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Unit4
NATURAL DISASTERS
Learning Objectives
1. Know some knowledge about natural disasters.
2.Listen to the news reports about natural disasters and grasp key information.
2. Prepare a short news report and present it.
Look and Discuss
1. What's going on in this photo
2. What kind of natural disaster do you think happened
A troop of soldiers are rescuing an injured survivor from the damaged buildings.
An earthquake struck the area.
Watch the video and set down the types of natural disasters.
Lead-in
Watch the video Natural Disasters. And look at the photoes. Do you know what these disasters are. Write down their names.
tornado
tsunami
wildfire
flood
earthquake
Report natural disasters
earthquakefloodtsunamiwildfiretornadodroughtlandslidevolcanic eruptionLookatthepicturesandnamethenaturaldisasters.while-Speaking
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters you hear.
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions.
Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
2. listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
earthquake tornado wildfire drought
landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption
Listen for details:
date/time
address/place
number
people
activity
reason
Listening skills
3. Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions.
Good morning. It's 17th April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The _______ magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings and early reports said that about ________ people were killed and more than ________ were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
7.8
230
1,500
News report 1
1.
2.
3.
More news about the floods in ___________.
3. Place:
central China
4. Activities:
The government is___________ more than 12,000 people.
Rescue workers and soldiers are _________
__________ to make sure people are safe.
helping
working
They are also __________food and water to those whose home were lost in the disasters.
bringing
News report 2
day and night
tornado
_______
earthquake ________
landslide _______
tsunami _______
wildfire
_______
volcanic eruption ________
flood ______
drought
_______
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
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Listening
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions.
Key words are important words relevant to the thing you’re listening for.
Use key words and phrases in the question as alerts to help you find information.
Listening
Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Question Type of information
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador number
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
3. Where are the floods
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
number
place
activities
time
place
reason
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.
Questions Answers
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
3. Where are the floods
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
7.8
About 230 were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.
central China
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
At 9:25 a.m.
a library and a supermarket
by heavy rain that has fallen in the last week
Listen again and answer the questions.
News report 4
And in Seoul, a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighborhood. The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week. According to the police, no one was injured in the landslide, but several cars were damaged. Those are the top news for today, Wednesday 21 July.
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
Report natural disasters
Speaking
Read about the disasters. One of the students acts as a reporter to present the event.
Earthquake
Wenchuan, China
·14:28 Monday, 12 May
· Magnitude 7.8
·At least 8,500 killed (by 13 May)
·Rescue workers (medical teams, troops, volunteers) organized quickly
Wildfire
Alberta, Canada
·Began on 1 May
· 2,400 homes destroyed
· Almost 88,000 people evacuated
· Hundreds of firefighters arrived
· Planes, helicopters used to fight the fire
· No deaths, no injuries
Flood
Colombo, Sri Lanka
· Began in May
· 82 killed, 500,000 affected
· Rescue teams provided food and water
· Shelters set up by the government
Read about the disaters, fill in the blanks and report
buildings.
According
to
an
early
report,
at
least
people were killed and thousands of
people were injured.
teams,
soldiers,
and
volunteers） were working day and night to make
sure that people are safe. They also bring food and
water to those who lost homes in the disaster.
Good morning. Today is 13 May.
A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday
afternoon at 14:28 .
The 7.8 magnitude(震级) earthquake damaged
Rescue workers (medical
8,500
almost
people evacuate from the fire.
Hundreds of
are working hard to put
Good evening, today is 1 May .
More news is about the wildfire in Alberta, Canada.
The huge wildfire began on 1 May and 2,400 homes
have been destroyed. The government is helping
88,000
firefighters
out(扑灭) the fire. Planes and helicopters are used to
fight the fire. Up till now, no deaths and injurieshave
been reported.
Read about the disaters, fill in the blanks and report

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