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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Listening and Speaking
Lead-in
Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality
—United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (2016)
What's the meaning of the following slogan in bold What do you know about it
It's the theme of International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction in 2016.
Lead-in
The United Nations' (UN) International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is annually observed on the second Wednesday of October to raise the profile of disaster risk reduction. It also encourages people and governments to participate in building more resilient communities and nations.
Look and discuss
1. What's going on in this photo
2. What kinds of natural disasters can you think of
Earthquake (because there are ruins, injured people and soldiers)
Soldiers are saving the injured after the disaster.
1
Watch the video Natural Disasters. And look at the photoes. Do you know what these disasters are. Write down their names.
Lead-in
1. _________________
2. _________________
tornado
tsunami
Lead-in
1
3. _________________
4. _________________
earthquake
wildfire
1
Lead-in
5. _________________
flood
2
Listen and tick
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
earthquake
landslide
tornado
tsunami
wildfire
flood
drought
volcanic eruption
Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Strategy
Use key words and phrases in the question as alerts to help you find information.
(Key words are important words relevant to the thing you're listening for.)
Take bullet-point notes to help you remember everything.
3.1
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.
Question Type of Information
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador number
2. How many people were killed and 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 buidings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused landslide in Seoul
number
place
activities
time
places
reasons
Strategy
3.2
Listen and answer
Listen again and answer the questions.
Question Type of Information Answer
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador number
2. How many people were killed and injured in Ecuador number
3. Where are the floods place
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area activities
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis date
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul places
7. What caused landslide in Seoul reasons
7.8
230/ more than 1500 people.
In central China.
Making sure of people's safety; Bring food and water to homeless people.
Saturday 12 August.
A library and a supermarket.
The heavy rain.
Key words
1. disaster / d zɑ st (r) / n. 灾难;灾害
a natural disaster 自然灾害
an air disaster 空难
environmental disasters 环境灾难
e.g. Thousands of people died in the natural disaster.
数千人在这场自然灾害中丧生。
Key words
2. drought / dra t / n. 干旱
drought control 抗旱,防旱
e.g. This is one of the worst droughts on record.
这是有记载以来最严重的旱灾之一。
3. volcanic eruption / v l k n k 'r p ( )n / n. 火山喷发
e.g. The place was recently visited by a serious volcanic eruption. 这地方最近遇到了一次火山大爆发。
Key words
4. flood / fl d / n. 洪水;大量
e.g. Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada.
警方已经发布了内华达的水灾警告。
a flood of complaints 大量投诉
vt. (使)灌满水,淹没 ~sth
e.g. The river flooded the valley. 河水泛滥淹没了河谷。
vi. 淹没;大量涌入
e.g. Refugees continue to flood into neighboring countries.
难民不断涌入邻国。
Key words
5. rescue / reskju / n./vt. 营救,救援
rescue workers/boats/helicopters
救援人员/船只/直升机
e.g. We had given up hope of rescue.
我们那时已经放弃了获救的希望。
~ sb/sth from sth/sb
e.g. They were eventually rescued by helicopter.
他们最后被直升机救走了。
e.g. You rescued me from an embarrassing situation.
我正感到尴尬,你为我解了围。
Key words
6. damage / d m d / v. 损害;毁坏 ~sb/sth
e.g. Smoking seriously damages your health. 吸烟严重损害人体健康。
e.g. The fire badly damaged the town hall. 火灾使市政厅遭到严重破坏。
n. 损坏;损失 ~ to sb/sth
serious/severe/extensive/minor damage
重大的/ 严重的/大范围的/轻微的损坏
e.g. The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million.
地震造成大约 600 万美元的财产损失。
Questions
Have you ever watched the news report What contents did they have
greeting
headline
caption
date
full story
...
Reporting
Conclude the features of a news report.
“The Lead”
“The Body”
“The Tail”
who, when, where, what, why
1-3 sentences
answer 5 W's
most important
least important
related items
extra information
evidence, backgrounds, quotes, arguments...
supporting details
Language features of news report:
Reporting
Clear and concise.
Written in 3rd person.
Written in past time.
Factual and accurate
4
Reporting
Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your news report to your partner.
Reporting
4
EXAMPLE:
Good morning. Today is 13rd May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon......
Past Tense
Reporting
4
EXAMPLE:
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon. The 7.8 magnitude of earthquake damaged many buildings, and at least 8,500 people have been killed until today. Rescue workers that include medical teams, troops and volunteers organised quickly to help the survivors.
when
what
where
data
examples
Reporting
4
If you were an anchor, present your news report to the class.
Key words
7. destroy / d str / v. 摧毁;毁灭 ~sb/sth
e.g. They've destroyed all the evidence. 他们销毁了一切证据。
e.g. The building was completely destroyed by fire.
这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。
destroyer n. 驱逐舰;破坏者
destroy: 多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏,含导致无用,不能或很难再修复的意味。
damage: 多指对无生命物体的损害,造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果。
Key words
8. affect / fekt / v. 影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动 ~ sb/sth
e.g. Your opinion will not affect my decision.你的意见不会影响我的决定。
e.g. He was affected by a terrible disease. 他感染了一种可怕的疾病。
e.g. They were deeply affected by the movie. 他们被这部电影深深打动了。
effect / fekt / n. 影响;结果 ~ on sb/sth
have an effect on sb/sth
e.g. The layout of the book has an effect on students' interests of learning.
书本的布局影响学生的学习兴趣。
Key words
What's the difference between AFFECT and EFFECT
“To influence”
“The result of influence”
Key words
9. shelter / elt (r) / n. 居所,住所;避难所
take shelter form the storm 躲避暴风雨
a night shelter for the homeless
无家可归者夜间收容所
an animal shelter 动物收容处
v. 保护,掩蔽
e.g. Trees shelter the house from the wind. 树给房子挡住了风。
Pronunciation
1
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the words in bold.
pipe brick
think they
truly draw
tend death
campus amaze
events friends
keen glory
flash garage
fond view
French bridge
Pronunciation
Watch a video. Tell voiced consonants from voiceless consonants.
Pronunciation
2
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
/ d /
begged, breathed, described, confused, exchanged, learned, reserved, viewed
/ d /
concentrated, debated, depended, pretended
Pronunciation
3
Listen to the words in each box and repeat.
/ t /
helped, laughed, embarrassed, shocked, watched, wished
/ d /
begged, breathed, described, confused, exchanged, learned, reserved, viewed
/ d /
concentrated, debated, depended, pretended
规律:-ed在清辅音后面读:/t/
规律:-ed在浊辅音后面读:/d/
规律:-ed在/t/和/d/后面读:/ d/
Homework
Finish another two news reports on natural disasters in the book.
Thanks!