1、,main,u7,Vocabulary Focus,Be prepared,What kind of plans does your city or country have in place for natural disasters, such as an earthquake or a flood? Do you know where to go in case of an emergency?,Read these tips about emergency preparedness. How many of these things have you done?,Lesson A1.1

2、,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Vocabulary Focus,Lesson A1.2,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,HELP YOUR FAMILY BE PREPARED,The following tips will help your family in case of an emergency:,Organize essential medicines and make sure theyre acces

3、sible to all members of the family. Dont jeopardize your familys health needlessly.,In addition, keep these items on hand at all times: first aid kit, emergency food and water, can opener, cash and credit cards, portable battery-operated radio.,Learn about the early warning systems in your community

4、 and how they work.,Devise an emergency plan for your family. Walk through the plan so that everyone knows what to do. Practice it several times. Discuss a back-up plan in case you cant implement your original plan during an actual emergency.,Vocabulary Focus,Lesson A1.3,Memorize important phone num

5、bers. Remember, during an emergency you may experience difficulty in getting through to someone because phone lines may be busy. Be patient and keep trying.,Order the latest copy of Be Prepared!, a government manual that gives in-depth information on specific hazards (floods, storms, etc.) and what

6、to do when they occur.,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Take the time to learn local evacuation routes in case you are forced to leave your home suddenly.,After a disaster, take into consideration the extent of the damage before you try to return home. When in doubt, check

7、 with local authorities to evaluate the situation.,Vocabulary Focus,Match the words with their definitions.,Lesson A1.4,d,Keys,f,a,g,c,b,e,h,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Vocabulary Focus,Lesson A1.4,Keys,f,e,d,c,a,g,b,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know wha

8、t to do?,Vocabulary Focus,Pair work. If you had to evacuate your home and could take only three items with you, what would you choose and why? Discuss your answers with a partner.,Lesson A1.5,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Its an emergency!,Here are some words and phrase

9、s you will hear in A, B and C. Read them aloud.,Listening,Lesson A1.6,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Language Notes,6,(Track 5-7-1),The announcer is talking to Aidan, an emergency dispatcher. Listen to the first part of the conversation and find out what Aidan does on a

10、typical emergency call. Put the steps in order.,Keys,Listening,Lesson A1.7,Real English be cut out for (something)= be capable of doing something,_ get more detailed information _ answer the call _ get the location _ send help _ get the callers phone number _ stay on the line _ decide if the situati

11、on is an emergency or not,1,3,4,5,7,2,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Keys,Listen to the second part of the conversation in which Aidan talks with two people who called for help in an emergency. Complete the information about the two callers. Write U if a piece of informa

12、tion is unknown.,(Track 5-7-2),Name of caller: _ Location of caller: _ Person injured? Ambulance sent? Phone number: _ Details: _,yes,Listening,Lesson A1.8,at Spencer Field,Gretchen Smith,5551265,girl hurt her leg playing soccer,1.,no,no,yes,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do

13、?,Keys,(Track 5-7-2),Name of caller: _ Location of caller: _ Person injured? Ambulance sent? Phone number: _ Details: _,Listening,Lesson A1.8,his apartment,Tony Barros,U,big black bird in the lobby of his building,2.,yes,no,no,yes,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,_,_,_,_,_

14、,_,_,_,Keys,Be able to handle the fast pace.,Follow the steps at work strictly. Be able to keep calm. Be able to encourage and comfort callers. Be polite. Be patient and humorous. Be understanding. Be sympathetic. Be knowledgeable.,Now listen to the whole conversation. What kind of personality, skil

15、ls and experience do emergency services dispatchers need?,(Track 5-7-3),Lesson A1.9,_,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,_,Be committed to the job.,Conversation 1 Josh: Hello? Rich: Hi, this is rich Josh, youve got to help me, my computer just crashed! And my paper is due to

16、morrow morning! Josh: Aw, (1) _. Im sure we can take care of it. Can you tell me exactly what happened? Rich: I was typing the last page, and suddenly the screen went all blue! Josh: (2) _? Rich: I just restarted the computer. Josh: Well, (3) _finding the back-up folder and looking inside? Rick: OK

17、Josh: (4) _? Rich: Yeah! Theres my paper! Hey, thanks!,Speaking,Everythings going to be OK.,Both Rick and Julie are facing a crisis. Listen to the conversations. Then fill in the blanks with the expressions you hear.,Keys,dont get upset,Did that work,What did you do then,why dont you try,Lesson A1.1

18、3,(Track 5-7-4-1),Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hello? Mom Tanya, my roommate, just cut her hand. Its bleeding like crazy! Take it easy. (5) _? She was cutting vegetables for a salad and the knife slipped. Well, it might not be as bad as it looks. (6) _ put a clean towe

