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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters Period 1 Listening, speaking & Talking effect n. 影响；结果；效果 effective affect v. 影响；侵袭；打动 affection effort v. 努力；尝试；尽力 effortless adj. 不费力的；容易的；天生的 effortful adj. 需要努力的；充满努力的 come into effect 生效 side effect 副作用 in effect 事实上；实际上 Trans：你们都要背书这个决定明天生效 The decision that you all need to recite the text come into effect tomorrow. Trans：杨老师的话对我有很大的影响 Mr. Yang’s words have great effect on/upon me. pipe wave crash 本句是2016年联合国世界减灾日的活动主题，目的是呼吁全球各地人们重视自然灾害，树立防灾意识。 Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality. —United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (2016) 用生命呼吁：增强减灾意识，减少人员伤亡。 ———联合国国际减灾战略（2016） Listening, speaking & talking Part 1 Reports on natural disasters Part 2 How to prepare for a disaster Lead-in Let’s look at the topic and think about the following questions. NATURAL DISASTERS 1. What do you know about natural disasters 2. How many kinds of natural disasters can you think of 3. Have you ever experienced any natural disasters Let’s watch the video Natural Disasters. Pre-listening Listening, speaking & talking Pre-listening tornado wildfire earthquake drought Listening, speaking & talking flood tsunami landslide volcanic eruption How do these disasters affect our life What may happen in these disasters People may be killed and homes may be damaged or destroyed. Some people may die, while some may survive. Sample Answer To damage something means to break it, or make it unable to work as usual. To survive means to manage to live and survivors are those who manage to live through the natural disasters. To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined. Listening, speaking & talking ● earthquake ● tornado ● wildfire ●drought ● landslide ● tsunami ● flood ● volcanic eruption Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear. 3. Where are the floods Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. 2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador number number place Listen for details Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc. 1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador 4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area 5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis 7. What caused the landslide in Seoul time place reason activities 6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. Listen again and answer the questions. 1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador 2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador 3. Where are the floods 4. What are the re ... ...
