English 9 Unit 8

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Supervisor: Dr Melchor A Tatlonghari Presenter: Nguyen Quoc Hung Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS I Objectives: To infer supporting details - Understand the text and identify main facts and details about natural disasters -Students learn new words about natural disasters - Through the following techniques: mind mapping, concept definition map - Semantic feature analysis grid II Subject matter: NATURAL DISASTERS III Assumptions: - Level of students: Grade - mixed abilities at intermediate level IV Procedure: Vocabulary Content Grammar: Relative pronoun (Review) Content of the text NATURAL DISASTERS Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the ‘Ring of fire’ In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and high ways collapsed Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave were hit Anchorage, Alaska The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California! Typhoons: When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia The word ‘typhoon’ comes from Chinese: tai means ‘big’ and feng means ‘wind’, so the word ‘typhoon’ means ‘big wind’ Volcanoes: We can usually predict when a volcano will erupt Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991 It was the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved because scientists had warned them about the eruption Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm They can suck up anything that is in their part In Italy in 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was asleep in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safety 100 meters away! A PRE- READING Task 1: Mind mapping (3’) Storm NATURAL DISASTERS Task 2: Match the bellow words with the right pictures.(5’) e d c b Volcano a Tidal wave c Earthquake d Typhoon e Tornado b a ano Volc st a f nd a t up r b A Earth quak e Task3: Students work in groups to complete the concept map for some nature disasters (5’) T o d a n r o Tid a lw av e Nature disasters n o o h p y T Task3:Students work in groups to complete concept definition Volca no ke hqua Eart in th em T o d a n r o lw av e Tid a n rai ed p orm a t h s s nt e ell n n vio er u v d F o n a of ur g d n e e er ho t ro p s s -a t a ers p a s et e t m a t -ro kilo 45 vy ea -H 20 hour s1 he s per ac r -Re mete kilo l re gio ns n o o h p y T d win Nature disasters with a iddle vent ig -B st a f nd a t up e r b m i A t rt o h gs s n i r a build o f ts a ll s e s t a s L ke ollap a at e p m c i ntic a t to l u fic Dif av ery lon gw tha m n h ove avel en um fa de s va an ter gth sta ca te nr co un as ta -Cau ses all liv destruc ti ing b eing on to -Two plant lif and form e s: ac and dorm tive -Mo ant unta in B.WHILE-READING: Task 1: in the column labeled me, place a check next to any statement with which you agree As you read the text, compare your opinions with information contained in the text by placing next to statements which the text states are True/ False (10’) Me Text Correct T F - - - statements 1.Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage T A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s T Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for The same natural disaster F The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption T A tornado looks like a funnel B.WHILE-READING: Task2: Pronouns (4’) *Who or which these pronouns refer to ? pacific Rim which (line )…………… Pinatubo which (line 19) mount …………… tornadoes which (line 26) …………… a baby who (line 28 ) …………… Task 3: Complete the sentences (5’) in the world occur in the Ring of Fire The majority of earthquakes………………………………… people were killed when 2.During the earthquake in Kobe, many……………………… homes, office blocks and highways collapsed …………………………………… an abrupt shift in the A tidal wave can only occur when…………………………… under water movement of the Earth ……………………………………………………………………… a cyclone In Australia, a tropical storm is known as …………………… the word " typhoon" The Chinese language gave us ……………………………… looks like a funnel A tornado is a type of storm that …………………………… C POST-READING Task 1: Work in groups to discuss what should we to minimize loss caused from natural disasters ? (3’) stopped Fill in the SFA grid Natural disasters + (yes) Generat es heat Can be u npredicta ble Caused by an ab rupt shift Means b ig wind i n china Breaks a nd destr oys thing s generate s seismic waves Harmful to plants , animals , Sprays o ut hot ga ses and molt en rocks Twists counter -clockw ise its way by hum an Sucks up anything on can’t be Task 2: (5’) Feature s C Post-reading Earthquake Tidal wave typhoon Volcanic eruption tornado (no) ? (not sure) Natural disasters tornado Volcanic eruption + stopped + (yes) Generat es heat Can be u npredicta ble Caused by an ab rupt shift Means b ig wind i n china Breaks a nd destr oys thing s generate s seismic waves Harmful to plants , animals , Sprays o ut hot ga ses and molt en rocks Twists counter -clockw ise its way by hum an Sucks up anything on can’t be Feature s Fill in the SFA grid Earthquake + - + + Tidal wave + - typhoon + - + - + + + + + - + + + - + + + + - - + + + - + + + - + + + (no) ? (not sure)