Unit 9. Natural disaters

Welcome to our class
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
Tidal waves
Earthquakes
Typhoons
Unit 9:

NATURAL DISASTERS

Lesson 3 : READ ( Page 78,79)
Week 30- Period : 56
1. Pre-READING
Pre-teach vocabulary :



Pacific Rim (n):

vành đai Thái Bình Dương
- abrupt (a) :
.suddenly
- shift (n) :
Movement,change
- hurricane (n) = typhoon (n)= cyclone
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- (to) erupt:

phun trào
- funnel-shaped (n):
hình cái phễu
MATCHING
Pacific Rim:
Abrupt:
Shift:
hurricane:
erupt:
Funnel-shaped
Phun trào
Hình phễu
Vành đai TB dương
Bão nhiệt đới
Đột ngột
Sự dich chuyển
English
Vietnamese
T/F prediction:
T
T
T
T
T
F
F
F
F
F
F
T
2. While-READING
* Activity a /p.79:T/F statements:
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* Correct the false statements:
3. The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California.

5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years.
* Activity b/ p.79: 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 …
Answer keys:

1.The majority of earthquakes………………………………….
occur around the Pacific Rim.
2.During the earthquake in Kobe, many……………………….
……………………………………………..
people were kill when
homes, office blocks and highways collapsed
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3.A tidal wave can only occur when…………………………..
…………………………………………………………………
there is an eruption shift in the
underwater movement of the Earth.
4.In Australia , a tropical storm is known as……
a cyclone.
5.The Chinese language gave us …………………………
the meaning of the word “ typhoon “.
6.A Tornado is a type of storm that……………………………
…………………………………………….
passes overland below a thunderstorm
and sucks up anything that is in its path.
3. post-READING
1. Where do most of earthquakes occur ?
Around the Pacific Rim
5. What does the word “typhoon” mean ?
It means “big wind”
6. What does a tornado look like?
It looks like a funnel
4.What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth ?
Tidal waves will happen
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HOMEWORK.
Learn vocabulary by heart.
Read the text again.
Doing exercises 5 and 6 in exercise book page 61,62.
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