Anh9-unit 9-read

earthquake tidal wave typhoon snowstorm volcano... Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchora

Presented by :TRẦN THỊ MINH

earthquake

tidal wave typhoon snowstorm

volcano

New words tidal wave ( n )

collapse ( v )

occur ( v )

happen

Ring of Fire ( n )

The building was collapsed

abrupt ( a )

sudden

shift ( n ) erupt ( v )

The volcano is erupting

eruption ( n ) warn ( v ) funnel-shaped ( a ) suck up ( v ) = lift ( v ) tornado ( n )

True or False ? Check ( ) in the boxes 

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

Answer the questions.

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1 Where do most of earthquakes happen ?

Around the Pacific Rim

3.What are the other names of “typhoon” ?

Hurricane, Cyclone

4 What is the name of a volcano in the Philippines?

Mount Pinatubo

5 What are tornadoes?

- Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm.

Lucky number

6 What does a tornado look like?

It looks like a funnel

Redo the exercises

• Prepare Write

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