UNIT 2: WILD
NATURE

Lesson 1: Vocabulary

The adjectives are used to describe the weather

WARM-UP
SNOWY

WINDY

CLOUDY

WEATHER
STORMY

SUNNY

RAINY

Exercise 1 (SB p.20) Fill in the table with the correct words.
Listen and check.
NOUN
ADJECTIVE
rain
snow
sun
fog
cloud
wind

rainy
snowy
sunny
foggy
cloudy
windy

ice
storm

icy
stormy

QUICK CHECK!

A. rainy

B. cloudy

C. sunny

QUICK CHECK!

A. rainy

B. icy

C. foggy

QUICK CHECK!

A. rainy

B. stormy

C. cloudy

WATCH OUT!

• To describe the weather, we use It's + adjective:
Ex: It's rainy / foggy / windy.
• We can use the Present Continuous:
Ex: It's raining / snowing.
Ex: The rain / snow is falling.
• When the weather is beginning to change, we use get + adj:
Ex: It's getting sunny / foggy / windy / cloudy.

Exercise 2 (SB p.21) Choose two photos and describe them.

It's very windy.

It's cold and there's snow on
the ground.

it's very hot and there it's a coastal city
it may be after the
is a desert around
and the weather is rain. We can see
here. 
very sunny.
that the road is wet. 

Exercise 3 Complete gaps 1–6 with the words below. Listen
and check.
(1) boiling
______(hot)
boiling(hot)
hot warm mild
(2) ______
cool
freezing
cold
(3) freezing
______
freezing (cold)
(4) ______
Freezing (cold)
It's 35 (5) ______
degrees
minus 10 today.
It's (6) ______
We can say: It's boiling hot or It's boiling,
It's freezing cold or it's freezing.

cool
degrees
minus

- typhoon (n)

flood (n)

- drought (n)

- tsunami (n)

- landslide (n)

- Forest fire (n)

- volcano (n)

- earthquake (n)

New words
- typhoon (n)
- hurricane (n)
- drought (n)
- flood (n)
- earthquake (n)
- tsunami (n)
- natural disaster /'næt∫rəl di'zɑ:stə/

Exercise 4 (SB p.21) Match the sentences with the words from
the Vocabulary C box. Listen and check.
typhoon drought

earthquake

flood hurricane

tsunami

1. The ground floor is covered by water. People are moving upstairs. ______
2. It has moved closer to the centre of Việt Nam after changing direction
from northward. ______
3. People are hungry. They can't grow plants because the ground is dry and
hard. ______
4. The building is shaking. ______
5. The beach is empty. People are going into the mountains before the wave
arrives. ______
6. It's very windy and it's raining. Everybody is inside and the doors and
windows are closed. ______

Exercise 4 (SB p.21) Match the sentences with the words from
the Vocabulary C box. Listen and check.
typhoon drought earthquake

flood

hurican tsunami

1. The ground floor is covered by water. People are moving upstairs. ______
2. It has moved closer to the centre of Việt Nam after changing direction
from northward. ______
3. People are hungry. They can't grow plants because the ground is dry and
hard. ______
4. The building is shaking. ______
5. The beach is empty. People are going into the mountains before the wave
arrives. ______
6. It's very windy and it's raining. Everybody is inside and the doors and
windows are closed. ______

Exercise 4 (SB p.21) – Listening 2.03

Match the sentences with the words from the Vocabulary C box.
Listen and check.
1 The ground floor is covered by water. People are moving upstairs. flood
2 It has moved closer to the centre of Việt Nam after changing direction from
northward. typhoon

Exercise 4 (SB p.21) – Listening 2.03

Match the sentences with the words from the Vocabulary C box.
Listen and check.
1 The ground floor is covered by water. People are moving upstairs. flood
2 It has moved closer to the centre of Việt Nam after changing direction from
northward. typhoon
3 People are hungry. They can't grow plants because the ground is dry and hard. drought

Exercise 4 (SB p.21) – Listening 2.03

Match the sentences with the words from the Vocabulary C box.
Listen and check.
1 The ground floor is covered by water. People are moving upstairs. flood
2 It has moved closer to the centre of Việt Nam after changing direction from
northward. typhoon
3 People are hungry. They can't grow plants because the ground is dry and hard. drought
4 The building is shaking. earthquake

Exercise 4 (SB p.21) – Listening 2.03

Match the sentences with the words from the Vocabulary C box.
Listen and check.

