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2024-2025学年(重大版)(2019)
英语
1
Unit 5 Natural Disasters
Listening, Understanding and Communicating
Natural Disasters
Learning objectives :
At the end of the class, I will be able to
predict what disasters I will hear according to given expressions;
match the natural disasters and the corresponding features;
note down the key information - when, where, and bad effects;
talk about the natural disasters and collect the expressions of asking for information.
Are you ready for this class?
Let's go!
Pre-listening
While-listening
Post-listening
Assignment
Predict which three natural disasters will be talked about in the coming monologue according to the expressions given.
Activity 1: Make a prediction.
_________: violent storms, affect a part of ..., cause a great deal of damage to landscapes
_________: many bodies of water, flow over the banks, displace people, destroy homes
_________: hot liquid, crack in the Earth's crust, deadly eruption
sandstorm volcano
typhone wildfire
landslide hurricane
earthquake flood
drought
While-listening
Post-listening
Assignment
Listen to the monologue and check your prediction.
Activity 2: Check your prediction.
_________: violent storms, affect a part of ..., cause a great deal of damage to landscapes
_________: many bodies of water, flow over the banks, displace people, destroy homes
_________: hot liquid, crack in the Earth's crust, deadly eruption
hurricane
flood
volcano
Pre-listening
Pre-listening
While-listening
Post-listening
Assignment
Activity 3: Match the information.
Listen again and match each of the following features with the corresponding natural disaster. (On Page 81)
A - hurricane
B -
flood
C -
volcano
When you listen, please keep in mind what A, B, C stand for:
Pre-listening
While-listening
Post-listening
Assignment
( ) 1) Areas with many bodies of water are at a higher risk.
( ) 2) The one that erupts is called an active one.
( ) 3) They are violent storms with extremely strong wind and heavy rain.
( ) 4) It occurs when a large amount of water covers an area which is
usually dry.
( ) 5) They are usually found where two plates are pushing against each
other or moving apart.
( ) 6) It can be a result of hurricane.
( ) 7) It occurs when molten rock reaches the surface through cracks in
the Earth's crust.
( ) 8) The Western Pacific is the most active place for them.
( ) 9) It may happen at similar places where earthquakes are found.
( ) 10) They are common around the Pacific Ocean.
B
C
A
B
C
B
C
A
C
C
Pre-listening
While-listening
Post-listening
Assignment
Activity 4: Note down the key information.
Listen for a third time and complete the following table with details.
Disaster Hurricane Flood Volcano
When 2005 _______ _______
Where a/an _______ part of the USA Pakistan Mount Ontake in _______
Bad effects killed around _______ people;
caused damage to roads, bridges, _______ and similar public works and _________. displaced more than _______ million people;
destroyed _______ million homes;
left _______ of people homeless.
killed at least _______ people;
was the _______ eruption since _______.
large
1,200
railways
landscapes
2010
17
1.3
millions
2014
Japan
61
deadliest
1902
While-listening
Post-listening
Assignment
Activity 5: Retell the three disasters.
Pre-listening
Disaster Hurricane Flood Volcano
When 2005 _______ _______
Where a/an _______ part of the USA Pakistan Mount Ontake in _______
Bad effects killed around _______ people;
caused damage to roads, bridges, _______ and similar public works and _________. displaced more than _______ million people;
destroyed _______ million homes;
left _______ of people homeless.
killed at least _______ people;
was the _______ eruption since _______.
large
1,200
railways
landscapes
2010
17
1.3
millions
2014
Japan
61
deadliest
1902
Retell the three disasters according to the information you noted down.
While-listening
Post-listening
Assignment
Work in pairs to talk about the three disasters with the help of the information in Activity 4.
Activity 6: Talk about the three disasters.
Asking for Information
1) Can you tell me ...?
2) I'd like to know more about ...?
3) Got any idea about ...?
4) Have you heard about/that ...?
5) Can you give me any
information about ...?
6) Do you happen to know
anything about ...?
You may begin your dialogue like this:
A: Hey, Judy! I missed a lot of
information about the 2005 hurricane
while listening. Could you help me?
B: Sure.
A: Can you tell me what the name of the
hurricane is?
B: Yes. It is called Katrina...
...
Pre-listening
While-listening
Assignment
Work in pairs to talk about other natural disasters you know with the learnt expressions of asking for information.
Pre-listening
Post-listening
Homework.
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