Unit 9. Natural disaters

*WARM UP: Match the pictures to the correct words

a)
volcano
b) earthquake
c) typhoon
d)
e)tornado
tidal wave

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1

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4

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I.NEW WORDS:
Pacific Rim
vành đai Thái Bình
(n): wave (n):sDương
tidal
óng thần
abrupt (adj):bất ngờ, đột ngột
shift (n):sự chuyển dịch, thay đổi

erupt (v); eruption (n):phun trào
tornado (n):cơn lốc xoáy
funnel-shaped (adj):
có hình phễu
suck up (v): hút lên

Hurricane cyclone =typhoon
=


II.True or False Statements
Predictions

T

1. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the
Ring of Fire.

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2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe
damage.

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F

3. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska

and hit Anchorage in the 1960s.

( from Alaska to California )
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.
( in more than 50
6. A tornado looks like a funnel.years )

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III/Complete the sentences
1. The majority of earthquakes …
occur around the Pacific Rim.
2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many …
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 as …
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.

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Team 1

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3

Team 2

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1. Where do most of
earthquakes occur ?
Around the Pacific
Rim



2.What does “typhoon” mean ?
It means “big
wind”.



3. What does a tornado look like?

It looks like a
funnel


- Discuss the questions:
a)Which disasters sometimes occur in your home?
b) Do they damage any things?
c) What do you usually do to reduce them?
-Don’t destroy the forests.
- Plan trees.
- Save the environment.


HOMEWORK
* Redo the exercises again.
* Learn by heart new words.
* Prepare: Write.


Thank you very
much