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Unit 9: Natural disasters

Period 56 : Read

Tidal wave (n) Sãng thÇn Tornado (n) Lèc xo¸y

typhoon earthquake tornado

1 Snowstorm

2 Earthquake

3 Volcano

4 Typhoon

5 Tidal wave

6 tornado

a Sóng thần

b Bão nhiệt đới

c Bão tuyết

d Động đất

e Lốc xoáy

f Núi lửa

typhoon earthquake tornado

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Lesson 3: Read New words

1 Collapse (v)

2 Strick – struck (v)

3 Abrupt (n)

4 Shift (n)

5 Erupt (v)

6.Funnel shaped (n)

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7 Cyclone (n) Cơn lốc

Unit 9: Natural disasters Lesson 3: Read ( page 78, 79)

Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur

around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “ Ring

of Fire” In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.

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Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the result of

an abrupt shift in the underwater movement

of the Earth In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska The tidal wave

traveled from Alaska to California.

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Typhoons: When a tropical

storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour, it is called hurricane

in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a

typhoon in Asia The word “ typhoon” come from

Chinese : tai means “ big” and

feng means “ wind”, so the word typhoon” means “ big wind”

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Volcanoes: We can usually predict when a volcano will erupt Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano

in the Philippines, erupted in 1991

It was the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years

Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved because scientists had warned them about the eruption.

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Tornadoes :Tornadoes are funnel shaped storms which –

pass overland below a thunderstorm They can suck up anything that is in their path In Italy in 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was asleep in its carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meters away!

Earthquakes : Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific

Rim, which is known as the Ring of Fire In 1995, a huge earthquake “ ”

struck the city of Kobe in Japan A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed

underwater movement of the Earth In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit

Anchorage, Alaska The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California

called hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia The word typhoon come from Chinese :“ ” tai means big “ ” and feng means wind , so the word typhoon means big wind“ ” ” “ ”

Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991 It was the world s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years Hundreds of people ’ died, but thousands were saved because scientists had warned them about the eruption

overland below a thunderstorm They can suck up anything that is in their path In Italy in 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was asleep in its

True or false? Check (V) 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 looks like a funnel.

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F

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F

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Alaska to California

The world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years.

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Answer the questions:

1 Where do the most of the earthquakes occur?

2 What happens when there is an earthquake?

3 When can a tidal wave occur?

4 What is a typhoon called in Australia?

5 What does a tornado look like?

Most of the earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim

A tidal wave occurs when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth

It is called a cyclone

It looks like a funnel

Many homes, office blocks and highways collapse

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

People were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.

there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth.

a cyclone

the meaning of the word “ typhoon”

passes overland below

a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in their path.

Complete the sentences

1.Earthquake

where lava sometimes come out

2 Tidal wave b Violent storm especially in East Asian

area.

3 Typhoon c Violent storm over small area.

4 Volcano d A very large wave caused by the

tides.

5 Tornado e Sudden and violent movements of

the earth’s surface.

(e) (d) (b) (a) (c)

Unit 9: Natural disasters

Lesson 3: Read New words

1 Collapse (v)

2 Strick – struck (v)

3 Abrupt (n)

4 Shift (n)

5 Erupt (v)

6.Funnel shaped (n)

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7 Cyclone (n) Cơn lốc

New words

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Homework

1 Learn by heart all the new words

2 Do exercise a, b in your exercise book

3 Prepare the next lesson Unit 9 -Write –