A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s2. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.[r]
(1)Friday , October 15th , 2010
(2)(3)tornado earthquake tidal wave typhoon volcano *WARM UP:
Match the pictures to the correct words
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(4)I.NEW
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WORDS:
WORDS:
tidal wave (n): sóng thần
abrupt (adj): bất ngờ, đột ngột
shift (n): sự chuyển dịch, thay đổi
erupt (v); eruption (n): phun trào
tornado (n): cơn lốc xoáy
funnel-shaped (adj): có hình phễu
suck up (v): hút lên
Hurricane = cyclone = typhoon
(5)II.True or False Statements Predictions
1 Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
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 disaster.
5 The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption.
6 A tornado look like a funnel.
( from Alaska to California )
( in more than 50 years )
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(6)III/Complete the sentences 1 The majority of earthquakes
2 During the earthquake in Kobe, many 3 A tidal wave can only occur when
4 In Australia, a tropical storm is known as 5 The Chinese language gave us
6 A tornado is a type of storm that
occur around the Pacific Rim.
homes , office blocks and highways collapsed
there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth
a cyclone. the word “typhoon”
passes overland below a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in its path.
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(8)(9)HOMEWORK
* Prepare: Write.
(10)(11)Around the Pacific Rim
(12)(13)2.What does “typhoon” mean ?
(14)(15)3 What does a tornado look like?