1、main,u7,Vocabulary Focus,Be prepared,What kind of plans does your city or country have in place for natural disasters,such as an earthquake or a flood?Do you know where to go in case of an emergency?,Read these tips about emergency preparedness.How many of these things have you done?,Lesson A1.1,Le
2、sson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Ask&,Answer,In general,would you say that youre prepared for an emergency?Why or why not?,Vocabulary Focus,Lesson A1.2,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,HELP YOUR FAMILY BE PREPARED,The following tips will help your
3、family in case of an emergency:,Organize,essential,medicines and make sure theyre accessible to all members of the family.Dont,jeopardize,your familys health needlessly.,In addition,keep these items,on hand,at all times:first aid kit,emergency food and water,can opener,cash and credit cards,portable
4、 battery-operated radio.,Learn about the early,warning systems,in your community and how they work.,Devise,an emergency plan for your family.,Walk through,the plan so that everyone knows what to do.Practice it several times.Discuss a,back-up plan,in case you cant,implement,your original plan during
5、an actual emergency.,Vocabulary Focus,Lesson A1.3,Memorize important phone numbers.Remember,during an emergency you may experience difficulty in,getting through,to someone because phone lines may be busy.Be patient and keep trying.,Order the latest copy of,Be Prepared!,a government manual that gives
6、in-depth,information on specific,hazards,(floods,storms,etc.)and what to do when they occur.,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Take the time to learn local,evacuation,routes in case you are forced to leave your home suddenly.,After a disaster,take into consideration,the,ex
7、tent,of the damage before you try to return home.When in doubt,check with local authorities to,evaluate,the situation.,Vocabulary Focus,Match the words with their definitions.,Lesson A1.4,1.invent _,a.,essential,2.an extra plan _,b.,jeopardize,3.necessary _,c.,on hand,4.start using(a plan)_,d.,devis
8、e,5.readily available _,e.,walk through,6.endanger _,f.,back-up plan,7.rehearse _,g.,implement,8.a system that gives advance notice,about possible danger _,h.,warning system,d,Keys,f,a,g,c,b,e,h,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Vocabulary Focus,Lesson A1.4,Keys,1.detailed
9、a.,get through,2.study the facts _,b.,evacuation,3.size or amount _,c.,take into consideration,4.think about _,d.,extent,5.make a telephone connection with,someone _,e.,evaluate,6.something that is dangerous _,f.,in-depth,7.the process of making people leave an,unsafe place _,g.,hazard,f,e,d,c,a,g
10、b,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Vocabulary Focus,Pair work.,If you had to evacuate your home and could take only three items with you,what would you choose and why?Discuss your answers with a partner.,Lesson A1.5,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to
11、do?,Proper names,Sylvia Rodriguez,Aidan Marsh,SusieGretchen Smith,Spencer Field,C StreetTony Barros,Other words and phrases,emergency dispatcher,walk sb,.,through,get cut off,/,get disconnected,on hand,stay on the line,Its essential that,veteran,location,done,(,adj.,),relay(,vt.,),set sth.up for sb.
12、be),in pain,be cut out for,dispatch(,vt.,),basics,on the scene,lose consciousness,Its an emergency!,Here are some words and phrases you will hear in,A,B,and,C,.Read them aloud.,Listening,Lesson A1.6,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Language Notes,6,(Track 5-,7,-1),The an
13、nouncer is talking to Aidan,an emergency dispatcher.Listen to the first part of the conversation and find out what Aidan does on a typical emergency call.Put the steps in order.,Keys,Listening,Lesson A1.7,Real English,be cut out for,(,something,)=,be capable of doing something,_ get more detailed in
14、formation,_ answer the call,_ get the location,_ send help,_ get the callers phone number,_ stay on the line,_ decide if the situation is an,emergency or not,1,3,4,5,7,2,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Keys,Listen to the second part of the conversation in which Aidan talk
15、s with two people who called for help in an emergency.Complete the information about the two callers.Write,U,if a piece of information is unknown.,(Track 5-,7,-2),Name of caller:_,Location of caller:_,Person injured?,Ambulance sent?,Phone number:_,Details:_,yes,Listening,Lesson A1.8,at Spencer Field
16、Gretchen Smith,5551265,girl hurt her leg playing soccer,1.,no,no,yes,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Keys,(Track 5-,7,-2),Name of caller:_,Location of caller:_,Person injured?,Ambulance sent?,Phone number:_,Details:_,Listening,Lesson A1.8,his apartment,Tony Barros,U,big
17、black bird in the lobby of his building,2.,yes,no,no,yes,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,Keys,Be able to handle the fast pace.,Follow the steps at work strictly.,Be able to keep calm.,Be able to encourage and comfort callers.,Be polite.,Be patient and humo
18、rous.,Be understanding.,Be sympathetic.,Be knowledgeable.,Now listen to the whole conversation.What kind of personality,skills and experience do emergency services dispatchers need?,(Track 5-,7,-3),Lesson A1.9,_,Ask&,Answer,Have you(or someone you know)ever called for help in an emergency?What happe
