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49 A - NATURAL DISASTERS Warm up Write on the board a number of letters such as “I, A, S, E, R, H, W, etc”. Ss work in groups and form as many words (related to Nature and Environment) as they can using the letters. They can use one extra letter in each word. Groups work together and check the spelling of the words. They also decide whether the words are related to nature and environment or not. The group with the most correct words is the winner. Get Ready MATERIALS NEEDED: Some photos of natural disasters from newspapers or magazines Show the pictures of disasters to students. Display the photos of disasters to them and ask: ‘’Do you know any of these disasters? Have you ever experienced any of them? Which of them is the most dangerous one?’’ etc.” Students express their ideas. A. Match the natural disasters to the photos. Students study the photos carefully and try to match the natural disasters to the photos. They compare their answers. KEY : 1.f 2.e 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.b B. Which of them happens frequently in your country? (GO. SI.5) Students discuss which of the natural disasters happen in their country. KEY : Ss’ own answers With the help of this activity, Ss learn how to talk to give information. The Unexpected Danger A. What’s going on in the photos below? Discuss with your classmates. (GO. SI.11) Students look at the photos and discuss what’s going on in the photos with their classmates. KEY : I think the first picture is about an earthquake. In the second picture there is a tsunami. Everywhere is under the water. In the third one there is a funeral. Everybody is very sad because they have lost their relatives, I suppose. With the help of this activity, Ss express their opinions and suggestions orally on the topics they are interested in. B. Match the words to their meanings. Use your dictionaries when necessary. (CO. R.1 / CO.R.4) Before doing this activity, ask Ss to guess the meanings of the words. Elicit answers.Then Ss match the words to their meanings. If necessary, ask them to look up the unknown words in a dictionary or search on the web. Check the answers with the class. KEY : 1.g 2.c 3.d 4.e 5.b 6.a 7.f This activity helps Ss guess and search the meaning of unknown words in the text.

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A - NATURAL DISASTERS

Warm upWrite on the board a number of letters such as “I, A, S, E, R, H, W, etc”. Ss work in groups and form as many words (related to Nature and Environment) as they can using the letters. They can use one extra letter in each word. Groups work together and check the spelling of the words. They also decide whether the words are related to nature and environment or not. The group with the most correct words is the winner.

Get Ready

MATERIALS NEEDED: Some photos of natural disasters from newspapers or magazines

Show the pictures of disasters to students. Display the photos of disasters to them and ask: ‘’Do you know any of these disasters? Have you ever experienced any of them? Which of them is the

most dangerous one?’’ etc.”Students express their ideas.

A. Match the natural disasters to the photos.Students study the photos carefully and try to match the natural disasters to the photos. They compare their answers.

KEY : 1.f 2.e 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.b

B. Which of them happens frequently in your country? (GO. SI.5)

Students discuss which of the natural disasters happen in their country.

KEY :Ss’ own answersWith the help of this activity, Ss learn how to talk to give information.

The Unexpected DangerA. What’s going on in the photos below? Discuss

with your classmates. (GO. SI.11) Students look at the photos and discuss what’s going on in the photos with their classmates.

KEY : I think the first picture is about an earthquake. In the second picture there is a tsunami. Everywhere is under the water. In the third one there is a funeral. Everybody is very sad because they have lost their relatives, I suppose.

With the help of this activity, Ss express their opinions and suggestions orally on the topics they are interested in.

B. Match the words to their meanings. Use your dictionaries when necessary.

(CO. R.1 / CO.R.4)Before doing this activity, ask Ss to guess the meanings of the words. Elicit answers.Then Ss match the words to their meanings. If necessary, ask them to look up the unknown words in a dictionary or search on the web. Check the answers with the class.

KEY : 1.g 2.c 3.d 4.e 5.b 6.a 7.f

This activity helps Ss guess and search the meaning of unknown words in the text.

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C. Read the news below and find.When did ithappen? (GO. R.2 / CO.R.7)

Students read the news aloud and find when it happened. Check the answers with the class.

KEY : It happened on March 11th, 2011.

This activity enables Ss to distinguish the specific information while reading fluently.

TEACHER’S TIPTohoku is a region on the largest island called Honshu in the North of Japan. It is well known for its countryside, mountains, lakes, hot springs, high quality rice and rough winters.

Keep in Mind! Focus students on the “Keep in Mind’’ box. Highlight the use of was / were. It is the past form of “be’’. We use it for past facts or generalizations which are no longer true.

D. Read the news again and answer the questions. (GO. R.5)

Students read the news again and answer the given questions.

KEY : 1. In Japan.2. On Friday March 11, 2011 at 2.46 p.m. local time.3. It was 8.9 magnitude.4. A huge tsunami.5. Because the earthquake was so powerful.6. Yes, they felt it.

With the help of this activity, Ss look fıor the answers to the Wh questions in the written material.

E. Answer the questions. Ss answer the questions.

KEY :Ss’ own answers

Hurricane Katrina

A. What happened in these photos?(GO. SP.1) Students look at the photos and guess what happened there. Students compare their guesses.

KEY : In the first picture there is a man in hospital. The nurse is helping him. In the second picture the tree fell down on a house. In the third one there is a flood.

This activity helps Ss share opinions and suggestions.

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B. Listen toJudyRawinsky, a nurse andfindwhat natural disaster she is talking about. (GO. L.3)

Students listen to the recording and find what natural disaster she is talking about. Check answers with the class.

RECORDING 2A.1I was on my way home from a visit to my daughters in Texas when I heard on radio that Hurricane Katrina was about to hit Mississipi and Lousiana. When I got home, I checked the Internettogetspecificinformation.Ilearntthat hurricane Katrina would hit on Monday morningAugust29,2005.ByMondaymorningat 6.30 a.m. Hurricane Katrina hit. There was a terrible storm. All the phone lines went dead. Thefirstfloorofthehospitalstartedflooding.The power went off. We couldn’t drink the water because it was poisonous. All of a sudden water came into from the room windows. There were bad injuries as the windows were broken and the furniture crashed into people. Outside the hospital was also terrible. All the power lines and trees were down. The trees blocked the highways. Nobody was able to pass the roads.Everybodywasreallyterrified.Ihadtostay in hospital till the following Monday. It

was the most terrifying and frightening week in my life.

KEY : She is talking about Hurricane Katrina.

With the help of this activity, Ss identify the topic of simple and clear recorded material about personal interests.

TEACHER’S TIPHurricane Katrina was the deadliest and the most destructive Hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season. It was the sixth strongest of the Atlantic Hurricanes.

C. Listen again and choose the right option. (GO. L.4)

Ss listen again and choose the right option.Check the answers with the class.

KEY : 1.b 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.b 6.a 7.a

This activity helps Ss identify the simple and clear specific information in recorded material.

Keep in Mind! Focus students on the “Keep in Mind’’ box. Highlight the use of “-ed’’ and “-ing’’ adjectives. They describe feelings and things. “-ed’’ adjectives are used to describe how people feel.She felt tired after working hard all day.“-ing’’ adjectives are used to describe things and situations.Working hard all day is tiring.

D. Tell an exciting or frightening event that you had. Look at the questions below and take notes.

(GO. SP.7) Students think of an exciting or frightening event they (or someone they know) had. They read and answer the questions while taking notes. Students compare their answers.

KEY :Ss’ own answers