English 9
natural disasters
earthquakes
typhoons
droughts
floods
thunderstorms
volcanoes
snowstorms
Period 57
Unit 9 : Natural disasters
Lesson 3 : READ
- a tidal wave :
- a tornado:
lốc xoáy
sóng thần , triều cường
I- Vocabulary:
- funnel–shaped (adj):
cảnh báo
- (to) suck up:
nhấc bổng lên
- (to) erupt :
eruption (n)
phun trào
- (to) warn :
hình phễu
1. peonruti
2. nawr
3. ladit
4. natrodo
5. lennuf
eruption
warn
tidal
tornado
funnel
*/ Reorder the letters to make the right words:
P. 57: Unit 9: Natural Disasters
Lesson 3: Read
Unit 9:
NATURAL DIASTERS
A: True or false?
The earthquake in Kobe


3. A huge tidal wave traveled
from California to
Alaska
and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in 1991.
F
F
T
T
T
T
from Alaska to
California
in 1985
in 1995
caused severe
damage .
Lesson 3: Read
II. Reading:
1- The majority of the earthquakes
……..……………
B- Complete the sentences (b/p79):
occur in the Ring of Fire.
2- During the earthquakes in Kobe, many….
people were killed when homes, office blocks & 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 word “typhoon”
6- A tornado is a type of storm
that …………………
has a funnel shape
NATURAL DIASTERS
Unit 9:
Lesson 3: Read
II. Reading:
C: Draw a mindmap:
NATURAL DISASTERS
G1: earthquake.
G2: tidal wave.
G3: typhoon.
G4: volcano.
G5: tornado.
What should we do to prevent
natural diasters?
- Learn the new words.
Do b/P79.
- Draw a mindmap about natural disasters.



P. 57: Unit 9: Natural Disasters
Lesson 3: Read
III. Consolidation:
IV. Homework:
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