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Unit 4 Natural disasters
Listening and speaking
Warming up
Watch the video Natural Disasters.
earthquake
tsunami
volcanic eruption
mudslide
landslide
flood
snowslide
hurricane
typhoon
tornado
sandstorm
wildfire
drought
How do these natural disasters affect our life
What may happen in these disasters
damage
survive
survivor
destroy
Warming up
killed
injured
rescue
Listening
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
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
Circle the key words in the questions and write the kind of information they refer to.
number
number
place
activities
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
time
place
reason
Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
News report 1
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in
Ecuador
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
7.8
About 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.
News report 2
3. Where are the floods
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing
in the flood-hit area
In central China.
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
News report 3
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
At 9:25 a.m.
News report 4
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
A library and a supermarket.
The heavy rain that has fallen over the last week.
Language learning
News report 1
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.
Time
Place
Disaster
Damage
Rescue
the expressions to introduce time, place,
damage and rescue about the disaster.
News report 2
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.
find out the expressions to introduce time, place, damage and rescue.
News report 3
Breaking news, Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis. Eyewitnesses 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.
find out the expressions to introduce time, place, damage and rescue.
News report 4
And in Seoul, a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbourhood. 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.
find out the expressions to introduce time, place, damage and rescue.
Language learning
Expressions that introduce the time, place and the damage caused by the disaster:
Time & Place
It’s/ Today is...
A strong earthquake hit... (地点)
A tornado was just seen in... (地点)
一般现在时
一般过去时
Damage
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake damaged...
... were killed/ injured.
... have been destroyed but no one has been killed.
一般过去时
现在完成时
被动语态
Expressions that introduce the rescue work:
Rescue work
... are helping the survivors.
... are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
... are bringing food and water to...
现在进行时
Speaking
Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your news report to a partner.
Sample News Report
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday. It has killed at least 8,500 people by now. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. Injured survivors have been moved to safety by rescue workers, including medical workers, troops, and volunteers, who organised quickly.
Pronunciation
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
(Page 49)
/p/
/t/
/k/
/f/
/s/
清辅音
/ θ /
/ /
/ t /
/ tr /
/ ts /
浊辅音
/b/
/d/
/g/
/z/
/ /
/ /
/ d /
/ dr /
/ dz /
/v/
Pronunciation
Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the –ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes.
begged
exchanged
pretended
breathed
helped
reserved
described
laughed
shocked
concentrated
learned
viewed
confused
depended
watched
debated
embarrassed
wished
/t/
helped laughed embarrassed shocked
watched wished
/id/
concentrated debated depended pretended
/d/
begged breathed described confused exchanged learned reserved viewed
Pronunciation
Conclusion
-ed 在动词词尾的发音有三种情况:
1) 在清辅音后读作/t/,如asked, helped ;
2) 在浊辅音和元音后读作/d/,如listened, loved ;
3) 在/d/ /t/后读作/id/,如minded, landed。
Homework
Report a recent natural disaster.