(共20张PPT)
B3U6
Using language
Types of natural disasters
Can you name any type of natural disaster
wildfire
drought
typhoon
earthquake
blizzard
tsunami
avalanche
/snow slide
Activity 4
Types of natural disasters
Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4.
Activity 4
In 1881, a(n) 1 _________ struck the small Vietnamese city of Haiphong, bringing terrible strong winds. When it hit the coast, huge tidal waves caused severe flood, costing the lives of up to 300,000 citizens.
typhoon
In August 1949, the Landes region of South-west France faced a major 2 ________ that lasted almost a week. Some 500 km2 of forested land was burnt and 82 people killed. Even today, it is considered one of Europe’s most deadly forest fires.
wildfire
The winter of 1950 to 1951 came to be known as the Winter of Terror when over 600 3 ___________ struck towns and villages in the mountains of the Swiss-Austrian Alps. Caused by exceptionally heavy snowfall within a short period of time, they destroyed buildings and forests, and claimed over 256 lives.
Types of natural disasters
Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4.
Activity 4
In 1960, Chile suffered the strongest 4 ___________ to be recorded in the 20th century. The shock is generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5. It caused a(n) 5 ________ with waves of up to 25 metres affecting places as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
avalanches
earthquake
tsunami
Types of natural disasters
Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4.
Activity 4
A(n) 6 ________ hit Iran in February 1972, causing a week of extremely low temperatures. Winter storms brought as much as 7.9 metres of snow in the south of the country, resulting in the deaths of about 4,000 people.
In July 2011, a(n) 7 ________ struck East Africa. It was said to be the worst in 60 years, and not a single drop of rain fell for almost a whole year. It led to a severe food crisis and threatened the livelihoods of more than 9.5 million people.
blizzard
drought
Types of natural disasters
How can we describe a natural disaster
1. Aspects:
2. Useful expressions:
Happening:
Effect:
Sentence pattern:
when, where, cause, effect, scale (规模)…
strike, hit, happen, face, suffer…
cause, result in, cost, kill, destroy, claim, affect, lead to, bring...
When it hit the coast, huge tidal waves caused severe flood, costing the lives of up to 300,000 citizens.
A blizzard hit Iran in February 1972, causing a week of extremely low temperatures.
-ing as adverbial of result
Types of natural disasters
How can we describe a natural disaster
1. Aspects:
2. Useful expressions:
Scale:
when, where, cause, effect, scale (规模)…
adj./adv.: terrible, strong, severe, deadly, extremely low,
exceptionally heavy, worst…
numbers: up to, over, as much as, not a single drop of…
the lives of 300,000 citizens, 500 km2 of forested
land, 600 avalanches, a magnitude of 9.5, 25 metres
...
Types of natural disasters
Work in pairs. Talk about a recent natural disaster you have experienced, heard about, or seen on the news.
News reading
Rainfall continues to batter southern China
damage or affect seriously
News reading
Torrential rainfall continued to lash parts of southern China on Sunday, triggering mudslides and flash floods in provinces such as Jiangxi and Hunan, where more than 10 people died.
Weather forecasters have warned that the downpours will further intensify in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River this week.
Affected residents were urged to either move in with relatives in safe areas or relocate to disaster relief camps set up by the local government in schools.
Rainfall continues to batter southern China
What do you know about weather forecast
When did people record weather forecasts
What aspects of weather conditions are usually measured
Nowadays what technologies are used to predict the weather
What do you know about weather forecast
When did people record weather forecasts
In China:
In Greece:
What aspects of weather conditions are usually measured
The aspects include temperature, humidity, and air pressure.
Nowadays what technologies are used to predict the weather
Satellite and computer technology are used to help scientists predict the weather more precisely.
People recorded weather forecasts on animal bones and tortoise shells during the Shang Dynasty.
Aristotle wrote his theories about how weather conditions formed.
Can you guess the meaning of these weather symbols
sunrise
windy
snow
hot
heavy showers
frigid temps
sunset
cloudy
dust
drizzle
cloudy
scattered snow
clear
thunderstorms
heavy snow
haze
hail/mixed rain
fog
partly cloudy
showers
blowing snow
smoke
hurricane
tornado
Extreme weather conditions
Listen to the weather forecast and match the weather symbols to the locations on the map.
Activity 7
a
b
c
d
e
heavy snow
scorching heat
hurricane
showers
8-force wind
Activity 8
warm clothes
-15
fry meat on the road
get medical attention
hurricane
safe indoors
13
through floodwaters
25
wildfires
Extreme weather conditions
Extreme weather conditions
What aspects of the weather does the speaker focus on
Temperature levels
Descriptions of forthcoming weather conditions
Weather warnings
What are the expressions used by the host to introduce the above-mentioned aspects in the weather forecast
Beginning:
Good morning. … Welcome to today’s weather report for (+ date).
As we all know, this year 2024 has so far had a lot of extreme weather. Get ready for a lot more. (general introduction)
Activity 8
Making a weather forecast
Temperature levels:
First let’s look at… where there is some unusually hot weather for this time of year.
In contrast to…, residents of… are going to experience another kind of extreme weather. They are about to be hit by temperatures of up to…
In…, temperatures will stay around…
In…, temperatures will be moderate/extreme/… around… However, this is combined with the dry California climate and a strong wind force of eight.
Making a weather forecast
Descriptions of forthcoming weather conditions:
We are going to see some heavy showers over the next week with the temperature staying around…
There is a big… coming our way across the Atlantic.
… but there is yet more rain expected.
That’s 14 days of rain in a row for the city.
Weather warnings:
Be sure to… if you…
Seriously though, …
Some of advice for everyone there: do not…; if you must…,
This is not good news at all for…
Useful expressions (P88)
灾害侵袭(过去式、过去分词)
达到(数量、规格)
(后来)被称为
罕见、特别、非常;例外的
夺走(生命)
遭受,蒙受
取得一致同意
导致
据说
一滴雨
strike – struck – struck/stricken
up to
come to be known as
exceptionally
exceptional adj.
claim one’s life
suffer
be agreed to do
result in
It is/was said to be/that
a single drop of rain
杰出的;罕见的
Useful expressions (P88-89)
严重的粮食危机
威胁……的生计
数千年来
与时俱进
湿热,湿度 n./adj.
即将发生的
有中暑的症状
尽力去听;等着听;期待着
(因疾病、痛苦)受苦,受折磨
造成破坏和损失
接连,一连串
a severe food crisis
threaten the livelihoods of…
for thousands of years
advance over time
humidity – humid
forthcoming/upcoming
have symptoms of heatstroke
listen out for
suffer from
cause damage and loss
in a row