Unit 9. Natural disaters

UNIT 9
English 9
UINIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
1. GETTING STARTED
2. SPEAK
3. LISTEN
4. READ
5. WRITE
1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
typhoon
volcano
earthquake
draught
avalanche
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
typhoon
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
typhoon
volcano
earthquake
draught
avalanche
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
avalanche
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
typhoon
volcano
earthquake
draught
avalanche
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
draught
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
typhoon
volcano
earthquake
draught
avalanche
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
volcano
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
typhoon
volcano
earthquake
draught
avalanche
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1. GETTING STARTED
Look at the pictures and say what the natural disasters
are.
earthquake
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2. speak
Decide what preparations you think should be made for
a thunderstorm to come by putting a cross (x) in the
boxes.
Buying some canned food
Buying many books and newspapers
Buying candles
Buying boxes of matches
Washing all the clothes
Drying all the wet clothes
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2. speak
Decide what preparations you think should be made for
a thunderstorm to come by putting a cross (x) in the
boxes.
Buying some canned food
Buying many books and newspapers
Buying candles
Buying boxes of matches
Washing all the clothes
Drying all the wet clothes
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2. speak
Decide what preparations you think should be made for
a thunderstorm to come by putting a cross (x) in the
boxes.
Filling all buckets with water
Checking all the doors and windows latches
Buying a big ship
Buying more rice and noodles
Inviting grandparents and relatives over for dinner
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2. speak
Decide what preparations you think should be made for
a thunderstorm to come by putting a cross (x) in the
boxes.
Filling all buckets with water
Checking all the doors and windows latches
Buying a big ship
Buying more rice and noodles
Inviting grandparents and relatives over for dinner
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2. speak
Here are the reasons why you should make such
preparations for a thunderstorm to come.
The market will be closed and no food will be available.
There may be a power cut.
There may be a water cut.
There must be strong winds blowing.
It will be raining hard.
It will keep raining for a few days or a whole week.
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2. speak
Here is the sample conversation you are making with
your friend about the preparations for the thunderstorm
to come.
A: I think we should buy some canned food before a thunderstorm.
B: Yes, I agree. The market will be closed and no food will be available.
A: And I think we should buy more rice and noodles, too.
B: I think so, too.
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2. speak
Now, please go on with other reasons and explanations
for your preparations for the thunderstorm. Type your
own conversations in the box given.
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2. speak
Now, list the preparations you may think of for a draught
to come. Type your list in the box given.
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2. speak
Now, state the reasons for the preparations you may
make for the draught to come in the box given.
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2. speak
Now, please make your own conversation about the
preparations for the draught. Try to remember to add
the reasons you have stated.
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3. LISTEN
The recording talks about volcanoes. First listen to the
recording carefully.
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3. LISTEN
Now, listen to the recording carefully again and decide
these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
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1. A volcano can be a mountain or hill with an opening.
2. Lava is red-hot rock which comes to the Earth’s surface through the volcano.
3. LISTEN
Now, listen to the recording carefully again and decide
these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
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1. A volcano can be a mountain or hill with an opening.
2. Lava is red-hot rock which comes to the Earth’s surface through the volcano.
3. LISTEN
Now, listen to the recording carefully again and decide
these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
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3. Lava has a temperature of 1,500o C.
4. Lava can run as fast as the fastest animal can.
3. LISTEN
Now, listen to the recording carefully again and decide
these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
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3. Lava has a temperature of 1,500o C.
4. Lava can run as fast as the fastest animal can.
3. LISTEN
Now, listen to the recording carefully again and decide
these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
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5. There are fewer than 850 volcanoes in the world.
6. Active volcanoes are the same as extinct volcanoes.
3. LISTEN
Now, listen to the recording carefully again and decide
these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
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5. There are fewer than 850 volcanoes in the world.
6. Active volcanoes are the same as extinct volcanoes.
3. LISTEN
TRANSCRIPT
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Volcanoes
We have all seen pictures like this from time to time…perhaps you
live in a country where there are volcanoes. Here are some of the
most frequently asked questions about volcanoes.
What are volcanoes?
A volcano is a mountain or hill with an opening through which steam,
gases and lava from the center of the Earth can escape into the air.
What is lava?
Lava is red-hot rock which comes to the Earth’s surface through the
volcano.
3. LISTEN
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It has a temperature of about 1,000o C – ten times hotter than boiling
water! Lava can move as fast as 55 kilometer per hour, faster than
most animals can run.
How many volcanoes are there in the world?
There are about 850 active volcanoes in the world. About 60% are in
an area called the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean. The largest
active volcano is Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii.
What is the difference between “active” and “extinct” volcanoes?
An active volcano can erupt at any time. Extinct volcanoes are
volcanoes that have stopped erupting.
What happens when they erupt?
A volcano erupts when there is a violent escape of gases and lava
from the volcano.
4. read
READ THE PASSAGE BELOW.
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Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million
homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The
earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo
were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were
overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As result, small fires
broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were
prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked
open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the
water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the
damage caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings.
Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in
the fires which followed.
4. read
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in the boxes given according to the passage.
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1. How many people were killed in the earthquake in Tokyo in 1923?

