Unit 9. Natural disaters

Lesson plan
Unit 9: natural disasters
Lesson 4: reading
Date: Monday, March 29TH2008
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1.earthquake
2. Tidal wave
3. tornado
4. volcano
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saturday, March 22nd2008
Unit 9: natural disasters
Lesson 4: read
I)vocabulary:
A Tidal wave :
Trận Sóng thần
ABRUPt
= SUDDEN (Adj)
= A MOVEMENT :
A SHIFT
(To) Warn :
CẢNH BÁO, BÁO TRƯỚC
Dạng hình phễu
(to) Suck up :
HÚT LÊN
A Tornado :
CƠN LỐC XOÁY
SỰ DỊCH CHUYỂN, THAY ĐỔI
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
1. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.

2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
4. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters.
5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world`s largest ever volcanic eruption.
6. A tornado looks like a funnel.
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
II) PRE-readING:
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1. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.


(from Alaska to California)
(in more than 50 years)
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 disasters.
5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world`s largest ever volcanic eruption.
6. A tornado looks like a funnel.
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
III) WHILE -readING:
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Matching:
3. A tidal way can only occur when
4. In Australia, a tropical storm is known as
5. A tornado is a type of storm that
A. people were killed
b. Are funnel-shaped storm along with thunderstorm.
D. There is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth
E. cyclone
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
Answer the questions:
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
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b, What happened during the earthquake in Kobe?
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Lucky number.
f, How can you describe a tornado?
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a, Where do the majority of earthquakes occur?
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Lucky number.
c, When can a tidal wave only occur?
Lucky number.
Many people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
A type of storm that passes overland below a thunderstorm.
The majority of earthquakes occurs around the Pacific Rim.
When there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
e, Which language does the word "typhoon" come from?
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The word typhoon comes from Chinese.
d, What is another word for "a tropical storm" in Australia?
Another word for a tropical storm in Australia is a cyclone.
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Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
- groupworks:
Discuss a natural disaster in your home town ( flood water, typhoon . . .).
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
IV: post listening :Retell
III)homework
Learn by heart the new English words
Do the exercise 5b - page 79 (text book)
Do the exercise 7 - page 64 (workbook)
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
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