Unit 9 grade 8: Natural Disasters – A Closer Look 1
1. Vocabulary
1.1. Task 1 Unit 9 grade 8
Fill each blank with a suitable verb in the correct form from the box below. Then listen, check and repeat. (Fill in the blanks with 1 suitable verb in the correct form from the box below. Then listen, check and repeat.)
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Guide to answer
1. struck
2. erupt
3. shock
4. buried
5. raged
6. collapsed
Translated:
1. Yesterday, a terrible storm hit the rural area of Ha Giang province Hà
2. Villagers ran into public shelters as soon as the volcano erupted.
3. Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake shook the city.
4. The mud buried the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses.
5. Wildfire raged for 8 hours and several animals were seriously injured or killed.
6. We managed to get to the street before the walls fell.
1.2. Task 2 Unit 9 grade 8
Match the verb in column A to the nouns in column B. Then listen, check and repeat. (Match the verbs in column A with the nouns in column B. Then listen, check, and repeat.)
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1 – B. scatter debris (scattered debris)
2 – D. take shelter (seeking shelter)
3 – A. evacuate the village (village evacuation)
4 – E. provide aid (provide aid)
5 – C. put out the forest fire (forest fire fighting)
1.3. Task 3 Unit 9 grade 8
Now use the phrases in 1.2 in the correct form to complete the sentences. (Now use the phrases in section 1.2 in the correct form to complete the sentences.)
Guide to answer
1. provide aid
2. put out the forest fire
3. took shelter
4. scattered debris
5. evacuate the village
Translated:
1. Rescuers set up camp to provide aid to flood victims.
2. On the second day, there was a rainstorm that helped put out the wildfire.
3. When the storm started, they took shelter in a cave.
4. As the tornado moved through town, the winds carried debris strewn across the streets.
5. The police must evacuate the village to a public shelter before the donkey mountain begins to erupt.
2. Pronunciation
Stress in words ending in -logy and -graphy (Put sounds in words ending in -logy and -graphy)
2.1. Task 4 Unit 9 grade 8
Listen and repeat these words. Pay attention to the stressed syllables (Listen and repeat these words. Pay attention to the stressed sound.)
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tech’nology (technology)
bi’ology (biological)
ge’ography (geography)
photography (photography)
a’pology (apology)
e’cology (Ecological)
bi’ography (story)
psychology (psychology)
2.2. Task 5 Unit 9 grade 8
Listen and mark the stress on the correct syllable in the words below. Pay attention to -logy and -graphy. (Listen and stress the correct sound in the words below. Notice -logy and – graphy.)
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1. soci’ology (sociology)
2. zo’ology (zoology)
3. bibli’ography (category)
4. clima’tology (climatology)
5. as’trology (astrology)
6. de’mography (demographic)
2.3. Task 6 Unit 9 grade 8
Read the following sentences and mark (‘) the stressed syllable in the underlined words. Then listen and repeat the sentences. (Read the following sentences and mark (‘) the stressed sound in the underlined words. Then listen and repeat the sentences.)
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1. ge’ography
2. bi’ology
3. photography
4. bi’ography
5. zo’ology
Translated:
1. We are learning about Asian geography.
2. I have a biology lesson this afternoon.
3. They share a common interest in photography.
4. A biography is a book that tells someone’s life story, written by someone else.
5. Zoology is the scientific study of animals and their attitudes.
3. Practice Task 1
Choose the best answers
Question 1: We can see pieces of buildings __________ on the ground
A. scatter B. to scatter C. scattered D. scattering
Question 2: Up to now, the number of __________ is still an estimate.
A. victims B. rescuers C. trappers D. homeless
Question 3: __________ happens when there is not enough water for farming and drinking.
A. disaster B. mudslide C. drought D. trap
Question 4: My little sister is afraid of __________, so when there is a bad storm she always hides.
A. lightening B. collapsing C. shaking D. scattering
Question 5: Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the mountains there was an __________.
A. earthquake B. drought C. flood D. snowstorm
4. Practice Task 2
Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.
Question 1: A. volcanic B. disaster C. eruption D. adequate
Question 2: A. typhoon B. mudslide C. scatter D. homeless
Question 3: A. eruption B. tsunami C. confident D. tornado
Question 4: A. forest B. erupt C. rescue D. worker
Question 5: A. victim B. damage C. bury D. divide
5. Conclusion
At the end of this lesson, you need to do enough exercises and practice how to stress sounds in words ending in -logy and -graphy; At the same time, there are a few words to keep in mind:
- strike (v) strike down
- erupt (v): erupt
- shake (v): shake
- bury (v): to bury
- raged (v): ravaged, raged
- collapse (v): collapse
- shelter (n): shelter
- evacuate (v): evacuate
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