1 The ground floor is covered by water. People are moving upstairs.
flood closer to the centre of Việt Nam after changing
2 It has moved
direction from northward.
typhoon
3 People are hungry. They can't
grow plants because the ground is
dry and hard.
4 The building is drought
shaking. earthquake
5 The beach is empty. People are going into the mountains before
the wave arrives. tsunami

Exercise 4 (SB p.21) – Listening 2.03

Match the sentences with the words from the Vocabulary C box.
Listen and check.
1 The ground floor is covered by water. People are moving upstairs. flood
2 It has moved closer to the centre of Việt Nam after changing direction from
northward. typhoon
3 People are hungry. They can't grow plants because the ground is dry and hard. drought
4 The building is shaking. earthquake
5 The beach is empty. People are going into the mountains before the wave
arrives. tsunami
6 It's very windy and it's raining. Everybody is inside and the doors and windows are
closed. hurricane

DISCUSSION
1. What are some common
natural disasters that occur in
Vietnam?
2. Have you ever heard of or
experienced a natural disaster?
A flood in Central Vietnam in 2020

Exercise 5 (SB p.21)

In pairs, choose one of the words from the Vocabulary C box. Describe what
happens when the disaster occurs. Use the words below.
You can begin with...
When ... occurs, people need to...
One of the consequences of this disaster is...
During the disaster, it's important to...
People should stay indoors to...

go outside
stay indoors
windows break

grow food
trees fall down

Exercise 5 (SB p.21)

In pairs, choose one of the words from the Vocabulary C box. Describe what
happens when the disaster occurs. Use the words below.
You should include ...
- A disaster we have learned
- What happens (e.g. damage, transport
disruption, loss of life, etc.)
- At least 01 instance of the vocabulary
- At least 02 instances of It's + adjective or get
+ adjective

go outside
stay indoors
windows break

grow food
trees fall down

Extra activity (for reference)

In pairs, one student will choose a country and a time of the year. The other
will guess the weather based on the clothing described. Then, you will swap
roles.
Example:
Australia – January – shorts, t-shirts, sandals
The weather is ...

Extra activity (for reference)

In pairs, one student will choose a country and a time of the year. The other
will guess the weather based on the clothing described. Then, you will swap
roles.
Example:
Australia – January – shorts, t-shirts, sandals
The weather is sunny.

HOMEWORK
✔ Do exercises in WB.
✔ Prepare for Lesson 2.

- cool /kuːl/
freezing /ˈfriːzɪŋ/
degree /dɪˈɡriː/(n)
minus /ˈmaɪ.nəs/
typhoon /taɪˈfuːn
drought /draʊt/

(n) bão nhiệt đới
(n) hạn hán

earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/
flood /flʌd/
hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən/
tsunami /tsuːˈnɑːmi/
storm /stɔːm/
save /seɪv/
lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

(adj) đóng băng
(n) bằng cấp/ nhiệt độ

tsunami (n)
/tsuːˈnɑːmi/
an extremely large wave
in the sea

song thần

hurricane (n)
/ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
a typhoon in in the West
Atlantic Ocean

bão cuồng phong

Exercise 4 (SB p.21) – Listening 2.03

Match the sentences with the words from the Vocabulary C box.
Listen and check.
1 The ground floor is covered by water. People are moving upstairs. _______
2 It has moved closer to the centre of Việt Nam after changing direction from
northward. _______
3 People are hungry. They can't grow plants because the ground is dry and hard.
_______
4 The building is shaking. _______
5 The beach is empty. People are going into the mountains before the wave
arrives. _______
6 It's very windy and it's raining. Everybody is inside and the doors and windows are
closed. _______