Unit 6 Disaster and Hope Using language 课件-2021-2022学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 6 Disaster and hope Using language Listening & speaking 5.Look at the pictures and answer the questions. drought typhoon tsunami wildfire avalanche earthquake blizzard Types of natural disasters 1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous？ 2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history? The earthquake happened in 2008 in Sichuan, China; the tsunami happened in 2004 in Indonesia. 6.Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters. In 1881, an __________ struck the small Vietnamese city of Haiphong, bringing terrible strong winds. When it hit the coast, huge tidal waves caused severe flood, costing the lives of up to 300,000 citizens. typhoon In August 1949, the Landes region of South-west France faced a major ________ that lasted almost a week. Some 500 km² of forested land was burnt and 82 people killed. Even today, it is considered one of Europe’s most deadly forest fires. wildfire The winter of 1950 to 1951 came to be known as the Winter of Terror when over 600 ___________ struck towns and villages in the mountains of the Swiss-Austrian Alps. Caused by exceptionally heavy snowfall within a short period of time, they destroyed buildings and forests, and claimed over 256 lives. avalanches In 1960, Chile suffered the strongest ____________ to be recorded in the 20th century. The shock is generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5. It caused a(n) _______ with waves of up to 25 metres affecting places as far away as Hawaii and Japan. earthquake tsunami A(n) _________ hit Iran in February 1972, causing a week of extremely low temperatures. Winter storms brought as much as 7.9 metres of snow in the south of the country, resulting in the deaths of about 4,000 people. blizzard In July 2011, a(n) __________ struck East Africa. It was said to be the worst in 60 years, and not a single drop of rain fell for almost a whole year. It led to a severe food crisis and threatened the livelihoods of m