1Teachingobjectives:Studentswillbeableto:1.knowandrecognizedifferentnaturaldisasters.2.Applythelisteningstrategiestogetthemainidea(structure)ofnewsreportsquickly.3.Commandtheusageofsomeexpressionstoshowthedamageofdisastersandsoon.4.Prepareashortnewsreportbasedonkeyinformationandtalkittoothers.Unit4NaturalDisasters1.What'sgoingoninthisphoto?2.Whatotherkindsofnaturaldisasterscanyouthinkof?Inthephotograph,ateamofsoldiersarerescuingsomebodyfromacollapsed(倒塌的)buildingfollowinganearthquake.asuddenviolentmovementoftheEarth'ssurface,sometimescausinggreatdamagesandstormVolcaniceruptionglaciercalving

冰裂mudflowtsunami/tsu:?nɑ:mi/anearthquakehappeningundertheseaflooraviolentstormwithverystrongwindshurricane/?h?r?k?n/10droughtlandslidefloodanuncontrolledfireoccurringinruralareaswildfiretornado/t?:?ne?d??/acolumnofairthatturnsveryquicklyWritedownthenamesofthefollowingdisaterstornadofloodearthquakewildfiretsunami●earthquake●tornado●wildfire●drought●landslide●tsunami●flood●volcaniceruption1stlisteningListentothenewsreportsandtickthedisastersthatyouhear.Listening:fillintheblanks18NEWSREPORT3(tornado)Breakingnews,__________________．Atornadowasjustseen___________________________．_____________saidthatat9：25a.m.,thetornadodestroyed_____________．Apoliceofficertellsusthat____________________hasdied．Moretornadosarepossible,andthepolice________________________．numbers,dates,peopleorplaces,activities,disasters,damage,reasons,rescueworkSaturday12AugustinsouthernMemphis,theUSAEyewitnessesfourhomesatleastonepersonadviseavoidingthearea19NEWSREPORT1(earthquake)

Goodmorning,it's17April．Astrongearthquake______Ecuadoryesterday.The7.8magnitudeearthquake______________________,andearlyreportssaidthatabout____________________and___________________________.Volunteersandrescueworkers______________________．hit/strike/therebe/somethingisseen...damage/destroy/cause/affect/inruinskill/death/dead/die/injured/belost...help/organise/adviseavoidingthearea/providefoodandwater/bring/setupshelters...hitdamagedmanybuildings230peoplewerekilledmorethan1，500wereinjuredarehelpingthesurvivors20NEWSREPORT2Goodevening．Today____27March．MorenewsaboutthefloodsincentralChina.Thegovernment____________morethan12，000peopleinHunanandJiangxigetawayfromtherisingwater．_______________________________,butnoone___________________．Rescueworkersandsoldiers_________________________tomakesurethatpeoplearesafe．They__________________________tothosewhosehomes____________inthedisaster．payattentiontothetenseishelpingisHomesandlandhavebeendestroyedhasbeenkilledareworkingdayandnightarealsobringingfoodandwaterwerelostNEWSREPORT1

Goodmorning,it's17April．AstrongearthquakehitEcuadoryesterday．The7.8-magnitudeearthquakedamagedmanybuildings,andearlyreportssaidthatabout230peoplewerekilledandmorethan1，500wereinjured．Volunteersandrescueworkersarehelping

thesurvivors．greetingdisaster:time/people/placesdamagerescueactivitiesMainpointsofanewsreport:

time,place,disaster,damage,rescueExpressions:hit/strike/therebe/somethingisseen...damage/destroy/cause/affect/inruinskill/death/dead/die/injured/belost...help/organise/adviseavoidingthearea/providefoodandwater/bring/setupshelters...PayattentiontothetenseSpeakingSpeakingNEWSREPORT1Goodafternoon,it's____________．Astrongearthquakehit____________inwestChina.The_________________earthquake__________(kill)atleast8500by13,May.Rescueworkers,including___________,_______andvolunteers_____________quicklytohelppeopleinthedisaster.Theyhavebeenworkingdayandnighttomakesurethatpeoplearesafe.Theyalsobringfoodandwatertothosewholosthomesinthedisaster.Monday,12MayWenChuan8.0-magnitudehaskilledmedicalteamstroopswereorganizedSpeakingMainpointsofanewsreport:

time,place,disaster,damage,rescueExpressions:hit/strike/therebe/somethingisseen...damage/destroy/cause/affect/inruinskill/death/dead/die/injured/belost...help/organise/adviseavoidingthearea/providefoodandwater/bring/setupshelters...PayattentiontothetenseAhugewildfirebeganon1MayinAlberta,Canada.2,400homesweredestroyed.

Almost88,000peopleevacuated(撤退).HundredsoffirefightersarrivedtoputoutthefirePlanesandhelicopterswereusedtofightthefire.Luckily,nodeathsorinjurieshavebeenreported.SpeakingAfloodbeganinMayinColomboinSriLanka.82peoplewerekilled

andmorethan500,000wereaffected

bytheflood.