Unit 9 grade 8: Natural Disasters – Getting Started

Shocking news (Shocking news)

1. Task 1 Unit 9 Grade 8 Getting Started

Listen and read. (Listen and read.)

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Translated:

positive: Did you see the news last night?

Nick: I have not. What happened?

positive: There was a tropical storm in Nam Dinh province.

Nick: What exactly is a tropical storm? We don’t see them in England.

positive: It is a severe tropical storm.

Nick: Oh no! It’s terrible! What time did it make landfall in that area?

positive: They said it was around 10 am.

Nick: Has anyone been injured?

positive: Only a few minor injuries were reported. Most people moved to safe areas when the storm made landfall.

Nick: It’s a relief. Does it cause property damage?

Positive: It seems that many houses and public buildings were destroyed or flooded and thousands of people were left homeless.

Nick: So bad! Despite all the modern technology available around us, we are still powerless in the face of natural disasters. How is the government helping the people there?

Positive: They sent rescue teams to rescue people trapped in flooded houses. When the heavy rains stop, they will begin to clean up the debris. Medical equipment, food and rescue equipment are being sent.

Nick: Great! What about people without homes?

positive: They are taken to a safe place where they are provided with temporary accommodation.

a. Read the conversation again and fill the blank with no more than three words. (Read the conversation again and fill in the blanks with no more than 3 words)

Guide to answer

1. tropical storm

2. injured

3. damage

4. trapped

5. medical supplies

6. temporary accommodation

Translated:

1. Nam Dinh province was hit by a tropical storm.

2. Only a few people were injured.

3. The storm caused extensive property damage.

4. Rescuers freed people trapped in flooded houses.

5. The government has brought in rescue equipment, food and medical equipment.

6. Persons without a home will be provided with temporary accommodation.

b. Responding to news (Reply to the news.)

Nick uses the expression ‘That’s terrible!’ to react to the news of the tropical storm. Read the conversation again and find similar responses (Nick uses the expression “It’s terrible!” in response to tropical storm news. Read the conversation again and find the same answer.)

Guide to answer

Oh no! (Oh no!)

That’s relief! (What a relief!)

That’s awful! (So ​​bad!)

2. Task 2 Unit 9 Grade 8 Getting Started

a. Write the responses into the correct columns. Then listen, check and repeat. (Write the answer in the correct column. Then listen, check and repeat)

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Guide to answer

b. Match the sentences (1-6) to the responses (af). Then practice the exchanges with a partner. (Match the sentences with the answers. Then practice exchanging with your friend.)

Guide to answer

1-b 2-d 3-f 4-c 5-a 6-e

1. Mary and Tom will get married in July

=> It’s amazing!

2. I managed to pass the exam.

=> What a relief!

3. Many people died in the accident.

=> It’s bad!

4. They invented a flying car.

=> Wow!

5. Our house was destroyed by the storm.

=> Oh no!

6. Hospitals that refused to accept more injured people.

=> What a shock!

3. Task 3 Unit 9 Grade 8 Getting Started

Match the natural disasters with the pictures. Then listen, check your answers and repeat. Can you add more? (Match natural disasters with pictures. Then listen, check your answers and repeat. Can you add more?)

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Guide to answer

1 – C. flood (flood)

2 – D. forest fire (Forest fires)

3 – F. tsunami (tsunami)

4 – B. tornado (tornado)

5 – G. mudslide (mud flood)

6 – A. volcanal eruption (volcanic eruption)

7 – H. drought (drought)

8 – E. earthquake (earthquake)

4. Task 4 Unit 9 Grade 8 Getting Started

Work in pairs. Ask ans answer questions about common natural disaster in some areas in Vietnam. (Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about natural disasters in several areas of Vietnam.)

Example

A: Which are the most common natural disasters in Tsinghua?

B: Typhoons and floods.

A: How often do they happen there?

B: Typhoons happen there about three or fourth times a year, and floods about twice a year.

Translated:

A: What is the most common natural disaster in Thanh Hoa?

B: Tropical storms and floods.

A: How often do they happen?

B: Tropical storms happen there about 3-4 times a year and floods about 2 times a year.

Guide to answer

A: Which are the most common natural disasters in South of Vietnam?

B: Droughts are pretty popular.

A: How often do they happen there?

B: Droughts happens about one or two times a year in the summer.

A: What damages do they bring?

B: They cause crops to die and the farmers cannot harvest so they might end up with unemployment and hunger.

Translated:

A: What are the most common natural disasters in South Vietnam?

B: Drought is quite common.

A: How often do they happen there?

B: Drought happens about once or twice a year in summer.

A: What damage do they bring?

B: They cause crops to die and farmers cannot harvest so they can become unemployed and starving.

5. Practice

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

Question 1: Tsunami is one of __________ natural disasters.

A. worse B. worst C. worse than D. the worst

Question 2: Last night’s storm caused a lot of __________ to people in that area

A. droughts B. forests C. damages D. volcanoes

Question 3: Vietnam has just overcome a devastating forest __________ in Ha Tinh.

A. fire B. rage C. trap D. thing

Question 4: Japan suffers from a large number of __________ every year.

A. typhoons B. workers C. eruptions D. earthquakes

Question 5: The fire was raging so fiercely that the rescue workers found it hard to put it __________.

A. down B. out C. off D. with

Question 6: There have been some __________ eruptions in this area for the last 10 years.

A. volcanic B. scattering C. homeless D. disastrous

Question 7: They are trying __________ residents from the flooded area.

A. evacuate B. evacuating C. evacuated D. to evacuate

Question 8: Have you ever heard __________ mudslide in area?

A. of B. on C. about D. with

Question 9: Many buildings __________ in the earthquake and many people have been trapped there.

A. collapsed B. collapses C. collapse D. collapsing

Question 10: After the tornado, a great number of people are made __________.

A. shaking B. homeless C. raging D. volcanic

6. Conclusion

At the end of the lesson, students need to reread the lesson and memorize the following words:

• the news: news
• typhoon (n): tropical storm
• severe (adj): strong, formidable
• injured (adj): injured
• storm (n): storm
• destroy (v): destroy
• flooded (adj): flooded
• homeless (adj): homeless
• technology (n): technology
• natural disaster: natural disaster
• medical supply: medical supply
• rescue equipment: rescue equipment
• temporary (adj): temporary
• flood (n): flood
• forest fire (n): forest fire
• tsunami (n): tsunami
• tornado (n): tornado
• mudslide (n): mudslide
• volcanic eruption: volcanic eruption
• drought (n): drought
• earthquake (n): earthquake