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earthquake
Tidal wave
Typhoon
Volcano
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Flood
Drought
Ice rain
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Mount Pinatubo
Period 59 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 4: READ
Ninety percent of earthquakes occur the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “ Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collasped.
Earthquakes:
Kobe
Tidal waves are the results of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California.
Tidal waves:
Typhoons:
When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word ‘typhoon’ comes from Chinese: tai means ‘big’ and feng means ‘wind’, so the word ‘typhoon’ means ‘big wind’.
Volcanoes:
We can usually predict when a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991. It was the world’ largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved because scientists had warned them about the eruption.
Tornadoes:
Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their path. In Italy in 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was sleep in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meter away!
Period 59 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 4: READ
1. New words:
1. New words:
collapse (v):
tidal wave (n):
Pacific Rim (Ring of Fire) (n): hurricane (n):
tornado (n):
funnel- shaped (adj):
suck up (v):
erupt (v)- eruption (n):
Sập, đổ
Sóng Thần
Vành đai Thái Bình Dương
Bão = cyclone (n)= typhoon(n)
Có hình phễu
Hất lên
Lốc xoáy
Phun, sự phun trào
Period 59 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 4: READ
tornado
earthquake
tidal wave
typhoon
volcano
erupt
Match the names with their suitable pictures
New words:
2. Read:
a. Tick True or False?
Period 59 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 4: READ
T
T
F
T
F
T
Alaska
California
eruption in more than 50 years
Guess
T/ F
True or False
New words:
2. Read:
a. Tick True or False?
b. Complete the sentences.
Period 59 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 4: READ
b. Complete the sentences.
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 Chinese language gave us ..............
6. A tornado is a type of storm that…………………......
occur around the Pacific Rim.
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”
passes overland
below a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in
its path.
visit Ha Long Bay.
3/ She is going to stay for two weeks.
4/ She is going to visit the citadel.
Discussion
1. Why are the natural disasters dangerous?
2. What should or shouldn’t we do to reduce
the natural disasters?
Why are the natural disasters dangerous?

Kinh hồng l?c xốy c�n qu�t nu?c M?
We shouldn’t do
What we should do
Students’ opinions
HOMEWORK :
- Learn new words by heart.
- Translate the text into Vietnamese.
- Do exercises 7, 8 (workbook P92-93) and prepare the next lesson: "Write"
Thank you for
Your attention!