Unit 9: Natural disasters – Getting started
 
VOCABULARY
Severe (adj): khóc liệt, dữ dội
Injured (adj): bi thương
Damage (n): sự thiệt hại
Property (n): tài sản, của cải
Trap (v): làm mắc kẹt
Debris (n): mảnh vỡ, mảnh vụn
Accommodation (n): chỗ ở
Relief (n): sự cứu trợ
Provide (v): cung cấp
Disaster (n): tai họa, thảm họa
Natural disasters = thiên tai
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Drought (v): hạn hán
Flood (n): lũ lụt
Tornado (n): vòi rồng
Forest fire (n): cháy rừng
Earthquare (n): động đât
Landslide (n): lỡ đất
Volcano (n): sự phun trào núi lửa
Volcanic eruption (n): núi lửa
Tsunami (n): song thần
Typhoon = Tropical storm (n): bão nhiệt dới
1. Listen and read
Shocking news
Duong: Did you watch the news last night?
Nick: No, I didn`t. What`s happened?
Duong: There was a typhoon in Nam Dinh Province.
Nick: What exactly is a typhoon? We don`t get them in England.
Duong: It`s a severe tropical storm.
Nick: Oh no! That`s terrible! What time did it hit the area?
Duong: They said at about 10 a.m.
Nick: Was anyone injured?
Duong: Only a few minor injuries were reported. Most people had moved to safe areas when the storm broke.
Nick: That`s a relief. Did it cause any damage to property?
Duong: It seems many houses and public buildings were destroyed or flooded, and thousands of people were left homeless.
Nick: That`s awful! Despite all the modern technology available to us, we`re still helpless against natural disasters. How is the government helping the people there?
Duong: They`ve sent rescue workers to free people who were trapped in flooded homes. Once the heavy rain stops, they`ll start clearing up the debris. Medical supplies, food and rescue equipment have also been sent.
Nick: That`s great! How about the people left without homes?
Duong: They`ve been taken to a safe place where temporary accommodation will be provided for them.

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1. Listen and read
Hướng dẫn dịch:
Dương: Bạn đã xem tin tức tối qua chưa?
Nick: Chưa. Chuyện gì xảy ra vậy?
Dương: Có một cơn bão nhiệt đới ở tỉnh Nam Định.
Nick: Chính xác thì bão nhiệt đới là gì? Chúng mình không có chúng ở Anh.
Dương: Nó là một cơn bão vùng nhiệt đới rất nghiêm trọng.
Nick: Ồ không! Thật khủng khiếp! Nó đổ bộ vào khu vực đó khi nào?
Dương: Họ nói rằng vào khoảng 10 giờ sáng.
Nick: Có ai bị thương không?
Dương: Chỉ vài người bị thương theo như tường thuật. Hầu hết mọi người đã di chuyển đến những khu vực an toàn khi bão ập đến.
Nick: Thật nhẹ nhõm. Nó có gây nên bất kỳ thiệt hại tài sản nào không?
Dương: Nhiều ngôi nhà, tòa nhà công cộng dường như bị phá hủy hoặc bị lụt lội và hàng ngàn người bị mất nhà cửa.
Nick: Thật tệ! Mặc dù tất cả công nghệ hiện đại có sẵn quanh ta, chúng ta vẫn bất lực trước những thảm họa thiên nhiên. Chính phủ đang giúp những người dân ở đó như thế nào?
Dương: Họ đã cử đội cứu hộ đến giải cứu những người bị kẹt trong những ngôi nhà bị lụt. Khi những cơn mưa nặng hạt dừng lại, họ sẽ bắt đầu dọn dẹp những tàn dư. Việc cung cấp y tế, thực phẩm và thiết bị cứu hộ đang được gửi đến.
Nick: Tuyệt! Vậy những người mà không có nhà thì sao?
Dương: Họ được đưa đến một nơi an toàn mà chỗ ở tạm thời sẽ được cung cấp cho họ.
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1a. Read the conversation again and fill the blank with no more than three words
1. Nam Dinh Province was hit by a severe  .
2. Only a few people were  .
3. The storm caused extensive   to property.
4. Rescue workers have freed those who were   in flooded homes.
5. The government has sent rescue equipment, food, and  .
6. People without homes will be provided with  .
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1. Listen and read
Shocking news
Duong: Did you watch the news last night?
Nick: No, I didn`t. What`s happened?
Duong: There was a typhoon in Nam Dinh Province.
Nick: What exactly is a typhoon? We don`t get them in England.
Duong: It`s a severe tropical storm.
Nick: Oh no! That`s terrible! What time did it hit the area?
Duong: They said at about 10 a.m.
Nick: Was anyone injured?
Duong: Only a few minor injuries were reported. Most people had moved to safe areas when the storm broke.
Nick: That`s a relief. Did it cause any damage to property?
Duong: It seems many houses and public buildings were destroyed or flooded, and thousands of people were left homeless.
Nick: That`s awful! Despite all the modern technology available to us, we`re still helpless against natural disasters. How is the government helping the people there?
Duong: They`ve sent rescue workers to free people who were trapped in flooded homes. Once the heavy rain stops, they`ll start clearing up the debris. Medical supplies, food and rescue equipment have also been sent.
Nick: That`s great! How about the people left without homes?
Duong: They`ve been taken to a safe place where temporary accommodation will be provided for them.

