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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Listening & Speaking
昆一中晋宁学校 刘利光名师工作室学员 任籽宣
Learning Objectives
At the end of the class, you will be able to
Identify the common natural disasters.
Listen to news reports about natural disasters, listen for key words and details from a news report.
Present a brief news report with given details.
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Watch the video Natural Disasters.
How many natural disasters are in the video?
What are they?
Lead-in
Natural Disasters
tornado
tsunami
wildfire
flood
hurricane
earthquake
snowslide
mudslide
sandstorm
volcano eruption
drought
landslide
typhoon
Finish the mindmap of natural disasters.
Activity 1: Identify natural disasters
How do these natural disaster affect our life?
Natural disasters cause great damage to our life.
They destroyed homes and land.
Some people were killed or injured.
Some people survived with the help of rescue team.
Listening
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
Activity 2: Listen for key words
Tips: Listen for key words
Don’t try to catch every word in a report. instead, listen for key words and phrases.
Listen and tick the disasters that you hear.
Tips: Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Activity 3: Listen for details
Question Type of information
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador? number
2. How many people were 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?
Circle the key word(s) in the questions and write the kind of information they refer to, then choose the best answers.
number
place
activities
time
place
reason
1. What was the magnitude of the ea