UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 3: Read
Warm up: Brainstorming
Natural disasters
Snowstorm
Earthquake
Volcano
Typhoon
Vocabulary:
a tidal wave:
Sóng thần
abrupt (adj):
Bất ngờ, đột ngột
a shift :
Sự chuyển động
(to) warn:
Cảnh báo
a tornado:
Cơn lốc xoáy
funnel-shaped (adj):
Có hình phễu
(to) suck up:
Hút lên

MATCHING
a tidal wave
2
abrupt
a shift
(to) warn
funnel-shaped (adj)
A tornado
(to) suck up
4
1. Cảnh báo
5.Có hình phễu
6.Bất ngờ, độ ngột
3. Hút lên
7. Sự chuyển động
Volcano
Tornado
Tidal wave
Earthquake
Typhoon
You are going to read the text about these natural disasters
a) True or False? Check () the boxes:
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from Alaska to California
It was the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years.
When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and south America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia.
b) Complete the sentences:
1. The majority of earthquakes
occur around the Pacific Rim.
2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many
people were killed when
homes, offices blocks and highways collapsed.
3. A tidal wave can only occur when
there is an abrupt shift in the
underwater movement of the earth.
4. In Australia, a tropical storm is known as
a cyclone.
5. The Chinese language gave us
the meaning of the word “ typhoon”.
6. A tornado is a type of storm that
looks like a funnel.
Retell natural disasters.
Earthquakes: ninety percent
in 1995
2. Tidal waves: an abrupt shift
in the 1960s
3. Typhoons: 120 kilometers per hour/ hurricane/ cyclone/ typhoon.
4. Volcanoes: In 1991
more than 50 years.
5. Tornadoes: funnel-shaped
in 1981
HOMEWORK:
Learn new words
Do exercises a) and b) again.
Prepare Unit 9: (cont) Write.
GOOD BYE!