Unit 06: Disasters & Emergencies
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Objectives
Skills
Listening
- Task 1: Weather reports. Students identify the weather event
- Task 2: Emergency radio broadcast
- Task 3: News report on natural disaster. Identify the type of disaster.
Reading
- Task 1: Historic news headlines.
- Task 2: Earthquakes: magazine article.
Speaking
- Task 1: Convey a message
- Task 2: Report on what was heard on the news.
- Task 3: Present plans for an emergency.
- Task 4: Present "news report" about historic disasters.
Writing
- Task 1: Write about a historic disaster.
- Task 2: Provide instructions on preparing for a disaster.
- Task 3: Explain the fctors that contribute to the severity of an earthquake.
Components
Grammar
- Learning item 1: Indirect speech, imperatives
- Learning item 2: Indirect speech, say+tell.
Vocabulary
- Set 1: news sources
- Set 2: Severe weather events and other disasters
- Set 3: Emergency preparations and supplies
- Set 4: Terminology for discussing disasters
Pronunciation
Learning item: Direct and indirect speech: rhythm
Project/task (P/T)
- P/T 1. Speaking. TV broadcast where news on disasters is presented.
- P/T 2. Speaking. Conversation: topic on news students read about
- P/T 3. Speaking. Presentation. Investigative report on a natural disaster.
- P/T 4. Writing. Magazine article on a disaster (ie, floods in Colombia)
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