Unit 9. Natural disaters

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Match the names with the pictures they represent .
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typhoon
volcano
fire
flood
Unit 9 :
NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 4:
READ
Thursday, March 29th , 2012
Newwords:
1. a tidal wave:
sóng thần
4. a shilf:
sự thay đổi,sự chuyển dịch
3. (to) erupt:
Phun trào, phun
5. a Tornado:
Lốc xoaựy
2. abrupt (adj):
Bất ngờ, đột ngột
1. a tidal wave:
Sóng thần
4. a shilf:
Sự thay đổi,sự chuyển dịch
3. (to) erupt:
Phun trào, phun
5. a Tornado:
Lốc xoaựy
2. abrupt (adj):
Bất ngờ, đột ngột
true or false statements
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 ruption.
6. A tornado looks like a funnel.
Alaska to California
in more than 50 years.
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Answer the questions:
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?
Most of the earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim
A tidal wave occurs when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth
It is called a cyclone
It looks like a funnel
Many homes, office blocks and highways collapse
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
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 meaning of the word “ typhoon”
passes overland below
a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in their path.
Complete the sentences
Matching
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(d)
(b)
(a)
(c)
Homework :
_ Learning the new words
by heart.
_ Preparing L4: WRITE
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