Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global success - Period 72, Unit 9: Natural disasters. Lesson 4: Communication

Unit 
HOBBIES 
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2 
Unit 
ETHNIC GROUPS OF VIET NAM 
NATURAL DISASTERS 
 9 
Unit 
 LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION 
 LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION 
Answering the questions. 
Vocabulary 
Task 1: Listen and read the dialogue. 
Task 2: Practise giving and responding to bad news. 
Task 3: Read. Decide which natural disaster each person below is talking about. 
Task 4: Choose the correct answer to each question.. 
Task 5: Work in pairs. Compare your answers. Then check your answers. 
Wrap-up 
Homework 
WARM-UP 
EVERYDAY ENGLISH 
KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL DISASTERS 
CONSOLIDATION 
WARM-UP 
1. What do you see in the picture? 
2. How do you feel? 
shake (v) 
rung, lắc 
 /ʃeɪk/ 
EVERYDAY ENGLISH 
Fahrenheit (n) 
độ F (đo nhiệt độ) 
 /ˈfærənhaɪt/ 
EVERYDAY ENGLISH 
Richter scale (n) 
Độ rích te (đo độ mạnh của động đất) 
/ˈrɪktə skeɪl/ 
EVERYDAY ENGLISH 
New words 
Pronunciation 
Meaning 
1. shake (v) 
 /ʃeɪk/ 
rung, lắc 
2. Fahrenheit (n) 
/ˈfærənhaɪt/ 
độ F (đo nhiệt độ) 
3. Richter scale (n) 
/ˈrɪktə skeɪl/ 
độ rích te (đo độ mạnh của động đất) 
EVERYDAY ENGLISH 
shake 
Fahrenheit 
Richter scale 
EVERYDAY ENGLISH 
Listen and read the dialogue below. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences. 
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EVERYDAY ENGLISH 
Mark: Phong, why are you so sad? 
Phong: My grandparents called this morning. A flood destroyed their house. 
Mark: I’m sorry to hear that . 
Phong: It also damaged all of their crops. 
Mark: That’s awful . I hope your grandparents are safe. 
Work in pairs. Practise giving and responding to bad news in the following situations. 
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You have a friend in a mountainous area. A landslide destroyed his family’s garden yesterday. You share this news with your classmate. 
You hear that a big earthquake hit a city. You share this news with your classmate. 
EVERYDAY ENGLISH 
Read the short passages below. Decide which natural disaster each person below is talking about. 
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KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL DISASTERS 
landslide 
tornado 
earthquake 
Choose the correct answer to each question to see how much you know about natural disasters. 
4 
Question 1: Which of these may cause landslides? 
A. Heavy rain.	 B. Wind.	 C. Lightning. 
Question 2: Which of these activities may cause landslides? 
A. Littering.	 B. Cutting down trees. C. Polluting the air. 
Question 3: What scale is used for measuring earthquakes? 
A. Fahrenheit scale. B. Celsius scale. C. Richter scale. 
KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL DISASTERS 
Choose the correct answer to each question to see how much you know about natural disasters. 
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Question 4: What natural disaster can an earthquake cause? 
A. A flood.	 B. A landslide.	 C. A tornado. 
Question 5: What do tornadoes form from? 
A. An earthquake.	 B. A flood.	 C. A thunderstorm. 
Question 6: Where do tornadoes mostly happen? 
A. In the USA.	 B. In the UK.	 C. In Viet Nam. 
KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL DISASTERS 
Work in pairs. Compare your answers. Then check your answers with the key below. How many points did each of you get? 
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KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL DISASTERS 
Wrap-up 
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CONSOLIDATION 
In this lesson, you have: 
learnt new words related to natural disasters. 
 learnt how to give and respond to bad news. 
Homework 
CONSOLIDATION 
 Learn the new words by heart . 
 Do exercises in the workbook. 
 Prepare for Lesson 5 – Skills 1. 
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