grade 9 unit 9 lesson 1

Unit 9: Natural disasters
Lesson 1: Getting started – Listen and read.
1. Vocabulary:
Earthquake ( n ):
Thunderstorm ( n ):
Turn up ( v ):
Trust ( v ):
Expect ( v ):
Delta ( n ):
§éng ®Êt.
B·o cã sÊm sÐt.
VÆn to.
Tin t ëng, tÝn nhiÖm.
Mong ®îi, tr«ng chê.
Ch©u thæ, ®ång b»ng.

Matching 2. Getting started:
Snowstorm
Earthquake
Thunderstorm
Volcano
Typhoon
Typhoon Earthquake
Thunderstorm
Snowstorm Volcano
1 2
3
4 5

3. Reading:

A. Fill in the blank with one word or phrase from
the dialogue.
1. Thuy’s grandmother wants her to……………the
volume on TV because she wants to listen
to………
2. It will be ……. along the coast of Thanh Hoa.
3. The……… will experience
thunderstorms.
4. Hochiminh city will …………… between
27
0
C and 30
0
C. .
5. Although Thuy’s grandmother doesn’t
trust………… she likes……………….
turn up
weather forecast
rainy
Central highlands
have temperature
weather forecast watching them.

B. Comprehension questions.
1. Why does Thuy’s grandmother ask her to turn
up the volume?
2. Which is the hottest city?
3. Where is Thuy going ?
4. What does Thuy’s grandma want her to do?
- Because she wants to watch the weather forecast.

- Hochiminh city is the hottest.
- She is going on a picnic.
- She wants Thuy to bring a raincoast.

4. Practice: Talk about tomorrow’s weather using
the information below.
Hanoi
Thanh hoa
Hue
CuuLong Delta
Hochiminh city
Sunny
Rainy along the coast
Thunderstorms
Cloudy
sunny
23
0
C – 27
0
C
23
0
C – 27
0
C
25
0
C – 27
0

C
27
0
C – 35
0
C
27
0
C – 35
0
C
Places
Weather
Temperature
Eg: Tomorrow, Hanoi will be sunny. It will have
have temperature between 23
0
C and 27
0
C.

5. Homework:
-
Learn vocabulary.
-
Answer the questions.
-
Practise talking about the weather.