Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia Introduction & Vocabulary

What can you see in both the pictures? Desert. How do you feel about the scenery in the pictures?

What is it? A sandstorm. What does it look like?

How do you feel about a huge sandstorm?

What has happened to the house? buried It is ________ by the moving sand. dig So the people have to ________ it out.

frightening, sandstorm When a sandstorm occurs in a city, what is it like? What bad effects does it cause? blow, bury, last (v.) frightening, sandstorm There has been a __________. It __________ for ten hours and was very __________. The wind __________ the sand high around the houses, and some cars were almost completely __________ by the sand. sandstorm lasted frightening blew buried

dust The air is full of sand and ________. And everything becomes ________. dark

It is difficult even ____________ to drive It is difficult even ____________ to drive. The cars in the street are traveling very ________. dangerous slowly

The wind is ________ heavily. Some people ________ a mask The wind is ________ heavily. Some people ________ a mask. And some even couldn't keep ________ on a bicycle. blowing wear balance

What bad influences does a sandstorm bring to a city What bad influences does a sandstorm bring to a city? (air, traffic, people’s life)

Look at the videos of some natural disasters and try to describe one of them in your own words. Which do you think is most terrifying, an earthquake, a tornado or a sandstorm? The reason?

Discussion Where do sandstorms form? What do sandstorms bring people in cities? (pollution, traffic, health, tourism) What should you do in a sandstorm to protect yourself? How can we reduce the bad effects?

Homework Read the new words in vocabulary on page 114 repeatedly. 2. Read the text on page 32 and finish exercise 2 on page 33 as a preview. 3. Write a short passage about a sandstorm (its forming, effects and measures against it)