DISASTERS
Uni 9 NATURAL
ETHNIC GROUPS
OF VIET NAM
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LESSON 7: Looking back & project
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

Vocabulary
Grammar

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HOBBIES
Project:
Making a poster

WARM-UP

Unit 9

VOCABULARY

1 Write the name of a natural disaster in each blank.
flood

1. a lot of water in an area?

volcanic eruption

4. ash and gas?

storm

2. heavy rain and strong winds?

landslide

5. rocks and mud coming
down hills or mountains?

earthquake

3. the earth trembling?

VOCABULARY
2 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
destruction
1. The tsunami brought ________________
to cities and towns near the sea.
(destroy)
predictions
2. The government has developed some systems to help make ________________
about natural disasters. (predict)
victims
3. We are donating money and food to help the ________________
of the
landslide. (victim)
warned
4. The local authorities ________________
the villagers about a landslide
yesterday. (warning)
workers
5. Rescue ________________
are trying hard to save people in the flooded area.
(work)

GRAMMAR

3 Put the verbs into the correct tense: the past simple or past continuous.
were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday morning?
1. What you (do) _______________
destroyed a lot of houses in Japan.
2. Last year, earthquakes (destroy) ___________
was watering the flowers in his garden when the tornado
3. He (water) _____________
came
(come) ________.
were calling
4. While they (call) _________________
for help, the rescue workers
appeared
(appear) _____________.
Were you listening to music at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?
5. you (listen) _________________

GRAMMAR

4 Complete the sentences about you and your family members.
At 7 p.m. yesterday, …
1. I was _______________________.
2. my grandmother / grandfather ___.
3. my mother ___________________.
4. my father ____________________.
5. my sister / brother _____________.

PROJECT

5 WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT IT?
1. Choose a natural disaster you want to learn more about.
2. Research it. You can use these questions to guide you:
– What causes it?
– Where and when does it usually happen?
– What effects can it have?
– What should people do before, during, and after it happens?
3. Create a poster about this natural disaster. Draw pictures or find suitable
photos for it.
4. Present the poster to the class.

CONSOLIDATION

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WRAP-UP

In this lesson, you have:
 revised more vocabulary items you have learnt in the unit.
 revised the differences between the past simple and past continuous.
 revised the past continuous.
 researched more deeply into a natural disaster.

CONSOLIDATION

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HOMEWORK

 Do exercises in the workbook.
 Prepare for Unit 10 – Getting started

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