Unit 9 natural disasters

1 Buying some canned food 2 Painting the house 3 Buying a dog 4 Buying candles 5 Buying matches 6 Hiring some video movies 7 Filling all buckets with water 8 Buying a ladder 9 Wa

Are you afraid of typhoons?

They are very dangerous

lighters

candles

instant noodlescanned food

Period 55 Lesson 2 Speak & Listen – P 76, 77

New words

1 a ladder: cái thang

New words

2 a peg : cái cọc

3 a latch: cái chốt, then cửa

New words

New words

4 a roller con lăn

5 (to) block ChÆn

New words

6 doorway (n) : Ô cửa

New words

New words

7 a mirror: c¸i g ¬ng

New words New words

8 The corner (of the room): Gãc (phßng)

Check what preparations you think should be made for a typhoon.

(1) Buying some canned food

(2) Painting the house

(3) Buying a dog

(4) Buying candles

(5) Buying matches

(6) Hiring some video movies

(7) Filling all buckets with water

(8) Buying a ladder

(9) Washing your blankets

(10) Fixing the leak in the roof

(11) Tying the roof to the ground with pegs and

b.Match the preparations with the

reasons

1 Buying some canned food

2 Buying candles, matches

3 Filling all buckets with

water

4 Buying a ladder

5 Tying the roof to the

ground with pegs and

ropes

6 Checking all the window

and door latches

a There may be a power cut.

b The roof may be damaged by the typhoon.

c There must be strong wind blowing.

d The water pipes may be damaged by the typhoon.

f The market may be closed and no food will be

available.

e Just in case we need to fix the roof.

1 Buying some canned

food

2 Buying candles, matches

3 Filling all buckets with

water

4 Buying a ladder

5 Tying the roof to the

ground with pegs and

ropes

6 Checking all the window

and door latches

There may be a power cut.

The roof may be damaged

The market may be closed and

no food will be available.

Just in case we need to fix the roof.

blowing.

Example 1:

S1: I think we should buy

matches and candles

before a typhoon

S2: Yes, I think so/ I agree

with you Because there

may be a power cut.

c Practice

a Place heavy books on the top of your wardrobe.

on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf

b Block the rollers on some big electric appliances

to prevent them from moving

e Run out into the street

Stay in side Don’t run out.

f Don’t stand in the middle of the room

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1 T/ F statement prediction

Listen

III

Living with earthquakesHeavy fixtures, furniture, and appliances:

• Place heavy books on the (1) ………

• Block the rollers on your (2)……… and (3) ……

doorwaycorner of the room

2 Listen and complete the table

- We should sit inside We shouldn’t go out

because accidents may happen (such as:

branches falling down trees/ houses

- Buy canned food

 the market will be closed and no food will

be available.

-Fill all buckets with water

 the water pipes may be damaged by the

typhoon and there will be no clean water.

-Tying the roof to the ground with pegs and ropes

 the strong wind may blow the roof off.

-Check all the windows and door latches

 the strong wind may push the windows/ doors open.

-Fixing the leak in the roof

 It will be raining hard.

Some suggested answers:

2 Listen to complete the table: