Unit 4 Natural Disasters Listening and Speaking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

01 Sense What do you think of Nature? With its clear blue waters, white-sand beaches and lush tropical vegetation, nature has the power to leave us in awe. But, nature also has the power to leave everything in ... Lead in Nature has the power to leave everything ________. leave us in awe. in ruins Live to Tell: Raising Awareness意识, Reducing Mortality.v Unit 4 Listening and Speaking Report natural disasters Learning objectives 1. To get to know some natural disasters; 2. To master some helpful listening tips; 3. To learn the language features of news reports; 4. To learn to report a natural disasters; 5. To raise the awareness of self-protection. 02 Listen Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear. [ˈɜːθkweɪk] earthquake [draʊt] drought [tɔːˈneɪdəʊ] tornado [ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r)] wildfire [tsuːˈnɑːmi] tsunami [ˈlændslaɪd] landslide [flʌd] flood [vɒlˈkænɪk ɪ'rʌpʃ(ə)n] volcanic eruption News Report 2 News Report 1 News Report 4 News Report 3 Task 1 🎧 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. Key words are important words relevant to the thing you’re listening for. Task 2 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 date places reasons Listen to the news reports and answer the questions. While-listening Question Type of information Answer 1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador? number 2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador? 7.8 number __________ people were killed and ___________ were injured About 230 more than 1500 Listen to the news reports and answer the questions. While-listening News Report 1 听力文本 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. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions. While-listening Question Type of information Answer 3. Where are the floods? 4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area? Central China place They are _______________ to make sure that people are ______. They are also ______________________ to those whose homes were _____ in the disaster. activity working day and night safe bringing food and water lost News Report 2 听力文本 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. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions. While-listening Question Type of information Answer 5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis? time Listen to the news reports and answer the questions. While-listening At 9:25 a.m. News Report 3 听力文本 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. Listen to the news reports and answer the questions. While-listening Question Type of information Answer 6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul? 7. What caused the landslide in Seoul? place reason A library and a supermarket By __________ that has ______ in Seoul over the past week. heavy rain fallen Listen to the news reports and answer the questions. While-listening News Report 4 听力文本 And in Seoul, a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighborhood. 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. 03 Report Greeting, When Where, What (disaster) What Damage How Resuce work Can you identify the features in the news report? Structural features News Report 3 听力文本 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. most important least important Can you identify the features in the news report? Language features News Report 3 听力文本 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. Concise简练的. Objective. Written in past time. Written in 3rd person. Report natural disasters 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 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 …. Use the check list to give your partner feedback. √ Does the news report provide the most important information first and then detailed information about the natural disaster? √ Is the news report in proper language style? (formal, concise, objective, …) √ Does the reporter achieve fluency? √ Does the reporter pronounce correctly? s Good morning. This is XXX from Xinhua News Agency. Today is May 12th Monday, there is a heartbreaking news. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Wenchuan at 14;28. By May 13th, at least 8500 people have been killed. Fortunately, rescue workers from all over the world organized quickly. Medical teams, troops went to the disaster area and saved many injured people. And volunteers are bring many tents, food and water to the survivors. For more information, please continue to focus. Samples: This is XXX from CCTV News. Breaking news, May 1st . A big wildfire is happening at Alberta, in Canada. Unfortunately, the disaster destroyed 240 homes and almost 88,000 people were forced to evacuated. To fight the fire, hundreds of firefighters arrived and planes, helicopters were used. Luckily, there is no deaths and no injures. For more information, please continue to focus. Samples: Good evening. This is XXX from CCTV News. Toda is May 4th . A big flood began in May. Unfortunately, 82 people were killed and 500,000 people were affected in the disaster. Thanks to the government, shelters have set up and rescue teams provided food and water. This is the top news for today. Samples: We cannot stop natural disasters, but we can arm ourselves with knowledge! Collect information on a recent natural disaster, and report in English. Record your news report and present it in front of the class. Homework Thanks 29 $$