Unit4 Natural Disasters Listening and Speaking 课件（共12张，内嵌音频）-2025-2026学年人教版（2019）必修第一册

(共12张PPT)
Natural Disasters
1. What’s going on in this photo
2. What kind of natural disasters can you think of
A troop of soldiers are rescuing an injured survivor from the damaged buildings.
An earthquake.
Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality
—United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (2016)
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）
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
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Buildings may be ________ or __________.
People may be ____________ or killed.
Some people may _________ or some others may die.
Rescue workers may help these ___________.
People need to set up _________.
damaged
destroyed
injured
survive
survivors
shelters
Think about what you are listening for before you listen:
numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Question Type of information
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador number
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
place
activities
time
place
reasons
Listen to the first report, answer the questions and fill in the blanks.
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
News report 1
Good morning, it's 17 April. A strong earthquake ______ Ecuador(厄瓜多尔) yesterday. The _____-magnitude(震级) earthquake ______________________, and early reports said that about ______ people were killed and more than _____ were injured. Volunteers and __________________ are helping the __________.
7.8
About 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.
7.8
hit
damaged many buildings
230
1500
rescue workers
survivors
Listen to the second report, answer the questions and fill in the blanks.
3. Where are the floods
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit ares
News report 2
Good evening. Today is 27 March. More news about the ________ in central China. The government is helping more than _________ people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the ___________. Homes and land have ____________, 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 ____________ and water to those whose homes ____________ in the disaster.
central China
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They also bring food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
floods
12,000
rising water
been destroyed
bringing food
were lost
Listen to the third report, answer the questions and fill in the blanks.
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
A. 9:25 a.m. B. 9:25 p.m. C. 8.25 a.m. D. 8.25 p.m.
News report 3
______________, Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis(孟菲斯市,田纳西州). Eyewitnesses(目击者) said that at __________, the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us that at least one person ___________. More tornadoes are possible, and the police advise _________________.
Breaking News
9:25 a.m.
has died
avoiding the area
Listen to the forth report, answer the questions and fill in the blanks.
6. Which building were damaged in Seoul
A. A library and a supermarket B. A park with several cars
C. A school and a classroom D. A laboratory
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
A. The earthquake B. The flood
C. The tornado D. The heavy rain
News report 4
And in Seoul, a ________ damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbourhood. The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has _________ Seoul over the past week. According to the police, ___________ was injured in the landslide, but several cars ____________. Those are the top news for today, Wednesday_______________.
landslide
fallen in
no one
were damaged
21, July
What are included in a piece of news
Good morning. It's 17th 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.
opening greeting
main information
related damage
rescue work
“The Lead”
“The Body”
“The Tail”
who, when, where, what, why
1-3 sentences
answer 5 W’s
most important
least important
related items
extra information
evidence, backgrounds, quotes, arguments...
supporting details
Discuss and summarize the features (特点) of a piece of news.
structure features of news report:
Language features of news report:
Clear and concise.
Written in 3rd person.
Written in past tense.
Factual and accurate.
Discuss and summarize the features (特点) of a piece of news.
Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report
News report:
Good morning. Today is ... . ... hit ... .