Unit 9. Natural disaters

Unit 9:
NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
Monday, April 3rd, 2006
Match the pictures to the correct words. Then compare your answers with a partner`s.
1. GETTING STARTED
snowstorm
earthquake
volcano
typhoon
snowstorm
earthquake
volcano
typhoon
2. LISTEN AND READ
Thuy is talking to her grandmother:
Thuy:
Grandma, it`s the weather forecast on TV.
Thuy:
Thuy:
Thuy:
Grandma:
Can you turn up the volume, Thuy?
Yes, Grandma.
Weatherman:
Here is tomorrow`s weather forecast. Ha Noi and areas to the north will be sunny. Ha Noi will have temperatures between 230C and 270C. It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa. The south-central coast can expect thunderstorms. Hue will experience temperatures between 250C and 300C. There will also be thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day. Ho Chi Minh City`s temperatures will be between 270C and 350C.
That`s all, Grandma.
Grandma:
Thank you, dear. What are you doing?
I`m preparing for a picnic with some old friends of mine. We haven`t met since we left school. We`re going to a park on the other side of the river.
What words in the dialogue describe the weather?
What words in the dialogue describe the weather?
Lam Dong is in the central highlands of Vietnam.
The south-central coast can expect thunderstorms.
There will be thunderstorms along the south-central coast.
New words:
coast (n.)
expect (v.)
highlands (n.)
trust (v.)
thunderstorm (n.)
= believe that s.th is true
I don`t believe in weather forecasts. I never trust them.
There will be thunderstorms along the south-central coast.
250C:
Note:
twenty-five Celsius
twenty-five Centigrade degrees
Listen and choose the correct answers.
1. How will the weather be in Hanoi tomorrow?
a. windy
b. rainy
c. sunny
d. cloudy
2. The temperature in Hue will be between.....
a. 20oC and 27oC
b. 25oC and 30oC
c. 25oC and 35oC
d. 23oC and 27oC
3. Where`s Thuy going to meet her old friends?
a. at her house
b. at a zoo
c. at a restaurant
d. at a park
4. What`s Thuy going to bring along with her?
a. a raincoat
b. an umbrella
c. a hat
d. a coat
Well done!
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Practice the dialogue in a group of three.
Fill in each blank with one word or phrase in the dialogue.
turn up
weather forecast
rainy
central highlands
have temperatures
weather forecasts
watching them
In your group, make a list of things you should do to help the victims of floods in our country.
Work with your friends and try to find out some ways to live with floods.
GOODBYE
Homework:
Learn the new words by heart
Practice reading the dialogue
Write the answer to the question:
"What should you do to prepare for a typhoon?"