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Integrated skills
Continuing a story about a flood
Unit 2 Natural disasters
What can you see in the pictures?
Lead-in
flood
1. When do floods usually happen?
2. What damage may floods cause?
Floods commonly happen during heavy rain, when rivers overflow, when ocean waves come onshore, when snow melts too fast, or when dams break.
How can we protect ourselves when facing a flood?
Floods often cause people to lose their lives and property. They cause damage to the economy and environment and even contribute to outbreaks of diseases.
Leo has found an online talk about flood safety tips.
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A1 Listen and decide whether the statements are true(T) or false(F). Circle the incorrect information and correct it in the blanks.
Listening
1. About 250,000 people in the world are affected by floods every year.
2. Floods are not always caused by heavy rainfall.
250 million
F
T
3. People should prepare food and drinking water to last at least seven days.
4. Fifteen centimetres of moving water can wash most cars away.
F
F
three
Sixty
knock an adult down
or
A2 Listen to the talk again and complete the notes below.
Flood safety tips
Before a flood
• Prepare (1) ___________________. They should include:
(2) _______________;
sleeping bags;
(3)_______________;
food;
drinking water.
• Bring the (4) ___________________ to the upper levels of the house.
disaster supplies
a light source
warm clothes
most important objects
A2 Listen to the talk again and complete the notes below.
Flood safety tips
During a flood
• Leave immediately and move to (5) ____________.
• Move to the upper floor if you are already inside a building.
• Do not (6) ____________ through the moving floodwater.
After a flood
• Listen for official (7) ___________ to learn when it is safe to go home.
• Watch out for (8) ______________ and power lines.
• Stay away from the floodwater. It may be polluted and unsafe to touch.
higher ground
walk or drive
news reports
damaged roads
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