Unit 9. Natural disaters

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volcano
earthquake
Tidal wave
tornado
typhoon
UNIT 9
Natural disaters
LESSON 4. Reading (p78)
I. Vocabulary
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
Pacific Rim
(to) strike - struck
(to) erupt
(to) suck (up)
abrupt (adj)
severe (adj)
funnel-shaped (adj)
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Vành đai Thái Bình dương
đánh, phá
phun trào
hút (lên cao)
bất ngờ, đột ngột
dữ dội, khốc liệt
có hình phễu
xe nôi
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters.
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world`s largest ever volcanic eruption.
A tornado looks like a funnel.
II. Prediction
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters.
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world`s largest ever volcanic eruption.
A tornado looks like a funnel.
III. Reading and checking
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Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
What causes tidal waves?
Can people prevent the damage of natural disasters?
Do thunderstorms and lightnings occur when there`s a tornado?
IV. Answer the questions
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
What causes tidal waves?
=> An abrupt shift in the underwater movement can cause tidal waves.
2. Can people prevent the damage of natural disasters?
=> Yes, scientists can predict the disasters and warn people about their impacts
3. Do thunderstorms and lightnings occur when there`s a tornado?
=> Yes, because a tornado passes overland below a thunderstorm.
IV. Answer the questions
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
. occurs around the Pacific Rim.
. people were killed when when their homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
. there`s an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
. a cyclone.
. meaning of the word "typhoon"
. has a shape like a funnel and passes overland below a thunderstorm.
V. Complete the sentences
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
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Read the text again.
Retell one of the narural disasters
which impresses you most.
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
VI. homework
Store some canned food, buy candles and matches, fill the buckets with fresh water and tie the roofs of houses with pegs and ropes
When there is a typhoon.
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run as quickly as possible from the coastal areas when you hear the warning about an abrupt change of the sea level.
When there is a tidal wave.
Stay inside, sit under a strong table or doorway, check the mirrors, block the rollers on the fridge and washing machine.
When there is an earthquake.
Load the trucks with necessary luggage then the whole family moves from the dangerous place and waits until everything is all right
When there is a volcano
or a tidal wave.
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