Unit 9.Period 55. Speak and Listen

a) 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 canldes
(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 ropes
(12) Inviting some friends over for a dinner
(13) Checking all the window and door latches
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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.
Preparations Reasons
* Match the preparations with reasons

Structures:
I think we should + V …
What about + V-ing … ?
b) Practice with a partner. Talk about what you think
you want to buy and do to prepare for a typhoon.
Responses
Yes, I think so.
I agree with you.

I think we should buy some
canned food before a typhoon.

Yes, I think so.
What about buying a ladder ?
What for?
Just in case we need to fix the
roof.
Ba
M
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Yes. That’s a good idea!
The market will be closed
and no food will be
available.
b) Practice with a partner. Talk about what you think you want to buy and
do to prepare for a typhoon.

1. Buy candles and matches/ power cut
Filling buckets with water/ water pipes
2. Check window and door latches/ strong wind blowing
Tying the roof to the ground/ pegs and ropes/ roof/
damage/ typhoon
I think we should buy
some canned food before
a typhoon.
Yes, I think so. The market
will be closed and no food
will be available. What about
buying a ladder ?
What for?
Just in case we need to

fix the roof.
Yes, that’s good idea!
Word cues
Ba Mai
b) Practice with a partner. Talk about what you think you want to buy and
do to prepare for a typhoon.
I think we should buy some
candles and matches
before a typhoon.
Yes, I think so. There may be a
power cut. What about filling
buckets with water ?
The water pipes may be
damage by the typhoon.
I think we should check
window and door latches
before a typhoon.
Yes, I think so. There must be
strong wind blowing. What
about tying the roof to the
ground with pegs and ropes.
The roof may be damage by
the typhoon.

a) Check what preparations you think should be made for a typhoon.
An expert is giving a talk on how to live with earthquakes.
Actually he will give us advice on what should we do before
and during an earthquake. Listen to the talk and complete
the table.
b) Practice with a partner. Talk about what you think you want to

buy and do to prepare for a typhoon.
- bottom shelf of the bookshelf : ng¨n d íi cïng cña gi¸ s¸ch
- block (v): chÆn, khãa
- roller (n):
b¸nh quay
- mirror (n): g ¬ng
- corner of the room: gãc phßng
a) Vocabulary.

Match
corner of the room table washing machine mirror
fridge bookshelf window door

b) Complete the table.
Living with earthquakes
Heavy fixtures, furniture, and appliances:
• Place heavy books on the (1) ……………………………
• Block the rollers on your (2)………………. and (3) ……
…………………
Flying glass:
• Check the (4)……………………………………………….
• Don’t put your bed near (5)………………………………
Earthquakes drill:
• Stay (6) ……………………………………………………
• Sit (7) ……………………… or (8) ……………………
• Stand in the (9) ……………………………………………
bottom shelf of the bookshelf
fridge
washing machine
mirrors

a window
inside
under a strong table doorway
corner of the room

What should we do when
an earthquake occurs ?

a) Check what preparations you
think should be made for a
typhoon.
b) Practice with a partner.
Ba: I think we should buy some
canned food before a typhoon.
Mai: Yes, I think so. The market
will be closed and no food will be
available. What about buying a
ladder ?
Ba: What for?
Mai: Just in case we need to fix the
roof.
Ba: Yes, that’s a good idea!
a) Vocabulary.
- bottom shelf of the bookshelf :
- block (v):
- roller (n):
- mirror (n):
- corner of the room:
b) Complete the table.
(1) bottom shelf of the bookshelf

(2) fridge (3) washing machine
(4) mirrors (5) a window
(6) inside (7) under a strong table
(8) doorway
(9) corner of the room