1、Unit 6 disaster and hope vocabulary listening and speakingtypes of natural disastersdroughttyphoonblizzardwildfireavalanchetsunamiearthquakedroughttyphoonblizzardwildfireavalanchetsunami earthquake1.Which one do you think is the most dangerous?2.Can you name some big natural disasters in history?As
2、far as Im concerned,earthquake is the most dangerous disaster,for the reason that it can leave lots of people homeless.1.Which one do you think is the most dangerous?As far as Im concerned/In my view,.is the most dangerous natural disaster,for the reason that.2.Can you name some big natural disaster
3、s in history?2008/5/12,Wenchuan earthquake;2022,Chongqing wildfire;In 1881,a(n)1 _ struck the small Vietnamese city of Haiphong,bringing terrible strong winds.When it hit the coast,huge tidal waves caused severe flood,costing the lives of up to 300,000 citizens.typhoonIn August 1949,the Landes regio
4、n of South-west France faced a major 2 _ that lasted almost a week.Some 500 km2 of forested land was burnt and 82 people killed.Even today,it is considered one of Europes most deadly forest fires.wildfireThe winter of 1950 to 1951 came to be known as the Winter of Terror when over 600 3 _ struck tow
5、ns and villages in the mountains of the Swiss Austrian Alps.Caused by exceptionally heavy snowfall within a short period of time,they destroyed buildings and forests,and claimed over 256 lives.avalanchesIn 1960,Chile suffered the strongest 4_ to be recorded in the 20th century.The shock is generally
6、 agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5.It caused a(n)5_ with waves of up to 25 metres affecting places as far away as Hawaii and Japan.earthquaketsunamiA(n)6_ hit Iran in February 1972,causing a week of extremely low temperatures.Winter storms brought as much as 7.9 metres of snow in the south of th
7、e country,resulting in the deaths of about 4,000 people.blizzardIn July 2011,a(n)7_ struck East Africa.It was said to be the worst in 60 years,and not a single drop of rain fell for almost a whole year.It led to a severe food crisis and threatened the livelihoods of more than 9.5 million people.drou
8、ghtTalk about a recent natural disaster you have heard about or seen on the news.What should we pay attention to when listening to a weather forecast?When listening to a weather forecast,pay attention to the following information:temperature levels descriptions of forthcoming weather conditions weat
9、her warningsn learning to learnHow much do you know about the development of weather forecast?For thousands of years,people have been trying to predict the weather.In China during the Shang Dynasty,people recorded weather forecasts on animal bones and tortoise shells.Centuries later,in Greece,the ph
10、ilosopher,Aristotle,wrote his theories about how weather conditions formed.Weather forecasting advanced over time,with more and more instruments to measure temperature,humidity and air pressure.Today,satellite data and computer technology help scientists predict the weather more precisely.Did you kn
11、ow?1.How to say“5”in English?five degrees2.How about “-5”in English?minus five degrees five degrees below zero negative five degrees1.in contrast to2.symptom n.3.listen out 4.in a row5.floodwaters n.6.steadily adv.7.moderate adj.1.对比2.症状3.注意听4.连续 5.洪水6.平稳地，稳定地7.温和的；温和的drive steadilye.g.They have won
12、 five championships in a row.Listen to the weather forecast and match the weather symbols to the locations on the map.a strong wind force of 8Listen again and complete the form.1.warm clothes2.-153.fry meat on the road4.get medical attention5.hurricane6.safe indoors7.138.through floodwaters9.2510.wildfiresNow talk about how the speaker describes the weather.Listen again if necessay.Im going to Anchorage/.to do a research.Can you tell me the weather there?
