1、Unit 4 Natural DisastersListening and SpeakingLive to Tell:Raising Awareness,Reducing Mortality.United Nations International Strategy for disaster Reduction(2016)Look and discuss1.Whats going on in this photo?2.What kinds of natural disasters can you think of?Suggested Answers1.In the photograph,a t
2、eam of soldiers are rescuing somebody from a collapsed building following an earthquake.2.some natural disasters are hurricanes,floods,earthquakes,tsunamis,erupting volcanoes,wildfires and tornadoes.1 Watch the video Natural Disasters and look at the photos.Do you know what these disasters are?Write
3、 down their names.25431tornadotsunamiearthquakewildfireflood2Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.（点击此处播放音频）earthquake wildfire landslide flood tornadodroughttsunamivolcanic eruption3 Circle the key word(s)in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer
4、 to.Then listen again and answer the questions.QuestionType of informationAnswer1.What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador?number2.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 peo
5、ple see the tornado in Memphis?6.Which buildings were damaged in Seoul?7.What caused the landslide in Seoul?7.8numberAbout 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.central Chinaplaceactivitiestimeat 9:25 a.m.placea libra
6、ry and a supermarketreasonby heavy rain that has fallen in the last week（点击此处播放音频）4Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them.Then present your news report to a partner.EarthquakeWenchuan,China 14:28 Monday,12 May Magnitude 7.8(8.0)At least 8,500 killed(by 13 May)R
7、escue workers(medical teams,troops,volunteers,etc.)organised quicklyWildfireAlberta,Canada Began on 1 May 2,400 homes destroyed Almost 88,000 people evacuated Hundreds of firefighters arrived Planes,helicopters used to fight the fire No deaths,no injuresFloodColombo,Sri Lanka Began in May 82 killed,
8、500,000 affected Rescue teams provided food and water Shelters set up by the governmentGood 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 t
9、o safety by rescue workers,including medical workers,troops,and volunteers,who organised quickly.A wildfire which began on 1 May in Alberta,Canada,has destroyed 2,400 homes.Almost 88,000 people have been evacuated.Hundreds of firefighters along with planes and helicopters have arrived to help fight
10、the fire.Luckily,there have been no deaths or injuries.A flood in Colombo,Sri Lanka,has killed 82 people.The flood,which began in May,has affected nearly 500,000 people.Rescue teams are providing food and water,and shelters have been set up by the government.5How can we describe natural disasters?Ob
11、jective客观的unpredictablesurprisingunbelievableunforgettableincrediblePessimistic悲观的scaryhorribleshockedfrighteningheartbreakingdisastrousterrified5How can we describe natural disasters?1Listen and repeat.Pay attention to the letters in bold.pipe brick think they truly drawtend death campus amaze even
12、ts friendskeen glory flash garage fond view French bridge （点击此处播放音频）2Read the words aloud.Pay attention to the pronunciation of the-ed endings.Then write the words in the boxes.beggedbreatheddescribedconcentratedconfuseddebatedexchangedhelped laughed learneddependedembarrassed pretended reserved sho
13、cked viewed watched wishedhelped,laughed,embarrassed,shocked,watched,wishedbegged,breathed,described,confused,exchanged,learned,reserved,viewedconcentrated,debated,depended,pretended（点击此处播放音频）disaster tornado drought landslideslide tsunami volcanic eruption flood n.灾难；灾害n.龙卷风；旋风 n.旱灾；久旱 n.（山地或悬崖的）崩塌
14、；滑坡vi.&vt.（使）滑行；滑动n.海啸火山喷发n.洪水；大量vi.淹没；大量涌入vt.使灌满水；淹没 magnitude rescue damage destroy evacuate helicopter death affect sheltern.（地）震级；重大n.&vt.营救；救援vt.损害；破坏 n.损坏；损失vt.摧毁；毁灭vt.疏散，撤出 vi.撤离n.直升机n.死；死亡vt.影响；（疾病）侵袭；深深打动n.避难处；居所；庇护vt.保护；掩蔽vi.躲避（风雨或危险）Do some research on a natural disaster happened in your hometown(location,time,disaster,damage,rescue).Work in pairs.Make a brief news report(or interview with a partner)and record a video.Thank you!
