1、 Look and discuss1. Whats going on in this photo?2. What kinds of natural disasters can you think of?Unit 4 Natural Disasters l A troop of soldiers are rescuing an injured person following an earthquake.Natural disasters臺風龍卷風snowstorm雪崩landslide(山體滑坡山體滑坡)泥石流火山爆發 1. Do you know what these disasters a

2、re?earthquaketornadotsunamifloodwildfire2. listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear. earthquake tornado wildfire drought landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruptionListen for details:Listening skills3. Circle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of informati

3、on they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions.QuestionType of information1. What was the magnitude of the earth-quake in Ecuador? 2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador?3. Where are the floods?4.What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area?numbera

4、ctivityplacenumber巨大，重要性，強度QuestionType of information5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis?6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul?7. What caused the landslide in Seoul?timereasonaddressGood morning. Its 17th April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The _ magnitude earthquake dama

5、ged many buildings and early reports said that about _ people were killed and more than _ were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.7.82301,500NoImageNews report 11.2.3.l More news about the floods in _. 3. Place:central China NoImage4. Activities:l The government is_ mor

6、e than 12,000 people. l Rescue workers and soldiers are _ to make sure people are safe. helpingworking l They are also _food and water to those whose home were lost in the disasters.bringingNews report 2day and night 1. a 7.8 magnitude earthquake2.about 230 people were killed and more than 1500 were

7、 injured3. in central China4. They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe, and also bringing food and water to the victims.News report 1 & 25. When did people see the tornado in Memphis? At 9:25am.A library and a supermarket.The heavy rain.NoImageNews report 3 & 46. Whic

8、h building were damaged in Seoul? 7. What caused the landslide in Seoul? Good morning. Its 17th April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers

9、and rescue workers are helping the survivors.timeplacenumberpeopleactivitiesDiscuss and speakbasic informationdamagerescueCompetition If your school intends to select a news reporter, the ss are required to prepare a news report on one of these three natural disasters.Show Time GradesAspect45678910Basic informationDamage RescueFluentlyLoudly ToneThis year, a flood hit