Teacher: Nguyen Thi My Le

OVER

Time

typhoon earthquake

flood volcano

drought

snowstorm

Thursday , March 29th , 2012

UNIT 9 :

Lesson 4: READ

Unit 9: natural disasters – lesson 4 (read)

tidal wave ( n ) abrupt ( adj ) shift ( n )

tornado ( n ) funnel -shaped

( adj)

suck up

: sóng thần

: bất ngờ, đột ngột

: sự thay đổi

: cơn lốc xoáy

: có hình phểu

: hút lên

(to) erupt - eruption : phun trào

(to)

A1. tidal wave2. abrupt3. shift4. tornado5. funnel - shaped 6. suck up7. erupt

BBa. sự chuyển dịchb. phun tràoc. đột ngộtd. cơn lốc xoáye. sóng thầnf. hình phễug. hút lên

MATCHINGUnit 9: natural disasters – lesson 4 (read)

1. Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.

2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.

3. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit

Anchorage in the 1960s.4. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disasters.5. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world's largest ever volcanic eruption.6. A tornado looks like a funnel.

T F

Alaska toCalifornia

volcanic eruption in more than 50 years

*TRUE/ FALSE STATEMENTS

*Complete the sentencesoccur around the Pacific

Rim1.The majority of earthquakes ...............2. During the earthquake in Kobe, many .......3. A tidal wave can only occur when ..........4. In Australia, a tropical storm is known as .....5. The Chinese language gave us .............6. A tornado is a type of storm that .............

people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed there is

an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth a

cyclonethe word “typhoon” has a

funnel shape passing overland below a thunderstorm

Unit 9: natural disasters – lesson 4 (read)

1. Why do people call the Pacific Rim “ Ring of Fire”?A. Because 80% of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim.B. Because 90% of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim.C. Because 90% of earthquakes occur in AmericaD. Because 90% of earthquakes occur in Japan.2. What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth?A.Earthquake B. Tornado C. Typhoon D. Tidal wave 3. What does “ Typhoon” mean? A. Big wind B. Small wind C. Big rain D. Large fire 4. Can we predict a volcano? A. Yes. Everybody can predict a volcano. B. No. We can’t predict a volcano. C. Yes. The scientists can warn us about the eruption. D. No. The scientists can’t warn us about the eruption. 5. What can a tornado suck up? A. People B. Houses C. Offices D. (A), ( B), ( C) are right

- Learn vocabulary- Write the complete sentences-Prepare: Write / P. 79,80