Урок-презентація "Природні катастрофи"

Natural Disasters. Aim. Today we are starting a new topic – “Is the Earth in Danger?” So, at this lesson we’ll speak about natural disasters, learn their names, and find out what can cause a disaster and what can their costs be.

Questions: What sounds can you hear?What season do you think is it?

Presentation of new vocabulary

A large mass of snow falling down the side of a mountain is an… Avalanche

A violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round is a … cyclone

An extremely violent wind or storm is a…hurricane

A shaking of the ground is an… earthquake

A huge wave caused by an earthquake which flows onto land is a … tsunami

A tall column of air spinninground very fast is a … tornado

A large amount of water that covers an area is a … flood

A period of time with no rain is a … drought

is a geological phenomenon that includes a wide range of ground movements. Landslide

is a type of storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunderthunderstorm

is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. Heat wave

is a form of solid precipitation. Hail

is a weather condition where snow is not falling but loose snow on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds. Blizzard

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Fill in the table{5 C22544 A-7 EE6-4342-B048-85 BDC9 FD1 C3 A}Natural Disasters. Definition. Causes. Results/Costs

Pre-reading Activity What kind of text is that – a story, a letter, an article or a dialogue?Which of these words mean…danger, risk;to injure;to happen;catastrophe;to react;to overflow;opposed to;occurring or done many times at short intervals

Reading and listening. Fill in the table:{5 C22544 A-7 EE6-4342-B048-85 BDC9 FD1 C3 A}Natural Disasters. Definition. Causes

Vocabulary Practice. What do we call…an extremely violent wind or storm?a shaking of the ground?a huge wave caused by an earthquake?a large mass of snow falling down the side of a mountain?a tall column of air spinning round very fast?a large amount of water that covers an area?

a period of time with no rain?a geological phenomenon that includes a wide range of ground movements?the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material?is a type of storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect?a prolonged period of excessively hot weather?a weather condition where snow is not falling but loose snow on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds?

Game “Guess a Disaster” 

Summarizing. What topic did we start discussing today?What did you read about?What new words have you learned?Say one word denoting a natural disaster.

Homework: Make up a presentation on the topic “Natural Disasters” the new vocabulary to be learnt

All the best!