv): rộng rãi, bao khắp I RELATIVE CLAUSES (mệnh đề đại từ quan hệ): that, where , when, why I Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D 1) Can you tell me the reason…………………………… she left ? A when B where C why D which 2) She is the lady…………………… husband is a doctor A whom B who C that D whose 3) Can you tell me the reasons for…………….the Mother’s day? A celebrating B organizing C giving D memorizing 4) Many tourists enjoy most of the festivals in Vietnam although they don’t understand Vietnamese …very much A culture B information C seasons D party 5) She is so sad because she is not…………….with her exam results A satisfying B satisfied C satisfactory D satisfaction 6) We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated…………… A nation B national C nationwide D native 7) I will give you details …………… the festivals A about B of C on D in 8) Auld Lang Sync is a song………… is sung on New Year’s Eve A when B where C which D who 9) Tet is a festival……………….occurs in late January or early February A however B whatever C when D which 10) That is the man ………………you want to meet A who B whose C whom D which 11) That is the name of the girl……………….is singing on the stage ? A whose B who C which D whom 12) Mrs Thoa is generous to the poor…………….she is not rich A although B but C however D so 13) Many people were injured when the building………………………… A collapsed B destroyed C struck D erupted 14) No ships are sailing today because of the high……………………… A volcano B earthquake C wave D snowstorm 15) The………… of the volcano was a terrible disaster A prediction B eruption C cyclone D shift 16) The church caught fire when it was struck by…………… A hurricane B lightning C thunder D battery 17) Yesterday a typhoon ………………………a coastal city in the country A strike B hit C predicted D collapsed 18) People can know when a volcano will……………… A break B warm C erupt D suck 19) According to the…………., it will be cold and windy tomorrow A weather forecast B weather prediction C weather information D weather announcement 20) When tropical storm…….120 meters per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America A gets B goes C comes D reaches 21) I hope my friends won’t laugh……………….me A on B for C against D at 22) That earthquake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter……, completely destroyed the buildings a band B scale C table D plan 23) It’s the village…………………….I was born A where B which C when D whether 24) The city ……………… she comes from is a famous tourist place A where B which C when D why 25) Do you know the first man………………………swam across the Atlantic A whom B who C that D whose II Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns I have a friend .loves to collect Stamps Tom lent me book .was very interesting He showed his father the picture .was drawn by his teacher The man helped you yesterday is her uncle This is the woman .can it for you The girl you saw last week is a famous singer That is the secretary .my mother introduced to peter yesterday The pill I took made me sleepy 1941 is the year the second world war happened 10 I’ll never forget the day I met you III Combine these sentences using the appropriate relative pronouns 1) This is the man The man gave Peter a dictionary 2) The ring was very expensive He presented it to her on her birthday 3) This is an interesting book It is on wild animals 4) The boy is my friend He is standing over there 5) Mary still remembers the year She graduated in that year 6) Do you know the man? The police arrested him yesterday IV Complete the sentences with who, which, that, whom, whose : a I don’t like cafes _ don’t have chairs b I’m not one of the people can eat standing up c Mary, sits next to me, is good at Maths d That’s the man Nelly gave the money to e Is this the ring you were looking for ? f An orphan is a child parents are dead g My class is on the second floor of the school, is very small h The car, on the race looked very luxury i That’s Jack, lives next door j The people we meet at the party were very friendly V Use a relative pronoun to combine each pair of sentences: Ann is very friendly She lives next door ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The man is famous actor You met him at the party last night …………………………………………………………………………………………… There are some words They are very difficult to translate …………………………………………………………………………………………… Is that the car? You want to buy it …………………………………………………………………………………………… Lake Prespa is a lonely beautiful lake It’s on the North Greek border …………………………………………………………………………………………… I don’t know the name of the woman I spoke to her on the phone …………………………………………………………………………………………… This is Mr Carter I was telling you about him …………………………………………………………………………………………… A man has gone to prison He shot two policemen …………………………………………………………………………………………… A building has now been rebuilt It was destroyed in the fire ………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 A bomb caused a lot of damage It went off this morning …………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 The old man is my grandfather He lives next door ……………………………………………………………………… 12 Mai is very friendly She is a friend of Lan …………………………………………………………… 13 We stay at the Grand Hotel Ann recommended it to us …………………………………………………………… 14 The trousers are too small for me I bought them yesterday …………………………………………………………… 15 The man is a computer expert You were talking to him …………………………………………………………… 16 The new stadium will be opened next month It can hold 90 000 people …………………………………………………………… 17 Minh plays the guitar well He is Nam’s brother …………………………………………………………… 18 This morning I met Diana I haven’t seen her for ages …………………………………………………………… 19 The postcard was from Harriet It came this morning …………………………………………………………… 20 Tulip computers are very good They are made in Holland …………………………………………………………… 21 John is one of my closet friends I’ve known him for a very long time ……………………………………………………………………………… 22 I saw a girl Her beauty took my breath away ………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 John is absent from school His mother is in the hospital …………………………………………………………………………… 24 The car had bad brakes We were in this car ……………………………… 25 This bed looks very old It belong to Mr Pike …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 This is a story of a man His wife suddenly loses her memory ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27 Romeo and Juliet were lovers Their parents hated each other ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… VI Choose the best answers : He came in and didn’t say anything, _ worried all of us a that b whose c whom d which Daisy, .is always well dressed, has won the beauty contest a that b who c which d whom This is the man _ has asked me to marry him a who b whose c which d whom The man repaired my car was very old a whose b who c that d b and c Bill,_ apartement I stayed in, Is also a student a which b who c whose d that He