Unit 9. Natural disaters

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Write the name of the natural disaster in each picture
An earthquake
A typhoon
A snowstorm
A volcano
Read
period
Thursday April 1st, 2010
Unit 9
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Natural disasters
New words
( to) collapse:
A tidal wave:
( to) warn:
( to) erupt:
Sóng thần
sup đổ
Phun trào
Cảnh báo
T
T
F
T
F
T
True- False Prediction
Matching
Match the words with the Vietnamese meaning.

a shift a. cuốn đi

2. ( to ) warn b. nhấc bổng

3. a scientist c. cảnh báo

4. ( to ) suck up d. sự chuyển dịch

5. ( to ) lift e. nhà khoa học
1.The majority of the 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 gives us .........

6. A tornado is a type of storm that...........
occur around the Pacific Rim
people were killed
there is an
abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth
a cyclone
the word” typhoon”
is funnel-shaped
Complete the sentences
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x
o
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Noughts and crosses
B
A
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Which part of the world is known as the "Ring of fire"?
1
The Pacific Rim.
What are the other names of a typhoon?
2
Cyclone and hurricane.
How far did the huge tidal wave travel in 1960s?
3
From Alaska to California.
Where does the word " typhoon" come from?
4
From Chinese.
Which mountain in Philippines erupted in 1991?
5
Mount Pinatubo.
Why were thousands of people saved from the volcano in Philippines in 1991?
6
Because scientists warned them about the eruption.
What natural disaster is funnel-shaped?
7
A tornado.
In which country did a tornado lift a baby who was asleep in a baby carriage in 1981 ?
8
In Italy.
Was the baby safe after the tornado?
9
Yes, it was.
Home work
1. Write a short paragraph about one of the natural disasters you have ever seen.
2. Be ready for Write, LF4.