Unit 9. Natural disaters

Teacher : Ló Th? Kim Dung
Tru?ng THCS Tiờn Phong
WELCOME TO CLASS 9B
Warm up:

Retell the names of natural disasters

Earthquake

Snowstorm
Typhoon

Volcano

Warm up
Tidal wave (n): Sóng thần
Tornado (n): Bão xoáy
Funnel-shaped (adj):có hình phễu
suck up (v): hút lên
Abrupt (adj): Bất ngờ, đột ngột
Shift (n) : Sự dịch chuyển, sự thay đổi
Warn (v): Cảnh báo, báo trước
Eruption (n): Sự phun trào




Tidal wave (n): Sóng thần
Abrupt (adj): Bất ngờ, đột ngột
Shift (n) : Sự dịch chuyển, thay đổi
Warn (v): Cảnh báo, báo trước
Erupt (v): Phun trào
Eruption (n): Sự phun trào
Tornado (n): Cơn lốc xoáy
Funel shape(n): Có hình phểu
Suck up (v): Hút lên



*Checking Vocabulary:
Tidal wave (n):
sóng thần
abrupt (adj):
bất ngờ, đột ngột
shift (n):
sự chuyển dịch, thay đổi
warn (v):
cảnh báo, báo trước
phun trào
erupt (v):
cơn lốc xoáy
tornado (n):
funnel-shaped (adj):
có hình phễu
hút lên
suck up (v):
2.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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3.True or False Statements
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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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( from Alaska to California )
( in more than 50 years )
4.Complete the sentences
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




*Where do most of earthquakes happen?
*what does “typhoon” mean?
*Can we predict a volcano?
*What does a tornado look like?
*What will happen when there is an arupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?
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Around the Pacific Rim
1. Where do most of earthquakes happen ?
It means “big wind”.
3.What does “typhoon” mean ?

Yes. The scientists can warn us about the eruption.
4.Can we predict a volcano?

- Tidal waves will happen.
6. What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?

Lucky number
It looks like a funnel
8. What does a tornado look like?
HOMEWORK
-Learn by heart new words.
-Reread the text.
-Prepare: Write
Thank you very much