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Unit4 Reading
A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep
1.Which natural disaster struck Philippines last Friday? Name ?
News from CCTV
Step 1: Lead in
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A piece of short news for you.
Let’s pay close attention to the news. Any losses
151 dead
2. Are there any losses (损失) caused by Typhoon Haiyan?
At least______ people have been confirmed _______since Typhoon Haiyan slammed into six central islands. The Red Cross estimates about 1,200 deaths, and a senior police official says it could reach 10,000 on Leyte(莱特岛:菲律宾中东部) alone.
The national disaster agency says at least 134 of the deaths were on Leyte. Haiyan is one of ____________typhoons on record, and the city of Tacloban on Leyte is now _______________Horrified residents spoke of storm surges as high as trees, wiping away buildings and leveling seaside homes.
Authorities say more than 4 million people have been affected, and over 300 thousand have been forced to evacuate(撤退). Haiyan made landfall(着陆) in the central Philip