Unit 9. Natural disaters

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
9/1
CLASS
WARM- UP
Look at the pictures. Give the names of these natural disasters.
a)
b)
c)
d)
volcano
snowstorm
typhoon
earthquake
Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Period 56: Read P. 78- 79
PRE READING
VOCABULARY
What is the synonym of “ happen”?
occur:
Xảy ra, xuất hiện
Pacific Rim
“ Ring of Fire”:
Vành đai lửa
What is the synonym of “ serious”?
severe:
đáng sợ, khủng khiếp
erupt:
phun trào
What happens with the volcano?
a tornado:
Cơn lốc xoáy
typhoon
a hurricane:
Bão nhiệt đới
a funnel:
Cái phễu
1. VOCABULARY:
- (to) occur (v):
happen:
- severe (n):
- a tidal wave :
- a hurricane (n):
typhoon:
- (to) erupt (v):
- a tornado (n):
- a funnel (n):
funnel- shaped (a):
xảy ra, xuất hiện
serious:
đáng sợ, kinh khủng
sóng cồn, sóng triều
bão nhiệt đới
phun trào
cơn lốc xoáy
cái phễu
CHECKING VOCABULARY
a/
b/
c/
d/
e/
f/
tornado
funnel
hurricane
volcano
Ring of Fire
earthquake
TRUE/ FALSE PREDICTION
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 volcano eruption.
6. A tornado looks like a funnel.
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WHILE READING
2. MATCHING: ( GUESS THE MEANING)
Collapse
Abrupt
Shift
Warn
Suck up
Thay đổi
Cảnh báo
Hút lên
Đỗ/ sập xuống
Đột ngột
1-d ; 2-e ; 3-a ; 4-b ; 5c
WORK IN PAIRS
3. GAP- FILL:
Read the text carefully and complete the sentences
The majority of earthquakes...........................................................................
During the earthquakes 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 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 word “ typhoon”.
passes overland below a thunderstorm
and it can suck up anything that is in its path.
POST READING
4. COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS:
Work in group
Why do people call the Pacific Rim “Ring of Fire”?
Because 90% of earthquakes occur around the eruption.
2. What does Typhoon mean?
It means “big wind”.
3. Can we predict a volcano?
Yes, we can.
4. What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth?
Tidal waves will happen.
5. Which natural disasters from these often happen in Viet Nam?
Typhoons often happen in Viet Nam.
HOMEWORK
Learn vocabulary by heart.
Do the exercise 5b again, then translate into Vietnamese.
Prepare : Write P.78-79
GOODBYE, TEACHERS!
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