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Unit 8 Natural disasters
Period 1 Welcome to the unit
disaster
mop up the floor
earthquake
thousands of people 成千上万的
an accident
coach 长途汽车
A car crashed into a tree.
撞上
flood 洪水
The flood washed away the village.
冲走
thunder 雷
and lightning 闪电
storm 风暴，暴（风）雨
catch fire 着火
disaster
mop
up
earthquake
thousands of
accident
coach
crash
n. 灾难；不幸，祸患
vt. 用拖把擦干净
adv. 完全地
n. 地震
成千上万的
n. 事故，意外的事
n. 长途汽车
vi. & vt. 猛撞；碰撞
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flood
wash away
village
lightning
storm
thunder
catch fire
n. 洪水，水灾
冲走
n. 村庄，乡村
n. 闪电
n. 风暴，暴（风）雨
n. 雷，雷声
着火
Warm- up
Do you know something natural disasters?
Natural disasters are often caused by natural forces like the bad weather.
rain
It washes away
everything.
flood
cause
snow
snowstorm
cause
thunder and
lightning雷电
a big fire
cause
The earth is short of water.
缺水
drought 干旱
[draut]
cause
typhoon台风
flood
accident事故
cause
A car crashed into a tree.
Accidents are caused by people.
Natural disasters are caused by natural forces.
Do you know something accidents?
an accident
Is this a natural disaster?
lose the final
crash into a tree
fall from the tree
hurt his leg
1. School football team loses final
2. The earthquake kills thousands of people.
3. Car accident kills three men.
Are they about natural disasters? Put a tick (√) in the correct boxes.（P93）
√
4. Coach crashes into tree
5. Flood washes away village.
6. Lightning starts big fire in classroom building.
7. Young boy falls from tree and hurts legs.
8. A big storm kills 20 people.
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√
√
Which are about natural disasters?
Task 2
1. What happened to Vivien’s school?
2. When did it happen?
Lightening hit a classroom building and it caught fire.
It happened at night.
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
What happened to Hobo?
It’s raining.
His house is all wet.
1. What’s the weather like?
2. What happened to Hobo?
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