Unit4NaturalDisastersProject:giveapresentationonnaturaldisastersTodiscussaboutthenaturaldisastersyouknow;Tolearnstepsofpreparingforapresentationonnaturaldisasters;Togiveapresentationonnaturaldisasterstoyourclass.Whatkindofnaturaldisasterscanyouthinkup?tsunamityphoon\hurricanelandslidesnowslidetornadovolcaniceruptionwildfireearthquakelightningthunderdroughtfloodWorkingroupsofthreeorfour.Chooseoneofthenaturaldisastersaboveandbrainstormanswerstothequestions.UnderstandingthedisasterArethereanyknowncausesofthedisaster?

Wildfiresareusuallycausedbyhumanandnaturalfactors(lightning,etc.).Whatcanbedonetopreventit?

Forestmanagersshouldbehiredtoprotecttheforestandpeopleshouldbeeducatedaboutpreventionofforestfires.(Takewildfiresforanexample)BRAINSTORM:Whatarethepossibleeffectsofthedisaster?Thewildfiremaythreatenpeopleand/ortheirpersonalproperty.Whatcanbedonetoprepareforit?

Peoplenearbyshouldbeinformedimmediatelywhenawildfirebegins.Preparingforthedisaster.Intheeventofadisaster.Whatcanyoudotostaysafeduringthedisaster?

Iwilltrymybesttostaycalmandmovetosafeplacesassoonaspossible.Whatkindofhelpdosurvivorsneed?

Ithinktheyareinneedofasheltertorestandmedicinehelpwhenthegetinjured.RESEARCH:Whichquestionsdoyounotknowtheanswersto?Whichonesdoyouneedmoreinformationon?UsetheInternetoryourschoollibrarytofindoutmore.Puttogetherapresentationusingtheinformationyouhavegathered.Usethetipsbelowtohelpyou:①Startyourpresentationwitha“hook”(astoryorfacttocatchtheattentionofyourlisteners).OnMonday,5December20XX,600peopledisappearedwhen…②Reduceyourideastothreemainpointstohelplistenersrememberwhatyousay.Soalwaysremembertodrop,cover,andholdon…③Preparevisualaidsforyourpresentation(photos,charts,tables,etc.)ORGANISE:Giveagrouppresentationtoyourclass.Thousandsofpeoplein

NorthernCalifornia

weretoldtoleavetheirhomesinNovember2018becauseofspreadingwildfires.Officialssaidthefirestartedasaresultof

lightningstrikes(雷擊).Thisisjustoneofthemanywildfiresthathappenedin2018.Thenhowmuchdoyouknowaboutwildfires?Wildfiresareusuallycausedbyhumanandnaturalfactors(likelightning,etc.).Whenwildfiresbegin,theymaythreatenpeopleand/ortheirpersonalproperty.Soweshouldtrytopreventthem.Forestmanagersshouldbehiredtoprotecttheforestandpeopleshouldbeeducatedaboutpreventionofforestfires.Thenwhatshouldwedowhenawildfirebegin?Weshouldfirstinformpeoplenearbyaboutitandevaluatethemtosafeplaces.Weshouldtrytostaycalmandmovetosafeplacesassoonaspossible.Afterthewildfire,weshouldprovidesurvivorsshelterstorestandmedicinehelpfortheinjured.1.Workingroups.Chooseanaturaldisasterthatinterestsyourgrou