UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
LISTEN AND READ
1- Getting started:
Snowstorm Earthquake volcano typhoon
Match the pictures to the correct words. Then compare your answers with a partner’s.
Snowstorm
Earthquake
typhoon
volcano
Coast (n) bờ biển
Thunderstorm (n) bão tố có sấm sét
Highland (n) Cao nguyên
Trust (v) = believe
Weather forecast (n) = dự báo thời tiết
Pre-questions
-What are they talking about?
2- Listen and read:
Pre-questions

-What are they talking about?
They are talking about weather forecast and a future plan.
Fill in each blank with one word or phrase from the dialogue:
1- Thuy’s grandmother wants her to ________ the volume on TV because she wants to listen to the _______________.
2- It will be ________ along the coast of Thanh Hoa.

3- The ___________________will experience thunderstorms.
5-Although Thuy’s grandmother doesn’t trust ______________, she likes______________.

4- Ho Chi Minh City will _________ ____________________between 27oC and 35oC.
turn up
weather forecast
raining
south-central coast
experience temperatures
weather forecast
watching them

a/Why does Thuy’s grandmother ask her to turn up the volume?
b/Which city is the hottest one today?
c/Where is Thuy going?
d/What does Thuy’s grandmother want her to bring along?
Comprehension questions

Play the game: Lucky numbers
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Lucky numbers
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a/Why does Thuy’s grandmother ask her to turn up the volume



Because she wants to listen to the weather forecast.
3 points
b/Which city is the hottest one today?

Ho Chi Minh City is the hottest.
4 points



c/Where is Thuy going?

She is going to a park on the otherside of the river with her old friends.
4 points


d/What does Thuy’s grandmother want her to bring along?

Thuy’s grandmother wants her to bring along a raincoat.
3 points
Lucky number
2 points
Lucky number
2 points