19、ned?,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,_,Be committed to the job.,Conversation 1,Josh:Hello?,Rich:Hi,this is rich Josh,youve got to help me,my computer,just crashed!And my paper is due tomorrow morning!,Josh:Aw,(1)_.Im sure we can take care of it.Can you tell,me exactly wha
20、t happened?,Rich:I was typing the last page,and suddenly the screen went all blue!,Josh:(2)_?,Rich:I just restarted the computer.,Josh:Well,(3)_finding the back-up folder and looking,inside?,Rick:OK,Josh:(4)_?,Rich:Yeah!Theres my paper!Hey,thanks!,Speaking,Everythings going to be OK.,Both Rick and J
21、ulie are facing a crisis.Listen to the conversations.Then fill in the blanks with the expressions you hear.,Keys,dont get upset,Did that work,What did you do then,why dont you try,Lesson A1.13,(Track 5-,7,-,4-1,),Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hello?,Mom Tanya,my roommat
22、e,just cut her,hand.Its bleeding like crazy!,Take it easy.(5)_?,She was cutting vegetables for a salad and the knife slipped.,Well,it might not be as bad as it looks.(6)_,put a clean towel on her hand and press down hard.,OK Im doing that,(7)_?,No,not really.It looks like a deep cut.,Then youd bette
23、r call 911.And dont worry,(8)_.,Conversation 2,Mrs.Kang:,Julie:,Mrs.Kang:,Julie:,Mrs.Kang:,Julie:,Mrs.Kang:,Julie:,Mrs.Kang:,Speaking,Everythings going to be OK.,Keys,What happened,Everythings going to be OK,You need to,Is it any better,Lesson A1.13,(Track 5-,7,-,4-2,),Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Les
24、son A Do you know what to do?,Add the expressions you have written down in,A,to the correct column of the chart.You may use a response more than once.When you finish,answer this question:,Speaking,Reassuring someone,Lesson A1.15,Figuring out the situation,Giving a solution,Checking the solution,Dont
25、 worry.,Relax.,Nothing to worry about.,Hang in there.,Take it easy.,Keys,Dont get upset,everythings,going to be OK;,_,_,_,What did you do then?What happened?,_,_,Whats the matter?,What does it look/sound like?,What happened after that?,Can you tell me exactly what happened?,The first/next thing to d
26、o is,Youd better,Why dont you try.,You need to.,_,_,_,_,Did that work?Is it any better?,_,_,How is he/she/it now?,Whats happening now?,Which expressions would you use for a very serious problem?Why?,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Speaking,Lesson A1.16,Everythings going t
27、o be OK.Can you tell me exactly what happened?You need to.;,The first thing to do is.;,Whats happening now.;,Is he,/,she any better?,Add the expressions you have written down in,A,to the correct column of the chart.You may use a response more than once.When you finish,answer this question:,Which exp
28、ressions would you use for a very serious problem?Why?,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Suggested answers:,Pair work.,Who would you call for help in these situations?Role-play the phone calls with your partner.,Speaking,Lesson A1.16,Youre washing your hands at home when an
29、 expensive ring falls off your finger and down the drain of the sink.,Youve just tried a new brand of hair color.An hour later,your head starts to itch,and you see red bumps on your skin.,Youre at home watching TV when you hear the sound of running water.When you look up,you see a crack in the ceili
30、ng and water coming down.,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Speaking,Pair work.,Think of a problem,but dont tell your partner what it is.Then“call”your partner to ask for help,and work out a solution together.,Lesson A1.16,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know wha
31、t to do?,Optional Listening,Recognizing the signs,Here are some words and phrases you will hear in,A,B,and,C,.Read them aloud.,Lesson A1.17,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Proper names,IndonesiaIndian OceanIndia ThailandTilly Smith,Other words and phrases,register(,vi.,),
32、hit,trigger(off),tsunami,beat the odds,massive,wipe out,eyewitness,head to,/,fo,r,retreat from,forested,vacationer,get on with the day,quick-thinking,Language Notes,You will hear a lecture on the importance of recognizing the signs in surviving natural disasters.The lecturer first introduces the Sou
33、theast Asian tsunami of December 2004.Listen to the first part of the lecture and write down the information provided.,Date:_,Richter scale:_,Location:_,Consequences:_,_,Optional Listening,(Track 5-,7,-,5,),Keys,December 26,2004,registering over 9.0,off the coast of Indonesia in the Indian Ocean,Les
34、son A1.18,an enormous tsunami seaside communities destroyed,and hundreds of thousands of people killed throughout the region,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,The lecturer goes on and tells two stories of people who survived the disaster.Now listen to the second part of the
35、 lecture and complete the chart with information from the stories.,Keys,They live there.,Optional Listening,Lesson A1.19,1.Why were they there?,2.Why werent they warned about the tsunami?,3.What signs did they notice before the tsunami hit?,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?
