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Unit 6 Natural disasters 江苏省灌云县鲁河中学 徐秀婷 Language functions and focus: Use “because” “as” and “since” to introduce the reason for something, e.g. some children screamed because they were very frightened. Use “to” –infinitives to report someone’s orders, requests and advice. e.g. Mr. Wu told us to go home. Use vocabulary to describe weather conditions and natural disasters. e.g. The weather today is sunny but it’ll be cloudy tomorrow. Language skills: Listening: Recognize key expressions involved in an emergency call. Develop intensive listening skills by completing an accident report form. Understand directions and instructions in a new context. Speaking: Describe an accident or disaster. Respond to questions by providing more information. Interact with others requesting information. Reading: Infer meaning from keywords, context and headline. Identify specific meaning by reformulating sentences in a diary. Sequence information to follow the gist of a story. Writing: Generate ideas about natural disasters. Organize ideas for writing an article for the school newsletter. Overview of the unit: This unit introduces the topic of weather conditions and natural disasters, and how people survive them. Students have the opportunity to share the real-life experiences of a young boy of their age who was trapped under the debris during the earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. The first person narrative of his story helps the readers share Timmy’s first-hand experience of fear, suspense and survival. His experience during the earthquake explores the effects of a natural disaster on people, towns and the environment. Students are able to reply on their own experiences and general knowledge of the world to get a more direct understanding of the various disasters described. The main task enables students to provide information in an article about a snowstorm. Words and expressions: 4 skills: natural, earthquake, accident, wash away, storm, rainstorm. Thunder, shaking, body, in fear, sc