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课件网) Unit 6 When disaster strikes Developing ideas Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1. understand the listening material and grasp the key information. 2. pronounce /br/ and /fr/ correctly and read words containing the related letter combinations correctly. 3. talk about what you have learnt about disaster warnings in this section. Look and Say What are these These are warning devices （预警设备）for natural disasters. What do you know about disaster warning The disaster warning is a system that helps people know the natural disasters before they happen. It helps people gain more time to make preparations for the disasters. Some common natural disaster warnings typhoon storm high/low temperature heavy fog smog thunderstorm and stromg wind hail icy road forest fire Did you know China is one of many countries with disaster warning systems. The government can warn people with text messages, TV programmes and online notices. In communities, loud alarms go off. Warning times for storms in China have been increased to 42 minutes, with more than 90% being correct. 灾害预警系统 （警报器）突然大作 Do you know what this natural disaster is It’s tsunami [tsu nɑ mi]海啸. In 2004, a strong tsunami hit the Indian Ocean, which caused 200,000 people to die. Listen to the radio and choose how Tilly Smith saved lives. a She ran to the hotel and stayed under the table. b She sensed the danger and warned others. C She helped a 10-year-old girl at school. d She helped her classmates leave the coast. Listen again and correct the mistakes in the host's notes. Cross out the mistakes and write the correct words. 1. It's been many years since a tsunami happened in Italy. 2. Tilly Smith was 12 years old. 3. Tilly saw the water going away from the beach. 4. Tilly learnt about tsunamis at school two months earlier. 5. Tilly warned people on the beach and they all ran to a park. 6 .That school lesson saved about 1,000 lives. Thailand 10 farther weeks hotel 100 Listen to the conversation and fill in the chart about the app. world map choose serious safe save floods earthquakes Listen again. Then talk about how the app is introduced. Learning to learn Introducing a product To introduce a product, state its name and main function, e.g. giving disaster warnings. Say how it operates, using an example if possible. Finally, give other details, such as its cost, look and drawbacks. n. 缺点 Work in groups. Choose a piece of life-saving technology and introduce it. Do more research if necessary. Drones take photos and videos to show the effects of disasters provide useful information to emergency services find survivors and quickly send medicine and food What are these They are ... They are made of ... How do they help in disasters They can ... Pronunciation /br/ break brave bring brother /fr/ free front afraid freeze
