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Unit 8 Natural disasters
Comic strip and welcome to the unit
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Free Talk
What’s the weather like today?
How’s the weather today?
Is there any bad weather in our city?
Does it bring you some troubles?
['nætʃrəl]
[di'za:stə(r)]
Sometimes bad weather causes natural disasters .
自然灾害
natural disaster
自然 灾害 /dɪˈzɑːstə /
A natural disaster is an event with a natural, as opposed to human, cause that results in large-scale loss of life or damage to property.
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a disaster
a natural disaster
an accident
What’s the difference between them?
Difference?
Natural disasters are caused by
natural forces (自然力).
people.
Accidents are caused by
a.
b.
Presentation
Natural disasters
storm 风暴
snowstorm 暴风雪
rainstorm 暴雨
flood
sandstorm
[flʌd]
Flood washes away villages.
['vɪlɪdʒ]
n. 村庄,乡村
冲走
Big storm may also kill people.
Storm blows away many things.
[stɔːm]
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Presentation
Natural disasters
thunder 雷 & lightning 闪电
cause
big fire
(引起大火)
['θʌndə]
catch fire
着火
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typhoon台风
flood
accident事故
cause
[tai'fu:n]
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The earth is short of water.
It is very dry.
drought 干旱
Some other natural disasters
缺水
earthquake地震
Earthquake kills thousands of people.
Buildings come down.
成千上万的
崩塌,坍塌
['ɜːθkweɪk]
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Tornado (龙卷风)
[ tɔ:`neɪdəʊ]
landslide 泥石流
Tsunami (海啸)
[tsu:`nɑ:mi]
Write the correct names of bad weather
typhoon
thunder and lightning
rainstorm
snowstorm
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1.School football team loses final.
2.Earthquake kills thousands of people.
3.Car accident kills three men.
4.Coach crashes into tree.
5.Flood washes away village.
6.Lightning starts a big fire in classroom building.
7.Young boy falls from tree and hurts legs.
8.Big storm kills 20 people.
Which one is natural disaster? put a tick in the box.
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Presentation
1.School football team loses final.
3.Car accident kills three men.
4.Coach crashes into tree.
7.Young boy falls from tree and hurts legs.
Accidents
事故,意外的事
[ˈæksɪdənt]
[kəʊtʃ]长途汽车,教练
猛撞;碰撞[kræʃ]
从…摔落下来
coach--pl. c