unit 9 - Read

Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anch

Period 58

Unit 9 READ

Tidal wave ( n) sóng thần

Typhoon ( n ) = cyclone = hurricane Erupt ( v ) phun trào

Tornado ( n ) bão xoáy, lốc xoáy

Abrupt ( adj )= quick, sudden

Shift (n) sự dịch chuyển

funnel – shaped (adj) có hình phễu

suck up ( v ) hút lên

Warn ( v ) cảnh báo

II T/F Statements.

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 disasters.

5 The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest

ever volcanic eruption.

6 A Tornado looks like a funnel.

Alaska to California

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3

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Correction Answer

F T F T T

3 A huge tidal wave traveled from Alaska

to California.

5 The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years.

III Matching

• Work in group

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 know as

5 The Chinese language gave

us

6 A tornado is a type of storm

that

a people were killed when

homes, office blocks and

highways collapsed.

b a cyclone.

c can suck up anything that

is in their path.

d there is an abrupt shift

in the underwater movement of

the Earth.

e occur around the Pacific

IV.Homework

• Learn by heart the new words

• Read the text

• Prepare the next lesson 5 : Write