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U4 Report Natural Disasters
--Listening and Speaking
earthquake
Name the disaster according to the pictures.
landslide
hurricane
tornado
wildfire
Volcanic eruption
draught
flood
Lead-in
How did they affect our life?
People were killed or injured
Homes were damaged or destroyed
There were both survivors and
deaths
People need to set up shelters
.......
Listening for the gist(要点)
Read the words.
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters you hear.
tornado
earthquake
flood
landslide
Listen for the details
Circle the key words and figure out the kind of information they refer to .
Question Type of information Answer
1.What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador?
2.How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador?
3.Where are the floods?
4.What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area?
5.When did people see the tornado in Memphis?
6.Which buildings were damaged in Seoul?
7.What caused the landslide in Seoul?
number
number
place
activity
time
place
reason
Listen based on the key words and get the answer.
7.8
About 230 killed
and 1500+ injured
Central China
Day and night
Make sure safety
Bring food and water
At 9:25 a.m.
A library and a supermarket
The heavy rain that has fallen in the last week
5
Listen again and underline some unique expressions used in the news reports.
Listen for structures
Good morning,
Early reports said that ,
Good evening,
More news about...
Breaking news
Eyewitness said that,
According to the police,
These are the top news today,
Summary
main points
time
place
activity
damage
rescue work
......
News report based on the form and expressions below.
Speaking
If you are a reporter in CCTV-2, read about the disasters on page 49 and do a short news report in groups .
You can begin like this:
Good morning/ evening. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yest