Unit 9. Natural disaters

volcano
flood
snowstorm
earthquake
typhoon
drought
tidal waves
thunderstorm
Natural disasters
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= sudden
- abrupt (adj)
- funnel-shaped
- suck up :
- the Pacific Rim
- collapse (v)
hurricane (n) = cyclone = typhoon
erupt (v)
- baby carriage (n)
1.Newwords:
> eruption (n)
-tidal wave (n):
-tornado (n):
Checking vocabulary
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Lốc xoáy
Sóng thần
Bất ngờ
Sụp đổ
Bão nhiệt đới
Xe nôi
Hút lên
Vành đai TBD
Phun trào
Dạng hình phễu
tornado
tidal wave
abrupt= sudden
erupt
baby carried
suck up
collapse
typhoon = cyclone
= hurricane
Pacific Rim
funnel - shaped
Matching
*True or False Statements Predictions
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1. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
3. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
4. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.
5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption.
6. A tornado looks like a funnel.
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2.True or False? Check ( ) the boxes.
1. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.

2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
3. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
4. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters.
5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world`s largest ever volcanic eruption.
6. A tornado looks like a funnel.
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Alaska to
California
volcanic eruption in more than 50 years
1. 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.

houses, office buildings 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
3. Complete the sentences
1. Where do the most of the earthquakes occur?
2. What happens when there is an earthquake?
3. When can a tidal wave occur?
4. What is a typhoon called in Australia?
5. What does a tornado look like?
4.Answer the questions
Lucky number
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Around the Pacific Rim
1. Where do the most of the earthquakes occur?
Lucky Number
Many homes, office blocks and highways collapse
2. What happens when there is an earthquake?
3. When can a tidal wave occur?
A tidal wave occurs when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth
lucky number
4. What is a typhoon called in Australia?
It is called a cyclone
Lucky number
It looks like a funnel
5. What does a tornado look like?
lucky number
Mind map
Mind map
IV. Homework
1/ Learn the new words by heart
2/ Find out more information about natural disasters,
especially in Vietnam
3/ Prepare "Write": using the pictures and the given words
to write a story
Thank you very much
GOODBYE