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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Listening and Speaking
Live to Tell: Raising Awareness,
Reducing Mortality.
—— United Nations International Strategy for disaster Reduction (2016)
Look and discuss
1. What’s going on in this photo
2. What kinds of natural disasters can you think of
Suggested Answers
1. In the photograph, a team of soldiers are rescuing somebody from a collapsed building following an earthquake.
2. some natural disasters are hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, erupting volcanoes, wildfires and tornadoes.
1
Watch the video Natural Disasters and look at the photos. Do you know what these disasters are Write down their names.
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5
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tornado
tsunami
earthquake
wildfire
flood
Listening
2
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
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earthquake
wildfire
landslide
flood
tornado
drought
tsunami
volcanic eruption
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3
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. Then 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 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
7.8
number
About 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
central China
place
activities
time
at 9:25 a.m.
place
a library and a supermarket
reason
by heavy rain that has fallen in the last week
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Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your news report to a partner.
Earthquake
Wenchuan, China
14:28 Monday, 12 May
Magnitude 7.8 (8.0)
At least 8,500 killed (by 13 May)
Rescue workers (medical teams, troops, volunteers, etc.) organised quickly
Wildfire
Alberta, Canada
Began on 1 May
2,400 homes destroyed
Almost 88,000 people evacuated
Hundreds of firefighters arrived
Planes, helicopters used to fight the fire
No deaths, no injures
Flood
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Began in May
82 killed, 500,000 affected
Rescue teams provided food and water
Shelters set up by the government
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon. 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.
A wildfire which began on 1 May in Alberta, Canada, has destroyed 2,400 homes. Almost 88,000 people have been evacuated. Hundreds of firefighters along with planes and helicopters have arrived to help fight the fire. Luckily, there have been no deaths or injuries.
A flood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has killed 82 people. The flood, which began in May, has affected nearly 500,000 people. Rescue teams are providing food and water, and shelters have been set up by the government.
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How can we describe natural disasters
Objective
客观的
unpredictable
surprising
unbelievable
unforgettable
incredible
Pessimistic
悲观的
scary
horrible
shocked
frightening
heartbreaking
disastrous
terrified
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How can we describe natural disasters
Pronunciation
1
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
pipe brick
think they
truly draw
tend death
campus amaze
events friends
keen glory
flash garage
fond view
French bridge
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Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the -ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes.
begged breathed described
concentrated confused debated
exchanged helped laughed
learned depended embarrassed
pretended reserved shocked
viewed watched wished
helped, laughed, embarrassed, shocked, watched, wished
begged, breathed, described, confused, exchanged, learned, reserved, viewed
concentrated, debated, depended, pretended
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disaster
tornado
drought
landslide
slide
tsunami
volcanic eruption
flood
n. 灾难;灾害
n. 龙卷风;旋风
n. 旱灾;久旱
n. (山地或悬崖的)崩塌;滑坡
vi. & vt. (使)滑行;滑动
n. 海啸
火山喷发
n. 洪水;大量
vi. 淹没;大量涌入
vt. 使灌满水;淹没
Vocabulary
magnitude
rescue
damage
destroy
evacuate
helicopter
death
affect
shelter
n.(地)震级;重大
n. & vt. 营救;救援
vt. 损害;破坏 n. 损坏;损失
vt. 摧毁;毁灭
vt. 疏散,撤出 vi. 撤离
n. 直升机
n. 死;死亡
vt. 影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动
n. 避难处;居所;庇护
vt. 保护;掩蔽
vi. 躲避(风雨或危险)
Vocabulary
Do some research on a natural disaster happened in your hometown (location, time, disaster, damage, rescue) ...
Work in pairs. Make a brief news report (or interview with a partner) and record a video.
Homework
Thank you!