1. Unit 4

2. Natural Disasters
sand storm
drought

3. tornado
typhoon
tsunami

4. flood
volcano eruption

5. mudflow
snow storm/snow slide

6. Earthquake

7. Search your word bank for verbs used in a passage about earthquakes?
burst
crack
break
fall
suffer
Earthquakes
destroy
trap
damage
die
ruin
injure
kill

8. Think about the damage that may happen in an earthquake?
bridge
railway
Many things were destroyed, such as…
buildings

9. Many people died and many others were injured.
Children were left without parents and homes.
orphan

10. All the buildings ___ ____.
fell down
The ground _______.
There were some huge ______ in the ground.
cracked
cracks

11. The smoke of fires could be seen.
The electricity lines were destroyed.
The electricity supply was also cut off.

12. What will happen before an earthquake?
It is always calm before a storm.
What will happen before an earthquake?

13. Bright lights flash in the sky.
The water in the wells ____________.
The well walls have deep ______.
rises and falls
crack
cracks

14. Fish jumped out of the pond.
Mice run wildly out of the fields.
Chickens are flying.
Dogs are barking.
Pigs and cows are too nervous to eat.
Snakes are climbing up the tree.

15. What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened?

16. Listen for survival tips during an earthquake
Listening Task
P.66
Listen for survival tips during an earthquake
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
drop
to the ground
our heads with our hands
cover
hold
onto the furniture

17. 1st thing I must do is to drop to the floor and cover my head and neck with my arms.
2nd thing I must do is to make sure I hide under something like a table to protect myself from things falling.
3rd thing I must do is to hold onto the furniture so it doesn’t move away from me during the earthquake.

18. What would you put in your personal earthquake bag?
Listen to fill in the blanks
If you are outside, go to an _______________ buildings, trees or power lines.
In the living room, and the television should have been ______ a table that can’t move. The bookcases are already tied to the ________.
If you are in the house alone, ____ a family friend to tell where you are, and ______ your personal earthquake bag.
open space away from
tied to
wall
ring
collect
What would you put in your personal earthquake bag?