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3. tornado
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Unit 9: natural disasters
Period 59 : Lesson 4 (read)
I. Pre- reading
1. Vocabulary
a tidal wave :
Trận sóng thần
= a movement :
a shift
Sự dịch chuyển , thay đổi
= sudden (Adj)
abrupt
Bất ngờ , đột ngột
a tornado :
Cơn lốc xoáy
Funnel - shaped (Adj):
Dạng hình phễu
(to) suck up :
Hút lên
(to) warn :
Cảnh báo , báo trước
* Checking vocabulary
a tidal wave :
Trận sóng thần
= a movement :
a shift
Sự dịch chuyển , thay đổi
= sudden (Adj)
abrupt
Bất ngờ , đột ngột
a tornado :
Cơn lốc xoáy
Funnel - shaped (Adj):
Dạng hình phễu
(to) suck up :
Hút lên
(to) warn :
Cảnh báo , báo trước
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a. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.

b. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
c. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
d. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters.
e . The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world`s largest ever volcanic eruption.
f. A tornado looks like a funnel.
2) T/F statement prediction
T F
II) WHILE -readING:
* Checking T/F prediction
1. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.

2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
3. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
4. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters.
5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world`s largest ever volcanic eruption.
6. A tornado looks like a funnel.
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Alaska to
California
volcanic eruption in more than 50 years
* Matching:
1.(l1-78) Pacific Rim
2.(l2-78) struck
3.(l18-78) predict
4.(l19-78) erupt
5.(l2-79) baby carriage
A. TÀN PHÁ
b. XE NễI
C. VÀNH ĐAI THÁI BÌNH DƯƠNG
D. DỰ ĐOÁN
E. PHUN TRÀO
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
Complete the sentences
occur around the Pacific Rim
1.The majority of earthquakes ...............
2. During the earthquake in Kobe,many .......
3. A tidal wave can only occur when ..........
4. In Australia, a tropical storm is known as .....
5. The Chineese language gave us .............
6. A tornado is a type of storm that .............
people were killed when homes,office blocks and highways collapsed
there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth
a cyclone
the word "typhoon"
has a funnel shape passing overland below a thunderstorm
III) post -readING:
Answer the question
Lucky number
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Lucky number
2. What happened during the earthquake in Kobe?
2.Many people were killed when homes , office blocks and highways collapsed
3. Where do the majority of earthquakes occur ?
3.The majority of earthquakes occur around the pacific Rim
Lucky number
5. Which language does the word "typhoon" come from?
5. It comes from Chineese
Lucky number
7. What is another word for "tropical storm" in Australia ?
7. Another word for "tropical storm" in Australia is a cyclone
The answer
2. Many people were killed when homes,office blocks and highways collapsed
3. The majority of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim
5. The word "typhoon" comes from Chineese
7. Another word for "a tropical storm" in Australia is a cyclone
Unit 9: natural disasters - lesson 4 (read)
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