1、Unit 4 Natural disasters Listening and speaking To grasp the pronunciation of the -ed endings. Listen to reports about natural disaster and grasp key information. To grasp words and phrases in this period. Goals 1 2 3 Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 1. What date was it? 2. What happened on th
2、at day? 3. Have you experienced that disaster? What were you doing at that time? It was May 12th, 2008. There was a big earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province. . Leading-in 1. Watch the video Natural Disasters and look at the photos. Do you know what these disasters are? Write down their names. Be
3、fore Listening tornadotsunami earthquakewildfire flood 3._ 4. _ 5._ 2. Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear. earthquake tornado wildfire drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption While Listening 3. Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of
4、 information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions. Listen for details Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc. Question Type of information Answer 1. What was the magnitude of the eart
5、hquake in Ecuador? number 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? 5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis? 6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul? 7. What caused the Landslide in
6、Seoul? 7.8 230/1,500 placecentral China activitiesworking timeat 9:25 am place library &supermarket reason by heavy rain number What are the basic elements in a disaster report? Disaster Report Time Place Damage rescue work Event doctors nurses soldiers homes buildings lives tornado earthquake sands
7、torm . After Listening Read about three disasters on page 49, then complete the information below with your group members. Example: Event: _ Time: _ Damage: _ Rescue work: _ Place: _ _. Earthquake 14:28 Monday, 12 May Wenchuan, China Magnitude 7.8 (8.0) At least 8,500 killed medical teams, troops, v
8、olunteers organised quickly Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday. It has killed at least 8,500 people by now. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. Injured survivors have been moved to safety by rescue workers, including medical workers, troops,
9、and volunteers, who organised quickly. Sample News Reports Can you make two others ? Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your news report to a partner. Group Work Pronunciation Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold. pipe brick
10、 tend death keen glory think they campus amaze flash garage truly draw events friends fond view French bridge Pronunciation Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the -ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes. begged exchanged pretended begged exchanged pretended described
11、laughed shocked concentrated learned viewed confused depended watched debated embarrassed wished /t/ helped laughed embarrassed shocked watched wished /d/ begged breathed described confused exchanged learned reserved viewed /d/ concentrated dabated depended pretended Listen to the words in each box
12、and repeat. Language points What a terrible disaster! 真是了不得的大祸啊！ They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate. 他们把他们的灾难归于命不好。 natural disaster 自然灾害 1. disaster n. 灾难灾难 True, the drought is serious, but it cant scare us. 旱情诚然是严重的, 但它吓不倒我们。 Money and food were sent to the impoverished drought victim
13、s. 给贫困的灾民送去了救济金和粮食。 2. drought n. 干旱干旱 She is able to slide into a room without anyone noticing. 她有本事悄悄溜进房间而不被人发现。 However, a sharp slide in the euro would erode its credibility. 但汇率的大幅下滑会损害欧元的信誉。 3. slide v. 滑动；滑动； 滑行滑行 3. 预习 Unit 4-Reading and Thinking 1. Recite new words and phrases. 2. Write a news report. Bye-bye!
