1、 Look and discuss 1. Whats going on in this photo? 2. What kinds of natural disasters can you think of? Unit 4 Natural Disasters l A troop of soldiers are rescuing an injured person following an earthquake. Natural disasters 台风 龙 卷 风 snowstorm 雪崩 landslide (山体滑坡山体滑坡) 泥石流 火山爆发 1. Do you know what the
2、se disasters are? earthquake tornado tsunami flood wildfire 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: Listening skills 3. Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and writ
3、e the kind of information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions. QuestionType 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 i
4、n the flood-hit area? number activity place number 巨大，重要性，强度 QuestionType 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. Its 17th April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador y
5、esterday. 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 No Image News report 1 1. 2. 3. l More news about the floods in _. 3. Place: central
6、 China No Image 4. Activities:l The government is_ more than 12,000 people. l Rescue workers and soldiers are _ _ to make sure people are safe. helping working l They are also _food and water to those whose home were lost in the disasters. bringing News report 2 day and night 1. a 7.8 magnitude eart
7、hquake 2.about 230 people were killed and more than 1500 were injured 3. in central China 4. They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe, and also bringing food and water to the victims. News report 1 & 2 5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis? At 9:25am. A library and a
8、supermarket. The heavy rain. No Image News report 3 & 4 6. Which building were damaged in Seoul? 7. What caused the landslide in Seoul? Good morning. Its 17th April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings and early reports said that about 230 p
9、eople were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors. timeplace number people activities Discuss and speak basic information damage rescue Competition If your school intends to select a news reporter, the ss are required to prepare a news report on one of these three natural disasters. Show Time Grades Aspect 45678910 Basic information Damage Rescue Fluently Loudly Tone This year, a flood hit Qu Zhou, Zhejiang in September. So here is a task for you to surf the Internet for information about it and report it to your partner. Assignment
