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Unit 4 Natural disasters
Period 1 Reading I
牛津深圳·广州版 九年级下册
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Skim and predict the content of the text.
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Learn about the general idea and main content of the text.
Learning objects
Raise the awareness of protecting nature and environment.
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What are natural disasters ?
A natural disaster is a sudden harmful event caused by environmental factors that can injure people and damage property.
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Discussion
How do you feel after watching the video?
What other natural disasters can you think of?
Do you know the English names of the following natural disasters?
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What do you know about?
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A1 Write the name of the natural disaster under each picture.
flood
forest fire
typhoon
earthquake
A2 In pairs, discuss the following questions.
What should people do when there is a natural disaster?
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natural disaster n. 自然灾害
asteroid n. 小行星
It has called the typhoon the worst natural disaster in South Korea in many years.
This Asteroid lies between Mars and Jupiter.
Vocabulary
[ˈæstərɔɪd]
[dɪˈzɑːstə(r)]
typhoon n.台风
earthquake n. 地震
The trees and houses were blown away by the powerful typhoon.
It was a horrible earthquake.
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melt v. (使)熔化;(使)融化
flood v. (使)灌满水;淹没
The village was flooded because of the big storm.
The sun had melted the snowman.
badly adv. 严重地;厉害地
alive adj. 活着的
The boy was badly injured in the school.
His beating heart shows that he is alive.
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pool n. 水坑;水塘
object n. 物体;物品
There grow a lot of lotuses in the pool.
You can see objects and paintings from different centuries in the museum.
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coach n. 长途汽车
pass v. 通过
They went to Italy on a coach tour .
If you study hard, you can pass the exam.
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line n. 电话线路
dead adj.
(因为缺电)不运行的;不转动的
They had installed a new phone line in the apartment.
Suddenly, the computer went dead.
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boss n. 老板
He’s so nervous when his boss is watching him work.
The girl is completely deaf. She can’t hear anything.