Unit 9 -read

Tell all natural disasters you can remember
after watching clips
earthquake
Tidal wave
tornado
typhoon
volcano
Pacific Rim
Suck up
Volcanic eruption
Tropical storm
Abrupt shift
collapse
Funnel- shaped storm
erupt
Complete the table with the words given
hit
hurricane
cyclone
Vocabulary
1. Pacific Rim (n)
2. Collapse (v)
3. Abrupt (adj)
4. Shift (n)
5. Hit (v) = strike (struck – struck)
7. Erupt (v)
6. Hurricane/cyclone (n)
8. Funnel – shaped (adj)
9. Suck up (v)
= quick, sudden
= Change of position
= typhoon
Eruption (n)
Ring of Fire
The tornado is sucking up a man and a woman
II.True or False? Check ()the boxes
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 1960s
Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption
A tornado looks like a funnel.

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Severe damage: sự tàn phá khủng khiếp
from Alaska to California
in more than 50 years
The majority of earthquakes …
During the earthquake in Kobe, many …
A tidal wave can only occur when …
In Australia, a tropical storm is known as…
The Chinese language gave us …
A tornado is a type of storm that…
* Majority : Đa số , phần lớn
III. Complete the sentences
The majority of earthquakes …
During the earthquake in Kobe, many …
A tidal wave can only occur when …
In Australia, a tropical storm
is known as…
5. The Chinese language gave
us …
6. A tornado is a type of storm that…
c. …people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
f. ...occur around the Pacific Rim
d. …there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth
b. …a cyclone
e. …the word “typhoon”
a. …passes overland below a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in its path
_____90% ____of earthquake occurs around the Pacific Rim.
In____1995_____ a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan.
In ___1960s________ a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska.
When a tropical storm reaches ____120_____kilometers per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia and a typhoon in Asia.
Mount Pinatubo erupted in ____1991_____. It was the world`s largest volcanic eruption in more than _____50____ years.
In Italy in ____1981_____, a tornado , a funnel-shaped storm , lifted a baby and put it down safely _____100_____meters away.
1. Tell some natural disasters that often occur in Viet Nam?
2. Which natural disaster is occurring in BaoLam now?
3. Do you think man is one of the main reasons making natural disasters more serious?
4. Why?
5. What should we do?
Home work
Learn vocabulary
Complete these sentences (b/p.79)
Tell some common natural disasters in Viet Nam and what should we do to reduce damage of natural disasters.
Prepare Write

Earthquake: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim which is known as the “ Ring of Fire”. In 1995 a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, offices blocks and highways collapsed
Tidal Wave :…In the 1960s a tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California.
Typhoons: When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia …
Volcanoes:…Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991.It was the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50years. …
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel- shaped storms which…
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Read the following sentences carefully, then choose A, B, C or D for each sentence with the disaster it discribes
1. Suddenly the ground shook beneath our feet and all the tall building opposite the college began to sway. Windows and doors rattled, and several bookcases in the college library came crashing down.
A. Hurricane B. Volvano C. Tornado D. Earthquake
2. Over 50.000 people live in Ethiopia heve died of starvationlast year. Questions are being asked concerning the delay in the supplies of rice and grain, which were recently sent to them.
A. Earthquake B. Volvano C. Famine D. Flood
3. Flames swept throught the block of offices, burning everything inside. Two hours later only empty shell of the building remained.
A. Fire B.Typhoon C. Volvano D. Famine
4. The river overflowed in several places and huges areas of farming land are now several feet under water. Boats are being used to rescue people in nearby villages
A. Earthquake B. Flood C.Tsunami D. Cyclone
5. The winds have already strngthened considerably and the sea is now rough indeed. As a result, ferries across the harbor have stopped sailing and all large ships have put out to sea.
A. Tidal wave B.Volcano C.Typhoon D. Fire
6. Smoke poured out of the crater but noone expected an eruption. A week later, however, red hot lava began to flow down the side of the mountain,.
A. Tsunami B.Volcano C. Hurricane D. Earthquake
* Prepare Write
 Vocabulary : shine, perfect, behave, strangely, run around, shelter, scared, storm, clever, all of a sudden
 Look at pictures p.80 then answer the questions
Picture 1 :
1. Who is this ?
2. Where is she , outside or in the garden ?
3. What is she doing ?
Picture 2
4. How is the dog ?
Picture 3 :
5. What’s on TV ?
Picture 4 :
6. What are they doing ?
Picture 5 :
7. What’s the wether like now ?
Picture 6 :
8. What’s the weather like now ?
9. How are they now ?
Home work
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The volcano is erupting