Unit 4 Natural Disasters 多模态词汇复习检测课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Multimodal Vocabulary Learning Unit 3 Natural Disasters 1 1 Contents 1、Words guessing 2、Words practice 3、An article composed of most words in U4 1 2 disaster n.________________ an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire, that kills a lot of people or cause a lot of damage.(catastrophe) The recent hurricane was a disaster for the coastal communities, causing widespread damage and destruction. ‹#› tornado n.________________ a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle. The sudden tornado tore through the area, uprooting trees and causing major structural damage to buildings. ‹#› drought n.________________ a long period of time when there is little or no rain. This is one of the worst ______________ on record. droughts ‹#› landslide/landfall n.____________________ a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff. (landfall) The landslide caused by the heavy rain left many homes destroyed and people injured. ‹#› tsunami n.________________ an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake. (tidal wave) Tsunami is a giant wave formed by earthquake, volcanic eruption or underwater landslide, which can cause huge destruction to coastal areas and result in heavy losses. ‹#› flood n./v.________________ n.: a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry. v.: fill with water. The river is in flood. The heavy rain has caused ___________ in many parts of the country. If the pipe bursts it could _________ the whole house. floods flood ‹#› Volcanic eruption a phrase:____________________ a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava are forced out into the air. Pompeii, a city destroyed by volcanic eruption, left only memories of its former glory. ‹#› magnitude n.________________ the size of an earthquake The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 7.0 on the Richter scale, causing widespread damage and panic.