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

Unit 6 disaster and hope vocabulary listening and speaking What are they? types of natural disasters drought typhoon blizzard wildfire avalanche tsunami earthquake drought typhoon blizzard wildfire avalanche tsunami earthquake 1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous? 2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history? As far as I’m concerned, earthquake is the most dangerous disaster,for the reason that it can leave lots of people homeless. 1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous? As far as I’m concerned/ In my view, ... is the most dangerous natural disaster, for the reason that... 2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history? 2008/5/12, Wenchuan earthquake; 2022, Chongqing wildfire; … Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters. In 1881, a(n) 1 ____________ 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 2 ____________ 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 3 _____________ 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 4___________ to be recorded in the 20th century. The shock is generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5. It caused a(n) 5__________ with waves of up to 25 metres affecting places as far away as Hawaii and Japan. earthquake tsunami A(n) 6_________ hit Iran in February 1972, causing a week of extremely low temperatures. Winter