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4NaturalDisastersListeningandSpeakingHaveyoueverheardthesoundsofnature?BirdsongRunningwaterWindHowaboutothersounds?EarthquakeFloodTyphoonWatchthevideoWatchthevideoNaturalDisastersandlearnmoreaboutit/v?l?ke?n??/

/??r?p?(?)n/Amassofsnow,iceandrockthatfallsdownthesideofamountain./??v?lɑ?n?/Alongperiodoftimewhenthereislittleornorain./dra?t/Astrongwindcarryingcloudsofsandwithit,especiallyinadesert.1stlistening:Listentothenewsreportsandtickthedisastersthatyouhear.Whatshouldwepayattentiontofirstwhenwedolistening?Questions/TasksCirclethekeyword(s)inthequestionsintask3andwritethekindofinformationtheyreferto.number2ndlistening:Listenandanswerthefollowingquestions.Answer230/1,500centralChinaworkforpeople’ssafetyalibrary,asupermarketheavyrainnumberplaceactivitiestimeplacereasonSaturday12AugustGoodmorning,it's

.AstrongearthquakehitEcuadoryesterday.The7.8-magnitudeearthquakedamagedmanybuildings,andearlyreportssaidthatabout230people

andmorethan1,500wereinjured.

Volunteersandrescueworkersarehelpingthe

.Newsreport1Goodevening.Todayis

.MorenewsaboutthefloodsincentralChina.Thegovernmentishelpingmorethan

peopleinHunanandJiangxigetawayfromtherisingwater.Homesandlandhavebeendestroyed,butnoonehasbeenkilled.Rescueworkersandsoldiers

dayandnighttomakesurethatpeoplearesafe.Theyarealsobringingfoodandwatertothosewhosehomeswerelostinthedisaster.Newsreport23rdlistening:Listenagainandfillintheblanks.17Aprilwerekilledsurvivors27March12,000areworkingBreakingnews,Saturday12August.AtornadowasjustseeninsouthernMemphis.Eyewitnessessaidthatat

,thetornadodestroyedfourhomes.Apoliceofficertellsusthatatleastonepersonhasdied.Moretornadosarepossible,andthepoliceadvise

.Newsreport3AndinSeoul,alandslidedamagedalibraryandasupermarketinasouthernneighbourhood.ThelandslidewascausedbytheheavyrainthathasfalleninSeouloverthepastweek.Accordingto

noonewasinjuredinthelandslide,butseveralcarsweredamaged.Thosearethetopnewsfortoday,Wednesday

.Newsreport43rdlistening:Listenagainandfillintheblanks.9:25a.m.avoidingtheareathepolice21JulyWhatdothesefourreportstalkabout?Whatdotheyhaveincommon?(Topic?Structure?Languagefeature?Content?)Whatkindofinformationdothesefourreportsmainlycover?Whatexpressionsdotheyoftenuse?Groupdiscussion:thinkaboutthefollowingquestions.NewsReportsTensesVoiceKeyElementsStyleNewsReport1

NewsReport2NewsReport3NewsReport4CommonalitiesFillthetableingroupsNewsReportsTensesVoiceKeyElementsStyleNewsReport1SimplePast,SimplePresent,PresentcontinuousActive,PassiveDate,Event,Situations,Evidence(data)ObjectiveNewsReport2SimplePast,SimplePresent,Presentcontinuous,PresentPerfectActive,PassiveDate,Event,Situations,Evidence(data)ObjectiveNewsReport3SimplePast,SimplePresent,PresentPerfectActive,PassiveDate,Event,TimeSituations,Evidence(fromapoliceofficer)ObjectiveNewsReport4SimplePast,SimplePresent,PresentPerfectActive,PassiveDate,Event,Situations