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Unit 6 Disaster and hope
Listening & speaking
By the end of this period, students will be able to:
1.learn about some disasters in history and accumulate more words and expressions to describe natural disasters;
2. understand the weather forecast by listening and find specific information.
Learning objectives
wildfire
drought
typhoon
earthquake
blizzard
tsunami
avalanche
Activity 4 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous
2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history
Types of natural disasaters
1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous
2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history
As far as I am concerned, earthquake is the most dangerous disaster, which can leave lots of people homeless.
2004, Tsunami in Indonesia;
2008, Wenchuan earthquake;
2019-2020, Australian wildfire; …
More about Australian wildfire
Activity 5 Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters.
In 1881, an __________ 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
Activity 5 Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters.
In August 1949, the Landes region of South-west France faced a major ________ that lasted almost a week. Some 500 km 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 ___________ 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.
avalanches
In 1960, Chile suffered the strongest ____________ to be recorded in the 20th century. The shock is generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5. It caused a(n) _______ with waves of up to 25 metres affecting places as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
earthquake
tsunami
A(n) _________ 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.
blizzard
In July 2011, a(n) __________ 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.
drought
What do you know about weather forecast
How did people predict weather in the ancient times
Nowadays what technologies are used to predict the weather why
Extreme weather conditions
How did people predict weather in the ancient times
In China:
In Greece:
Nowadays what technologies are used to predict the weather why
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.
What do you know about weather forecast
Activity 7 Listen to the weather forecast and match the weather symbols to the locations on the map.
a
b
c
d
e
Rainy
Windy
Snowy
Hurricane
Hot
Activity 8 Listen again and complete the form.
You will need _________________.
Temperatures will stay around ______℃.
安克雷奇(Anchorage )是美国阿拉斯加州最大的城市,位于阿拉斯加中南部,也是美国最北方的主要城市。人口为301,134人(2013年),占全州40%以上的人口。
warm clothes
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Anchorage
Temperatures are really high and it’s probably hot enough to ____________________.
Be sure to __________________ if you or others have symptoms of heatstroke.
菲尼克斯,又译凤凰城(Phoenix),是美国亚利桑那州的州府及最大的城市。凤凰城于1881年2月25日被注册为城市,当时凤凰城在Navajo语中被称为Hoozdo,意为炎热之地。凤凰城位于常年干枯的盐河两岸。
fry meat on the road
get medical attention
Phoenix
It’s _________ season and there will be a big one across the Atlantic.
Stay ___________ and listen out for the latest forecasts.
hurricane
safe indoors
休斯敦(Houston),是美国德克萨斯州的第一大城,全美国第四大城市,墨西哥湾沿岸最大的经济中心。面积为1,440平方公里,市名是以当年德克萨斯共和国总统山姆·休斯敦(Sam Houston)命名的。
Houston
Temperatures are going to stay around _______℃.
Don’t drive __________________!
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through floodwaters
华盛顿哥伦比亚特区(Washington D.C.),又称华都、华府,美利坚合众国的首都,得名于美国首任总统乔治·华盛顿,位于美国的东北部、中大西洋地区,是1790年作为首都而设置、由美国国会直接管辖的特别行政区划,因此不属于美国的任何一州。
Washington, DC
Temperatures are going to be around ______℃.
People are suffering from __________ which are causing damage and loss.
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wildfires
旧金山(San Francisco),美国加利福尼亚州太平洋沿岸的港口城市,是世界著名旅游胜地、加州人口第四大城市。 旧金山临近世界著名技术产业区硅谷,是世界重要的技术研发基地之一和美国西海岸重要的金融中心,也是联合国的诞生地。 旧金山属地中海气候,著名景点有金门大桥和渔人码头,气候冬暖夏凉、阳光充足,常被誉为“最受美国人欢迎的城市”。
San Francisco
When listening to a weather forecast, pay attention to the following information:
temperature levels
descriptions of forthcoming weather conditions
weather warnings
Activity 9 Work in pairs. Act out the conversation to talk about an extreme weather condition.
You learn from a TV report that Student B’s city has been suffering from rainstorms and floods. Call Student B to check if he/she is safe and ask about the weather. Information you’d like to know:
Student A
how long the rainstorms have lasted
the effect of the rainstorms on his/her city
how to cope during rainstorms and floods
what you can do to help
how the weather has changed over recent years
Useful expressions
I’m calling to check that…
How long have… lasted
What’s the effect of…
How do you cope with…
Is there anything I can do to…
How has the weather changed…
Student B
Your city has been suffering from rainstorms and floods. Student A calls you to check you are safe and ask about the weather. Give him/her the information.
Duration: about five days
Effect: no electricity; shortage of food and drinking water; damage to property
Useful expressions
Thank you for…
The… have lasted…
The most serious effect is…
Be sure to…
I’d really appreciate it if you would…
There have been more…
Choose another extreme weather condition and have a similar conversation.
Homework