内容正文:
Period 1 Listening and Speaking
Unit 4
Natural Disasters
学习目标
本课结束时,你将能够:
1. 获取与梳理听力文本中关于自然灾害的事实性信息(时间、地点、活动、原因等);
2. 感知与注意新闻报道的常用语,跟读模仿,概括积累相关表达;
3. 尝试在新语境中运用新闻报道的表达,进行模拟播报自然灾害新闻。
Watch a video
Pre-listening
tornado
tsunami
earthquake
wildfire
flood
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
〇 earthquake 〇 tornado 〇 wildfire 〇 drought
〇 landslide 〇 tsunami 〇 flood 〇 volcanic eruption
Listen and tick
Listen for details
Tip:
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions.
Question
1 What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador?
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?
Listen for details
Type Answer
number 7.8
number 230 killed; 1,500 injured
place Central China
activities They are working day and night to make sure people are safe and bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
time/date Saturday, 12 August
place a library and a supermarket
reason the heavy rain
Listen and fill
1. A strong earthquake __________ Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake __________ many buildings, and early
reports said that about 230 people __________ and more than
1,500 __________. Volunteers and rescue workers __________
the survivors.
2. Homes and land _________________, but no one ____________.
3. The tornado __________ four homes.
4. A police officer tells us that at least one person __________.
5. The landslide __________ by the heavy rain.
Listen and write
hit
damaged
were injured
were killed
are helping
have bee