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Unit 4
Listening and Speaking
Lead in
Look at the pictures about nature.
What do you think of Nature?
Nature looks beautiful, but sometimes a
Report natural disasters
Lead in
What can you see from this picture?
A troop of soldiers are rescuing an injured survivor from the damaged buildings.
What kind of natural disaster do you think happened?
An earthquake happened somewhere.
What does the earthquake bring to us?
People suffer a great loss
People lost their lives
It destroys/damages the buildings
People are trapped in the ruins
Natural disasters are cold, but love exists among us.
Report natural disasters
Lead in
Match the pictures with the natural disasters.
earthquake___ tsunami___ volcanic eruption___
sandstorm___ drought___ hurricane/typhoon___
landslide___ tornado___ wildfire___ flood___
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tornado
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earthquake ________
landslide _______
tsunami _______
wildfire
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volcanic eruption ________
flood ______
drought
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Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
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Activity 2
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听力文本
News report 1
Good morning,it’s 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7. 8-magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings,and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
News report 2
Good evening. Today is 27 March. More news about the floods in central China. The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the rising water. Homes and land have been destroyed, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
News report 3
Breaking news,Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis. Eyewitnesses said that at 9:25 a. m.,the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us that at least one person has died. More tornados are possible,and the police advise avoiding the area.
News report 4
And in Seoul,a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbour hood. The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week. According to the police,no one was injured in the landslide,but several cars were damaged. Those are the top news for today,Wednesday 21 July.
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🎧 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.
Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Use key words and phrases in the question as alerts to help you find information.
(Key words are important words relevant to the thing you’re listening for.)
Take bullet-point notes to help you remember everything.
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
places
reasons
Listening and Speaking
Questions Answers
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?
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About 230 were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.
central China
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
At 9:25 a.m.
a library and a supermarket
by heavy rain that has fallen in the last week
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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.
听力文本
News report 1
Good morning,it’s 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7. 8-magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings,and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
News report 2
Good evening. Today is 27 March. More news about the floods in central China. The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the rising water. Homes and land have been destroyed, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
News report 3
Breaking news,Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis. Eyewitnesses said that at 9:25 a. m.,the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us that at least one person has died. More tornados are possible,and the police advise avoiding the area.
News report 4
And in Seoul,a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbour hood. The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week. According to the police,no one was injured in the landslide,but several cars were damaged. Those are the top news for today,Wednesday 21 July.
Activity 3
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Report natural disasters
Speaking
What type of information does a news report about disasters include?
What tense?
Simple past tense (V-ed)
Language feature
Objective
A disaster report
time
place
damage
disaster
number
rescue
activity
Post-listening
Conclude the features of a news report.
“The Lead”
“The Body”
“The Tail”
who, when, where, what, why
1-3 sentences
answer 5 W’s
most important
least important
related items
extra information
evidence, backgrounds, quotes, arguments...
supporting details
Language features of news report:
Clear and concise.
Written in 3rd person.
Written in past time.
Factual and accurate.
Report natural disasters
Speaking
Read about the disasters. One of the students acts as a reporter to present the event.
Earthquake
Wenchuan, China
·14:28 Monday, 12 May
· Magnitude 7.8
·At least 8,500 killed (by 13 May)
·Rescue workers (medical teams, troops, volunteers) organized quickly
Wildfire
Alberta, Canada
·Began on 1 May
· 2,400 homes destroyed
· Almost 88,000 people evacuated
· Hundreds of firefighters arrived
· Planes, helicopters used to fight the fire
· No deaths, no injuries
Flood
Colombo, Sri Lanka
· Began in May
· 82 killed, 500,000 affected
· Rescue teams provided food and water
· Shelters set up by the government
Report natural disasters
Speaking
Read about the disasters. One of the students acts as a reporter to present the event.
Time:
Good morning, today is _____
Place: _________
Disaster: ___________
…hit/ struck/ was seen in…
Damage:
________ were damaged.
________were killed.
________ were injured.
Rescue:
________ are helping ….
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday. It has killed at least 8,500 people by now. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. Injured survivors have been moved to safety by rescue workers, including medical workers, troops, and volunteers, who organised quickly.
Listening and Speaking
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Pronunciation
1 Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
·pipe brick ·tend death
·keen glory ·fond view
·think they ·campus amaze
·flash garage ·French bridge
·truly draw ·events friends
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2 Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the -ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes.
begged breathed described concentrated confused debated exchanged helped laughed learned depended embarrassed pretended reserved shocked viewed watched wished
/t/ /d/ /ɪd/
/t/:helped,laughed,embarrassed,shocked,watched,wished
/d/:begged,breathed,described,confused,exchanged, learned,reserved,viewed
/ɪd/:concentrated,debated,depended,pretended
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flood /flʌd/ n. 洪水;大量 vi 淹没;大量涌入 vt. 使灌满水;淹没
搭配:
v. flood in涌入,大量地涌到
n. a flood of 一大批…
例句:
A wave of happiness flooded me.
我心中涌起一股幸福的暖流。
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单句语法填空
(1) Seeing what the homeless were experiencing,memories of her childhood came __________(flood) back.
(2) Large quantities of food are needed in the________(flood)areas now.
(3) Our washing machine broke down yesterday and ________(flood)the kitchen.
完成句子
(4) The child was _____________________(泪流满面).
(5) The office _____________________ (堆满了) applications for the job.
flooding
flooded
flooded
in floods of tears
was flooded with
2 rescue n. & vt.
(1) n. 营救;救援
搭配:come to one’s rescue 来援救某人
rescue workers 救援人员 a rescue team 救援队 rescue operation救援行动
The police came to his rescue and sent him home. (2)vt. 营救;救援
搭配:rescue... from... 把……从……中救出来
rescue a child from drowning 救起一名落水儿童
rescue the company from ruin 拯救公司免于破产
Tom rescued a boy from the river on his way home. 汤姆在回家的路上从河里救了一个男孩。
单句语法填空
(1)[词汇复现]They are trying to rescue the company________ ruin.
(2)[词汇复现]A large number of soldiers were sent there ________(rescue) those trapped in the building.
完成句子
(3) The mother,along with her two children,________________________(被从……里救出来)the sinking boat by a passing ship.
(4)[词汇复现]When we were trapped in the ruins,the soldiers _______________________(赶来救援).
from
to rescue
was rescued from
came to our rescue
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ vt. 损害;破坏 n. 损坏;损失
搭配:
damage one's health 损害某人的健康
cause damage (to) (对……)造成损害
do great damage to 对……造成巨大的损害
辨析:
damage损坏后可修复
destroy彻底摧毁无法修复
例句:
There is no denying that our Earth is suffering severe damage.
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affect /əˈfekt/ vt. 影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动
派生:
affection n.喜爱
搭配:
be affected by 受到……的影响
be greatly/deeply affected by 被……深深打动
be affected with+疾病 患有...疾病
affect sb./sth. 影响某人/ 某事
一词多义:
① This can affect your work. 影响
② The audience were deeply affected by the moving story. 打动
③ Diseases affect almost everyone at some time during their lives. (疾病)侵袭
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5 shelter n. & v.
(1)n. 避难处;居所;庇护
under the shelter of 在……的庇护下
take shelter from 躲避……
a homeless shelter无家可归者的收容所
(2)vt. 保护;掩蔽 vi. 躲避(风雨或危险)
shelter... from... 保护……免受……
shelter from... 躲避……
Trees shelter the house from the wind. 树给房子挡住了风。
We sat in the shade,sheltering from the sun. 我们坐在背阴处,没有晒到太阳。
Thanks
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