Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Unit 9: Natural disasters - Lesson 1: Getting started

 UnitUnit 9 NATURALETHNIC GROUPS DISASTERS OF VIET NAM
 LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
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 WARM-UP
 • Vocabulary
 PRESENTATION • Listen and read.
 Task 1: Read the conversation again. Complete each 
 sentence with no more than TWO words from it.
 Task 2: Write the natural disasters from the box under the 
 PRACTICE pictures. Then listen, check, and repeat.
 Task 3: Choose the correct answer to complete each 
 sentence.
 PRODUCTION Task 4: Work in groups. Complete the web with all of the 
 words and phrases related to natural disasters you know.
 • Wrap-up
CONSOLIDATION • Homework WARM-UP: NETWORK
 Flood Drought
 Earthquake
 Tidal wave
 Natural 
 disasters
 Acid rain
 Typhoon Snow storm PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY
 Damage (n,v)
 /ˈdỉmɪdʒ/
Thiệt hại, gây tổn hại PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY
 Tornado (n) 
 /tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/
 Lốc xốy PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY
 Pull up
 /pʊl ʌp/
Kéo lên, nhổ lên, lơi lên PRESENTATION: VOCABULARY
 Form Pronunciation Vietnamese equivalent
1. Damage (n,v) /ˈdỉmɪdʒ/ Thiệt hại, gây tổn hại
2. Funnel (n) /ˈfʌnəl/ Cái phễu
3. Tornado (n) /tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/ Lốc xốy
4. Eruption (n) /ɪˈrʌpʃən/ Sự phun trào
5. Pull up /pʊl ʌp/ Kéo lên, nhổ lên, lơi lên
6. Landslide (n) /ˈlỉndslaɪd/ Vụ sạt lở PRESENTATION: LISTEN AND READ
Aim of the task:
to have students get to know 
the topic PRESENTATION: LISTEN AND READ.
Tom: You look pretty sad, Mi. What’s the matter? 
Mi: My uncle called us this morning. Our home town has been affected by a 
flood. It’s the second time this year. 
Tom: I’m sorry to hear that. How are things there now? 
Mi: My uncle, his wife, and his children are all safe. They moved everything to 
the second floor of their house last night. Are there natural disasters in your 
home town in the US? 
Tom: Yes, we sometimes have tornadoes. 
Mi: Tornadoes? Sounds strange. What’s a tornado? 
Tom: It’s a violent storm that moves in a circle with very strong winds. I still 
remember the tornado we had last year.
Mi: What happened? 
Tom: One evening my parents and I were having dinner. Suddenly we heard a 
very loud noise. When we looked out of the window, we saw a big funnel of 
wind moving towards us. 
Mi: Did it cause any damage? 
Tom: Yes, a lot. It damaged the roof of our house and pulled up some trees in 
our yard. Fortunately, no one was hurt. PRACTICE
 Read the conversation again. Complete each sentence with no more than 
 1 TWO words from it.
 1. There is a _____flood in Mi’s home town. 
 2. Her uncle’s family had to move everything to the ___________second floor last 
 night. 
 3. A tornado is an example of a _______________natural disaster . 
 4. Tom’s family ___________were having dinner when the tornado came. 
 5. The tornado damaged their roof and _______pulled up some trees in their 
 yard. PRACTICE
3 Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
1. When there is a(n) earthquake / volcanic eruption, hot gases and liquid rock 
pour out from a mountain. 
2. Oh, the house is shaking! I think we’re having a(n) earthquake / flood. 
3. We wanted to travel to Ha Giang, but there was a tornado / landslide. Some 
big rocks and mud came down the mountains. 
4. Every year more than ten floods / storms with strong winds and rain cause 
damage in our country. 
5. A tornado / storm looks like a huge funnel and causes a lot of damage. Its 
strong winds can reach 480 km per hour. PRODUCTION
 Work in groups. Complete the web with all of the words and phrases related 
4 to natural disasters you know. CONSOLIDATION
 1 WRAP-UP
 Topic of NATURAL 
 the unit DISASTERS
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