Unit6DisasterandhopeUsinglanguageListening&speaking5.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.droughttyphoontsunamiwildfireavalancheearthquakeblizzardTypesofnaturaldisasters1.Whichonedoyouthinkisthemostdangerous？2.Canyounamesomebignaturaldisastersinhistory?Theearthquakehappenedin2008inSichuan,China;thetsunamihappenedin2004inIndonesia.6.CompletethereportswiththewordsinActivity4.Payattentiontothewordsdescribingnaturaldisasters.In1881,an__________struckthesmallVietnamesecityofHaiphong,bringingterriblestrongwinds.Whenithitthecoast,hugetidalwavescausedsevereflood,costingthelivesofupto300,000citizens.typhoonInAugust1949,theLandesregionofSouth-westFrancefacedamajor________thatlastedalmostaweek.Some500km2offorestedlandwasburntand82peoplekilled.Eventoday,itisconsideredoneofEurope’smostdeadlyforestfires.wildfireThewinterof1950to1951cametobeknownastheWinterofTerrorwhenover600___________strucktownsandvillagesinthemountainsoftheSwiss-AustrianAlps.Causedbyexceptionallyheavysnowfallwithinashortperiodoftime,theydestroyedbuildingsandforests,andclaimedover256lives.avalanchesIn1960,Chilesufferedthestrongest____________toberecordedinthe20thcentury.Theshockisgenerallyagreedtohavehadamagnitudeof9.5.Itcauseda(n)_______withwavesofupto25metresaffectingplacesasfarawayasHawaiiandJapan.earthquaketsunamiA(n)_________hitIraninFebruary1972,causingaweekofextremelylowtemperatures.Winterstormsbroughtasmuchas7.9metresofsnowinthesouthofthecountry,resultinginthedeathsofabout4,000people.blizzardInJuly2011,a(n)__________struckEastAfrica.Itwassaidtobetheworstin60years,andnotasingledropofrainfellforalmostawholeyear.Itledtoaseverefoodcrisisandthreatenedthelivelihoodsofmorethan9.5millionpeople.droughtForthousandsofyears,peoplehavebeentryingtopredicttheweather.InChinaduringtheShangDynasty,peoplerecordedweatherforecastsonanimalbonesandtortoiseshells,Centurieslater,inGreece,thephilosopher,Aristotlewrotehistheoriesabouthowweatherconditionsformed.Weatherforecastingadvancedovertime,withmoreandmoreinstrumentstomeasuretemperature,humidityandairpressure.Today,satellitedataandcomputertechnologyhelpscientistspredicttheweathermorepreciselyandcomprehensively.7.Listentotheweatherforecastandmatchtheweathersymbolstothelocationsonthemap.cedabWhenlisteningtoaweatherforecast,payattentiontothefollowinginformation:temperaturelevelsdescriptionsofforthcomingweatherconditionsweatherwarningsHoustonIt’s_________seasonandtherewillbeabigoneacrosstheAtlantic.Stay___________andlistenoutforthelatestforecasts.hurricanesafeindoorsWashington,DCTemperaturesaregoingtostayaround_______℃.Don’tdrive__________________!13throughfloodwatersSanFranciscoTemperaturesaregoingtobearound______℃.Peoplearesufferingfrom__________whicharecausingdamageandloss.25wildfiresListenagainandcompletetheform.AnchorageYouwillneed_________________.Temperatureswillstayaround______℃.warmclothes-15PhoenixTemperaturesarereallyhighandit’sprobablyhotenoughto____________________.Besureto__________________ifyouorothershavesymptomsofheatstroke.frymeatontheroadgetmedicalattentionActouttheconversationtotalkaboutanextremeweathercondition.YoulearnfromaTVreportthatStudentB’s

cityhasbeensufferingfromrainstormsandfloods.CallStudentBtocheckifhe/sheissafeandaskabouttheweather.Informationyou’dliketoknow:StudentADuration:aboutfivedaysEffect:noelectricity;shortageoffoodanddrinkingwater;damagetopropertyUsefulexpressionsThankyoufor…The…h(huán)avelasted…Themostseriouseffectis…Besureto…I’dreallyappreciateitifyouwould…Therehavebeenmore…h(huán)owlongtherainstormshavelastedtheeffectoftherainstormsonhis/hercityhowtocopeduringrainstormsandfloodswhatyoucandotohelphowtheweatherhaschangedoverrecentyearsUsefulexpressionsI’mcallingtocheckthat…Howlonghave…lasted?What’stheeffectof…?Howdoyoucopewith…?IsthereanythingIcandoto…?Howhastheweatherchanged…?Student