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课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters Listening, Speaking and Talking Look and discuss What natural disaster do you see in the picture A troop of soldiers are rescuing an injured person following an earthquake. 2. What's going on in this photo an earthquake Watch the video Natural Disasters. earthquake tornado[t ne d ] tsunami[tsu nɑ mi] flood [fl d] wildfire What disasters did you see in the video What other disasters do you know drought 干旱 volcanic eruption 火山爆发 landslide 山体滑坡 (2) How do these natural disasters affect our life What may happen in these disasters destroy killed injured damage survive 幸存 rescue In a disaster, people may be _____ or _____ and homes may be _____or _____. Some people may die, while some may _____. With the help of _____ workers, the city will _____ again. revive 复兴，恢复 killed injured damaged destroyed survive rescue revive 2. listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear. earthquake tornado wildfire drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption Listen for details: date/time address/place number people activity reason Listening skills 3. Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions. Question Type of information 1. What was the magnitude of the earth-quake in Ecuador 2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador 3. Where are the floods 4.What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area number activity place number 巨大，重要性，强度 Question Type of information 5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis 6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul 7. What caused the landslide in Seoul time reason address Good morning. It's 17th April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The _____ magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings and early reports said that about _____ people were killed and more than _____ were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors. 7.8 230 1,500 News report 1 1. 2. 3. More news about the floods in _____. 3. Place: central China 4. Activities: The government is_____ more than 12,000 people. Rescue workers and soldiers are _____ _____ to make sure people are safe. helping working They are also _____food and water to those whose home were lost in the disasters. bringing News report 2 day and night 5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis At 9:25am. A library and a supermarket. The heavy rain. News report 3 6. Which building were damaged in Seoul 7. What caused the landslide in Seoul News report 4 Pronunciation Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold. (Page 49) /p/ /t/ /k/ /f/ /s/ 清辅音 / θ / / / / t / / tr / / ts / 浊辅音 /b/ /d/ /g/ /z/ / / / / / d / / dr / / dz / /v/ Pronunciation Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the –ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes. begged exchanged pretended breathed helped reserved des ... ...