36、Tribespeople,Andaman Islands,Tilly Smith and people on the beach,T,hey were on vacation,.,They rarely interact with members of the outside world.,They were at the beach.,Changes in the sea and waves.,The water began to bubble and move back.,(Track,5,-,7,-,6,),Keys,Optional Listening,Lesson A1.19,4.
37、Where did they learn to interpret these signs?,5.Where did they go for protection?,6.How many of them survived?,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Tribespeople,Andaman Islands,Tilly Smith and people on the beach,F,rom a geography lesson,.,nearby forested hills,The higher flo
38、ors of a hotel.,A,ll,.,All,(Track,5,-,7,-,6,),From observing and living close to nature.,Optional Listening,Listen to the whole lecture.Then fill in the blanks with information about what happened.,The story about the tribespeople,(1)The islands,_,by the quake and tsunami.,(2)No tribespeople were se
39、en on the,_,on,the early morning of December 26.,(3)The tribespeople,_,the changes in,the sea and wind.,(4)The tribespeople,_,to higher ground before,the waves hit.,(5)The tribespeople,_,from the,forest,safe and sound,on the morning of January 6,2005.,(Track,5,-,7,-,7,),were hit,Keys,Lesson A1.20,be
40、aches,recognized,fled,emerged,Real English,beat the odds=,survive or do well in spite of difficult circumstances,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Optional Listening,Lesson A1.21,The story about Tilly Smith and other vacationers,(6)Tilly Smith,a British schoolgirl,_,that so
41、mething wasnt quite,right on the morning of December 26.,(7)Then Tilly,_,about a geography lesson where she had,learned about earthquakes and tsunamis.,(8)Tilly,_,her mother that they needed to get off the beach,immediately.,(9)Tillys warning,_,along the shore.,(10)Vacationers,_,to a nearby hotel an
42、d,_,for higher floors,just minutes before the tsunami.They,_,with their lives.,(Track,5,-,7,-,7,),felt,Keys,kept thinking,ran and told,spread,ran,headed,escaped,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Characters in the video:,(1),(2),(3),Man(voice only),Lesson B1.1,TV reporter,Ne
43、wscaster voiceover(voice only),Woman 1,Woman 2,Christophe Landor,Scientist,(4),Hurricane Dangers,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,(5),William Graves,University Professor,(6),Macs Meyfield,Hurricane Center Director in Miami,(7),Forecaster 1,Forecaster 2,(8),Elena Black,Emer
44、gency Manager,Proper names,Maine,Texas,Macs Meyfield,Hurricane Keith,Other words and phrases,bear down on,a powder keg,off-guard,e,vacuation,catastrophe,boom(,vi.,),the tropics,morph(,vi.,),deficit,ride sth,.,out,go off,ambush(,vt.,),cry-wolf,syndrome,sixfold,trade,slam(,vi.,),compounding,Miami,Beli
45、ze,Central America,Before You Watch,Here are some words and phrases you will hear in the video clip.Read them aloud.,Lesson B1.2,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Language Notes,Hurricane Dangers,Before You Watch,Match each word or phrase with the correct meaning.,Keys,Less
46、on B1.3,1.bear down on _,a.be not badly harmed by a difficult situation,2.ride sth,.,out _,b.a dangerous situation or place where trouble,could suddenly start,3.sixfold _,c.,move quickly towards a person or place in a,threatening way,4.a powder keg _,d.the hottest part of the world,which is around,t
47、he equator,5.the tropics _,e.by six times as much or as many,c,a,e,d,b,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Before You Watch,Keys,1.trade _,a.making a difficult situation worse by adding,more problems,2.off-guard _,b.change,3.ambush _,c.when one is not expect
48、ing something or,prepared for it,4.morph _,d.a particular area of business,pounding _,e.attack suddenly,c,a,e,d,b,Lesson B1.4,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Before You Watch,In this video clip,the reporter talks about the dangers that hurricanes pose to
49、 people living in coastal areas of the United States.,Look at the pictures and read the statements below them carefully,and then think about the following questions before you watch the video.,Lesson B1.6,Lesson B Hurricane dangers,Lesson A Do you know what to do?,Hurricane Dangers,Lesson B1.7,Scientist:I think we will see a$50 billion hurricane in the next 10,20 years.That,s almost without a doubt.,Meyfield:These people do not really know what a major hurricane can do,and that really concerns me.,The reporter:But two of the most critical questionsthey simply can,t answer with confidence,






