Unit 9. Natural disaters

earthquake
typhoon
volcano
snowstorm
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
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

6. A tornado looks like a funnel.
California to Alaska
Alaska to California
largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years.
T
T
F
T
F
is the world`s
largest ever volcanic eruption.
was the world`s
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a. True or False?
Matching
1. Pacific Rim
3. struck
4. predict
5. warn
6. baby carriage
a. đã tàn phá
b. xe nôi
c. vành đai Thái Bình Dương
f. dự đoán
g. cảnh báo
B
A
2. shift
7. suck up
e. sự chuyển dịch
d. hút lên
1-c, 2-e, 3-a, 4-f, 5-g, 6-b, 7-d
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.............
b. Complete the sentences.
Lucky numbers
1. The majority of earthquakes ..
occur around the Pacific Rim.
3. A tidal wave can only occur when .
there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
6. A tornado is a type of storm that ...
5. The Chinese language gave us .
the word typhoon.
2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many .
lucky number
people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
4. In Australia, a tropical storm
is known as .
a cyclone.
lucky number
passes overland below a thunderstorm and sucks anything that is in its path.
Lucky numbers
1. The majority of earthquakes ..
occur around the Pacific Rim.
3. A tidal way can only occur when .
there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
6. A tornado is a type of storm that passes over land below a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in its path.
5. The Chinese language gave us .
the word typhoon.
2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many .
lucky number
people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
In Australia, a tropical storm is known as .
a cyclone.
lucky number
Preparations for
a typhoon
buy canned food
A
B
1. Buy some canned food
2. Buy candles, matches
3. Fix the leak on the roof
4. Tie the roof to the ground with pegs and ropes, cut down some branches of trees
5. Fill all buckets with water
- The things to do
A
B
1. Buy some canned food
2. Buy candles, matches
3. Fix the leak on the roof
4. Tie the roof to the ground with pegs and ropes, cut down some branches of trees
5. Fill all buckets with water
There must be strong wind blowing.
It will be raining hard.
Big trees may fall down.
The water pipes may be damaged by the typhoon.
The market will be closed and no food will be available.
A- The things to do
- Why?
B
1. Buy some canned food
2. Buy candles, matches
3. Fix the leak in the roof
4. Tie the roof to the ground with pegs and ropes, cut down some branches of trees
5. Fill all buckets with water
There must be strong wind blowing.
It will be raining hard.
Big trees may fall down.
The water pipes may be damaged by the typhoon.
The market will be closed and no food will be available.
A- The things to do
b - Why?
MATCHING
1- e, 2- c, 3- b, 4- a, 5- d
You
Your friend
I think we should buy … before a typhoon
Yes, I agree with you. …
C
O
I
J
Y
U
B
L
F
R
N
K
T
M
E
H
P
Q
D
A
G
V
W
X
S
Z
S
Lucky numbers
1. The majority of earthquakes ..
occur around the Pacific Rim.
3. A tidal way can only occur when .
there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
6. A tornado is a type of storm that passes over land below a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in its path.
5. The Chinese language gave us .
the word typhoon.
2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many .
lucky number
people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
In Australia, a tropical storm is known as .
a cyclone.
lucky number