B3

LESSON 8 – NATURAL DISASTERS

B3 Lesson 8.1

ASK: Are you worried about the environment?

What are some problems with the environment?

WOB The planet gets hotter every day

The climate is getting worse every day.
Cities have more people each year.

ASK Can you say this in a different way?

ELICIT & WOB REPEATED COMPARATIVES

The planet gets hotter and hotter
The climate is getting worse and worse
Cities have more and more people
Cities are more and more crowded

HAND OUT REPEATED COMPARATIVE WORKSHEET: Students complete

ASK Why is the planet getting warmer?

WOB If we pollute more, the planet gets warm.

If we don’t recycle, we create more trash
If the car is good, it pollutes less.

ASK How can you explain to me the connection between these two situations?

ELICIT & WOB The more we pollute the warmer the planet gets
The less with recycle, the more trash we create
The better the car is, the less it pollutes.

EXPLAIN DOUBLE COMPARATIVES

HAND OUT DOUBLE COMPARATIVES WORKSHEET: Students complete

ASK: Are you really worried about the planet?

Do you know the name of any natural disaster?

HAND OUT NATURAL DISASTER WORKSHEET: Students check vocabulary and do the task

NATURAL DISASTER CONVERSATION:

1. Why do you think there have been so many natural disasters in recent years?
2. If you were in a disaster and survived, what would you do immediately afterwards?
3. Why do you think that people continue to live in areas where natural disasters repeatedly happen? Why do people
rebuild and live in the same place?
4. Some people believe that "Mother Earth" creates natural disasters in order to keep the population in check. She tries to
balance the population. What do you think?.
5. Do you think scientists will ever be able to predict when natural disasters happen? Why/not?
6. Do you think scientists will ever be able to prevent natural disasters? Why/not?
7. Do you think that global warming is behind the recent increase of large natural disasters? Why/not?
 B3 Lesson 8.2

ASK Can you tell me a habit you had in the past but you don’t have now?

ELICIT USED TO

WOB I USED TO watch cartons

I didn’t USE TO watch cartons
Did you USE TO watch cartoons?

ASK: What more things did you use to do?  Try to get 3 examples
What did you use to do?  Try to get 3 examples
Did you use to practice swimming?
Did you use to eat cereals?
Did you use to walk to school?
Did you use to play hide and seek?

ASK What are you going to do next weekend for sure?

Can you tell me what you are doing now?

WOB I am ______________ having class.

ASK How can you explain me about a present habit?

ELICIT & WOB I am USED TO having class.  IF STUDENTS DID PREVIOUS LEVEL THEIS SHOULD NOT BE NEW

HAND OUT BLACK USED TO CARDS: Students to a few just to review

ASK If there was a past habit that is different from the present habit, it means there was a change, a
process
How can I explain that process?

I didn’t use to have classes.

ELICIT & WOB I am USED TO having classes.  IF STUDENTS DID PREVIOUS LEVEL THEIS SHOULD NOT BE NEW
I got USED TO having classes.

THIS IS THE NEW PART OF THE USED TO STRUCTURE  EXPLAIN

CONTINUE WITH THE USED TO BLACK CARDS: Students try to use the 3 ways of USED TO

NEXT EXPLAIN THAT THE VERB TO BE AND THE VERB GET CAN BE CONJUGATED IN DIFFERENT TENSES

WOB I was used to playing

I will be used to Playing
I am getting used to playing
I will get used to playing
I can get used to playing
I have got used to playing

HAND OUT USED TO CARDS 1: Students complete with the verb in the Infinitive or Gerund

HAND OUT USED TO CARDS 2: Students complete with the correct expression and tense of USED TO

HAND OUT USED TO HOMEWORK WORKSHET

 NATURAL DISASTERS

4 skiers are missing after the ___ in the Alps.

flood avalanche landslide drought

After the ___ all the houses were left under water.
drought flood tornado landslide

High buildings are often hit by ___ during storms.

