1、Listening and SpeakingUnit 4 Natural Disasters Warming-upLook at some pictures about Nature.How do you think of Nature?Nature is beautiful,but sometimes it is a monster.Warming-up2.What happened on that day?.What date was it?It was May 2th,2008.There was a big earthquake in Wenchuan,Sichuan Province
2、.3.Have you experienced that disaster?What were you doing at that time?.Pre-listeningWatch the video Natural Disasters.How many natural disasters are mentioned in the video?What are they?Pre-listeningLook at the photos and write down their names.tornadotsunamiearthquakewildfire flood While-listening
3、Listen to the news report and tick the disasters that you hear.earthquaketornadowildfiredroughtlandslidetsunamifloodvolcanic eruptionWhile-listeningCircle the key word(s)in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.numberplaceactivitiestimeplacereasonWhile-listeningListen a
4、gain and answer the questions.7.8about 230;more than ,500central ChinaThey are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.9:25 a.m.a library and a supermarketby heavy rain that has fallen in the last weekPost-listeningRead about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one
5、 of them.Then present your news report to a partner.Post-listeningGood morning.Today is 3 May.A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan,China yesterday.It has killed at least 8,500 people by now.The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale.Injured survivors have been moved to safety by rescue workers,inclu
6、ding medical workers,troops,and volunteers,who organised quickly.Can you make two others?PronunciationListen and repeat.Pay attention to the letters in bold.pipe brick tend death keen glory think they campus amaze flash garage truly draw events friends fond view French bridge PronunciationRead the w
7、ords aloud.Pay attention to the pronunciation of the-ed endings.Then write the words in the boxes.beggedexchangedpretendedbreathedhelpedreserveddescribedlaughedshockedconcentratedlearnedviewedconfuseddependedwatcheddabatedembarrassedwished Pronunciation/t/d/d/begged breatheddescribed confusedexchangedlearnedreservedviewedconcentrateddabateddependedpretendedhelpedlaughedembarrassedshockedwatchedwishedListen to the words in each box and repeat.Assignment Gather information about a recent natural disaster.Then prepare a broadcasting about the disaster,and present it to the class.Goodbye!
