Is The Earth in Danger?
Reading
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HOW DOES DIFFERENT WEATHER AFFECT YOUR FEELINGS?
Sunny weather makes me feel (cheerful /optimistic / full of hope /lively…)
When it is gloomy outside or it rains, I feel (positive / a bit unhappy /a little depressed / …)
Warm-up
Listening to the forecast helps me to decide (what to wear /whether to take an umbrella / what to do after school / …).
For me, weather forecasts are not very useful because I ( find the weather can turn out different/rely on what the day looks like in the morning / ...).
Warm-up
Do you listen to the weather forecast?
How reliable are they?
It seems that when I was younger, we had (cooler summers / more snow in the winter / ...).
My parents say that the weather used to be (more predictable / less violent and destructive/...)
I think the climate is slowly changing due to (deforestation / air pollution from factories / ...).
Warm-up
DO YOU THINK THE WEATHER PATTERN IN OUR AREA IS CHANGING?
I am concerned about (global climate change /
more natural disasters / …).
In my opinion, the “environmental crisis” (will be solved by scientists / is not a problem because nature is strong enough to restore itself /...).
Warm-up
DO YOU WORRY ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENT?
Brainstorming
What are the causes of natural disasters?
Look at the photos and decide what is happening in each one. Refer the words to the photos. Use your dictionary.
drought
flood
tornado
typhoon
tsunami
famine
earthquake
volcano eruption
forest fire
Vocabulary
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7
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
an avalanche
hailstorms
a landslide
a hurricane
a blizzard
Vocabulary
Practice
Match natural hazards in the boxes with their descriptions below.
an avalanche
an earthquake
floods
a tsunami
a heat wave
a tornado
hailstorms
Vocabulary
Practice
Match natural hazards in the boxes with their descriptions below.
a landslide
a volcanic eruption
a hurricane
a wildfire
a blizzard
a drought
Read the article quickly and say what natural disasters are mentioned in the article.
Reading
Read the article quickly and say what natural disasters are mentioned in the article.
Reading
Read the article quickly and say what natural disasters are mentioned in the article.
Reading
Read the article again and choose the best answer (a-c).
Post-Reading
Read the article again and choose the best answer (a-c).
Post-Reading
Read the paragraphs (A-E) and refer them to the questions (1-5). Act out the interview in pairs.
Reading
What are they?
Why do they happen?
Where do they happen?
How do they affect people?
What can people do?
A Over the warm parts of oceans. Tornadoes are
common in parts of the USA, Australia and Japan.
B The water evaporates from the warm sea. This
condenses in the atmosphere. More and more hot,
wet air rises up. It becomes a strong wind.
C Scientists can usually track hurricanes, but they cannot stop them.
D Tropical storms with strong winds. They start at sea, and can travel a long distance. They have different names in different places: ’hurricanes’ in the Atlantic Ocean, ’typhoons’ in the Pacific Ocean, ‘tropical cyclones’ in the Indian Ocean and around Australasia. Tornadoes or whirlwinds, are similar, but begin over land.
E They can affect ships, blow down houses, cause floods and disrupt traffic.
Discussion
Read and discuss the following
Scientists understand a lot about environment but they don’t
understand everything. Every year there are big and small disasters
in different parts of the world. Some of these happen very often, but
some of them are a big shock. How do these natural disasters affect
humans? Can we do anything about them?