Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
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GAME

KIM'S GAME
Write the NATURAL DISASTERS

flood

tsunami

mudslide

forest fire

tornado

volcano

drought

earthquake

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NATURAL DISASTERS
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Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS

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1. Read the conversation in GETTING STARTED and underline any
sentences in the passive voice that you can find. Check your findings
with a partner.
1. Was anyone injured?
2. ...Only a few minor injuries were reported
3. ...Many houses and public buildings were destroyed ...
4. Thousands of people were left homeless.
5. ... who were trapped in flooded homes
6. ... And equipment have also been sent
7. They've been taken to a safe place
8. ...Temporary accommodation will be provided for them.
GRAMMAR  Form:

S + BE + Past participle (PP)...

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2. Complete the sentences using the correct passive form
of the verbs in brackets.

was scattered
1. Debris (scatter)…………....……across
the countryside by the
strong winds last night.
are built
2. Ten new house (build)…………….in
the town every year.
were taken a safe place
3. Residents of flooded villages (take)………………to
last night.
will be predicted
4. In the future, natural disasters (predict) ………………….
accurately with the help of technology.
5. Food and medicals supplies (deliver)………………...…..later
will be delivered
this
afternoon.

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GRAMMAR: The passive form:
Example:

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S+ BE + Past participle (PP)...

People speak English ...
all.........
over the
......world.
English is spoken all
over the world by people
.......................

Active:

S +

Passive:

S+ (BE + PP) ...... By O

V

+ O .....

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3. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct passive voice.
1. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people.

- Food and blanks have been given out to homeless people (by
volunteers)
2. So far, rescue workers have freed ten people trapped in collapsed
buildings.
- Ten
people trapped in collaped buildings have been freed (by the

rescue workers) so far

3. -Did
storm
destroy
the destroyed
whole village?
Wasthethe
whole
village
by the storm ?
4.-IfIfthe
hithit
theby
area,
will cause
of damage.
thestorm
area is
theItstorm,
a lotaoflotdamage
will be caused
5. They are going to organise a garden party to raise money for the victims of
the flood.

- A garden is going to organized to raise money for the
victims of the flood.

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4a. Read part of the conversation from getting started
Pay attention to the underlined part.
Nick : Was anyone injured?
Duong: Only a few minor injuries were reported. Most
people had moved to safe areas when the storm broke.
Past perfect tense
Form:

S + had + past participle

+ Most people had moved to safe areas when the storm broke.
- Most people hadn't moved to safe areas when the storm broke.
? Had Most people moved to safe areas when the storm broke?

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b. When do we use the past perfect? Can you think of any rules?
by 11 o'clock last
night
Ex: People had managed to leave the
flooded villages by 11 o'clock last night
=>We use the past perfect to describe an
action before a started time in the past
Ex: People had already left the flooded
villages when rescue workers arrived.
=>We use the past perfect to describe
an action happened before another
action in the past.

when rescue workers arrived

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5.Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the simple
past or past perfect

had left before the vocano (erupt)
1. Most people (leave)……….
………..erupted
arrived at the canyon, It (stop)
2. By the time we (arrive)………….
had stopped
……….............snowing.
had spent the night in the floded are
3. They (spend)……………
arrived
before help(arrive)……….
got
hadn't taken
4. Simon (get)……….lost
because he (not take) ………….
a map with him.
has bought a new
found
5. I (find)…………..my
pen after I (buy)…………...
one.

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Ask and answer the questions
Do home work

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Go to school

- What had he done before he went to school?
- Before he went to school, he had done his homework?

Watch TV

Go to bed

- What had she done by the time she went to bed?
- By the time she went to bed, she had watched TV

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- What had you do before you went to school this morning?
=>Before I went to school this morning, I had got up, .
I had washed my face
I had had breakfast
I had got dressed

6.Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions
about you

1. What had your mother done when you got up last Sunday?
2. What had you done before you went to bed last night?

3. What had already happened when you arrived at school today?
4. What had you done before you left school yesterday?

5. What had happened by the time you finished your homework yesterday

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* Homework:
- Learn vocabulary by heart and rewrite them in
sentences.
- Redo the exercise in your notebook.
- Ask and answer part 6 again
- Prepare for communication of Unit 9