Module 3 The Violence of Nature Listening and vocabulary

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Listening and vocabulary
volcano eruption
What can be produced in a volcano eruption
lava
ash
lava
erupt
volcano
tidal wave
ash
Read the passage and explain the process of eruption.
Before you listen to a conversation, answer these questions.
1. Ash and lava poured down the mountain, setting fire to hundreds of houses.
Does this mean that (a) a fire started or (b) a fire ended
2. Hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them
Does this mean that the fire started because of
(a) a person or (b) a natural event
3. We managed to get half the population to another island. Does this mean it was (a) an easy thing to do or (b) a difficult thing to do
4. We put all the fires out.
Does this mean the fires
(a) are still burning or
(b) have finished
Listen and answer these questions.
1. Where are they
2. Who are the two people in the
conversation
3. Is a volcanic eruption taking place now
4. How many people have already left the island
5. How many people were killed by the eruption
6. When will people be able to return to their homes
Keys to the questions:
1. In the centre of Plymouth, capital of Montserrat.
2. A reporter and Mr. Savage, the governor of the island
3. No, it isn’t.
4. About 6,000
5. None
6. They don’t know.
Which of the words indicates that
the following sentence contains good
news
2. Which indicates that the sentence
contains bad news
luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately
luckily 幸运地, 幸好
e.g. Luckily, no one was hurt.
幸好没有人受伤。
unfortunately 遗憾地; 可惜地; 不幸地
e.g. Unfortunately, he won’t be here
tomorrow evening.
可惜的是他明晚不在这儿。
thankfully 感谢地; 感激地
hopefully 怀希望地; 抱希望地; (多用来修
饰全句) 但愿
e.g. Hopefully, we will be there by six.
但愿我们能在六点之前赶到那儿。 sadly 可惜, 不幸
fortunately 幸运地, 侥幸地
e.g. Fortunately, the fire was discovered
soon after it had started.
幸好火势刚起就立即被发现了。
sadly
luckily
hopefully
thankfully
fortunately
unfortunately
bad news
good news
Choose one of the words to complete these sentences.
__________________________, we had plenty of warning.
2. __________________, there were
several villages in its path.
3. _______________________________
_______, no one was killed.
Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily
Unfortunately/ Sadly
Hopefully/ Fortunately/ Thankfully/
Luckily
4. ___________________, hundreds of
houses caught fire when the lava
reached them.
5. ________________________________
________, it won’t too long.
6. ______________________________,
we put all the fires out quite quickly.
Unfortunately/ Sadly
Hopefully/ Fortunately/ Thankfully/
Luckily
Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily
随堂练习
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The place was visited recently as a
result of a serious volcanic ______ (erupt).
2. The _____ (tide) wave formed a terrifying
wall of water.
3. There is no __________ (possible) that
Bob can win the first prize in the match.
4. Fear of danger is ten thousand times
more _______ (terrify) than danger itself.
eruption
tide
possibility
terrible
5. My repeated _________ (warn) to her
went in at one ear and out at the other.
6. I was late in getting to the station, but
__________ (fortunate), the train
was late too.
7. When they heard the bad news, they all
looked _____ (sad) at the master.
8. _________ (hope) we’ll have
finished the project by the end of this
month.
warning
fortunately
sadly
Hopefully
9. She fell off her bicycle last night, but ___________ (thank) she wasn’t hurt.
10. _________ (luck) no one was
seriously injured in the car accident.
thankfully
Luckily