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Tornado
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volcano
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Match the pictures to the correct words.
Unit 9:NATURAL DISASTERS
Period 56: Read
I/NEW WORDS:
Tidal wave (n)
sóng thần
abrupt (adj)
bất ngờ, đột ngột
shift (n)
sự chuyển dịch, thay đổi
warn (v)
cảnh báo, báo trước
phun trào
erupt (v)
eruption (n)
cơn lốc xoáy
tornado (n)
funnel-shaped (adj)
có hình phểu
hút lên
suck up (v)
*Checking Vocabulary:
Tidal wave (n)
sóng thần
abrupt (adj)
bất ngờ, đột ngột
shift (n)
sự chuyển dịch, thay đổi
warn (v)
cảnh báo, báo trước
phun trào
erupt (v)
eruption (n)
cơn lốc xoáy
tornado (n)
funnel-shaped (adj)
có hình phểu
hút lên
suck up (v)
II/True or False Statements Predictions
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The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption.
A tornado look like a funnel.
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( from Alaska to California )
( in more than 50 years )
III/Complete the sentences
1. The majority of earthquakes
…
2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many
…
3. A tidal wave can only occur when
…
4. In Australia, a tropical storm is known as
…
5. The Chinese language gave us
…
6. A tornado is a type of storm that
…
occur around the Pacific Rim, known as a Ring of Fire.

houses, office buildings and highways collapsed .
there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
a cyclone.
the word “typhoon”
has a funnel shape and suck up anything in its way
Lucky number
6
2
3
4
5
1
8
7
9
1. Where do most of earthquakes happen ?
Around the Pacific Rim
Lucky Number
3.What does “typhoon” mean ?
It means “big wind”.
4. Can we predict a volcano?
Yes. The scientists can warn us about the eruption.
lucky number
5. What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?
- Tidal waves will happen.
Lucky number
6. What does a tornado look like?
It looks like a funnel
lucky number
HOMEWORK
-Learn by heart new words.
-Reread the text.
-Prepare: Write
Thank you very much
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