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Listening and Speaking
Unit 4 Natural disasters
report natural disasters
Look at the picture and come up with some words and phrases related to it.
soldier ; survivor ; the injured
Who
What- sth.
What-actions
bandage ; pipe ; shovel ; crack ;
ruins ; brick ; mask ; stretcher
destroy ; damage ; rescue
An earthquake hit / struck the area.
What does the earthquake bring to us
What does the earthquake bring to us？
It destroys the buildings.
People are trapped in the ruins.
People lost their lives.
People suffer a great loss.
Natural disasters are cold,
but love exists among us.
We cannot stop natural disasters, but we can arm ourselves with knowledge and information to raise awareness and to reduce mortality.
What do we usually feel when facing natural disasters 画小人
frightening ; terrifying ; horrible ; scary
face:
body:
Actions
with tears in one’s eyes
burst into tears
tears roll/run down one’s cheeks
tears blur one’s eyes
wipe tears from one’s face
sob in one’s palms
face:
face turned pale
eyes wide open
mouth wide open
Live to tell:
Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality.
用生命呼吁：
增强减灾意识，减少人员伤亡
--2016年联合国世界减灾日
Watch the video Natural Disasters. Write down their names of the natural disasters and think about what impresses you most
tornado
tsunami
wildfire
flood
earthquake
Report natural disasters
Thinking: If you are going to report natural disasters, which aspects should be covered
while-listening strategy: listen for key words
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters you hear.
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
While Listening strategy: listen for details
Circle the key words in the questions below and then listen to answer the queations.
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
place
activities
time
place
reason
number
Listen for details
dates; times; addresses; activities; people or places, reasons ,etc.
number
Listen again, answer the questions and read together.
News report 1
News report 1
Good moming, it's 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador(厄瓜多尔) yesterday. The 7.8-magnitude(震级) earthquake damaged many buildings, and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors(幸存者).
type result rescue
place
activities
News report 2
News report 2
Good evening. Today is 27 March. More news about the floods(洪水) in central China. The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the rising water. Homes and land have been destroyed, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
Listen again, answer the questions and read together.
type result rescue
time
News report 3
Breaking news, Saturday 12 August. A tornado(龙卷风) was just seen in southern Memphis(孟菲斯市,田纳西州). Eyewitnesses(目击者) said that at 9:25 a.m., the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us that at least one person has died. More tornados are possible, and the police advise avoiding the area.
News report 3
Listen again, answer the questions and read together.
type result rescue
place
reason
News report 4
News report 4
And in Seoul, a landslide(滑坡) damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbourhood(社区). 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(受损). Those are the top news fortoday, Wednesday 21 July.
Listen again, answer the questions and read together.
type result rescue
Good evening. Today is 27 March. More news about the floods in central China. The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the rising water. Homes and land have been destroyed, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
Good morning, it's 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings, and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
Breaking news, Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis, the USA. Eyewitnesses said that at 9:25 am, the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us that at least one person has died. More tornados are possible, and the police advise avoiding the area.
News=
time
+disaster & place
+damage
+rescue work
Useful Expressions
A huge earthquake hit... yesterday afternoon.
Firefighters were battling a wildfire which was raging on Thursday at ...,
a wildfire swept ... in July 2018, causing 102 deaths.
The wildfire has killed at least 85 people.
It has destroyed 4,293 buildings and affected 13,972 people.
There have been no reports of major damage or injuries.
Troops are always the first to respond.
We saw many volunteers and organizations rescuing thousands trapped in
the rubble after the earthquake.
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
post-listening
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.
people were killed and more
than
were affected by the flood.
government have set up
people.
Good afternoon, today is 6 May.
More news about theflood in Sri Lanca, Colombo .
The flood began in May because of heavy rains. Up
till now 82
500,000
Rescue teams are providing food and water for
those who lost their homes in the disaster. The
shelters for the homeless
Read about the disaters, fill in the blanks and report.

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