DISASTERS
Uni 9 NATURAL
ETHNIC GROUPS
OF VIET NAM
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LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

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HOBBIES

WARM-UP
Erupt

Natural
disasters

VOCABULARY

Ash (n)
/æʃ/
Tro

VOCABULARY

Tsunami (n)
/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/
Trận sóng thần

VOCABULARY

Tremble (v)
 /ˈtrembəl/
Rung lắc

VOCABULARY
New words

1. Ash (n)

Pronunciation

/æʃ/

2. Tsunami (n)

/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/

3. Tremble (v)

/ˈtrembəl/

Meaning

Tro
Trận sóng thần
Rung lắc

VOCABULARY
New words

Meaning

1. Ash (n)

Trận sóng thần

2. Tsunami (n)

Rung lắc

3. Tremble (v)

Tro

READING

1

Match the headlines (1 – 2) with the natural disasters (A – B).

Headlines

Natural disasters

1. 30 seconds of a slight
shaking in Ha Noi.

A. volcanic eruption

2. A thick layer of ash
covers Tonga.

B. earthquake

READING

2 Read the two news articles. Match the highlighted words with their meanings.
A volcano in the South Pacific erupted violently last Saturday. It hit Tonga, an
island country in the area. The eruption sent a cloud of ash and gas into the air.
People could see this cloud from 20 kilometres away. The eruption also caused a
tsunami which flooded properties in Tonga's capital. Besides, it destroyed
hundreds of homes on some small islands. More than twenty people on these
islands are still missing. New Zealand sent two big ships to Tonga to help the
victims yesterday.
Residents in tall buildings in Ha Noi were frightened when they felt a slight shaking
for about 30 seconds last night. “I was watching TV when my building started
trembling. Books, lights, and other things also moved”. Ms Nguyen Ha, a resident
in the Sunshine Building, shared. Many people living in the building ran out of their
homes in fear. According to scientists, a strong earthquake in China caused this
shaking. Luckily, there was no damage.

READING

2 Read the two news articles. Match the highlighted words with their meanings.
Highlighted
words
1. violently
2. tsunami
3. missing
4. trembling
5. fear

Meanings
 
 
 
 

 
a. not yet found
 
b. slightly shaking
 
c. the bad feeling
you have
when you are frightened
 
d. very strongly
e. very large waves in the sea

READING

3

Read the articles again and answer the questions.

1. Where and when did the eruption happen?
In the South Pacific last Saturday.
=> ___________________________________________________________
2. What did the eruption cause?
A tsunami.
=> ___________________________________________________________
3. What were the other effects of the eruption?
Þ ___________________________________________________________
It destroyed hundreds of homes on some small islands, and more than
___________________________________________________________
twenty people on these islands are missing.
4. How long did the buildings shake?
For about 30 seconds.
=> ___________________________________________________________
5. What caused the shaking?
A strong earthquake in China.
=> ___________________________________________________________

SPEAKING

4

Work in pairs. Match the questions with the answers.
Questions

Answers

1. What kind of natural disaster was it?

a. Five days of heavy rain caused it.

2. When and where did it happen?

b. Many houses were flooded, two villagers
died, and five others were missing.

3. What caused it?

c. It was a serious flood.
d. Rescue workers looked for the missing
people, and volunteers gave food and drinks to
the victims.

4. What were its effects?
5. How did people help the victims?

1. c

2. e

e. It happened in a village in Phu Yen last week.

3. a

4. b

5. d

SPEAKING
in groups. Prepare a short piece of news about the natural disaster in 4 or
5 Work
one you know of. Report the news to the class.
Example:
Five days of heavy rain
caused a serious flood in a
village in Phu Yen. The flood
happened last week. …

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

In this lesson, you have:
 learnt new words related to natural disasters.
 read 2 passages about volcano and
earthquake.
 Write a short piece of news about the natural disaster.

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

Learn by heart all the words.
Do exercises in the workbook.
Prepare for Lesson 6 – Skills 2.

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