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1. How many people were killed in the earthquake in Tokyo in 1923?
- Almost a hundred thousand people were killed.

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2. When did the earthquake begin?

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2. When did the earthquake begin?
- The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals.
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in the boxes given according to the passage.
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3. What happened as soon as the earthquake began to shake?
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3. What happened as soon as the earthquake began to shake?
- Thousands of stoves were overturned.

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4. Why were the fire engines prevented from going to help?
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4. Why were the fire engines prevented from going to help?
- Because many of the roads had cracked open.
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in the boxes given according to the passage.
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5. What was most of the damage caused by?
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5. What was most of the damage caused by?
- By fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings.
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1. It/ sunny/ day; the weather/ perfect.
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1. It/ sunny/ day; the weather/ perfect.

- It was a sunny day; the weather was perfect.
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2. I/ remember/ clearly/ I/ watch/ T.V/ sister/ do/ homework/ at/ time.
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2. I/ remember/ clearly/ I/ watch/ T.V/ sister/ do/ homework/ at/ time.

- I remember clearly that I was watching T.V and my sister was doing her homework at the time.
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3. Suddenly/ dog/ behave/ strangely.
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3. Suddenly/ dog, Lucky,/ behave/ strangely.

- Suddenly, our dog, Lucky, behaved strangely.
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4. He/ keep/ run around/ in circles.
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4. He/ keep/ run around/ in circles.

- He kept running around in circles.
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5. I/ tell/ father/ what/ Lucky/ do.
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5. I/ tell/ father/ what/ Lucky/ do.

- I told my father about what Lucky did.
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6. One hour later/ all/ light/ suddenly/ go out.
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6. One hour later/ all/ light/ suddenly/ go out.

- One hour later, all the lights suddenly went out.
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7. Sister/ I/ be/ frightened/ then.
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7. Sister/ I/ be/ frightened/ then.

- My sister and I were frightened then.
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8. Sister/ I/ call out/ parents.
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8. Sister/ I/ call out/ parents.
- My sister and I called out to my parents.
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9. One minute later/ we/ hear/ loud noise/ whole/ building/ begin/ shake.
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9. One minute later/ we/ hear/ loud noise/ whole/ building/ begin/ shake.

- One minute later, we heard a loud noise and the
whole building began to shake.
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10. It/ terrible/ experience/ and/ I/ never/ want/ go
through/ anything/ like/ it/ again.
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10. It/ terrible/ experience/ and/ I/ never/ want/ go
through/ anything/ like/ it/ again.

- It was a terrible experience and I never want to
go through anything like it again.
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11. Fortunately/ we/ all/ safe/ after/ 3-minute/ shake.
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11. Fortunately/ we/ all/ safe/ after/ 3-minute/ shake.
- Fortunately, we were all safe after a 3-minute
shake.
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