PHUOC VINH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Teacher : Pham Viet Ha
WELCOME TO CLASS 9A1
Match the words to the correct pictures
d) tornado
a) earthquake
e) tidal wave
f) typhoon
c) snowstorm
b) volcano
Unit 9:NATURAL DISASTERS
lesson 3 : Read
1/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 phễu
hút lên
suck up (v)
Sự phun trào
*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)
cơn lốc xoáy
tornado (n)
funnel-shaped (adj)
có hình phễu
hút lên
suck up (v)
*/True or False Statements Predictions
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1. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.
2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
3. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.
4. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.
5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption.
6. A tornado look like a funnel.
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( from Alaska to California )
( in more than 50 years )
*/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
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Around the Pacific Rim
1. Where do most of earthquakes happen ?
Lucky Number
It means “big wind”.
3.What does “typhoon” mean ?
Yes. The scientists can warn us about the eruption.
4. Can we predict a volcano?
lucky number
- Tidal waves will happen.
5. What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?
Lucky number
It looks like a funnel
6. What does a tornado look like?
lucky number
HOMEWORK
-Learn by heart new words.
-Reread the text.
-Prepare: Write
Thank you very much
GOODBYE