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Unit 4
Warming-up
2. What happened on
that day?
1. What date was it ?
It was May 12th, 2008.
There was a big earthquake
in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province.
3. Have you experienced that disaster?
What were you doing at that time?
...
Pre-listening
Watch the video Natural Disasters.
How many natural disasters are mentioned in the video?
What are they?
While-listening
Listen to the news report and tick the disasters that you hear.
earthquake
tornado
wildfire
drought
landslide
tsunami
flood
volcanic eruption
While-listening
Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.
number
place
activities
time
place
reason
What kinds of natural disasters do you know?
Disasters
earthquake
flood
typhoon
hurricane
mudslide
drought
storm
sandstorm
tsunami
n.旱灾
n.泥石流
Think about what you will hear before you listen:
_________, _________, _________, _________, _________, _________,
_________, _________, etc.
Tips for listening
numbers
dates
times
addresses
activities
people
places
reasons
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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
place
reason
n.&v. 营救;救援
n.(地)震级;重大
Circle the key word(s) in the questions and write the kind of information they refer to.
Listen again and answer the questions.
Question Answer
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?
7.8
About 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.
central China
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
Question Answer
3. Where are the floods? _________ China
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area? They ____________ day and night to make sure that_________________.
They ___________________________
to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
central
are working
are also bringing food and water
people are safe
Listen again and answer the questions.
News reports 2
Question Answer
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis? Eyewitnesses(目击者) said that at ______________.
6. How many homes were destroyed? ______________ were destroyed by the tornado.
7. How many people has died? A police officer tells us that at least ______________ has died.
9:25 a.m.
Four homes
one person
Listen again and answer the questions.
News reports 3
Pronunciation
Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the -ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes.
begged
exchanged
pretended
breathed
helped
reserved
described
laughed
shocked
concentrated
learned
viewed
confused
depended
watched
dabated
embarrassed
wished
Pronunciation
/t/
/d/
/ɪd/
begged breathed
described confused
exchanged
learned
reserved
viewed
concentrated
dabated
depended
pretended
helped
laughed
embarrassed
shocked
watched
wished
Listen to the words in each box and repeat.
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The potential (潜在的) influence of a natural disaster depends on the size and location of the event. If the disaster takes place in a heavily populated area, it immediately causes more damage to both life and property.
Watch the video clips and identify(辨认) the disasters.
tornado
tsunami
tornado
tsunami
earthquake
wildfire
flood
local news 地方新闻
world / international news 国际新闻
exclusive news 独家新闻
front-page news / story 头版新闻
hard news 重要新闻
Let’s hear from John, who’s reporting live at the scene.
现在我们来听听约翰来自现场的报道。
新闻语块
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 8,500 people and thousands of people were injured. Rescue workers, medical teams, troops and volunteers organised quickly to help people in need. They also brought necessities to those who lost homes in this terrible disaster.
Good afternoon. Today is 13, May.
There is the news about the flood in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The flood began in May because of the heavy rains. Up till now, 82 people were killed and more than 500,000 were affected by the flood. Rescue teams are providing food and water for those who lost their homes in the disaster. And the shelters have been set up for the homeless people.
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon…
Read about the disasters and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your report to a partner.
新闻播报:是现代社会的人了解发生在世界各地的时间和获取信息的重要途径。纯音频形式的新闻播报没有文字和画面辅助,信息完全通过播音员表达,往往语速较快,但语义连贯,语言简练,包含了新闻时间的重要信息。
灾害的新闻播报要点:when, where, what, how and what more to come(时间、地点、受灾情况、后续援助措施);如果是重大灾害, 也为后续的跟踪报道作了铺垫。
新闻播报
disaster n.
tornado n.
drought n.
landslide n.
slide vi. & vt.
tsunami n.
flood n. vt. vi.
volcanic eruption
magnitude n.
灾难;灾害
龙卷风
旱灾;久旱
(山地或悬崖的)崩塌;滑坡
(使)滑行;滑动
海啸
洪水;vt. 淹没;vi. 大量涌入
火山喷发
(地)震级;
rescue n.&vt.
damage vt.&n.
destroy vt.
evacuate vt.&vi.
helicopter n.
death n.
affect vt.
shelter n.&vt.&vi.
营救;救援
损害,破坏;损坏,损失
摧毁,毁灭
疏散,撤出;撤离
直升机
死亡
影响;疾病侵袭;深深打动
避难所;掩蔽;躲避风雨或危险
We cannot stop natural disasters, but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.
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