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1a. Read the conversation again and fill the blank with no more than three words
1. Nam Dinh Province was hit by a severe  .
2. Only a few people were  .
3. The storm caused extensive   to property.
4. Rescue workers have freed those who were   in flooded homes.
5. The government has sent rescue equipment, food, and  .
6. People without homes will be provided with  .
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tropical storm
injured
damage
trapped
medical supplies
temporary accommodation
1b. Responding to news
Nick uses the expression ‘That`s terrible!` to react to the news of the tropical storm. Read the conversation again and find similar responses.
1.
2.
3.
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Oh no!
That`s a relief!
That`s awful!
2a. Write the responses into the correct columns. Then listen, check and repeat.
Wow !
That’s great !
Oh dear !
That’s relief !
That’s awful !
How terrible !
How wonderful !
Oh no !
That’s shocking !
That’s awesome !
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2a. Write the responses into the correct columns. Then listen, check and repeat.
Oh dear !
That’s awful !
How terrible !
Oh no !
That’s shocking !
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Wow !
That’s great !
That’s relief !
How wonderful !
That’s awesome !
2b. Match the sentences (1-6) to the responses (a-f). Then practice the exchanges with a partner
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1, Mary and Tom are getting married in July.
2. I managed to pass the test!
e. That’s shocking!
d. That’s a relief!
c. Wow!
b. How wonderful!
a. Oh no!
3. Many people died in the accident.
4. They have invented a flying car.
5. Our house was destroyed by the storm.
6. Hospitals have refused to take in any more injured people.
f. That’s awful!
3 Match the natural disasters with the pictures. Then listen, check your answers and repeat. Can you add more ?
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1C. Flood
2D. Forest fire
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3 Match the natural disasters with the pictures. Then listen, check your answers and repeat. Can you add more ?
3F. Tsunami
4B. Tornado
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3 Match the natural disasters with the pictures. Then listen, check your answers and repeat. Can you add more ?
5G. Mudslide
6A. Volcanic eruption
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3 Match the natural disasters with the pictures. Then listen, check your answers and repeat. Can you add more ?
7H. Drought
8E. Earthquake
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3 Match the natural disasters with the pictures. Then listen, check your answers and repeat. Can you add more ?
4, Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about common natural disasters in some areas in Viet Nam
Example:
A: Which are the most common natural disasters in Thanh Hoa?
B: Typhoons and floods.
A: How often do they happen there?
B: Typhoons happen there about three or four times a year, and floods about twice a year.
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