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课件网) Unit 6 Disaster and hope Listening & speaking By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1.learn about some disasters in history and accumulate more words and expressions to describe natural disasters; 2. understand the weather forecast by listening and find specific information. Learning objectives wildfire drought typhoon earthquake blizzard tsunami avalanche 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 Types of natural disasaters 1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous 2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history As far as I am concerned, earthquake is the most dangerous disaster, which can leave lots of people homeless. 2004, Tsunami in Indonesia; 2008, Wenchuan earthquake; 2019-2020, Australian wildfire; … More about Australian wildfire Activity 5 Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters. In 1881, an _____ struck the small Vietnamese city of Haiphong, bringing terrible strong winds. When it hit the coast, huge tidal waves caused severe flood, costing the lives of up to 300,000 citizens. typhoon Activity 5 Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters. In August 1949, the Landes region of South-west France faced a major _____ that lasted almost a week. Some 500 km of forested land was burnt and 82 people killed. Even today, it is considered one of Europe’s most deadly forest fires. wildfire The winter of 1950 to 1951 came to be known as the Winter of Terror when over 600 _____ struck towns and villages in the mountains of the Swiss-Austrian Alps. Caused by exceptionally heavy snowfall within a short period of time, they destroyed buildings and forests, and claimed over 256 lives. avalanches In 1960, Chile suffered the strongest _____ to be recorded in the 20th century. The shock is generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5. It caused a(n) _____ with waves of up to 25 metres affecting places as far away as Hawaii and Japan. earthquake tsunami A(n) _____ hit Iran in February 1972, causing a week of extremely low temperatures. Winter storms brought as much as 7.9 metres of snow in the south of the country, resulting in the deaths of about 4,000 people. blizzard In July 2011, a(n) _____ struck East Africa. It was said to be the worst in 60 years, and not a single drop of rain fell for almost a whole year. It led to a severe food crisis and threatened the livelihoods of more than 9.5 million people. drought What do you know about weather forecast How did people predict weather in the ancient times Nowadays what technologies are used to predict the weather why Extreme weather conditions How did people predict weather in the ancient times In China: In Greece: Nowadays what technologies are used to predict the weat ... ...
