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NATURAL DISASTERS
1. Yesterday, a terrible storm                      the rural area of Ha Giang Province.
2. Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano                     .
3. Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake                     the city.
4. The mudslide                     the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses.
5. The forest fire                     for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed.
6. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls                     .
WARM UP:
struck
erupted
shook
buried
raged
collapsed
Unit 9: Natural diSaster
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2/P.29 - 30
1. Read the conversation in GETTING STARTED and underline any sentences in the passive voice that you can find. Check your findings with a partner.  
Duong: Did you watch the news last night?
Nick: No, I didn`t. What`s happened?
Duong: There was a typhoon in Nam Dinh Province.
Nick: What exactly is a typhoon? We don`t get them in England.
Duong: It`s a severe tropical storm.
Nick: Oh no! That`s terrible! What time did it hit the area?
Duong: They said at about 10 a.m.
Nick: Was anyone injured?
Duong: Only a few minor injuries were reported. Most people had moved to safe areas when the storm broke.​
Nick: That`s a relief. Did it cause any damage to property?​
Duong: It seems many houses and public buildings were destroyed or flooded, and thousands of people were left homeless.​
Nick: That`s awful! Despite all the modern technology available to us, we`re still helpless against natural disasters. How is the government helping the people there?​
Duong: They`ve sent rescue workers to free people who were trapped in flooded homes. Once the heavy rain stops, they`ll start clearing up the debris. Medical supplies, food and rescue equipment have also been sent.​​
Nick: That`s great! How about the people left without homes?​​
Duong: They`ve been taken to a safe place where temporary accommodation will be provided for them.​​
S + be + past participle
GRAMMA
1. Passive voice
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2. Complete the sentences using the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.
1. Debris (scatter)                     across the countryside by the strong winds last night.
2. Ten new houses (build)                     in the town every year.
3. Residents of flooded villages (take)                    safe place last night.
4. In the future, natural disasters (predict)                 _   accurately with the help of technology.
5. Food and medical supplies (deliver)              _      later this afternoon.
Was scattered
Will be predicted
Are built
Were taken
Will be delivered
Food and blankets have been given out to homeless people.
Ten people trapped in collapsed buildings have been freed
Was the whole village destroyed by the storm?
If the area is hit by the storm, a lot of damage will be caused
A garden party is going to be organised to raise money for the victims of the flood.
2. Past perfect
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- We use the past perfect to describe an action before a stated time in the past
- We use the past perfect to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
1. We use the past perfect to describe an action before a started time in the past
(Diễn tả một hành động trước 1 thời điểm nhất định trong quá khứ)

Ex: People had managed to leave the flooded villages by 11 o’clock.
4b. When do we use the past perfect? Can you think of any rules?
2. We use the past perfect to describe an action happened before another action in the past.
(Diễn tả một hành động đã xảy ra và hoàn thành trước 1 thành động khác trong quá khứ)
Ex: People had already left the flooded villages when rescue workers arrived.
Before (Trước khi)
He had done his homework before his mother asked him to do so.


After (Sau khi)
They went home after they had eaten a big roasted chicken.


By the time (Vào thời điểm)
He had cleaned the house by the time her mother came back.


Dấu hiệu nhận biết
S + had + V3/V-ed before S + V2/Ved
S + V2/ V-ed after S + had + V3/V-ed
S + had + V3/V-ed by the time S + V2/ V-ed
5. Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the simple past or past perfect.
1. Most people (leave)                    before the volcano (erupt)                   .
2. By the time we (arrive)                    at the canyon, it (stop)                   snowing.
3. They (spend)                   the night in the flooded area before help (arrive)                   .
4. Simon (get)                    lost because he (not take)                   a map with him.
5. I (find)                   my pen after I (buy)                    a new one.
had left
arrived
had stopped
had spent
arrived
got
hadn`t taken
found
had bought
erupted
She had left home to grandmother’s house.
 I had completed all the homework.
There had been a small fire near the library.
I had played badminton
My friend had called me for inviting me to go out
7. Game
Work in two teams. Take turns to give reasons why you were pleased/ upset/ happy/ angry, etc. Use the past perfect for the event that had happened. Each correct sentence gets one point. The team with the most points wins.
Ex:
- Oh my birthday party, I was very pleased because I had received a nice present. 
- Last Tuesday, I was annoyed because I had missed my school bus.
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HOMEWORK
- Review the grammar points
- Prepare for Unit 9: Communication
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