is the man _ I told you about a which b that c whom d a and b 7.This is the thong you need a X b who c what d whose What’s the name of the man _ gave us a lift? a he b whom c which d who She is very shy, _ surprises me a lot a which b who c what d whom 10 My brother, I look like, lives in Dallas a which b who c whom d b and c 11 The man, _ son was ill called the doctor a X b whose c which d that 12 The person _ injured twenty people happened at about 11:P.M a which b whose c who d what 13 How about the shirt _ you wore Saturday night ? a which b who c that d a and c 14 My friend Tom, works in a City Bank, earns much more than I a that b which c who d whose 15 Atlanta is a city _ the Olympic Games were held in 1996 a that b when c where d which 16 Sandra can’t remember the name of the shop _ she bought the sofa from a where b whose c which d what 17 The casthe we visited last year was magnificent a who b where c whose d that VII Match the words in column A to its definition or meaning in column B: A B Snowstorm a A very large wawe Earthquake b A storm with a lot of rain, thunder and lightning 3.Volcano c A sudden strong shaking of the ground Typhoon d A storm with a lot of snow and strong winds Thurnderstorm e A tropical storm with strong winds Tidal wawe f A very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle Tornado g A mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and hot liquid rock ( lava) sometimes come out VIII Combine the sentences using appropriate relative pronouns: This is Mrs Jones Her son won the championship last year The man was sitting at the desk I had come to see this man I saw several houses Most of them were quite unsuitable Tom came to the party in patched jeans This surprised other guests The company is sending me to New york I work for this company He introduced to his students Most of them were from abroad Ann is very friendly She lives next door The man is a famous actor You met him at the party last night There are some words They are very difficult to translate 10 Students will be punished Their homework is late 11 I was looking for a book this morning I’ve found it now 12 Is that the car? You want to buy it 13 Sandra works in advertising You were talking to her 14 This famous picture is worth thousands of pounds It was damaged during the war 15 I don’t know the name of the woman I spoke to her on the phone 16 We often go to visit our friends in Bristol It is only 30 miles away 17 They have captured all the animals They escaped from the zoo 18 The river is the Wye It flows through Hereford 19 The sun provide us with heat and light It is one of millions of stars in the universe 20 Lake Presper is a lonely beautiful lake It’s on the north Greek border IX Read the text, then answer the questions below it: Almost a hundred of thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake As a result, small fire broke out everywhere and quickly spread The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open It was impossible to use firefighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst Consequently, over ninety percent of damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died When did the earthquake occur in Tokyo? How many people died in that earthquake? What was the damage caused by? What will happen if the earthquake occurs at night? X Read the text, then answer the questions below it: Drought is a condition that becomes when the average rainfall for a fertile area drops far below the normal amount for a long period of time In areas which eare not irritated, the lack of rain causes farm crops to wither and daed Higher than normal temperatures ussualy accompany periods of drought They add to thee crop damage Forest fires start easily during drought The soil of a drought area becomes dry and crumbles Often the rich topsoil is blown away by the hot, dry winds Streams, ponds, and wells often dry up during a drought, and animal suffer and may even die because the lack of water What is the drought? Do forest fires start easily during the drought? How does the soil of a drought area become? What will happen to the streams, ponds, wells and animals if water lack? XI Choose and underline the correct words or phrases: 1.Mount Pinatubo, (which/who/whom/whose) is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991 Tornadoes – the funnel shaped storms can suck up anything (who/that/whose) is in their path We (don’t meet/didn’t meet/won’t meet/ haven’t met) since we left school I’ll bring some raincoats just in case I hope my friend (didn’t/won’t/don’t/haven’t)laugh at me In 1995, a huge earthquake (strike/struck/striking/striked) the city og Kobe in japan 90% (earthquakes/typhoons/thunderstorms/tornadoes) occur around the Pacific Rim A (tsunami/typhoon/thunderstorm/tornado) is a tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour That is the book (who/whom/that/whose) he bought last night Thousands of people were ( disaster/disastrous/disastrously/disastering) killed in that morning 10 Easter is a festival (which/who/whom/whose) occur in late Match or early April 11 According to the (forecast/forecaster/forecasted/forecasting) it will be raining tonight 12 Yesterday, a hurricane hit the (coaster/coast/coasting/coastal) of Vung tau city 13.Nowadays, the (science/scientific/scientists/scientifically) can know when a volcano erupt 14 A tropical storm which reaches 120 meters per hour is called a(typhoon/cyclone/hurricane tornado) in North and South America 15 Daddy, it’s the weather forecast ( in/to/on/at) TV 16 Pompeii was completely (destroyed/destruction/construct/construction) in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius 17 The man (who/whom/that/whose) helped us last week is a doctor 18 The bike (who/whom/that/whose) is used at the circus has only a wheel 19 Police officers don’t have to wear uniform when they are (on/in/off/of) duty 20 The roof (collapse/collapsing/collapsed/collapses) under the weight of snow last night 21 Many people become (homeland/homesick/homeless/homework) because of the natural disasters every year 22 Please bring some raincoats just (in/at/on/to) case 23 Kangaroos, which come (to/in/from/for) Australia, have long tails 24 Hue will have temperatures (at/between/in/with) 230 C and 270 C 25 It snowed in Lang son (in/of/at/for) the winter (of/in/for/at) 2002 ... school I’ll bring some raincoats just in case I hope my friend (didn’t/won’t/don’t/haven’t)laugh at me In 199 5, a huge earthquake (strike/struck/striking/striked) the city og Kobe in japan 90 %... if water lack? XI Choose and underline the correct words or phrases: 1.Mount Pinatubo, (which/who/whom/whose) is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 199 1 Tornadoes – the funnel shaped... more than I a that b which c who d whose 15 Atlanta is a city _ the Olympic Games were held in 199 6 a that b when c where d which 16 Sandra can’t remember the name of the shop _ she bought the