Unit 9. Natural disaters

in Japan.A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed Tidalwaves: tidalwaves are the result of an arubt shift in the underwater movement of the

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Lesson 3 : Read I/New words:

Lesson 3 : Read I/New words:

Do you know Mount Pinatubo?

What happened in Kobe in 1995?

II/ Read:

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

in Japan.A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed

Tidalwaves: tidalwaves are the result of an arubt shift in the

underwater movement of the Earth.In the 1960s, a huge tidalwave hit Anchorage, Alaska The tidalwave traveled

from Alaska to California!

Typhoons: When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per

hours, it is called a hurrican in North and South America,

a cyclone in the Australia, a typhoon in Asia.The word

“typhoon” comes from Chines: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”

Mount Pinatubo, which is a vocalno in the Philipines, 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

Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass

overland below a thunderstorm They suck up anything that is in their path In Italy in 1981, a tonado lifted a baby, who was asleep in its baby carriage, into the air and

put it down safely 100 meters away

II/ Read:

1.True or False

2.Complete the sentences

The rules: I have 8 boxes with the points on (from 10 to 80), 6

ones for 6 sentences and 2 for “lucky numbers” You choose each one and do your task (complete the sentence) If you are right, you get the points, if not, the other team will take your chance and get half the points For the lucky one you get the points and don’t have

to do any task, but the turn will be the other team’s.

10 20 30 40

50 60 70 80

blocks and highways collapsed

when ……… ………

there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth

and sucks up anything that is in its path

1.True or False

2.Complete the sentences

1 The majority of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, known as

a Ring of Fire.

2 During the earthquake in Kobe, many houses, office buildings and

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

6 A tornado is a type of storm that has a funnel shape and suck up

anything in its way

c.Can we predict when a volcano will erupt?

d.What natural disasters often occur in Vietnam?

e.When do tidal waves happen?

f.What does a tornado look like?

g.When do typhoons often occur in VietNam?

h.What can we do when natural disaters cause a lot of damages

to others people?

1.True or False

2.Complet the sentences

Discussion a.Where do most of earthquakes happen?

- They happen around the Pacific Rim

b.When do tidal waves happen?

- Tidalwaves happen when there is an arupt shift in the

underwater movement of the Earth.

c.Can we predict when a volcano will erupt?

- Yes, we can The scientists can warn us about the eruption d.What natural disasters often occur in Vietnam?

- Floods, typhoons and tornadoes often occur in Vietnam

e.What does “typhoon” mean ?

- It means “big wind”.

f.When do typhoons often occur in VietNam?

- Typhoons often occur in July and August.

g.What does a tornado look like?

- It looks like a funnel

h.What can we do when natural disaters cause a lot of

damages to other people?

- We can raise money for the people, clothes and books for the children in the disaster areas.

-Write the complete sentences

- Do ex 7 / P.64(workbook) -Prepare for : Write / P.79,80