Unit 9. Natural disaters

april 9th 2010
Welcome to our Eng lish lesson

Tran Thi Viet Ha
Teacher of English
Thanh Chuong Town secondary School
Period:56 Friday April 9th , 2010

Unit 9: Natural disasters
lesson 3: READ
I. Warm up
II. New words
III. Read the text
IV. Consolidation

*V. Homework
contents of the lesson
Tornado
earthquake
tidal wave
typhoon
volcano


I. Warm up
Match the pictures to the correct words
volcanoes
Tornado
typhoon
Tidal waves
Where is Kobe ?
What happened in Kobe in1995 ?
Kobe is a city in Japan
In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe
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)
eruption (n)
funnel-shaped (adj)
có hình phểu
= cyclone
hút lên
suck up (v)
New words
Collapse (v)
Baby carriage (n)
sụp đổ
Cái nôi trẻ em
Pacific Rim
Các quốc gia giáp Thái Bình Dương
hurican
= typhoon
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) ……………….
funnel-shaped (adj)
………………………có hình phểu
…………………hút lên
suck up (v)

New words
Checking vocabulary
Put the VietNamese means or English word in each blank
Baby carriage (n)………………….
cái nôi trẻ em
Collapse (v)
………………………….sụp đổ
The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption.
A tornado look like a funnel.

True or False prediction
Earth quakes: ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as “the Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan. A large people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed
Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the result of abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California.
Typhoons: When a tropical storm reaches120 kilometers per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia and a typhoon in Asia. The word “ Typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means ‘big’ and feng means ‘wind’, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
Volcanoes: We can usually predict when a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippine, erupted in 1991. It was the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved because scientists had warned them about the eruption.
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storm which pass overland below a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their path. In Italy in 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was asleep in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meters away!
III. Read the text
The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption.
A tornado look like a funnel.
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Alaska to California
in more than 50 years
III. Read the text
Check True / False prediction
1. The majority of earthquakes …
2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many …
3. A tidal wave can only occur when …
there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
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 .
III. Read the text
Complete the sentences
a cyclone.
the word “typhoon”
has a funnel shape and suck up anything in its way
IV. Consolidation
Match those numbers of words to appropriate heading
90%, Kobe, 1995, homes, 1960, California, movement, tide, 120, hurricane, cyclone, Chinese words, 1991, Philippine, 50, eruption, funnel, Italy, 1981, 100
IV. Consolidation
Match those numbers of words to appropriate heading
90%
Kobe
1995
homes
1991
Philippine
50
eruption
1960
California
movement
tidal
120
Hurricane
Cyclone
Chinese words
Funnel
Italy
1981
100
HOMEWORK
-Learn by heart new words.
-Reread the text.
-Prepare: Write
GOODBYE
Thank you very much
HOMEWORK
-Learn by heart new words.
-Reread the text.
-Prepare: Write
HOMEWORK
-Learn by heart new words.
-Reread the text.
-Prepare: Write
Lucky number
6
2
3
4
5
1
8
7
9
1. Where do most of earthquakes happen ?
Around the Pacific Rim
Lucky Number
3.What does “typhoon” mean ?
It means “big wind”.
4. Can we predict a volcano?
Yes. The scientists can warn us about the eruption.
lucky number
5. What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?
- Tidal waves will happen.
Lucky number
6. What does a tornado look like?
It looks like a funnel
lucky number