Unit 9. Natural disaters

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Unit 9: Natural Disasters
Lesson 3 : Read
KIM’S GAME
Time
OVER
typhoon
earthquake
flood
volcano
drought
snowstorm
Unit 9 : Natural Disasters
Lesson 3 : Read
I/New words:
- tidal wave (n): sóng thần = tsunami
- abrupt (adj): đột ngột
- shift (n ): sự chuyển dịch
- tornado (n): lốc xoáy
- funnel-shaped (adj): hình phễu
- (to) suck up: hút lên
- collapse (v): đổ sập
- cyclone (n): cơn lốc
Slap the board
Slap the board

Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
TRUE
2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
TRUE
3. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
FALSE
4. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.
TRUE
5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption .
FALSE
6. A tornado looks like a funnel .
TRUE
T/F statements prediction
Complete the sentences
The majority of earthquakes

2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many

3. A tidal wave can only occur when

4. In Australia, a tropical storm is known as
5. The Chinese language gave us

6. A tornado is a type of storm that
occur around the Pacific Rim, known as a Ring of Fire.
people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
a cyclone
the word “typhoon”.
has a funnel shape and suck up anything in its way.
A huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan in …
A.1997
B.1995
C.1996
B.1995
2.What is the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth?

A.Earthquake B.Typhoon C.Tidal wave
C.Tidal wave

3. What do we call when tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour in Asia?

a hurricane B. a cyclone

C. a typhoon
C. a typhoon
4.When did Mount Pinatubo erupt?

A. 1991 B. 1992 C. 1993
A. 1991
5. What is a funnel-shape storm?
A. A typhoon B. A tidal wave C. A tornado
C. A tornado
Learn the new words by heart
Write the complete sentences
Do ex 7 / P.64(workbook)
Prepare for : Write / P.79,80
HOMEWORK
tidal wave (n): sóng thần
= tsunami
Tornado (n): lốc xoáy
funnel-shape (adj): hình phễu