U9: getting started - líten and read - don't believe, don't watch

Thursday, March 11th, 2010.
Unit 9:
NATURAL DISASTERS
Getting started + Listen and read
1. GETTING STARTED: Match the pictures to the correct words. Then compare your answers with a partner’s:
snowstorm
earthquake
volcano
typhoon
2. Listen and read:
a. New words:
(to) experience:
thunderstorm (n):
(to) expect:
highlands (n):
delta (n)
(to) trust:
typhoon (n)
mong đợi, chờ đón, sẽ đón nhận
cảm thấy, trải qua
bão có sấm sét và mưa to
vùng núi, vùng cao
vùng đồng bằng
tin tưởng vào, tin là thật
bão nhiệt đới
disaster (n):
tai họa, thảm họa
Matching the words to the correct meanings
A. What program is it ?
North
Central
South
B. Listen and choose
the correct answer
1, The north will be -------
a) Cloudy
b) Sunny
c) Rainy
2.Along coast of Thanh Hoa will be will be - - -
a) Cloudy
b) Sunny
c) Rainy
3. Central highlands will be
- -
a) Thunderstorm and cloudy
b) Thunderstorm and rainy
c) Thunderstorm and sunny
4. HCM city’s temperature
will be - - -
a) 230 C and 270 C
b) 250 C and 300 C
c) 270 C and 350 C
1 –b .Sunny
2 – c. Rainy
3 – a. Thunderstorm and cloudy
4 –c. 27o C and 35 o C

a) Practice the dialogue in a group of three
b) Fill in the blank with one word or phrase from the dialogue
Thuy’s grandmother wants her to............ ...........the volume on TV because she wants to listen to the .............
2 .It will be ....... along the coast of Thanh Hoa.
3.The .................................will experience thunderstorms.

4 .Ho Chi Minh city will ................................between 27o C and 35o C.

5. Although Thuy’s grandmother doesn’t trust ...................
,she likes .....................................
turn up
weather forecast
rainy
central highlands
have temperatures
weather forecast
watching them
a)
b)
c)
d)
20o C and 25o C
25 o C and 27 o C
28o C and 32o C
34o C and 37o C
Eg: a) Cao Loc town will be cloudy .
It will have temperatures between 20o C and 25o C
Cao Lộc town: cloudy
Bình Phước town: cloudy and rainy
Nha Trang city: thunderstorm
Cần Thơ city: sunny
HOMEWORK
Read the text again.
Translate it into vietnamese.
Do all exercises below the text again.
Prepare Unit 9: Speak + Listen.