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Unit4 Natural Disasters
Listening and Speaking
1. What can you see in the photo
2. What happened？
rescue workers
(soldiers)
are rescuing
survivor 幸存者
(the injured)
from the ruins 废墟
After the earthquake hit this area, the rescue workers are rescuing the survivor from the ruins.
stretcher 担架
with a
earthquake
Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality
—United Nations International Strategy
for Disaster Reduction (2016)
用生命呼吁：增强减灾意识，减少人员伤亡
——联合国国际减灾战略（2016）
tornado龙卷风
tsunami海啸
earthquake
wildfire山火
flood洪水
drought /dra t/
hurricane/typhoon
/ h r k n/ /ta fu n/
volcanic eruption
/v l k n k/ / r p n/
landslide / l ndsla d/
sandstorm
Natural disasters
/d zɑ st (r)/
Where do we often hear of these natural disasters
From news report.
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday.
More news about the floods in central China.
A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis.
A landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbourhood.
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
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Listening
What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador
How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
Where are the floods
What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
When did people see the tornado in Memphis
Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
What caused the landslide in Seoul
Types of information
Questions
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.
number
Think about what you will hear before you listen:
_________, _________, _________, _________, _________, _________,
_________, _________, etc.
Tips for listening
numbers
dates
times
addresses
activities
people
places
reasons
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.
What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador
How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
Where are the floods
What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
When did people see the tornado in Memphis
Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
What caused the landslide in Seoul
number
place
activities
time
place
reason
Types of information
number
提及；涉及到
Questions
Listen to the first report, answer the questions and fill in the blanks.
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
News report 1
Good morning, it's 17 April. A strong earthquake ______ Ecuador(厄瓜多尔) yesterday. The _____-magnitude(震级) earthquake ______________________, and early reports said that about ______ people were killed and more than _____ were injured. Volunteers and __________________ are helping the __________.
7.8
About 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 wereinjured.
7.8
hit
damaged many buildings
230
1500
rescue workers
survivors
Listen to the second report, answer the questions and fill in the blanks.
3. Where are the floods
A.In southern China B. In central China C. In northern China
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit areas
News report 2
Good evening. Today is 27 March. More news about the ________ in central China. The government is helping more than _________ people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the ___________. Homes and land have ____________, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that ____________. They are also ____________ and water to those whose homes ____________ in the disaster.
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They also bring food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
floods
12,000
rising water
been destroyed
bringing food
were lost
people are safe
Listen to the third report, answer the questions and fill in the blanks.
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
A. 9:25 a.m. B. 9:25 p.m.
C. 8.25 a.m. D. 8.25 p.m.
News report 3
______________, Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis(孟菲斯市,田纳西州). Eyewitnesses(目击者) said that at __________, the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us that at least one person ___________. More tornadoes are possible, and the police advise _________________.
Breaking News
has died
avoiding the area
Listen to the forth report, answer the questions and fill in the blanks.
6. Which building were damaged in Seoul
A. A library and a supermarket B. A park with several cars
C. A school and a classroom D. A laboratory
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
A. The earthquake B. The flood
C. The tornado D. The heavy rain
News report 4
And in Seoul, a ________ damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbourhood. The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has _________ Seoul over the past week. According to the police, ___________ was injured in the landslide, but several cars ____________. Those are the top news for today, Wednesday_______________.
landslide
fallen in
no one
were damaged
21, July
Post-listening
What are the basic components of a news report
opening greeting ; time
main information
related damage
rescue work
Post-listening
What are the language features of a news report
clear and concise. factual and accurate.
written in the 3rd person.
written in the past time.
An example:
Time:
Good morning, today is _____
Place: _________
Disaster: ___________
…hit/ struck/ was seen in…
Damage:
________ were damaged.
________________were killed.
________ were injured.
Rescue:
________ are helping ….
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday. It has killed at least 8,500 people by now. Rescue workers, including medical workers, troops, and volunteers, are organised quickly to help those who are in trouble now.
13 May
Wenchuan
A huge earthquake
medical workers, troops, and volunteers
1. disaster n.灾难，灾害——
2. drought n.旱灾，久旱——
3. volcanic adj.火山的——
4. flood n.洪水，大量& v.淹没，大量涌入，使灌满水
5. rescue n.&vt. 营救，救援——rescuer n.救援人员
come to/ go to one's rescue援救某人=rescue sb.
rescue ... from ... 把...从...中营救出来
e.g. When I have trouble with English, my teacher often comes to my rescue.
disastrous adj.灾难性的
dry adj.干燥的，干旱的
volcano n.火山（pl. volcanos/volcanos）
v. flood in涌入，大量地涌到
n. a flood of 一大批…
A wave of happiness flooded me.
我心中涌起一股幸福的暖流。
[语境运用] 句子语法填空/一句多译
They rescued the survivors 　　　 　 the ruins after the earthquake.
When I lost my wallet,my classmate came to 　　　　 (me) rescue and lent me some money.
老人救了他,并把他送回了家。
→The old man 　　　　　　　 and sent him home.(rescue vt.)
→The old man 　　　　　　　　　　　　 and sent him home.(rescue n.)
from
my
rescued him
came/went to his rescue
damage vt.损害，破坏 n.损坏，损失—— damaged adj.受损的
damage one's health 损害某人的健康
do/cause damage to (对……)造成损害
e.g. The terrible earthquake did great damage to the city.
After the accident,the driver immediately offered to pay for the damage
　　　　 the other vehicle.
(应用文写作之建议信) 众所周知,花太多时间看屏幕会伤害我们的眼睛。
→As we all know,spending too much time on the screen
　　　　 　　. (do/cause damage to)
→It’s well known that spending too much time on the screen
　　　　　. (damage sth)
to
will do/cause
damage to our eyes
will damage
our eyes
毁坏；摧毁；毁掉
The building was completely destroyed by fire.
destroy vt
消灭；杀死：
The dog attacked a child and had to be destroyed.
侧重 “毁”，无法修复
9. shelters set up by the government
shelter / elt (r)/ n. 避难处；居所 vt. 保护；掩蔽 vi. 躲避（风雨或危险）
短语拓展
① n.遮蔽物，庇护处，收容所，居所
under the shelter of 在……的庇护下
take/find shelter from 躲避...
② vt.保护，掩蔽 vi.躲避（风雨或危险）
shelter sb./sth. (from...)保护/庇护某人/某物（免受...）
shelter from....躲避...
10. affect vt.影响；（疾病）侵袭；深深打动——effect n.影响，效果
affected adj.受到影响的
affect sb./sth. 影响某人/ 某事
be affected by 受到……的影响
be greatly/deeply affected by 被……深深打动
be affected with + 疾病 患有...疾病
一词多义：
① This can affect your work.
② The audience were deeply affected by the moving story.
③ Diseases affect almost everyone at some time during their lives.
影响
深深打动
疾病侵袭
affect [ f kt ] vt.影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动
(1)As I ____________by the show the White Snake Legend,I began to develop a deep ________ for Peking Opera. (affect)
(2)Sandstorms also reduce visibility,________ (affect) airplanes and road transportation.
(3)People who regularly practise positive thinking tend to solve problems more ________ (effect).
(4)________ (affect) with high fever, he continued with his work.
(5)The audience　　　 (被这个感人的故事深深打动) with tears welling up in their eyes.
was affected
affection
affecting
effectively
were deeply affected by this moving story
Affected
Thank you.

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