(共26张PPT)
Unit4 Natural disasters
延时符
Period 1: Listening& Speaking
人教版 必修 第一册
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Learning objectives
Warming-up
Pre-listening
While-listening
Post-listening
延时符
Contents
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Summary & Homework
Learning objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
Get familiar with the words of natural disasters;
Master the structure of a news report and report a piece of news with limited information.
Get listening skills for the specific information.
Think how to prepare or survive from natural disasters.
Warming-up
Watch the video Natural Disasters.
How many natural disasters do you know
How many natural disasters do you know
flood
drought
typhoon
tsunami
fire
mudflow
earthquake
tornado
a column of air that turns very quickly
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkiye and Syria early Monday.
The disaster caused a lot of damage. The death toll has surpassed 25,000. A few survivors are still being pulled from the rubble, however, more than 130 hours after the quake.
New words
disaster n.
[d 'zɑ st ]
survivor n.
survive [s 'va v]
[s 'va v ]
death n. [deθ]
damage v./n. ['d m d ]
magnitude
[ m gn tju:d]
Warming-up
The car was slightly_______ (受损)and could be repaired.
This is one of the worst natural _______ (灾难) in the area.
He became the manager of the farm after his father’s ________ (死亡).
Of the three people injured in the crash, only two_______ (survive).
Officials said there were no _______ (survive) of the plane crash.
Fill in the blank
damaged
disasters
death
survived
survivors
Pre-listening
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Pre-Listening
Pre-listening
1.look at the pictures. Do you know what these
disasters are Write down their names.
tornado
landslide
earthquake
wildfire (-s)
flood
2.Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
earthquake
tsunami
landslide
wildlife
tornado
Volcanic eruption
flood
drought
Pre-listening
3.Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.
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
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landside in Seoul
number
number
place
activities
place
time
reason
Group work
Pre-listening
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador
Tips for listening
Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers,dates,times,addresses,activities,people or places,
reasons, Etc.
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While-Listening
Listen again and answer the questions. 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.
While-listening
Listen again and answer the questions. News report 2
3.Where are the floods
4.What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
Central China
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
While-listening
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
At 9:25 a.m.
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
A library and a supermarket.
7. What caused the landside in Seoul
By heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week.
News report 3
News report 4
While-listening
Task :If you were a news reporter, what do you want to tell in the report
While-listening
Task (Individual work): Listen and fill in the blanks.
News report 1
Good morning, it’s____________. A strong _________ hit Ecuador yesterday. The _________magnitude earthquake damaged many __________, and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than ______were injured. Volunteers the and rescue workers _______survivors.
News report 1 :elemental structure:
Time: 16 April +Place: Ecuador + Disaster: earthquake
Attention :
Typical expressions to report news
Task (Individual work): Listen and fill in the blanks.
Good evening. Today is _____More news about the _____ central China. The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from _____. Homes and land have been destroyed, but no one has been killed.
_____workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing _____ and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
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Post-Listening
Expressions used in news reports about natural disaster
Post-listening
Task 5
Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your news report to a partner.
Earthquake Wildfire Flood
Wenchuan, China Alberta, Canada Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka
Post-listening
Post-listening
We may not stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge.
Summary
Read the four news reports
Report a recent natural disaster and think about how we can prepare for it and how to survive from it.
Homework
人教版 必修 第一册 Unit4 Natural disasters Period 1: Listening& Speaking