Welcome to our class
typhoon
earthquake
snowstorm
volcano
KIM’S GAME
fire
drought
Unit 9: Natural disasters
Lesson 4- Read
* VOCABULARY
sóng thần
a hurricane(n)
:bão lớn
= a cyclone
lốc xoáy
a tornado:
a tidal wave(n)
= a typhoon
(to) erupt:
(to) suck up:
hất lên
phun
-> eruption (n): sự phun trào
abrupt (adj): bất ngờ
= tsunami
Earthquake
Tidal wave
Typhoon
volcano
Tornado
Mountain or hill with opening through which ashes gases ejected.
Violent tropical storm especially in Asia.
Funnel-shaped storm over small area.
Another word for “tsunami”, waves caused by tides.
Sudden and violent movements of the earth’s surface.
Matching
Unit 9: Natural disasters
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Alaska
California
eruption in more than 50 years
Guess
False
True or False
Answer the following questions
a)How many people were killed by the earthquake in Kobe in 1995 ?
b) What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth ?
c) What does “typhoon” mean ?
d) Can we predict a volcano ?
e) What does a tornado look like?
LUCKY NUMBERS
10
Team A
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Team B
d) Can we predict a volcano?
-Yes, we can.
The scientists can warn us about the eruption
How many people were killed by the earthquake in Kobe in 1995 ?
- A large number of people.
c) What does “typhoon” mean ?
- It means”big wind”.
YOU ARE LUCKY
b) What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?
- Tidal waves will happen.
e) What does a tornado look like?
- It looks like a funnel
YOU ARE LUCKY
e) Does a tornado look like a funnel ?
- Yes, it does.
YOU ARE LUCKY
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 round 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 thundderstorm and sucks up anything that is in its path.
Complete the sentences.
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 we do to reduce the natural
disasters?
Earthquake, Tidal wave in JAPAN
Sóng thần ập vào bờ biển phía đông bắc Nhật Bản ngay 11/3/2011, sau cơn địa
chấn mạnh 8,9 độ Richter, mạnh nhất trong hơn một thế kỷ qua. Khoảng 400
người đã được xác định thiệt mạng, nhưng con số có thể lên đến 1.000.


Hỏa hoạn tại một nhà máy lọc dầu ở
đông Tokyo sau động đất
Xe hơi, xe tải bị sóng cuốn trôi sau động đất
Don`t cut down the trees
Plant more green trees
Save energy
1. Learnt new words by heart.
2. Read the text again.
3. Prepare next lesson: Write.
* Homework: