WEEK 29 PLAN FOR THE TEACHERS GRADE 8

UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Objectives: By the end of this Unit, students will be able to:

- Pronunciation: stress in words ending -logy and -graphy
- Passive voice: review
- Past perfect
- Reading for specific information about how to prepare for a natural disaster

PRACTICE
Teacher’s and sts’ activities Contents
Warm up
T sets the task and explains Guessing game: Chatting
Ss do as T asks. Ask Ss to talk about some natural disasters they’ve
Ss work in two groups. experienced.
Answer key:
sts give your answers
Activity 1
T guides Ss how to do this exercise. I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
Ss do this individually and then share differently from the others.
their answers with a partner. One St 1. A. hour B. drought C. ought D. our
may write their answers on the board. 2. A. tsunami B. tooth C. without D. typhoon
Check Ss’ answers. 3. A. apology B. geography C. technology D. dragonfly
Answer key: II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
1. C 2. A 3. D others.
Answer key: 1. A biology B. psychology C. photography D. climatography
1. A 2.C 2. A. volcano B. eruption C. tropical D. experience

Activity 2 III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each
T guides Ss how to do this exercise. sentence below
Ss do this individually and then share 1. Last year, a terrible storm _______ the rural area of Son La
their answers with a partner. One St province.
may write their answers on the board. A. struck B. did C. made D. deployed
Check Ss’ answers. 2. The family succeeded in running out of the house before the
wall _______.
Answer key: A. damaged B. erupted C. collapsed D. felt
1.A 2. C 3. B 4.C 5.A 6.D 3. The mudslide _______ the entire farm while the farmer were
7.A 8. B 9. D 10.A still working on the farm.
11. B 12.B 13. A 14. A 15. C A. collapsed B. buried C. broke D. killed
16. A 4. The local people had to move to public shelters after the
17. B 18.D 19.B 20.B volcano.
21.C 22.A 23.C A. erosion B. break C. eruption D. damage
5. The rescue workers set up a camp to _______ aid for the flood
victims.
A. provide B. call C. bring D. invest
6. They _______ in a cave when the storm happened.
A. had shelter B. had shelters C. took shelters D. took shelter
7. Many villagers were _______ to public shelters to avoid the
volcanic eruption.
A. evacuated B. given C. brought D. provided
8. There was a heavy rain which supported to _______ the forest
fire.
A. put up B. put out C. give out D. give up
9. After the flood, many people in that village were _______
homeless.
A put B. felt C. given D. left
10. Despite all the modern technology available to us, we’re still
helpless _______ natural disasters.
A. against B. to C. with D. for
11. When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car
___________.
A. have left B. had left C. leaves D. was left
12. Noise pollution can lead to ___________ loss.
A. looking B. hearing C. listening D. reading
13. If I were you, I ___________ do something to prevent him 1
from littering.
A. would B. did C. will D. do
14. Linh: Mai has won the first prize. – Ha: ___________!
A. That's awesome B. Oh dear C. How terrible
D. That's shocking
15. Household and farming chemicals ___________ air pollution.
A. lead in B. result to C. cause D. make
16.___________is an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for
example, by an earthquake.
A. Tsunami B. Typhoon C. Tornado D. Storm
17. All people who were without homes in the flood were
provided with ______ accommodation.
A. short B. temporary C. present D. instant
18. If the factory continues dumping poison into the lake, all the
fish and other aquatic animals ______.
A. die B. to die C. dead D. will die
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following sentences.
19. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless
people in the flooded area.
A. properties B. aid C. helping D. technology
20. After the earthquake, his building was used exclusively for the
accommodation of the victims.
A. workplace B. houses C. markets D. office
21. By the next morning, several villages around Mount Sinabung
were buried in ash and debris.
A. damaged B. carried C. covered D. collapsed
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
22. The winds were so strong that trees, cars and even houses were
picked up and carried for miles.
A. stood still B. damaged C. put out D. made up
23. We cannot prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for
them.

Activity 3
T guides Ss how to do this exercise.
Ss do this individually and then share
their answers with a partner. One St
may write their answers on the board.
Check Ss’ answers.
Answer key:
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.A
7.A 8.C 9.C 10.B
Activity 4
T guides Ss how to do this exercise.
Ss do this individually and then share
their answers with a partner. One St
may write their answers on the board.
Check Ss’ answers
Answer key:
1.C unprepare=>unprepared
2.C each other=>together
3.D preparing=>prepared
4.B about=>to
5.C stopped=>had stopped
Activity 5
T guides Ss how to do this exercise.
Ss do this individually and then share
their answers with a partner.
1..…were destroyed…
2.……wouldn’t have…
A. Avoid B. stop C. allow D. predict
IV. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each
sentence below.
1. If the area is hit by the storm, a lot of damage will be _______.
A. causing B. cause C. caused D. causes
2. Whenever I watch the news on TV, I see places that are
_______ or _______ by drought.
A. flood – affect C. flooded - affecting
B. flooded – affected D. flooding - affected
3. ___________ to deal with natural disasters?
A. Are we prepared C. Are we be prepared
B. Are we prepare D. Are we be prepare
4. Many things have been _______ to help the victims of the
disaster.
A. done B. do C. Doing D. be done
5. People left homeless have been taken to safe areas, where
temporary accommodation _______ to house them.
A. will built B. will be build C. will be building D. will be built
6. By the time I started primary school, I _______ how to ride a
bike.
A. had learnt B. learn C. was learn D. learning
7. he _______ his homework before he went to bed last night.
A. had finished B. finish C. finishes D. was finished
8. I _______ very pleased because I had received a nice present.
A. had been B. am C. was D. have been
9. It was the third time she _______ Canada.
A. has been to B. was to C. had been to D. goes to
10. The rescue workers were very tired because they _______ the
villagers to the safe places.
A. evacuated B. had evacuated C. evacuating D. evacuate
V. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each
sentence below.
1. I think recent earthquakes (A) and tsunamis (B) just show
how unprepare(C) we are to deal with (D) them.
2. It is also (A) important that (B) you put each other (C) an
emergency supply kit (D).
3. Although Japan has (A) the most advanced warning system,
there had been (B) no early (C) warning for this one and people
were not preparing (D).
4. There wasn’t (A) any damage about (B) property in Cua Lo, a
coastal (C) town in (D) Nghe An
5. By the (A) time we arrived (B) at the canyon, it stopped (C)
snowing (D) .
VI. Put the verbs in the right form. (1pt)
1. Many houses (destroy) in the hurricane last night in Nghe An.
2. If today were Sunday, we (not have) to work like this.
3. Lan (learn) English for 2 years .
4.When the volcano erupted , people living nearby already (move)
3.…has leart to safe places.
4.…had already moved……
Activity 6 VII. Read the following passage and choose option (A, B, C
T guides Ss how to do this exercise. or D) that best answers each of the question below
Ss do this individually and then share At the top of the list of the costliest natural disasters in the
their answers with a partner. One St history of the United States is Hurricane Katrina. Katrina was the
may write their answers on the board. third strongest hurricane ever to hit the U. S. It affected 90,000
Check Ss’ answers square miles in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama.
Answer key: The hurricane formed over the Bahamas and turned into a
Keys: Category 1 hurricane by the time it hit the southeastern tip of
Florida. It got stronger as it traveled across the Gulf of Mexico. It
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B made its second landfall off the coast of southeast Louisiana on
Monday, August 29, 2005. It had become a category 4 hurricane
by then. The storm surge that followed caused destruction from
central Florida to Texas. New Orleans, Louisiana, experienced
even more damage because its levees were breeched, letting water
flood a large portion of the city.
The National Weather Service warned people of the tropical
monster that was heading towards the southern coast. Residents
were told to expect power outages. They were told they might lose
their rooftops and to expect water shortages. The National
Hurricane Director was very concerned. He personally called the
governors of Louisiana and Mississippi. He even called President
Bush at his ranch in Texas. He spoke directly with New Orleans
mayor Ray Nagin. Nagin issued an evacuation order of his city.
Most people left. About eight percent of the population evacuated.
The estimate was that around 100,000 people remained in the
metro area. Some were stranded tourists; others did not own a car
and had no way out. Those who were not able to leave were
instructed to go to the New Orleans Convention Center and the
Superdome.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The history of the United States hurricanes.
B. A hurricane in the history of United States.
C. Hurricanes in the world, especially in the United States.
D. What the United States does to prevent hurricanes.
2. According to the passage, what is NOT true about Hurricane
Katrina?
A. It is the costliest national disaster in the history of the
United States.
It is the third strongest hurricane ever to hit the US.
B. It affected 90,000 square miles in Louisiana, Mississippi,
Florida and Alabama.
C. It formed over the Alabama.
3. What can be true from the passage about Hurricane Katrina
when it hit the southeastern tip of Florida?
A. It was very weak.
B. It was very strong.
C. It was not as weak as it started.
D. It was not as strong as it started.
4. What is not true about the National Hurricane Director?
A. He called the Governors of Mississippi.

Activity 7
T guides Ss how to do this exercise.
Ss do this individually and then share
their answers with a partner. One St
may write their answers on the board.
Check Ss’ answers
Answer key:
1. After they had been rescued by the
volunteers, many people were
homeless
2. People had already left the flooded
villages by the time rescue workers
arrived.
3. They are going to organize a
garden party to raise money for the
victims of the flood.
4. Is a big cake being made for the
party?
5. We haven’t seen our grandfather
for two years.
6. Their French exercise has been
finished since….
7. If I were you, I would hand in my
… 9. The children started practicing the piano at 8 a.m. ( The
8. Although the sky was very cloud,
we took…..
9. The children have practiced the
piano since 8 a.m
10. He enjoys reading newspapers in
the morning .
11. She is interested in the history of
Asian countries.
12. It is 10 years since he last went
back to his hometown.
13. He used to go hunting …….
14. Natural disasters are believed to
be very dangerous.
Homework
B. He called President Bush at his ranch in Texas.
C. He spoke directly with the Orleans mayor.
D. He was very unconcerned.
5. According to the passage, how many people were evacuated?
A. About 80,000 people.
B. About 80% of the population
C. Around 100,000 people.
D. Around 20% of the population.
VIII. Choose the sentence (A, B, C, or D) that is closest in
meaning to the root sentence or best combines the two given
sentences
VIII. Rewrite these sentences
1.Many people had been homeless before they were rescued by the
volunteers. ( After………………)
2. People had already left the flooded villages when rescue
workers arrived. ( …..by the time…..)
3. A garden party is going to be organized to raise money for the
victims of the flood. ( They are going…..)
4. Is she making a big cake for the party? ( Is a big cake………?
5. We last saw our grandfather two years ago. à We haven't ......
6.They have finished their French exercise since yesterday. à
Their French exercise
7. I think you should hand in your homework on time. à If I were
you,...........
8. The sky was very cloudy, but we took a lot of photos. (
Although …)
children have …)
10. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure. à He
enjoys .............
11. She likes the history of Asian countries very much. à She is
very interested
12.He hasn't been back to his home town for 10 years. à It is __
13. He would go hunting when he was in Africa. à He used ___
14.Many people believe that natural disasters are very dangerous.
Natural disasters are believed…………………………..
- Review the vocabulary.
- Complete exercises and then further practice
 WEEK 29 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS HANDOUT GRADE 8
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. hour B. drought C. ought D. our
2. A. tsunami B. tooth C. without D. typhoon
3. A. apology B. geography C. technology D. dragonfly
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A biology B. psychology C. photography D.climatography
2. A. volcano B. eruption C. tropical D. experience
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below
1. Last year, a terrible storm _______ the rural area of Son La province.
A. struck B. did C. made D. deployed
2. The family succeeded in running out of the house before the wall _______.
A. damaged B. erupted C. collapsed D. felt
3. The mudslide _______ the entire farm while the farmer were still working on the farm.
A. collapsed B. buried C. broke D. killed
4. The local people had to move to public shelters after the volcano.
A. erosion B. break C. eruption D. damage
5. The rescue workers set up a camp to _______ aid for the flood victims.
A. provide B. call C. bring D. invest
6. They _______ in a cave when the storm happened.
A. had shelter B. had shelters C. took shelters D. took shelter
7. Many villagers were _______ to public shelters to avoid the volcanic eruption.
A. evacuated B. given C. brought D. provided
8. There was a heavy rain which supported to _______ the forest fire.
A. put up B. put out C. give out D. give up
9. After the flood, many people in that village were _______ homeless.
A put B. felt C. given D. left
10. Despite all the modern technology available to us, we’re still helpless _______ natural disasters.
A. against B. to C. with D. for
11. When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car ___________.
A. have left B. had left C. leaves D. was left
12. Noise pollution can lead to ___________ loss.
A. looking B. hearing C. listening D. reading
13. If I were you, I ___________ do something to prevent him from littering. 1
A. would B. did C. will D. do
14. Linh: Mai has won the first prize. – Ha: ___________!
A. That's awesome B. Oh dear C. How terrible D. That's shocking
15. Household and farming chemicals ___________ air pollution.
A. lead in B. result to C. cause D. make
16.___________is an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake.
A. Tsunami B. Typhoon C. Tornado D. Storm
17. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with ______ accommodation.

18. If the factory continues dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals ______.
A. die B. to die C. dead D. will die
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences.
19. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people in the flooded area.
A. properties B. aid C. helping D. technology
20. After the earthquake, his building was used exclusively for the accommodation of the victims.
A. workplace B. houses C. markets D. office
21. By the next morning, several villages around Mount Sinabung were buried in ash and debris.
A. damaged B. carried C. covered D. collapsed
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences.
22. The winds were so strong that trees, cars and even houses were picked up and carried for miles.
A. stood still B. damaged C. put out D. made up
23. We cannot prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for them.
A. Avoid B. stop C. allow D. predict
IV. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. If the area is hit by the storm, a lot of damage will be _______.
A. causing B. cause C. caused D. causes
2. Whenever I watch the news on TV, I see places that are _______ or _______ by drought.
A. flood – affect C. flooded - affecting
B. flooded – affected D. flooding - affected
3. ___________ to deal with natural disasters?
A. Are we prepared C. Are we be prepared
B. Are we prepare D. Are we be prepare
4. Many things have been _______ to help the victims of the disaster.
A. done B. do C. doing D. be done
5. People left homeless have been taken to safe areas, where temporary accommodation _______ to house them.
A. will built B. will be build C. will be building D. will be built
6. By the time I started primary school, I _______ how to ride a bike.
A. had learnt B. learn C. was learn D. learning
7. He _______ his homework before he went to bed last night.
A. had finished B. finish C. finishes D. was finished
8. I _______ very pleased because I had received a nice present.
A. had been B. am C. was D. have been
9. It was the third time she _______ Canada.
A. has been to B. was to C. had been to D. goes to
10. The rescue workers were very tired because they _______ the villagers to the safe places.
A. evacuated B. had evacuated C. evacuating D. evacuate
V. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
1. I think recent earthquakes (A) and tsunamis (B) just show how unprepare(C) we are to deal with (D) them.
2. It is also (A) important that (B) you put each other (C) an emergency supply kit (D).
3. Although Japan has (A) the most advanced warning system, there had been (B) no early (C) warning for this
one and people were not preparing (D).
4. There wasn’t (A) any damage about (B) property in Cua Lo, a coastal (C) town in (D) Nghe An
5. By the (A) time we arrived (B) at the canyon, it stopped (C) snowing (D) .
VI. Put the verbs in the right form. (1pt)
1. Many houses (destroy) in the hurricane last night in Nghe An.
2. If today were Sunday, we (not have) to work like this.
3. Lan (learn) English for 2 years .
4.When the volcano erupted , people living nearby already (move) to safe places.
VII. Read the following passage and choose option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the question
below
At the top of the list of the costliest natural disasters in the history of the United States is Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina was the third strongest hurricane ever to hit the U. S. It affected 90,000 square miles in Louisiana,
Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama.
The hurricane formed over the Bahamas and turned into a Category 1 hurricane by the time it hit the
southeastern tip of Florida. It got stronger as it traveled across the Gulf of Mexico. It made its second landfall off
the coast of southeast Louisiana on Monday, August 29, 2005. It had become a category 4 hurricane by then. The
storm surge that followed caused destruction from central Florida to Texas. New Orleans, Louisiana, experienced
even more damage because its levees were breeched, letting water flood a large portion of the city.
The National Weather Service warned people of the tropical monster that was heading towards the southern
coast. Residents were told to expect power outages. They were told they might lose their rooftops and to expect
water shortages. The National Hurricane Director was very concerned. He personally called the governors of
Louisiana and Mississippi. He even called President Bush at his ranch in Texas. He spoke directly with New
Orleans mayor Ray Nagin. Nagin issued an evacuation order of his city. Most people left. About eight percent of
the population evacuated. The estimate was that around 100,000 people remained in the metro area. Some were
stranded tourists; others did not own a car and had no way out. Those who were not able to leave were instructed
to go to the New Orleans Convention Center and the Superdome.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The history of the United States hurricanes.
B. A hurricane in the history of United States.
C. Hurricanes in the world, especially in the United States.
D. What the United States does to prevent hurricanes.
2. According to the passage, what is NOT true about Hurricane Katrina?
A. It is the costliest national disaster in the history of the United States.
B. It is the third strongest hurricane ever to hit the US.
C. It affected 90,000 square miles in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama.
D. It formed over the Alabama.
3. What can be true from the passage about Hurricane Katrina when it hit the southeastern tip of Florida?
A. It was very weak. C. It was not as weak as it started.
B. It was very strong. D. It was not as strong as it started.
4. What is not true about the National Hurricane Director?
A. He called the Governors of Mississippi. C. He spoke directly with the Orleans mayor.
B. He called President Bush at his ranch in Texas. D. He was very unconcerned.
5. According to the passage, how many people were evacuated?
A. About 80,000 people. C. Around 100,000 people.
B. About 80% of the population D. Around 20% of the population.
VIII. Rewrite these sentences
1.Many people had been homeless before they were rescued by the volunteers. ( After………………)
2. People had already left the flooded villages when rescue workers arrived. ( …..by the time…..)
3. A garden party is going to be organized to raise money for the victims of the flood. ( They are going…..)
4. Is she making a big cake for the party? ( Is a big cake………?
5. We last saw our grandfather two years ago. à We haven't .........................
6.They have finished their French exercise since yesterday. à Their French exercise
7. I think you should hand in your homework on time. à If I were you,..................
8. The sky was very cloudy, but we took a lot of photos. ( Although …)
9. The children started practicing the piano at 8 a.m. ( The children have …)
10. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure. à He enjoys .............
11. She likes the history of Asian countries very much. à She is very interested
12.He hasn't been back to his home town for 10 years. à It is ___________________
13. He would go hunting when he was in Africa. à He used _____________________
14.Many people believe that natural disasters are very dangerous.Natural disasters are
believed…………………………..