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Learning objectives
1. To identify the common natural disasters.
2. To listen to news reports about natural disasters, listen for key words and details from a news report.
3. To present a brief news report with given details.
n. 灾难;灾害
UNIT 4
NATURAL DISASTERS
What natural disaster do you see in this picture?
What are the soldiers doing ?
Can we stop natural disasters from happening?
Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality (死亡率).
——United Nations International Strategy
for Disaster Reduction (2016)
How do you understand the quote?
We must be aware that natural disasters have much to do with what we have done to the earth.
Know well about nature and take measures to make good use of nature ,which can protect ourselves from powerful natural forces!
Watch the video clips and identify(辨认) the disasters.
Look at the photos. Do you know these disasters are?
tornado
tsunami
earthquake
volcanic eruption
flood
wildfire
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear:
earthquake tornado wildfire
landslide drought flood
tsunami volcanic eruption
Listen for key words
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Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Listen for details
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.
Question Type of information
1. What was the magnitude of the
earthquake in Ecuador? number
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
place
activities
time
address
reason
n.震级;重大
n.&v. 营救;救援
Circle the key word(s) in the questions and write the kind o