UNIT 9: NATUARAL DISASTERS
Lesson 1: Getting started

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Quang Trung secondary school

DISASTERS
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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

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WARM-UP: NETWORK
Flood

Drought
Earthquake

Tidal wave

Typhoon

Natural
disasters

Snow storm

Acid rain

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY

Damage (n,v)
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/
Thiệt hại, gây tổn hại

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY

Funnel (n)
/ˈfʌnəl/
Cái phễu

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY

Tornado (n)
/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/
Lốc xoáy

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY

Eruption (n)
/ɪˈrʌpʃən/
Sự phun trào

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY

Pull up
/pʊl ʌp/
Kéo lên, nhổ lên, lôi lên

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY

Landslide(n)
/ˈlændslaɪd/
Vụ sạt lở

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY
Form
1. Damage (n,v)

Pronunciation
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/

Vietnamese equivalent
Thiệt hại, gây tổn hại

2. Funnel (n)

/ˈfʌnəl/

Cái phễu

3. Tornado (n)

/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/

Lốc xoáy

4. Eruption (n)

/ɪˈrʌpʃən/

Sự phun trào

5. Pull up

/pʊl ʌp/

Kéo lên, nhổ lên, lôi lên

6. Landslide (n)

/ˈlændslaɪd/

Vụ sạt lở

PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY
Form

Vietnamese equivalent

1. Damage (n,v)

Lốc xoáy

2. Funnel (n)

Sự phun trào

3. Tornado (n)

Thiệt hại, gây tổn hại

4. Eruption (n)

Cái phễu

5. Pull up

Vụ sạt lở

6. Landslide (n)

Kéo lên, nhổ lên, lôi lên

PRESENTATION: LISTEN AND READ
- What can you see in the picture?
- What natural disaster is it?

PRESENTATION: LISTEN AND READ.
Tom: You look pretty sad, Mi. What's the matter?
Mi: My uncle called us this morning. Our home town has been affected by a
flood. It's the second time this year.
Tom: I'm sorry to hear that. How are things there now?
Mi: My uncle, his wife, and his children are all safe. They moved everything to
the second floor of their house last night. Are there natural disasters in your
home town in the US?
Tom: Yes, we sometimes have tornadoes.
Mi: Tornadoes? Sounds strange. What's a tornado?
Tom: It's a violent storm that moves in a circle with very strong winds. I still
remember the tornado we had last year.
Mi: What happened?
Tom: One evening my parents and I were having dinner. Suddenly we heard a
very loud noise. When we looked out of the window, we saw a big funnel of
wind moving towards us.
Mi: Did it cause any damage?
Tom: Yes, a lot. It damaged the roof of our house and pulled up some trees in
our yard. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

PRACTICE

1

Read the conversation again. Complete each sentence with no more than
TWO words from it.

flood in Mi's home town.
1. There is a _____
second floor last
2. Her uncle's family had to move everything to the ___________
night.
natural disaster
3. A tornado is an example of a _______________.
were having dinner when the tornado came.
4. Tom's family ___________
5. The tornado damaged their roof andpulled
_______ up some trees in
their yard.

PRACTICE

2 Write the natural disasters from the box under the pictures. Then listen, check, and repeat.
volcanic eruption

earthquake

landslide

storm

tornado

flood

1. ………………………....

2. ………………………....

3. ………………………....

4. ………………………....

5. ………………………....

6. …………………………..

PRACTICE

3 Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
1. When there is a(n) earthquake / volcanic eruption, hot gases and liquid rock
pour out from a mountain.
2. Oh, the house is shaking! I think we're having a(n) earthquake / flood.
3. We wanted to travel to Ha Giang, but there was a tornado / landslide. Some
big rocks and mud came down the mountains.
4. Every year more than ten floods / storms with strong winds and rain cause
damage in our country.
5. A tornado / storm looks like a huge funnel and causes a lot of damage. Its
strong winds can reach 480 km per hour.

PRODUCTION

4

Work in groups. Complete the web with all of the words and phrases related
to natural disasters you know.

LESSON
1: 1:
GETTING
LESSON
GETTING STARTED
STARTED
Network

WARM-UP
PRESENTATION

Task 1: Read the conversation again. Complete each
sentence with no more than TWO words from it.
Task 2: Write the natural disasters from the box under the
pictures. Then listen, check, and repeat.
Task 3: Choose the correct answer to complete each
sentence.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

• Vocabulary
• Listen and read.

Task 4: Work in groups. Complete the web with all of the
words and phrases related to natural disasters you know.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

NATURAL
Topic of the unit
DISASTERS

About
Vocabulary
natural
disasters

CONSOLIDATION

2 HOMEWORK
Learn by heart all the words that you have just learnt.
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for Lesson 2 - A closer look 1
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