Unit 4 Natural Disasters Video Time 任务单
学习目标
1. 了解海啸发生的原因以及对人类所造成的巨大伤害; 2. 了解科学家们为预测和预防海啸所做的努力。
课上学习任务
【学习任务一】 Look at the pictures, and answer the questions.
Q1. What natural disaster is shown in the pictures Q2. What is a tsunami
Q3. What causes it Q4. What is its damage 【学习任务二】 BEFORE YOU WATCH Read the sentences about the formation and effects of tsunamis. Then match each sentence with the correct picture. A. Tectonic plates push together. B. A series of waves expands in all directions. C. Whole sections of cities are destroyed. 【学习任务三】 WHILE YOU WATCH Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. There are few warning signs just before a tsunami hits. 2. A tsunami breaks just like an ordinary wave but is bigger. 3. Scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center monitor the earth’s movements 24 hours a day in order to track tsunamis. 【学习任务四】 WHILE YOU WATCH Circle the correct word(s) in each sentence. 1. An earthquake occurs when plates below the earth’s surface push together/ pull apart. 2. Tsunami waves deep at sea move fast and rise only a few / hundreds of feet. 3. As these killer waves enter shallow waters, their speed is reduced/ raised. 4. Most tsunami damage is caused when the waves come in from / move back out to
the sea. 【学习任务五】 WHILE YOU WATCH Answer the questions below. . What have you learnt about tsunamis . What is a tsunami . What causes a tsunami . What is the damage of a tsunami 【学习任务六】 WHILE YOU WATCH Fill in the blanks. 1. If they discover a quake big enough to a tsunami, the scientists try to find out the wave will head and warn people in its . 2. Their advice is simple: the coastal areas and move to ground. Wait for news that the danger has .
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