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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Listening and Speaking
Learning Objectives
1.To grasp some key information about natural disasters and expressions used in Listening and Speaking.
2.To get the listening skills and know how to report natural disasters.
3.To be aware of protecting ourselves.
What's going on in this photo
2. What kinds of natural disasters can you think of
A troop of soldiers are rescuing an injured person following an earthquake.
Before-listening
Live to tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality.
用生命呼吁:增强减灾意识,减少人员伤亡。-联合国国际减灾战略(2016)
mortality [m t l ti] n. 死亡人数,死亡率
Before-listening
Please try to remember the names of these natural disasters.
tornado
tsunami
earthquake
wildfire
flood
Do you know what these disasters are Write down their names.
Activity 1
P 48
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters you hear.
○ earthquake ○ tornado ○ wildfire ○ drought
○ landslide ○ tsunami ○ flood ○ volcanic eruption
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Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
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.
Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Questions Type of information
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 landslide in Seoul
number
number
place
activities
time
place
reason
Speaking
4.Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your news report to a partner.
Flood
Colombo,Sri Lanka
Began in May
82 killed, 500,000 affected
Rescue teams provided food and water
Shelters set up by the government
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 injuries
Reporting
4
EXAMPLE:
Good morning. Today is 13rd May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon......
Past Tense
Reporting
4
EXAMPLE:
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon. The 7.8 magnitude of earthquake damaged many buildings, and at least 8,500 people have been killed until today. Rescue workers that include medical teams, troops and volunteers organised quickly to help the survivors.
when
what
where
data
examples
News about
natural disasters
five main parts
time
disaster
place
damage
rescue
tenses
disaster
damage
rescue
(did)
(did)
(have/has done)
(have/has done)
(be doing)
language
plain (simple and clear)
person
the third person
Conclusion
Reporting
4
If you were an anchor, present your news report to the class.
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Good morning. Today is 13 May.
A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday. It has killed at least 8,500 people by now. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale (里氏震级).
Injured survivors have been moved to safety by rescue workers, including medical workers, troops, and volunteers, who organized quickly.
News Report on Earthquake
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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.
News Report on Wildfire
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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.
News Report on Flood
Pronunciation
1
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the words in bold.
pipe brick
think they
truly draw
tend death
campus amaze
events friends
keen glory
flash garage
fond view
French bridge
2. 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
/d/
/t/
/Id/
/t/
/d/
/ d/
helped
laughed
embarrassed
shocked
watched
wished
begged
breathed
described
confused
exchanged
learned
reserved
viewed
concentrated
debated
depended
pretended
3. Listen to the words in each box and repeat.
规律:-ed在清辅音后面读:/t/
规律:-ed在浊辅音后面读:/d/
规律:-ed在/t/和/d/后面读:/ d/
Key words
1. disaster / d zɑ st (r) / n. 灾难;灾害
a natural disaster 自然灾害
an air disaster 空难
environmental disasters 环境灾难
e.g. Thousands of people died in the natural disaster.
数千人在这场自然灾害中丧生。
Key words
2. drought / dra t / n. 干旱
drought control 抗旱,防旱
e.g. This is one of the worst droughts on record.
这是有记载以来最严重的旱灾之一。
3. volcanic eruption / v l k n k 'r p ( )n / n. 火山喷发
e.g. The place was recently visited by a serious
volcanic eruption.
这地方最近遇到了一次火山大爆发。
Key words
4. flood / fl d / n. 洪水;大量
e.g. Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada.
警方已经发布了内华达的水灾警告。
a flood of complaints 大量投诉
vt. (使)灌满水,淹没 ~sth
e.g. The river flooded the valley. 河水泛滥淹没了河谷。
vi. 淹没;大量涌入
e.g. Refugees continue to flood into neighboring countries.
难民不断涌入邻国。
Key words
5. rescue / reskju / n./vt. 营救,救援
rescue workers/boats/helicopters
救援人员/船只/直升机
come to sb’s rescue前来营救某人
rescue sb/sth from sth/sb从......营救/救援/抢救
e.g. They were eventually rescued by helicopter.
他们最后被直升机救走了。
e.g. You rescued me from an embarrassing situation.
我正感到尴尬,你为我解了围。
Key words
6. damage / d m d / v. 损害;毁坏 damage sb/sth
e.g. Smoking seriously damages your health.
吸烟严重损害人体健康。
e.g. The fire badly damaged the town hall.
火灾使市政厅遭到严重破坏。
n. 损坏;损失 damage to sb/sth
serious/severe/extensive/minor damage
重大的/ 严重的/大范围的/轻微的损坏
e.g. The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million.
地震造成大约 600 万美元的财产损失。
Key words
7. destroy / d str / v. 摧毁;毁灭 ~sb/sth
e.g. They've destroyed all the evidence. 他们销毁了一切证据。
e.g. The building was completely destroyed by fire.
这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。
destroyer n. 驱逐舰;破坏者
destroy: 多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏,含导致无用,不能或很难再修复的意味。
damage: 多指对无生命物体的损害,造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果。
Key words
8. shelter / elt (r) / n. 居所,住所;避难所
take shelter form the storm 躲避暴风雨
a night shelter for the homeless
无家可归者夜间收容所
an animal shelter 动物收容处
v. 保护,掩蔽
e.g. Trees shelter the house from the wind. 树给房子挡住了风。
Homework
1. Write down your own news report .
2.Remember the words about natural disasters.
Thanks for listening.