UNIT 9- NATURAL DISASTER
A. VOCABULARY:
1. The strong wind that moves in a circle is tornado.
2. The hot liquid rock and gas pouring out from a mountain is volcanic eruption
3. The large amount of rock and earth moving down a montain is landslide.
4. the very bad weather with strong winds and heavy rain is storm
5. The natural event that causes great damage is natural disaster.
6. The sudden strong shaking of the ground is earthquake
7. The large amount of water that covers an area is flood.
8. The set of equipment used in dangerous situations is emergency kit.
9. The thing that someone owns is property.
10. to make something broken or injured is damage.
11. to guess something that may happen in the future is predict.
12. to save someone or something from danger is rescue.
13. to tell someone about something bad or dangerous so that they can avoid it is warn
14. A person who helps save people from danger is rescue worker
B. QUESTIONS:
❖ What kinds of natural disasters are there in Viet Nam?
● OPENING:
- In Vietnam, there are several/ some types of natural disasters.
- Vietnam faces several/ some types of natural disasters every year.
● BODY:
- The most serious one is …../ The most popular one is …..
- Another type is ……
- …… also happens very often. ….
● ENDING:
- These natural disasters ……..
● TIPS
- When talking about 1 natural disaster, students should expand their ideas by giving more information, such
as when/ where it often happens, general effects of natural disasters.
● IDEAS:
- flood: during the rainy season, especailly in central and south Vietnam
- storm: between June and November, bring strong and heavy rain, which can lead to floods
- landslide: happen after heavy rain, in the mountainous areas
- drought: usually in the highland or central Vietnam, in the dry season when there is not enough rain for a
long time
- earthquake: not happen regularly, not very strong or common
EFFECTS:
+ cause a lot of damage to people’s lives and the economy
+ destroy many things like homes, roads, ….
Ex: In Vietnam, there are several types of natural disasters. The most common ones are floods, especially
during the rainy season in the central and southern regions. Typhoons also happen often, bringing
strong winds and heavy rain. In the mountainous areas, landslides can occur after heavy rains.
Sometimes, droughts happen in the dry season, especially in the central highlands. There are also
occasional storms and earthquakes, but they are not very strong or common. These natural disasters can
cause a lot of damage to homes, roads, and farms.
❖ How can natural disasters be warned about in your country?
● Opening:
- Nowadays, there are many ways that natural disasters can be warned about in my country.
- People nowadays can easily get to know about the natural disasters by many different ways
● Idea:
- The government:
+ broadcast news on TV, through the weather forecast
++ inform the current situations
++ give warnings of the dangers
++ guide people on how to protect themselves and their property
++ provide contact for emergency situations
+ on social media
+ send messages on the phone
- The local authority:
+ update the latest news through the broadcasting station
- People share information about natural disasters on social media so that more and more people get to know
about them
3. What are the effects of natural disasters?
● OPENING
- As we all know/ Well, from my observation/
- Natural disasters lead to numerous problems/ cause a lot of problems in people’s lives/ lead to many
negative effects/ have lots of negative impacts on people’s lives.
● BODY:
- The most serious one is that they damage …
- Besides, they also damage/ harm …..
- Not only that, they ….
● IDEAS
- Damage the property
+ Homes are destroyed by floods or storms people become homeless
+ Buildings like schools, hospitals, .. are destroyed.
+ Road system,ectricity and water systems may stop working.
+ Animals get injured and die
- damage people’s lives
+ Get injured or die
+ People lose their home and become homeless or move to another place to live
- damage the economy
+ Crops are destroyed –. farmers lose their income
+ road systems are destroyed government spend lots of money on repairing
+ affect tourism less tourists during Natural disasters
- damage health’s health and environment
+ Flood: water pollution not enough clean water to use + lead to diseases
floods bring alond waste that can cause air pollution
+ storms destroy trees in the forest animals lose their natural habitats
+ droughts lead to water shortage and forest fire
