(共25张PPT)
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
——listening and Speaking
Learning Objectives
1. listen to four news reports and get the information about natural disasters ;
2. report news about natural disasters;
3. practice pronunciation of voiced and unvoiced consonants;
What’s going on in this photo
Rescue workers
(Chinese soldiers)
the injured(survivor)
An earthquake hit/struck the area and a troop of Chinese soldiers come to rescue the injured.
Lead in
Watch the video Natural Disasters.
tornado
tsunami
earthquake
wildfire
flood
1.Look at the photos and name these natural disasters.
Lead in
Pre-listening
2. What may happen in these disasters
property damage
power failure
shortage of food and water supply
loss of life
diseases
While-listening
3. Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
ORIGIN词源:Tsunami (海啸)is a word borrowed from the Japanese word (つなみ), meaning a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
4. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions.
While-listening
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
7.8
number
About 230 people were killed and more than 1500 were injured
4. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions.
While-listening
News Report One 听力文本
Good morning, it's 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings, and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1, 500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
4. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions.
While-listening
Question Type of information Answer
3. Where are the floods
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
Central China
place
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
activity
News Report Two 听力文本
Good evening. Today is 27 March. More news about the floods in central China. The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the rising water. Homes and land have been destroyed, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
4. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions.
While-listening
Question Type of information Answer
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
time
4. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions.
While-listening
At 9:25 a.m.
News Report Three 听力文本
Breaking news, Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis. Eyewitnesses said that at 9: 25 a.m., the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us that at least one person has died. More tornados are possible, and the police advise avoiding the area.
4. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions.
While-listening
Question Type of information Answer
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
place
reason
A library and a supermarket
By heavy rain that has fallen in the past week.
4. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions.
While-listening
News Report Four 听力文本
And in Seoul, a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighborhood. The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week. According to the police no one was injured in the landslide, but several cars were damaged. Those are the top news for today, Wednesday 21 July.
5. Can you identify the features in the news report
After-listening
Structural Features
An introduction with 5W+H.(Who/What/Where/When/Why/How/)
Start with the most important information and then provide the details.(Damage and rescue, for example.)
Language Features
Formal, simple language
Third person (apart from quotes)
Factual information
Direct and reported speech(… announced that … eyewitnesses said, it was stated that …)
6. Read about the disasters. One of the students acts as a reporter to present the event.
After-listening
Time:
Good morning, today is _____
Place: _________
Disaster: ___________
…hit/ struck/ was seen in…
Damage:
________ were damaged.
________were killed.
________ were injured.
Rescue:
________ are helping ….
For Your Reference
Good morning. This is XXX from Xinhua News Agency. Today is May 12th Monday, there is a heartbreaking news. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Wenchuan at 14;28. By May 13th, at least 8500 people have been killed. Fortunately, rescue workers from all over the world organized quickly. Medical teams, troops went to the disaster area and saved many injured people. And volunteers are bring many tents, food and water to the survivors. For more information, please continue to focus.
Samples:
This is XXX from CCTV News. Breaking news, May 1st . A big wildfire is happening at Alberta, in Canada. Unfortunately, the disaster destroyed 240 homes and almost 88,000 people were forced to evacuated. To fight the fire, hundreds of firefighters arrived and planes, helicopters were used. Luckily, there is no deaths and no injures. For more information, please continue to focus.
Samples:
Good evening. This is XXX from CCTV News. Toda is May 4th . A big flood began in May. Unfortunately, 82 people were killed and 500,000 people were affected in the disaster. Thanks to the government, shelters have set up and rescue teams provided food and water. This is the top news for today.
Samples:
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
pipe brick tend death keen glory
think they campus amaze flash garage
truly draw events friends
7. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
Pronunciation
8.Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the -ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes.
begged breathed described exchanged helped laughed
pretended reserved shocked
concentrated confused debated
learned depended embarrassed
viewed watched wished
Pronunciation
/t/
/d/
/ d/
begged breathed
described confused
exchanged
learned
reserved
viewed
concentrated
dabated
depended
pretended
helped
laughed
embarrassed
shocked
watched
wished
9.Listen to the words in each box and repeat.
Pronunciation
Collect information on a recent natural disaster, and report in English. Record your news report and present it in front of the class.
Homework
Thank You