19、l on her hand and press down hard. OK Im doing that (7) _? No, not really. It looks like a deep cut. Then youd better call 911. And dont worry (8) _.,Conversation 2 Mrs. Kang: Julie: Mrs. Kang: Julie: Mrs. Kang: Julie: Mrs. Kang: Julie: Mrs. Kang:,Speaking,Everythings going to be OK.,Keys,What happe

20、ned,Everythings going to be OK,You need to,Is it any better,Lesson A1.13,(Track 5-7-4-2),Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Add the expressions you have written down in A to the correct column of the chart. You may use a response more than once. When you finish, answer this

21、question:,Speaking,Reassuring someone,Lesson A1.15,Figuring out the situation,Giving a solution,Checking the solution,Dont worry.,Relax. Nothing to worry about.,Hang in there. Take it easy.,Keys,Dont get upset, everythings going to be OK;,_ _ _,What did you do then? What happened?,_ _,Whats the matt

22、er? What does it look / sound like? What happened after that? Can you tell me exactly what happened?,The first / next thing to do is Youd better ,Why dont you try . . ., You need to . . .,_ _ _ _,Did that work? Is it any better?,_ _,How is he / she / it now? Whats happening now?,Which expressions wo

23、uld you use for a very serious problem? Why?,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Speaking,Lesson A1.16,Everythings going to be OK. Can you tell me exactly what happened? You need to . . . ; The first thing to do is . . . ; Whats happening now . . . ; Is he / she any better?,A

24、dd the expressions you have written down in A to the correct column of the chart. You may use a response more than once. When you finish, answer this question:,Which expressions would you use for a very serious problem? Why?,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Suggested answe

25、rs:,Pair work. Who would you call for help in these situations? Role-play the phone calls with your partner.,Speaking,Lesson A1.16,Youre washing your hands at home when an expensive ring falls off your finger and down the drain of the sink. Youve just tried a new brand of hair color. An hour later,

26、your head starts to itch, and you see red bumps on your skin. Youre at home watching TV when you hear the sound of running water. When you look up, you see a crack in the ceiling and water coming down.,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Speaking,Pair work. Think of a problem

27、, but dont tell your partner what it is. Then “call” your partner to ask for help, and work out a solution together.,Lesson A1.16,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Optional Listening,Recognizing the signs,Here are some words and phrases you will hear in A, B and C. Read the

28、m aloud.,Lesson A1.17,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Proper names IndonesiaIndian OceanIndia ThailandTilly Smith Other words and phrases register (vi.) hit trigger (off) tsunami beat the odds massive wipe out eyewitness head to / for retreat from forested vacationer get

29、on with the day quick-thinking,Language Notes,You will hear a lecture on the importance of recognizing the signs in surviving natural disasters. The lecturer first introduces the Southeast Asian tsunami of December 2004. Listen to the first part of the lecture and write down the information provided

30、.,Date: _ Richter scale: _ Location:_ Consequences: _ _,Optional Listening,(Track 5-7-5),Keys,December 26, 2004,registering over 9.0,off the coast of Indonesia in the Indian Ocean,Lesson A1.18,an enormous tsunami seaside communities destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of people killed throughout th

31、e region,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,The lecturer goes on and tells two stories of people who survived the disaster. Now listen to the second part of the lecture and complete the chart with information from the stories.,Keys,They live there.,Optional Listening,Lesson

32、A1.19,1. Why were they there?,2. Why werent they warned about the tsunami?,3. What signs did they notice before the tsunami hit?,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Tribespeople, Andaman Islands,Tilly Smith and people on the beach,They were on vacation.,They rarely interact w

33、ith members of the outside world.,They were at the beach.,Changes in the sea and waves.,The water began to bubble and move back.,(Track 5-7-6),Keys,Optional Listening,Lesson A1.19,4. Where did they learn to interpret these signs?,5. Where did they go for protection?,6. How many of them survived?,Les

34、son B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Tribespeople, Andaman Islands,Tilly Smith and people on the beach,From a geography lesson.,nearby forested hills,The higher floors of a hotel.,All.,All,(Track 5-7-6),From observing and living close to nature.,Optional Listening,Listen to the w

35、hole lecture. Then fill in the blanks with information about what happened.,The story about the tribespeople (1) The islands _ by the quake and tsunami. (2) No tribespeople were seen on the _ on the early morning of December 26. (3) The tribespeople _ the changes in the sea and wind. (4) The tribesp

36、eople _ to higher ground before the waves hit. (5) The tribespeople _ from the forest, safe and sound, on the morning of January 6, 2005.,(Track 5-7-7),were hit,Keys,Lesson A1.20,beaches,recognized,fled,emerged,Real English beat the odds = survive or do well in spite of difficult circumstances,Lesso

