Unit 9. Natural disaters

Welcome to our class
Unit 9: Natural disasters
LESSON 1: - GETTING STARTED
- LISTEN AND READ
I. NEW WORDS
Earthquake [`ə:θkweik] (n): Động đất
Snowstorm [`snou`stɔ:m] (n): Bão tuyết
Volcano [vɔl`keinou] : (n): Núi lửa
Typhoon [tai`fu:n] (n): Bão nhiệt đới
Thunderstorm [`θʌndəstɔ:m] (n): Bão có sấm sét và mưa to
Delta [`deltə] (n):Vùng châu thổ
Natural disaster [`næt∫rəl di`zɑ:stə]
(n) Thiên tai
Highlands [`hailəndz] (n): Vùng núi, vùng cao
1. earthquake
2. volcano
3. thunderstorm
4. snowstorm
5. delta
6. typhoon
b
MATCHING
a
e
d
c
f
Thuy’s
grandma
Thuy
Thuy is talking to her grandmother.
Thuy: Grandma, it’s the weather forecast on TV
Grandma: Can you turn up the volume, Thuy?
Thuy: Yes, Grandma.
Weatherman: Here is tomorrow’s weather forecast. Ha Noi and areas to the north will be sunny. Ha Noi will have temperatures between 230C and 270C. It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa. The south- central coast can expect thunderstorms. Hue will experience temperatures between 250C and 300C. There will also be thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day. Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures will be between 270C and 350C
Thuy: That’s all, Grandma
Grandma : Thank you, dear. What are you doing?
Thuy: I’m preparing for a picnic with some old friends of mine.
We haven’t met since we left school. We’re going to a park on the other side of the river.
Grandma: Don’t forget to bring along a raincoat
Thuy: But Grandma , the forecast says it’ll be sunny
Grandma: I never trust weather forecasts
Thuy: You don’t miss a single one on TV, do you?
Grandma : But I like watching them, dear.
Thuy: Alright Grandma , I’ll bring a raincoat just in case. I hope my friends won’t laugh at me.


II. THE TEXT
1.Listen and read
Practice the dialogue in a group of three
Thuy is talking to her grandmother.
Thuy: Grandma, it’s the weather forecast on TV
Grandma: Can you turn up the volume, Thuy?
Thuy: Yes, Grandma.
Weatherman: Here is tomorrow’s weather forecast. Ha Noi and areas to the north will be
sunny. Ha Noi will have temperatures between 230C and 270C. It will be raining along the
coast of Thanh Hoa. The south- central coast can expect thunderstorms. Hue will experience temperatures between 250C and 300C. There will also be thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day. Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures will be between 270C and 350C
Thuy: That’s all, Grandma
Grandma : Thank you, dear. What are you doing?
Thuy: I’m preparing for a picnic with some old friends of mine.
We haven’t met since we left school. We’re going to a park on the other side of the river.
Grandma: Don’t forget to bring along a raincoat
Thuy: But Grandma , the forecast says it’ll be sunny
Grandma: I never trust weather forecasts
Thuy: You don’t miss a single one on TV, do you?
Grandma : But I like watching them, dear.
Thuy: Alright Grandma , I’ll bring a raincoat just in case. I hope my friends won’t laugh at me.


1. 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.
turn up
weather forecast.
raining
central highlands
4. Ho Chi Minh city will ………………………………
between 27o C and 35oC.
5.Although Thuy`s grandmother doesn`t trust ……………..………………., she likes ……………. … … .… … .
weather forecasts
watching them.
2. Fill in each blank with one word or phrase from the dialogue.
have temperatures
[iks`piəriəns] (V) Chịu ảnh hưởng
[trʌst](v)
Tin tưởng
3. Answer the questions:


HA NOI



THANH HOA


HUE
250C - 300C
230C - 270C


TP HO CHI MINH
270C - 350C
What will the weather be like in Ha Noi?
What will the weather be like in Thanh Hoa?
What will the weather be like in Hue?
What will the weather be like in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ha Noi will be sunny. It will have temperatures between 230C and 270C
It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa
Hue will experience temperatures between 250C and 300C. There will be thunderstorms
Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures will be between 270C and 350 C
THE WEATHER FORECAST


TRAI CAU
160C - 250C
What’s the weather like in Trai Cau ?
Answer the question:
What should/shouldn’t we do
to stop natural disasters?
Not throw trash
Not cut down the forests
Not pollute the air
Collect papers, bottles
Grow trees
Save energy
Learn by heart all new words
- Translate the dialogue into Viet Namese
Prepare Unit 9 - Lesson 2: Speak + Listen
Homework
T
F
F
F
T
sunny
230C and 270C
a raincoat
True or False statements