Natural Disasters (Warm-up & Speaking)

扬中中等专业学校 陶艳

1)We’ll learn various kinds of disasters. 1)We’ll learn various kinds of disasters.

2)We’ll also learn some knowledge about an 2)We’ll also learn some knowledge about an

earthquake.earthquake.

What shall we do today?

Mr. Nature

emotional（情绪化的）

Natural Disasters

Can you name some disasters?

earthquake earthquake ['ɝθ,kwek]

avalanche avalanche ['æv!,æntʃ]

tsunami tsunami [tsu:'nɑ:mi]

nuclear bomb nuclear bomb ['njuklɪɚ][bɑm]

volcano volcano [vɑl'keno] 

Can you name some disasters?

volcanovolcanovolcanovolcano

tsunamitsunamitsunamitsunami

nuclear bombnuclear bombnuclear bombnuclear bomb

avalancheavalancheavalancheavalanche

earthquakeearthquakeearthquakeearthquake

A man A man was was trapped trapped /caught in /caught in ruins ,ruins ,waiting waiting for help.for help.

Factories and buildings Factories and buildings lay in ruins.lay in ruins.

Soldiers’ Soldiers’ break. break.

Everyone Everyone looks looks painful painful and tired.and tired.

She She is grateful tois grateful to so so many kind peoplemany kind people..

We have all the We have all the reasons to believereasons to believe Sichuan will rise in Sichuan will rise in the near future.the near future.

Do you know why an earthquake happens?

Pacific plateAmerican plate

Eurasian plate

India plate

African plate

Antarctic plate

Paragraph 4

•Pacific plate

North

South

West East

American plate

Earthquake Happens

汶川地震的前兆

Guess:what may happen before an

earthquake?

Bright lights flash in the skyBright lights flash in the sky

Animals are too nervous to sleep, such as cats, dogs,

chickens, horses, ducks and rabbits, etc.

Mice ran out of the fields

Fish jumped out of bowls and

ponds.

There were cracks on the wells.

The water in the well rose and fell.

What shall we do if an earthquake happens?

Discussion

• Don’t be nervous and keep

calm.• Don’t try to run out of the

classroom.• Protect your head by

putting your bag on your

head.• Squat or sit down under

your desk.• Leave the classroom after

the earthquake.

Imagine your home begins to shake

and you must leave it right away. You

have time to take only one thing. What

will you take? Why?

I want to take …money, books, food, water, clothes…

Because …

water money identity card

foodbooks clothes

computer

map

pictures of family

mobile phoneradio

What will you take? Why?

packet

What damage will an earthquake cause?

Discussion:Discussion:

1)People2)the buildings3)the roads4)water pipes( 水管 ) 5)electricity…

What What damage?damage?

People , injured ,buried in bricks.受伤的

Fall down

Crack

burst

cut off

destroy

Natural Disasters

火灾地震

海啸 台风

干旱龙卷风

火山爆发

山体滑坡

洪水

雪崩

泥石流

沙尘暴

飓风

Natural Disasters

fireearthquake

tsunami typhoon

hurricane

drought

tornado

volcano

landslide

flood

avalanche

mudflow

sandstorm

Homework

写一篇关于 The Global Natural Disasters英语作文 . 词数 80词左右。内容要点： 1. 最近全球连续发生暴风雨、雪灾、地震等

自然灾害。 2. 造成灾害的因素。 3. 你认为应当采取的措施 。

写一篇关于 The Global Natural Disasters英语作文 . 词数 80词左右。内容要点： 1. 最近全球连续发生暴风雨、雪灾、地震等

自然灾害。 2. 造成灾害的因素。 3. 你认为应当采取的措施 。

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