1、tornadotsunami earthquakewildfireflood earthquake tornado wildfire drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption Listen for details Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc. Questions Type of informatio
2、n Answer 1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador ?number7.8 2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador ? number230 killed;1500 injured 3. Where are the floods ? placeCentral China 4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area? Activities Working day
3、 and night to make them safe 5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis ? time9:25 a.m. 6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul ? PlaceA library and a building 7. What caused the landside in Seoul ? Reason By heavy rain that has fallen in the last week 1.Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the l
4、etters in bold. pipe ballet tend death keen glory fond view think they campus amaze flash garage French bridge truly draw events friends begged breathed described concentrated confused debated exchanged helped laughed learned depended embarrassed pretended reserved shocked viewed watched wished help
5、ed laughed embarrassed shocked watched wished begged breathed described confused exchanged learned reserved viewed Concentrated debated depended pretended /t/id/d/ Speaking Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your news report to a partner. Eart
6、hquake Wenchuan, China 14:28 Monday,12 May Magnitude 7.8(8.0) At least 8,500 killed(by 13 May) Rescue workers(medical teams, troops, volunteers, etc.) organised quickly Alberta, Canada Began on 1 May 2,400 homes destroyed Almost 88,000 people evacuated Hundreds of firefighters arrived Planes, helico
7、pters used to fight the fire No deaths, no injuries Flood Colombo,Sri Lanka Began in May 82 killed, 500,000 affected Rescue teams provided food and water Shelters set up by the government EXAMPLE Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon. Commonly used
8、expressions Today is It is today. It was just now that in city/town/provi nce North/west/sout hwest of A disaster struck An earthquake happened A typhoon hit/landed When Where What Possible answer: Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan, China yesterday afternoon. 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, and volunteers, who organized quickly.
