tornadotornado

flood

hurricanehurricane

lightninglightning

thunderstormthunderstorm

sandstorm

floodhurricanelightning

thunderstormsandstorm

tornadoearthquake

typhoontsunami/tidal wave

volcanic eruption

洪水飓风闪电雷暴沙尘暴龙卷风地震台风海啸火山喷发

Disasters of Nature

Create word webs for the following two terms and find all the words that are related to them.

disaster

strikebreak out

occur

take placeWhen/where/what

last

hit

happen

damage

injure /hurt /kill

cause/ affect

bury

block/cut off be trapped in / be caught in get into trouble

lose one’s life

burn

destroy /damage / ruin

More useful descriptive words and vivid expressions

• terrible terrifying serious awful violent strong worse worst huge dangerous heavy severe( 剧烈的，严重的）

• tropical storm• survivor • be reduced to ashes （化为灰烬） • disease spread• lack of food clean water medicine • suffer a great loss

1 .The worst earthquake_________ （发生在） the United

States in 1906,_______ （导致） the worst natural disaster

in the nation’s history.

2.The Wenchuan earthquakes__________________ （破坏

整个城市）， _____________________________ （ 8 万多人

死亡） ,with thirty thousand people injured,and making five million people homeless.

3.The hurricane _______________________ （持续了 3

天）， which________________________ （真是可怕） .

happened in

occurred in /hit

/struckcausing

resulting in

destroyed the whole city

killing more than eighty thousand people

with m

ore than

eighty

thousand

people dying

lasted /continued for three days

was terrifying/terrible/awful

Complete the following sentences

4 .The winds in _________________ （最肆虐） tornado can reach up to more then 400 kilometers per hour.

5.The worst tornado of all time occurred in

1925,________________________ （影响了美国三个州） .

6.Hurricanes are strong ____________( 热带风暴 ).

7.When the lava reached the sea ,there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave ,which___________________( 能淹没半个岛 )

8.Tens of thousands of people ____________________（被困在） the earthquake stricken areas.

9.People at home and abroad _______________________________( 伸出援助之手 ).

the most violent

affecting three American states

tropical storms

flooded half the island

were trapped/stuck/ in

offered their help/extended their hands

Complete these sentences related to disasters with proper tense and voice • 1.By the time it ended ,more than700 people_ _____

____________(die/kill) and 2,700 people______________(injure)

• 2.After the hurricane ,mary_____ (see) that the roof of the house_____________(disappear).

• 3.She ________(return) home ,and _____(find) all the • furniture ____________(ruin) by the flood.• 4.We _____(leave) the house,when the thunderstorm

___________(finish)• 5.When she _________(weak up ),she_____(find) tha

t her house ________________(destroy) by the thundersdorm.

• 6.Arther was unhappy because some of his animals_____________________(kill/die).

had died/had been killedhad been injured

had disappearedreturned found

had been ruined

left

had finishedwoke up found

had been destroyed

had been killed /had died

saw

Choose the words for transition （过渡词） to complete the sentences

luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately

• 1 _________________, they left the house before it collapsed.

• 2 ___________________, many people lost their lives.

• 3____________, many people showed their love to the survivors.

• 4 _________, it won’t be long before everything returns to normal.

Luckily/Fortunately

Sadly/Unfortunately

Thankfully

Hopefully

How can we use the words and expressions we

have just reviewed to form a passage

on disasters?

In the Face of Snow Disaster Last winter, unexpectedly, heavy snowstorms

hit/struck/happened in/occurred in more than ten provinces in China, which did great harm to the affected areas. The traffic was blocked and . the supply of water and electricity was cut off. Timely help was in great need.

Hearing the news, people throughout China showed their love in different ways. The government immediately made careful arrangements, and sent many skilled workers to help repair things that had been damaged. Some big companies sent a lot of goods to the disaster areas for free. People in other parts of China also donated a lot of money.

In the face of the severe /serious /terrible/terrifying snow disaster, the Chinese people were not afraid and united like a big family. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, everything is back to normal again.

How to describe a natural disaster ?

When WhereResults: buildings roads water electricity deaths the injuredresponse: the government organizations/companies common people foreign countries

Homework: writing

• 根据下面的提示写一篇 120-150词的短文，可适当增添细节。

• 2008年 5月 12日，一次特大地震袭击了汶川，数以万计的人员伤亡，更有许多人无家可归。震后，交通阻断，水电供应也中断了，灾区情况严峻。消息传出后，全国人民纷纷伸出援助之手，众多国际组织和外国政府实施紧急救援，帮助灾区人们渡过难关。

Can you use the expressions in your writing?

• be in ruins • in a flash• as a result• become homeless• what’s worse• lose one’s life• take action• donate money• raise/collect money• call on sb. to do• share pains and sorrows

with...• in a short time• make contributions to

变成废墟顷刻间结果无家可归更糟糕的是丧生采取行动捐钱筹集资金号召某人做与…分担痛苦与伤悲在短时间里为…做出贡献

some useful sentences for writing

• They call on people to do anything in their power to help those in need.

• Many people are doing their part to help poor people out.

• What we can do will make much difference to our society.

• I am firmly convinced that they will overcome their difficulty and build a new future with the help of us.

Homework: writing

• 根据下面的提示写一篇 120-150词的短文，可适当增添细节。

• 2008年 5月 12日，一次特大地震袭击了汶川，数以万计的人员伤亡，更有许多人无家可归。震后，交通阻断，水电供应也中断了，灾区情况严峻。消息传出后，全国人民纷纷伸出援助之手，众多国际组织和外国政府实施紧急救援，帮助灾区人们渡过难关。