DISASTERS
Uni 9 NATURAL
ETHNIC GROUPS
OF VIET NAM
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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

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LESSON
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GETTING
LESSON
GETTING STARTED
STARTED
Q&A about natural disasters

WARM-UP
PRESENTATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Complete each sentence with no more than TWO
words from the conversation.
Task 3: Write the natural disasters from the box under the
pictures. Then listen, check, and repeat.
Task 4: Choose the correct answer to complete each
sentence.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Complete the web with the words and phrases
related to natural disasters you know.
Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP
Answer the questions:
1. Can you name some natural disasters in Viet Nam?
2. Are there often natural disasters in Viet Nam?

NATURAL
DISASTERS

3. How can you know when there is an
incoming natural disaster?
4. What would you do if you were notified of an
incoming earthquake?

PRESENTATION

damage (n,v)
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/
thiệt hại,
gây tổn hại

PRESENTATION

funnel (n)
/ˈfʌnl/
cái phễu

PRESENTATION

tornado (n)
/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/
lốc xoáy

PRESENTATION

eruption (n)
/ɪˈrʌpʃn/
sự phun trào

PRESENTATION

pull up
/pʊl ʌp/
kéo lên, nhổ lên,
lôi lên

PRESENTATION

landslide (n)
/ˈlændslaɪd/
vụ sạt lở

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY
New words
1. damage (n,v)
2. funnel (n)

Pronunciation
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/

Meaning
thiệt hại, gây tổn hại

/ˈfʌnl/

cái phễu

3. tornado (n)

/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/

lốc xoáy

4. eruption (n)

/ɪˈrʌpʃn/

sự phun trào

5. pull up

/pʊl ʌp/

kéo lên, nhổ lên, lôi lên

6. landslide (n)

/ˈlændslaɪd/

vụ sạt lở

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY
Word

Vietnamese equivalent

1. damage (n,v)

lốc xoáy

2. funnel (n)

sự phun trào

3. tornado (n)

thiệt hại, gây tổn hại

4. eruption (n)

cái phễu

5. pull up

vụ sạt lở

6. landslide (n)

kéo lên, nhổ lên, lôi lên

PRACTICE
- What can you see in the picture?
- What natural disaster is it?

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

Tom: You look pretty sad, Mi. What's the matter?
Mi: My uncle called us this morning. Our home town has been affected by a flood. It's the second time this
year.
Tom: I'm sorry to hear that. How are things there now?
Mi: My uncle, his wife, and his children are all safe. They moved everything to the second floor of their
house last night. Are there natural disasters in your home town in the US?
Tom: Yes, we sometimes have tornadoes.
Mi: Tornadoes? Sounds strange. What's a tornado?
Tom: It's a violent storm that moves in a circle with very strong winds. I still remember the tornado we had
last year.
Mi: What happened?
Tom: One evening my parents and I were having dinner. Suddenly we heard a very loud noise. When we
looked out of the window, we saw a big funnel of wind moving towards us.
Mi: Did it cause any damage?
Tom: Yes, a lot. It damaged the roof of our house and pulled up some trees in our yard. Fortunately, no one
was hurt.

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again. Complete each sentence with no more than
TWO words from it.

1. There is a _____
flood in Mi's home town.
2. Her uncle's family had to move everything to the ___________
second floor
last night.
3. A tornado is an example of a _______________.
natural disaster
was having dinner when the tornado came.
4. Tom's family ___________
5. The tornado damaged their roof and _______
pulled up some trees in
their yard.

PRACTICE

3 Write the natural disasters from the box under the pictures. Then listen, check, and repeat.
volcanic eruption earthquake landslide storm

tornado

flood

1. ………………………....

2. ………………………....

3. ………………………....

4. ………………………....

5. ………………………....

6. …………………………..

PRACTICE

4 Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
1. When there is a(n) earthquake / volcanic eruption, hot gases and liquid
rock pour out from a mountain.
2. Oh, the house is shaking! I think we're having a(n) earthquake / flood.
3. We wanted to travel to Ha Giang, but there was a tornado / landslide.
Some big rocks and mud came down the mountains.
4. Every year more than ten floods / storms with strong winds and rain
cause damage in our country.
5. A tornado / storm looks like a huge funnel and causes a lot of damage.
Its strong winds can reach 480 km per hour.

PRODUCTION

5

Work in groups. Complete the web with all of the words and phrases related to
natural disasters you know.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
NATURAL
Topic of the unit
DISASTERS

About
Vocabulary
natural
disasters

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Start preparing for the Project of the unit.

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