Good morning
Everybody
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS

A: "I'm afraid I have some bad news. A landslide destroyed
many houses in the village last night."
B: "________________"

Oh no! That's terrible!
You're welcome.
Congratulations!

When a __________occurs, the ground shakes
violently, often causing buildings to collapse.

forest fire
earthquake
flood

A: "Did you hear? The volcano erupted
and the villagers had to leave their homes."
B: "________________"

I'm sorry to hear that.
Good luck to them.
How wonderful!

The heavy rain lasted for three days,
causing a severe ___________ that covered
the entire town in water.

landslide
flood
tornado

A: "A violent tornado swept through the city
and
injured
ten
people."
B:
"________________"

It's my pleasure.
How shocking!
I hope they recover soon.
I agree with you.

UNIT 9: NATUARAL DISASTERS
Lesson 4 – period 72: Communication

Shake (v)
 /ʃeɪk/
Rung, lắc

Fahrenheit (n)
 /ˈfærənhaɪt/
Độ F (đo nhiệt độ)

Richter scale (n)
/ˈrɪktə skeɪl/
Độ rích te (đo độ mạnh
của động đất)

1
Mark: Phong, why are you so sad?
Phong: My grandparents called this morning.
A flood destroyed their house.
Mark: I'm sorry to hear that.
Phong: It also damaged all of their crops.
Mark: That's awful. I hope your grandparents
are safe.

2

Work in pairs. Practise giving and responding to bad news in
the following situations.

- You have a friend in a mountainous area. A
landslide destroyed his family's garden
yesterday. You share this news with your
classmate.
- You hear that a big earthquake hit a city.
You share this news with your classmate.

Choose the correct word to complete
the conversation
mountainous

crop

landslide

garden

safe

A: Why are you so sad?
B: I have a friend who lives in a ……area. A
…….destroyed his family's………. yesterday.
A: I'm sory to hear that.
B: Thanksfully, everyone is…….., but they
lost all their……… and pland.
A: That's awful.

Choose the correct word to complete the
conversation

A: Why are you so sad?
B: I have a friend who lives in a mountainous area. A
landslide destroyed his family's garden yesterday.
A: I'm sory to hear that.
B: Thanksfully, everyone is safe, but they lost all their
crop and pland.
A: That's awful.

3

Read the short passages below. Decide which natural disaster each
person below is talking about.

=> Nam: landslide
=> Ann: tornado
=> Tom: earthquake

the correct answer to each
4 Choose
know about natural disasters.

question to see how much you

Question 1: Which of these may cause landslides?
A. Heavy rain.
B. Wind.
C. Lightning.
Question 2: Which of these activities may cause landslides?
A. Littering.
B. Cutting down trees. C. Polluting the air.
Question 3: What scale is used for measuring earthquakes?
A. Fahrenheit scale. B. Celsius scale.
C. Richter scale.
Question 4: What natural disaster can an earthquake cause?
A. A flood.
B. A landslide.
C. A tornado.
Question 5: What do tornadoes form from?
A. An earthquake. B. A flood.
C. A thunderstorm.
Question 6: Where do tornadoes mostly happen?
A. In the USA.
B. In the UK.
C. In Viet Nam

1
In this lesson, you have:
learnt new words related to natural disasters.
 learnt how to give and respond to bad news.

2
Learn by heart all the words.
Do exercises in the workbook.
Prepare for Lesson 5 – Skills 1.

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