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Unit 6
Disaster and hope
Using language
Activity 1-1. Look at the sentences (a) and (b). Compare them with the sentences (c) and (d) and answer the questions.
What has been left out in sentences (a) and (b)?
Why does the author leave them out?
The author leaves them out to avoid repeating the word or expression that is too obvious, and to make the sentences more concise.
Activity 1-2. Now look for more sentences with ellipsis in the reading passage.
It’s the hottest on the whole Tube system. (paragraph 1)
It is lovely at the beach, but not so when you’re wearing a suit and in a crowd of passengers. (paragraph 2)
One very hot summer, the sun reflected off it and melted cars parked below. (paragraph 2)
/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
the act of leaving out a word or words from a sentence deliberately, when the meaning can be understood without them
Activity 2. Read the paragraph and find out what words have been removed before or after the underlined words.
ways (to forecast the weather)
period (that’s on the way)
loudly (than usual)
(look) for birds
when (something bad is going to happen)
where (something bad is going to happen)
Activity 3. Remove words from the news report to make it more concise.
Disaster and hope
Using language
Types of natural disasters
Activity 4. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous?
2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history?
/ˈblɪzəd/
/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/
drought
typhoon
blizzard
tsunami
wildfire
avalanche
earthquake
/tsuːˈnɑːmi/
7
some big natural disasters in recent history
Tsunami in Indonesia
(2004)
8
Wenchuan earthquake
(2008)
Australian wildfire
(2019-2020)
Activity 5. Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters. (P88)
typhoon
wildfire
avalanche
Activity 5. Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters. (P88)
tsunami
earthquake
blizzard
drought
Extreme weather conditions
13
Windy
Activity 7-1. Figure out the following signs related to different weather conditions.
heavy snow
extremely high temperature
hurricane
raining
strong wind
7-2. Listen to the weather forecast and match the weather symbols to the locations on the map.
Activity 7-3. Listen again and complete the form. (P67)
warm clothes
-15
fry meat on the road
get medical attention
hurricane
safe indoors
13
through floodwaters
25
wildfires
13
18
Activity 8-2. Now talk about how the speakers describe the weather. Listen again if necessary.
time & places
temperature
weather conditions
advice
(information on donations)
Activity 9. Work in pairs. Act out the conversation to talk about an extreme weather condition.
leave out
ellipsis
forecast the weather(~,~)
a weather forecast
grab an umbrella
a sign that…
head for/to …
on/upon hearing…
the first … to do…
consist of/ be made up of/be composed of…
medical staff
emergency aid worth + money
with a further round of … to follow
遗漏;不包括;省略
省略(语法术语)n.
预报天气+v.变形
天气预报
拿上雨伞
…的征兆
朝…方向走(2)
一听到…
第一个做…的
由…组成(3)
医疗人员
价值…的紧急救援物资
后续还有一轮…
Smart expressions (P86-89)
different ways to express make a certain number of people die
cost the lives of up to/as many as …(number) people
kill (+ number) people
claim (+ number) people’s lives
result in the deaths of (+number) people
Smart expressions (P86-89)
strike/hit
a major wildfire
the most deadly forest fire
exceptionally heavy snowfalls
as far away as…
Not a single drop of rain fell.
a severe food crisis
threaten the livelihoods of people
weather conditions
Weather forecasting advanced/ developed over time
precisely and comprehensively
(灾害等)袭击某地
一次严重的野火
最致命的森林火灾
异常大的降雪
远达、远至…
一滴雨也没有下。
严重的粮食危机
威胁人们的生计
天气状况
天气预报随着时间流逝在发展。
精准又全面地
Smart expressions (P86-89)
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