Unit 9. Natural disaters

- They are earthquake ,tidal wave ,typhoon ,volcano ,tornado... Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different wor

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Write the names of the natural disasters KIM’S GA

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Lesson 4 Read

Unit 9 : Natural Disasters

GUIDING QUESTIONS

1 How many natural disasters are there in the passage?

- There are 5 natural disasters

2 What are they ?

- They are earthquake ,tidal

wave ,typhoon ,volcano ,tornado

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.

a) Answer True or False? Check the boxes

Alaska to California

in more than 50 years

T T

T F T F

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 Columbus 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 Earth.

a cyclone.

the word typhoon “typhoon” ”.

passes overland below a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in its path

Complete the sentences

Lucky numbers

Why is the Pacific Rim known as the

“Ring of fire”?

Because ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim

What are the other names of typhoon ?

Hurricane, cyclone, tropical storm.

Can we predict when a volcano will erupt ?

Yes, we can.

What are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth ?

Tidal waves

Can tornadoes suck up anything that is in their path?

Yes, they can

2 What can we do when natural disaters cause a lot of damages to other people?

Unit 9 : Natural Disasters

Lesson 4 : Read

Discussion

Thursday, March 23rd 2017

1 What natural disasters often occur in Vietnam?

- Floods, typhoons and tornadoes often occur

in Vietnam

- We can raise money for the people, clothes

and books for the children in the disaster areas.

- Learn vocabulary by heart ( names of natural disasters)

- Do exercise 1, 2 page 79 in your notebooks

- Prepare : Unit 9 Lesson 5:Write p 79,80

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