Unit 9. Natural disaters

ENGLISH 9
I-MATCHING

volcano
earthquake
snowstorm
typhoon
weather forecast
II. VOCABULARY
Weatherman (n)
Thunderstorm (n)
delta (n)
highlands(n)
-Turn up(v) # turn down(v)

-Trust (v) = believe (v)
-Expect (v) =hope (v)
- turn up (v)
- expect (v)
: mong đợi, đón chờ
: bão có sấm sét, mưa to
: vùng châu thổ
: điều chỉnh to lên
- delta (n)
- thunderstorm (n)
- trust (v)
: tin tưởng, tin là thật
Vocabulary
- highlands (n)
: vùng núi, vùng cao
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turn up TV
Listen and tick the places you hear
Thuy: Grandma, it’s the weather forecast on TV.
Grandma: Can you turn up the volume, Thuy?
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 Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day. Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures will be between 270C and 350C.
Thuy: That’s all, Grandma.
Grandma: Thank you, dear. What are you doing?
Thuy: 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.
Grandma: Don’t forget to bring along a raincoat.
Thuy: But Grandma, the weather forecast says it’ll be sunny.
Grandma: I never trust weather forecasts.
Thuy: You don’t miss a single one on TV, do you?
Grandma: But I like watching them, dear.
Thuy: Alright Grandma, I’ll bring a riancoast just in case. I hope my friends won’t laugh at me

Fill in each blank with one word or phrase from the dialogue
1.Thuy’s grandmother wants her to …………the volume on TV because she wants to listen to the …………………..
2.It will be …………. along the coast of Thanh Hoa
3.The .............................. will experience thunderstorms.
4.Ho Chi Minh City will …………………….....between 270C and 350C
5.Although Thuy’s grandmother doesn’t trust …………………. ,she like .
turn up
weather forecast
rainy
central highlands
have temperatures
weather forecast
watching them
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The background picture represents another disaster which often happens in Viet Nam.
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2.Which city is the hottest today?
3. What does Thuy’s grandma want her to bring along?
4.Thuy’s grandma wants to watch the on TV.
A. film B. advertisement C. weather forecast D. news
5.Thuy is going to the with her old friends.
A. zoo B. park C. movies D. museum
6.Does Thuy’s grandma trust the weather forecast?
weather forecast
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Tính giờ
Grammar:
Relative clauses
Ex1: Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early February.
=>Tet which occurs in late January or early February is a festival.
defining relative clause
Ex2: Family members try to be together at Tet. Family members live apart.
Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet. defining relative clause
Ex3: Tom can compose songs. He sings very well.
=> Tom, who sings very well, can compose songs

non defining relative clause
Relative pronouns: who, which, that
-Learn by heart new word
-Make sentences with new word
-Translate the dialogue in Vietnamese
-Prepare Unit 9- Speak & Listen
Read the paragraph and find out some phrases of the weather forecast

Here is tomorrow’s weather forecast. Ha Noi and to the north sunny. Ha Noi 230C 270C. It raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa. The south-central coast thunderstorms. Hue 250C 300C. There thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta during the day. Ho Chi Minh city’s temperatures 270C 350C.
will be will have temperatures between and will be can expect will experience temperatures between and will also be can expect clouds will be between and
will be will have temperatures between and will be can expect will experience temperatures between and will also be can expect will be between and
Homework
- Learn new words by heart.
- Write your group’s weather forecast.