37、n B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Optional Listening,Lesson A1.21,The story about Tilly Smith and other vacationers (6) Tilly Smith, a British schoolgirl, _ that something wasnt quite right on the morning of December 26. (7) Then Tilly _ about a geography lesson where she had le

38、arned about earthquakes and tsunamis. (8) Tilly _ her mother that they needed to get off the beach immediately. (9) Tillys warning _ along the shore. (10) Vacationers _ to a nearby hotel and _ for higher floors just minutes before the tsunami. They _ with their lives.,(Track 5-7-7),felt,Keys,kept th

39、inking,ran and told,spread,ran,headed,escaped,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Characters in the video:,(1),(2),(3),Man (voice only),Lesson B1.1,TV reporter,Newscaster voiceover (voice only), Woman 1, Woman 2,Christophe Landor, Scientist,(4),Hurricane Dangers,Lesson B Hurr

40、icane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,(5),William Graves, University Professor,(6),Macs Meyfield, Hurricane Center Director in Miami,(7),Forecaster 1, Forecaster 2,(8),Elena Black, Emergency Manager,Proper names Maine Texas Macs Meyfield Hurricane Keith Other words and phrases,bear down on

41、a powder keg off-guard evacuation catastrophe,boom (vi.) the tropics morph (vi.) deficit,ride sth. out go off ambush (vt.) cry-wolf syndrome,sixfold trade slam (vi.) compounding,Miami Belize Central America,Before You Watch,Here are some words and phrases you will hear in the video clip. Read them a

42、loud.,Lesson B1.2,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Language Notes,Hurricane Dangers,Before You Watch,Match each word or phrase with the correct meaning.,Keys,Lesson B1.3,c,a,e,d,b,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Before You Watc

43、h,Keys,c,a,e,d,b,Lesson B1.4,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Before You Watch,In this video clip, the reporter talks about the dangers that hurricanes pose to people living in coastal areas of the United States. Look at the pictures and read the statemen

44、ts below them carefully, and then think about the following questions before you watch the video.,Lesson B1.6,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Lesson B1.7,Scientist: I think we will see a $50 billion hurricane in the next 10, 20 years. Thats almost withou

45、t a doubt.,Meyfield: These people do not really know what a major hurricane can do, and that really concerns me.,The reporter: But two of the most critical questionsthey simply cant answer with confidence. Because of this uncertainty, the forecasters worry.,Emergency manager: These things are all co

46、mpounding. When you put that on top of this population explosion in coastal areas, were building a case for catastrophe.,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Before You Watch,The topic of the video is about the dangers that hurricanes pose to people living in

47、 coastal areas of the United States. Have you ever heard / read about any of the devastating hurricanes that happened in the United States before? Do you know the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? Based on the title of the video and the descriptions above, what do you think you might see

48、 and hear in the video? Write down three things for each heading. a. things you might see: _, _, _ b. words you might hear: _, _, _,Lesson B1.12,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Lesson B1.13,Look at the lists you made in C (question 3) in the Before You W

49、atch section. Watch the video and check () the items you actually see and hear.,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,While You Watch,a. things you might see: _, _, _ b. words you might hear: _, _, _,Hurricane Dangers,Lesson B1.14,Read these sentences. Then watch the video agai

50、n and circle the correct answers.,While You Watch,The population in coastal areas of the United States from Maine to Texas has almost / tripled in the past 50 years. Property values along the coast are now six times / smaller than they were 20 years ago. In the past 20 years, major hurricanes have o

51、ften / hit the United States. Scientists believe that the climate is returning to an era in which powerful hurricanes will occur / less frequently. At least 85 percent of the people living in coastal areas have already / experienced a major hurricane.,Keys,doubled,greater,rarely,more,never,Lesson B

52、Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Lesson B1.14,While You Watch,6. Forecasters cant tell / where exactly a hurricane is going. 7. Forecasters can / predict exactly how powerful hurricane will become. 8. Hurricane Keith morphed (changed) into a killer hurricane and t

53、hen hit / the United States.,Keys,when a storm becomes a hurricane,track a hurricane,Belize,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,The U.S. climate is moving into an era of powerful hurricanes, but most people living in the coastal areas of the eastern United S

54、tates are unprepared.,Lesson B1.15,What is the main message of video? Watch the video again and then write a sentence or two summarizing the message. Then compare your summary with that of another student.,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Keys,Hurricane Dangers,Discussion.

55、 Work in a small group. Ask and answer these questions. What did you learn from the video about hurricanes? Based on what you learned from the video, would you choose to live in the coastal areas of the United States? Why or why not?,After You Watch,Lesson B1.27,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Communication,Activity 1: Everyday emergencies,Re