4. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the.. world's largest ever volcanic eruption.. Then correc[r]
(1)Unit 9: natural disasters Lesson 4: reading
Monday, March 31st 2008
(2)WELCOME TO
OUR
(3)1.earthquake Tidal wave
3 tornado
4 volcano
(4)BẤT NGỜ ĐỘT NGỘT
saturday, March 22nd2008 Unit 9: natural disasters
Lesson 4: read I)vocabulary:
A Tidal wave : TrËn Sãng thÇn
ABRUPt = SUDDEN (Adj)
= A MOVEMENT :
A SHIFT
(To) Warn : CẢNH BÁO, BÁO TRC
Funnel - shaped (Adj): Dạng hình phễu
(to) Suck up : HÚT LÊN
A Tornado : CƠN LỐC XOÁY
SỰ DỊCH CHUYỂN, THAY ĐỔI
(5)1 Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire
1 Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire
The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage
3 A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s
4 Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the
world's largest ever volcanic eruption A tornado looks like a funnel
Unit 9: natural disasters – lesson (read)
Reading comprehension
(6)EX.a-True or false? Check (
EX.a-True or false? Check ( ) the boxes Then correct ) the boxes Then correct the false sentences
the false sentences
1 Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire
1 Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire
(from Alaska to California)
(in more than 50 years)
2 The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage
3 A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s
4 Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the
world's largest ever volcanic eruption A tornado looks like a funnel
Unit 9: natural disasters – lesson (read)
Checking
(7)Matching:
1.(l1-78) Pacific Rim
2.(l2-78) struck
3.(l18-78) predict
4.(l19-78) erupt
5.(l2-79) baby carriage
a đ tàn pháÃ
b Xe nôi
c Vành đai thái bình d ơng
d Dự đoán
(8)1 b, What happened during the earthquake in Kobe?
2
3
Lucky number.
f, How can you describe a tornado?
4 a, Where the majority of earthquakes occur?
5
6 7
Lucky number.
c, When can a tidal wave only occur?
Lucky number.
Many people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways
Many people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways
collapsed.
collapsed.
A type of storm that passes overland below a thunderstorm.
A type of storm that passes overland below a thunderstorm.
The majority of earthquakes occurs around
The majority of earthquakes occurs around
the Pacific Rim.
the Pacific Rim.
When there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
When there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. e, Which language does the word “typhoon” come from?
8
8
The word typhoon comes from Chinese.
The word typhoon comes from Chinese.
d, What is another word for “a tropical storm” in Australia?
Another word for a tropical storm in Australia is a cyclone.
Another word for a tropical storm in Australia is a cyclone.
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9
(9)- groupworks:
Discuss a natural
disaster in your home town ( flood water,
typhoon ).
Unit 9: natural disasters – lesson (read)
(10)III)homework
Learn by heart the new English words
Do the exercise 5b – page 79 (text book)
(11)(12)Matching: The majority of earthquakes
2 During the
earthquake in Kobe, many
3 A tidal way can only occur when
In Australia, a
tropical storm is known as
5 A tornado is a type of storm that
A people were killed b are funnel-shaped storm along with thunderstorm
c occur around the Pacific Rim
d There is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth
e cyclone
(13)Answer the questions:
a, Where the majority of earthquakes occur? b, What happened during the earthquake in
Kobe?
c, When can a tidal wave only occur?
d, What is another word for “a tropical storm” in Australia?
e, Which language does the word “typhoon” come from?