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(共14张PPT)
B3U6
Using language
Review:
Types of natural disasters
wildfire
drought
typhoon
earthquake
blizzard
tsunami
avalanche / v lɑ n /
Types of natural disasters
Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4.
P88 Activity 5
In 1881, a(n) 1 _________ struck the small Vietnamese city of Haiphong, bringing terrible strong winds. When it hit the coast, huge tidal waves caused severe flood, costing the lives of up to 300,000 citizens.
typhoon
In August 1949, the Landes region of South-west France faced a major 2 ________ that lasted almost a week. Some 500 km2 of forested land was burnt and 82 people killed. Even today, it is considered one of Europe’s most deadly forest fires.
wildfire
n. a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake
潮波
The winter of 1950 to 1951 came to be known as the Winter of Terror when over 600 3 ___________ struck towns and villages in the mountains of the Swiss-Austrian Alps. Caused by exceptionally heavy snowfall within a short period of time, they destroyed buildings and forests, and claimed over 256 lives.
Types of natural disasters
Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4.
In 1960, Chile suffered the strongest 4 ___________ to be recorded in the 20th century. The shock is generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5. It caused a(n) 5 ________ with waves of up to 25 metres affecting places as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
avalanches
earthquake
tsunami
v. (of a disaster, an accident, etc.) to cause sb's death
震级，规模
Types of natural disasters
Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4.
A(n) 6 ________ hit Iran in February 1972, causing a week of extremely low temperatures. Winter storms brought as much as 7.9 metres of snow in the south of the country, resulting in the deaths of about 4,000 people.
In July 2011, a(n) 7 ________ struck East Africa. It was said to be the worst in 60 years, and not a single drop of rain fell for almost a whole year. It led to a severe food crisis and threatened the livelihoods of more than 9.5 million people.
blizzard
drought
n. a means of earning money in order to live
Types of natural disasters
How can we describe a natural disaster
1. Aspects/Respects:
2. Useful expressions:
Happening:
Impact:
Scale:
when, where, cause, effect, scale (规模)…
strike, hit, happen, face, suffer…
cause, result in, cost, kill, destroy, claim, affect, lead to, bring...
adj./adv.: terrible, strong, severe, deadly, extremely low,
exceptionally heavy, worst…
numbers: up to, over, as much as, not a single drop of…
...
How do we get to know weather conditions in our daily life
How did people predict weather in the ancient times
What aspects of weather conditions are usually measured
What technologies are used to predict the weather nowadays
（P88）
Can you guess the meaning of these weather symbols
sunrise
windy
snow
hot
heavy showers
frigid
极寒的
sunset
cloudy
dust
drizzle
cloudy
scattered snow
零星阵雪
clear
thunderstorms
heavy snow
haze
霾
hail/mixed rain
fog
雾
partly cloudy
showers
blowing snow
高吹雪
smoke
hurricane
tornado
Extreme weather conditions
Listen to the weather forecast and match the weather symbols to the locations on the map.
Activity 7
a
b
c
d
e
安克雷奇（阿拉斯加城市）
Activity 8
warm clothes
-15
fry meat on the road
get medical attention
hurricane
safe indoors
13
through floodwaters
25
wildfires
Extreme weather conditions
Making a weather forecast
content:
location
date(s)
temperature
weather condition
advice/safety tips
…
Making a weather forecast
Useful expressions:
In contrast to…, residents of… are going to experience another kind of extreme weather. They are about to be hit by temperatures of up to…
That’s 14 days of rain in a row!
In…, temperatures will be moderate/extreme/… around… However, this is combined with the dry California climate and a strong wind force（风力） of eight.
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