Unit 9. Natural disaters

Welcome to our class
Match the words to the correct pictures
d) tornado
a) earthquake
e) tidal wave
f) typhoon
c) snowstorm
b) volcano
* NEW WORDS:
A tidal wave :
Sóng thần
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sudden
Abrupt (adj) =
: bất ngờ
A tornado :
Lốc xoáy

Funnel-shaped (adj) :
(to) suck up :
Cuốn hút
Có hình phểu
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(to) erupt :
Phun trào
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A tidal wave :
Sóng thần
sudden
Abrupt (adj) =
: bất ngờ
A tornado :
Lốc xoáy
Funnel-shaped (adj) :
(to) suck up :
Cuốn hút
Có hình phểu
(to) erupt :
Phun trào
A tidal wave :
Sóng thần
sudden
Abrupt (adj) =
: bất ngờ
A tornado :
Lốc xoáy
Funnel-shaped (adj) :
(to) suck up :
Cuốn hút
Có hình phểu
(to) erupt :
Phun trào
Natural disasters
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 look like a funnel.
True or False, check () in the boxes.
T F
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Alaska
California
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in more than 50 years
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ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
1. Why do we call the Pacific Rim “Ring of fire”?
2. What does the “word typhoon” mean?
3. What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?
4. Can we predict a volcano? Why?
5. What does a tornado look like?
1
4
7
8
9
6
3
2
5
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1. Why do we call the Pacific Rim “Ring of fire”?
Because ninety percent of earthquakes occur there.
2.What does the “word typhoon” mean?
“Big wind”
3. What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?
Tidal waves will happen

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

5. What does a tornado look like?
a funnel
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CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1. When a tropical……………reaches 120kph, it is called typhone in Asia.
A. rain B. wind
C. cloud D. storm
storm
2. Tornadoes are………………..storms, which pass overland below a thunderstorm.
A. egg-shaped B. funnel-shaped C. disc-shaped D. L-shaped
funnel-shaped
3. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt………..in the underwater movement of the earth.
A. exchange B. different C. shift D. turn
shift
4. A huge earthquake……………the city of Kobe in Japan in 1995.
A. struck B.kicked
C.clapped D. bit
struck
5. In Australia, a tropical storm is known as…………………………..
A.typhoon B. cyclone
C. hurricane D. tornado
cyclone
6.The………………..can know when a volcano will erupt nowadays.
science B. scientific
C. scientists D. scientifically
scientists
COMPLETE THESE 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.
Thank you for
Your attention!