Period 56

Match the names with
the pictures they
represent
.
1
3

2

4

typhoon
fire

volcano
flood



I - NEW WORDS



A

1. hurricane / cyclone
2. tidal wave
3. tornado
4. erupt
5. strike

6. collapse
7. shift
8. hit

B

a . phun trào
b. sự chuyển dịch
c. sụp đổ
d. bão nhiệt đới
e. lốc xốy
f. ập vào
g. sóng thần
h. làm rung chuyển


Decide if the
statements are true
( T ) or false ( F ) :

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 .


II_ EXERCISES
_

Read the text and check their
prediction .

ANSWER KEY:

1_T , 2_T , 3_F
4_T , 5_F , 6_T

_Correct the false statements.
3) from Alaska to California .
5) The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the
world’s largest volcanic eruption in
more than 50 years.


Read the text again and complete
the sentences .


Choose a number of 9 numbers on
the table. There are 6
numbers
containing
questions and 3 lucky

numbers . Each right answer brings you
1 mark . When choosing a lucky number
, you have to answer and , of course , you
also get 1 mark . The group which has
more marks wins.


TIME

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Answer key :
1_ The majority of earthquakes occur around the Pacific
Rim .
2_ During the earthquake in Kobe , many people were
killed when homes , office blocks 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 a cyclone .
5_ The Chinese language gave us the word “ typhoon “
6_ A tornado is a type of storm that passes overland
below a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is
in its path .


_ Discuss on the
following problems .

1. What natural disasters often occur in Viet
Nam ?
2. When do typhoons often occur ?
3. How often do tornadoes occur in Viet Nam ?
4. Have earthquakes ever occurred in Viet
Nam?
5. What can you do when natural disasters
cause many damages to others ?


_ Fill in each blank with
the missing word
( hurricane , tornado , erupt , tidal wave )

1. Scientists can predict when a volcano
will .......................................
2. A ..................................... is a great ocean
wave caused by an earthquake .
3. A .................................is a violent tropical
storm occurring in the Western Pacific.
4. A. .................................... is a violent and
destructive storm over a small area .


III- Homework :
_ To

learn the new words
by heart.

_ To translate the text
into Vietnamese .
_ Prepare WRITE