LearningobjectivesAfterthisclass,youwillknowmorenaturaldisasters;youwilllearnsomelisteningskills;youwillknowmoreaboutnewsreports;youwillbeabletoreportanaturaldisasteraccordingtothegiveninformation.Pre-listeningdroughtlandslidefloodtornadovolcaniceruptionsnowslidewildfiretsunamiWhile-listeningTask1Listentothenewsreportsandtickthedisastersthatyouhear.earthquakelandslidewildfirefloodtornadotsunamidroughtvolcanic

eruption√√√√Task2Listentothenewsreportsandfillintheblanks.

TimePlaceDisasterDamageRescueReason116AprilEcuador________

Thedisasterdamaged__________________.About230peoplewerekilled

andmorethan1,500______________.

____________and_________________arehelpingthesurvivors.2______centralChina_________________________havebeendestroyed.Noonehasbeenkilled.Rescueworkersand________areworkingdayandnighttomakesurethatpeoplearesafe.Theyarealsobringing__________________tothosewhosehomeswerelostinthedisaster.earthquakemanybuildingswereinjuredVolunteersrescueworkers27MarchfloodHomesandlandsoldiersfoodandwater

TimePlaceDisasterDamageRescueReason312AugustSouthernMemphis___________________weredestroyedandatleast_______personhasdied.Thepoliceadvise______________.4________Seoul________________wasinjured.Alibrary,asupermarket,and____________weredamaged.

Itwascausedbythe_________thathasfallenoverthepastweek.tornadoFourhomesoneavoidingthearea21JulylandslideNooneseveralcarsheavyrainNewsreport3Breakingnews,Saturday12August.AtornadowasjustseeninsouthernMemphis.

Eyewitnessessaidthatat9:25a.m.,thetornadodestroyedfourhomes.Apoliceofficertellsusthatatleastonepersonhasdied.Moretornadosarepossible,andthepoliceadviseavoidingthearea.

ThelandslidewascausedbytheheavyrainthathasfalleninSeouloverthepastweek.（Newsreport4）Task3Prepareashortnewsreport.EarthquakeWenchuan,China14:28Monday,12MayMagnitude7.8(8.0)Atleast8,500killed(by13May)Rescueworkers(medicalteams,troops,volunteers,etc.)organizedquicklyPost-listeningWildfireAlberta,CanadaBeganon1May2,400homesdestroyedAlmost88,000peopleevacuatedHundredsoffirefightersarrivedPlanes,helicoptersusedtofightthefireNodeaths,noinjuriesFloodColombo,SriLankaBeganinMay82killed,500,000affectedRescueteamsprovidedfoodandwaterShelterssetupbythegovernmentCOVID-19Qingdao,China12newconfirmedcases,sixofthemasymptomatic(by12Oct.)ThegovernmentlaunchedanemergencyresponsePeopleinclosecontactwiththesepatientsortheirclosecontactsaretraced.Alltheclosecontactsareundergoingnucleicacidtests.Newsreport3Breakingnews,Saturday12August.AtornadowasjustseeninsouthernMemphis.

Eyewitnessessaidthatat9:25a.m.,thetornadodestroyedfourhomes.Apoliceofficertellsusthatatleastonepersonhasdied.Moretornadosarepossible,andthepoliceadviseavoidingthearea.

ThelandslidewascausedbytheheavyrainthathasfalleninSeouloverthepastweek.（Newsreport4）ShowTimeAfterhearinganewsreportonadisaster,youwill…Discussion

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