1、Unit 4,Unit 4 NATURAL DISASTERS,To discuss about the natural disasters you know; To learn steps of preparing for a presentation on natural disasters; To give a presentation on natural disasters to your class.,What kind of natural disasters can you think up?,tsunami,typhoon hurricane,landslide,snowsl
2、ide,tornado,volcanic eruption,wildfire,earthquake,lightning thunder,drought,flood,Work in groups of three or four. Choose one of the natural disasters above and brainstorm answers to the questions.,Understanding the disaster,Are there any known causes of the disaster? Wildfires are usually caused by
3、 human and natural factors (lightning, etc.). What can be done to prevent it? Forest managers should be hired to protect the forest and people should be educated about prevention of forest fires.,(Take wildfires for an example),BRAINSTORM:,What are the possible effects of the disaster? The wildfire
4、may threaten people and /or their personal property. What can be done to prepare for it? People nearby should be informed immediately when a wildfire begins.,Preparing for the disaster.,In the event of a disaster.,What can you do to stay safe during the disaster? I will try my best to stay calm and
5、move to safe places as soon as possible. What kind of help do survivors need? I think they are in need of a shelter to rest and medicine help when the get injured.,Which questions do you not know the answers to? Which ones do you need more information on? Use the Internet or your school library to f
6、ind out more.,RESEARCH:,Put together a presentation using the information you have gathered. Use the tips below to help you:, Start your presentation with a “hook” (a story or fact to catch the attention of your listeners). On Monday, 5 December 20XX, 600 people disappeared when Reduce your ideas to
7、 three main points to help listeners remember what you say. So always remember to drop, cover, and hold on Prepare visual aids for your presentation (photos, charts, tables, etc.),ORGANISE:,Give a group presentation to your class.,Thousands of people in Northern California were told to leave their h
8、omes in November 2018 because of spreading wildfires. Officials said the fire started as a result of lightning strikes (雷击). This is just one of the many wildfires that happened in 2018. Then how much do you know about wildfires?,Wildfires are usually caused by human and natural factors (like lightn
9、ing, etc.). When wildfires begin, they may threaten people and /or their personal property. So we should try to prevent them. Forest managers should be hired to protect the forest and people should be educated about prevention of forest fires.,Then what should we do when a wildfire begin? We should
10、first inform people nearby about it and evaluate them to safe places. We should try to stay calm and move to safe places as soon as possible. After the wildfire, we should provide survivors shelters to rest and medicine help for the injured.,1. Work in groups. Choose a natural disaster that interests your group the most. 2. Gather information about it (the cause, the effect, the safety instructions.). 3. Make a blackboard newspaper together to introduce the disaster.,
