1、Listening & Speaking Natural Disasters 1 Book 1 Unit 4 2 Lead in We cannot stop natural disasters, but we can arm ourselves with knowledge and information to raise awareness and to reduce mortality. Watch the video and talk about your feelings. 视频请发邮 件获取： teacher_ “ Pre-listening 3 earthquake flood
2、tsunami wildfire tornado drought landslide volcanic eruption What natural disasters can you think of? “ When a natural disaster happens, how can we get information about it? 4 news reports “ 5 earthquake tornado wildfire drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption Listen to the news reports an
3、d tick the disasters that you hear. While-listening “ 6 Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions. While-listening Listening Strategy Listen for details Think about what you are listening for before you l
4、isten: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc. “ Question Type of informationAnswer 1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake 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 so
5、ldiers 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 Seoul? 7.8 230 were killed /more than 1500 were injured central China worked to make people safe 9:25 a.m. a library and a supermarket heavy rain
6、 number place activities time address reason 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 injures Wildfire Alberta, Canada Began in May 82 killed, 500,000 affected Rescue teams provide fo
7、od and water Shelters set up by the government Flood Colombo, Sri Lanka Earthquake 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.) organized quickly Post-listening Read about the disasters below and pr
8、epare a short news report on one of them. Then present your news report to the class. How to make a news report? 9 _, its _. A strong earthquake _ Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake _ many buildings, and _ that about 230 people _ and more than 1,500 _. Volunteers and rescue workers _ th
9、e survivors. News Report 1 Listen and fill in the blanks Good morning17 April hit damaged early reports said were killed were injured are helping 10 Good morning, its 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings, and early reports said that
10、 about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors. Beginning(Greetings and time reporting) Topic(disaster) Details(effects and rescue work) Ending(reporters & news resources) Study the organisation This is xx from CCTV news. Thank
11、s for listening/watching. Discuss in groups of 4 to find out how many parts a news report is made up of. News Report 1 11 Breaking news, Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis. Eyewitnesses said that at 9:25 a.m., the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us t
12、hat at least one person has died. More tornados are possible, and the police advise avoiding the area. Different ways of greetings Dont forget to end your news report! Study the language features This is xx from CCTV news. Thanks for listening/watching. News Report 3 Useful expressions for reporting
13、 news “ Lets make a news report! 12 Imitate and present Began in May 82 killed, 500,000 affected Rescue teams provide food and water Shelters set up by the government Began on 1 May 2,400 homes destroyed Almost 88,000 people evacuated Hundreds of firefighters arrived Planes, helicopters used to figh
14、t the fire No deaths, no injures Earthquake Wildfire Flood Wenchuan, China Alberta, CanadaColombo, Sri Lanka 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.) organized quickly News Time Make your own video of reporting news 1. Find the latest News Homework 2. Report it and record it into a video. 3. Send it to teacher_ Thank you！ 16
