Natural disasters

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Natural disasters Unit 6 Welcome to the unit!
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snowy
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windy
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rainy
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Listen and answer
1.What happened to Hobos house? 2.What was he
doing when it began to rain? 3.When did he hear
the rain?
It is all wet.
He was sleeping.
Not until half an hour later.
He didnt hear the rain until half an hour later.
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Its raining. My house is all wet. Can I come in,
Eddie?
I was sleeping when it started to rain.
Sure, come in.
The floor is all wet. Whos going to mop all the
water up if you dont come with me?
Not until half an hour later. You must come home
with me now.
Why?
Did you hear the rain?
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Fill in the blanks
One day, Hobo came to Eddies house, because
his own house was __________ . He
________________when it began to _______. And he
didnt hear the rain __________________________. H
e asked Eddie to __________________ because he
wanted Eddie to _____________________________.
all wet
was sleeping
rain
until half an hour later
go home with him
mop all the water up
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I am going to school.
He was going to school when the fire started.
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He was walking when it began to snow.
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He was eating when it started to rain.
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Learn about the bad weather.
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snowstorm
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typhoon
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thunder and lightning
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rainstorm
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flood
It washes away everything.
natural disaster
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More natural disasters.
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It burns everything in the forest.
forest fire
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When it comes, we are short of water.
drought
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A strong wind comes round and round from the
sky quickly like a dragon.
tornado
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When it comes , buildings fall down and you can
hear a loud noise like a bomb.
earthquake
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forest fire
drought
earthquake
tornado
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landslide
tsunami /tsjunami/
typhoon
sandstorm
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natural disasters
forest fire
tornado
flood
landslide
typhoon
drought
earthquake
sandstorm
tsunami
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natural disasters
forest fire
tornado
flood
landslide
typhoon
drought
tsunami
sandstorm
earthquake
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China Daily
2004.12
A very terrible ________ happened in Indonesia .
Nearly 20,000 people lost their lives .They were
having a good time by the sea at that time.
Suddenly water rushed rudely onto the beach. Its
really frightening.
tsunami
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China Daily
2006.8
A strong _______ hit Taiwan Island this
morning. Its so serious that no one can go out
. Schools have to rest until the wind stops.
typhoon
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China Daily
2006.10
The whole city of Beijing is covered with
sand. People can not see anything through the
thick sand.
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China Daily
2006.7
A _________ happened in Shanxi yesterday.
The soil, sand, stones and water went down from
the mountain in no time. Many villages at the
foot of the mountain were damaged.
landslide
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a memory test
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Tell the differences between natural
disasters and accidents.
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• 1.The school football team lost the game.
• 2. A big storm killed 20 people.
• 3.A coach crashed into a tree last
  night.
• 4. A flood washed the village away.
• 5. Lightning started a big fire in a
  house.
• 6. A young boy fell from a tree and hurt
  his legs.
• 7.The Taiwan earthquake killed thousands of
  people.

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D
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• Natural disasters are caused by natural forces.

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accident
Accidents are caused by people.
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A terrible natural disaster.
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Watch and answer

• Where did it happen?
• What were they doing at that time?
• What did people do to survive?
• What did they see?
• What did they hear?
• How did they feel?

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• Where did it happen?
• What were they doing at that time?
• What did people do to survive?
• What did they see?
• What did they hear?
• How did they feel?

It happened on Taiwan Island.
Some were shopping and some were drinking.
They ran out in all directions wildly.
They saw buildings fall down.
They heard a loud noise like a bomb.
They felt frightened.
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Man can overpower natural forces.
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Homework
1.Read the dialogue again and try to remember all
the new words. 2.Learn more about different
natural disasters.