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Unit 4
Natural Disasters
Listening and Speaking
Watch the video Natural Disasters.
earthquake
tornado[t ne d ]
tsunami[tsu nɑ mi]
flood [fl d]
wildfire
What disasters
did you see in
the video
(2) How do these natural disasters affect our life What may happen in these disasters
destroy
killed
injured
damage
survive 幸存
rescue
In a disaster, people may be ______ or ______ and homes may be ________or ________. Some people may die, while some may _______. With the help of ________ workers, the city will ______ again.
revive 復興，恢復
killed
injured
damaged
destroyed
survive
rescue
revive
Warming-up
1. What problems/natural disasters do you see in the picture
2. What do you think the soldiers are doing
3. Can the person in the picture survive
4. Can we stop natural disasters from happening
Look at the opening page and discuss the following questions.
Warming-up
How do you understand the quote Do you agree with it
the number of deaths in a particular situation or within a particular period of time
Between 2000 and 2012, natural disasters around the world caused $1.7 trillion in damage and affected 2.9 billion people. Floods are the most widespread natural disaster except for wildfires.
vt.影響;侵襲
The potential (潛在的) influence of a natural disaster depends on the size and location of the event. If the disaster takes place in a heavily populated area, it immediately causes more damage to both life and property.
Watch the video clips and identify(辨認) the disasters.
tornado
tsunami
Watch the video Natural Disasters and look at the photos. Do you know what these disasters are Write down their names.
Questions Type of information Answer
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador number
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
3. Where are the floods
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landside in Seoul
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.
number
place
activities
time
place
reason
Suppose you are a news reporter, you should prepare a short news report on the following themes.
Earthquake
Wenchuan, China
14:28 Monday,12 May
Magnitude 7.8(8.0)
At least 8,500 killed(by 13 May)
Rescue workers(medical teams, troops, volunteers, etc.) organised quickly
Wildfire
Alberta, Canada
Began on 1 May
2,400 homes destroyed
Almost 88,000 people evacuated
Hundreds of firefighters arrived
Planes, helicopters used to fight the fire
No deaths, no injuries
Flood
Colombo,Sri Lanka
Began in May
82 killed, 500,000 affected
Rescue teams provided food and water
Shelters set up by the government
Report a natural disaster
Good morning, it’s 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings, and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
greeting
broadcast date
event, place and time
The rescue work
damage
Pronunciation
Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the –ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes.
begged
exchanged
pretended
breathed
helped
reserved
described
laughed
shocked
concentrated
learned
viewed
confused
depended
watched
debated
embarrassed
wished
Conclusion
-ed 在動詞詞尾的發音有三種情況：
1) 在清輔音后讀作/t/，如asked, helped ；
2) 在濁輔音和元音后讀作/d/，如listened, loved ；
3) 在/d/ /t/后讀作/ d/，如minded, landed。
Question Type of information
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador number
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
3. Where are the floods
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
Circle the key word(s) in the questions and write the kind of information they refer to.
number
place
activities
time
place
reason
n.&v. 營救；救援
n.(地)震級;重大
Question Answer
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6. Which building were damaged in Seoul
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul
at 9:25 a.m.
a library and a supermarket
the heavy rain that has fallen in the last week
Read about the disasters and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your report to a partner.
A wildfire which began on 1 May in Alberta, Canada, has destroyed 2,400 homes. Almost 88,000 people have been evacuated. Hundreds of firefighters along with planes and helicopters have arrived to help fight the fire. Luckily, there have been no deaths or injuries.
News report on wildfire
A flood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has killed 82 people. The flood, which began in May, has affected nearly 500,000 people. Rescue teams are providing food and water, and shelters have been set up by the government.
News report on flood
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