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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters language points Cruelty 1 Rescue 2 Revival 3 Natural Disasters Vocabulary classification Cruelty 1 n. adj. v. A wildfire _____(袭击) Australia in 2019, causing great d_____ to the country. 25 people _____ (死亡) and many had to _____ (撤离). More than 2400 houses _____ (destroy) and even New Zealand _____ (affect) . keys: struck/hit damage died / were killed evacuate were destroyed was affected 课前作业1： Finish the passage about a wildfire. ① What types of natural disasters can you think of Match each word with its definition（定义）. _____ : a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry _____ : a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface _____ : a windstorm driving clouds of sand before it _____ : a violent storm with strong winds which move in a circle（圆圈） _____ : a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope（斜坡） flood earthquake sandstorm tornado landslide earthquake flood landslide sandstorm tornado ② What adjectives can you use to describe natural disasters and humans’ feelings The violent hurricane left the whole town in ruins. The destructive earthquake destroyed all the houses and roads in town. adj. 破坏性的，毁灭性的 Guess the meaning of the following adjectives. adj. 猛烈的 Tip 1: Use context or common sense to understand new words The deadly disaster has caused many people to die. The flood has caused enormous damage to the city. adj. 致命的 adj. 巨大的 ③ What damage can natural disasters cause Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words below. damage destroy ruin 1. Their house was completely _____ in the hurricane. 2. The building was only slightly _____ in the earthquake. 3. The disaster hasn’t _____ his life. 4. In just 20 seconds, the whole city was in _____. 5. The flood has caused great _____ to the affected area. destroyed damaged ruins damage destroy v. 摧毁（_____毁坏，无法_____） damage v. 损害（____ 损坏，可_____）；破坏 n.损害 (do/cause damage to) ruin v. 毁灭（可指 ____ 意义）；成为废墟 n. 废墟（in ruins） ruined 彻底 修复 部分 修复 抽象 Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves, but no wind could blow them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs,and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were in shock—and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. Para.3: The _____ of the earthquake. effects But hope was not lost. Soon after ... ...