Forest fires lightning Volcanic eruptions tornadoes

It took fire fighters 3 days to put out the ___ .

landslide tornado hurricane Forest fire

3 months without rain has caused a ___ in Africa.

typhoon tornado earthquake drought

A ___ occurs when loose land and rocks fall down a mountain.
landslide eruption avalanche flood

The ___ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That's an incredibly strong wind!
tornado Volcanic eruption landslide Drought

A big storm in the Pacific is known as a ___.

tornado Typhoon avalanche hurricane

The ___ shook my house last night. It was 3.5 on the Richter scale.
lightning flood earthquake hurricane

drought mudslide Emergency shelter flood famine

evacuation blizzard tsunami aftershock avalanche
earthquake lightning Volcanic eruption Heat wave hurricane

Forcing people to abandon a place because of danger

A place where people can sleep in an emergency
A big wave that can destroy towns near the sea
When there is no rain for a long time
A sudden violent shaking of the ground
When the hot materials inside the earth heat so much that they explode
A very heavy snow storm
A disaster when there is no food
An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits
When snow and ice move quickly down a mountain
When the slopes become too wet and the soil moves or gets displaced
A natural electrical discharge
A small earthquake after a large one
Long period of abnormal hot weather
A wind storm, usually with circular movement and very violent winds
 REPEATED COMPARATIVES

He gets __________________________________. (boring).

This book is getting __________________________________. (interesting).
My daughter's English results are getting __________________________________. (bad).
Sally arrives __________________________________ (late) at work.
The weather is getting _________________________________. (beautiful).
Your room is getting __________________________________. (messy).
Milk is getting __________________________________. (expensive).
I think films are getting __________________________________. (violent).
It's getting __________________________________ (difficult) to see him.
He is getting __________________________________ (busy) at the moment.
I saw him yesterday. He feels __________________________________. (good).
The company expanded rapidly. It grew __________________________________ all the time (big)
Cathy got __________________________________ in her job. In the end she left. (bored)
My bags seemed to get __________________________________ as I carried them. (heavy)
As I waited for my interview, I became __________________________________ .(nervous)
Health care is becoming __________________________________ .(expensive)
As the conversation went on, Paul became __________________________________ .(talkative)
These days __________________________________ people are learning English. (many)
The company’s share price went __________________________________ .(high)
Life got __________________________________ for the boss as the company became ___________________
_______________ (good – successful)

DOUBLE COMPARATIVES

1. They are big, they fall fast.

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2. It is hot, I feel miserable.
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3. I look into your eyes much, I love you much.
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4. It’s hard to concentrate when you are tired.
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5. He worked hard. He felt very bad.
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6. When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.
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7. This road is busy. It becomes very dangerous.
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8. When we get near to the Equator the temperature rises.
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9. If she stays in England a long time, her English will be very good.
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10. He is mature, he becomes intelligent.
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 DOUBLE COMPARATIVES

better less
loud happy
hot merry
probable late
small safe
better fast
more cheap
rich more
big hard

1. The __________ you study for these exams, the __________ you will do.
2. She doesn't really like vodka, so the __________ a bottle you find, the __________ it will be for us.
3. My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the __________ it is at night, the __________ he plays his
music!
4. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. The __________ the food is, the __________ he likes it.
5. Of course you can come to the party. The __________ the __________.
6. She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The __________ she knows about it, the
___________.
7. He has 6 large dogs to protect his house. The __________ the dog, the __________ he feels.
8. Earning money has always been what pleases him most. The __________ he becomes, the __________
he is.
9. You must drive slower in built up areas. The __________ you drive in the city, the __________ it is that
you will have an accident.

A - Use double comparative to complete these following sentences

1. People recycle paper and many trees are preserved.
2. Petrol becomes expensive, people drive little.
3. You make much money, you spend much.
4. You work hard, you will get good results.
5. You do much exercise, you are fit.
6. Jack eats much, he becomes fat.
7. You have much, you want more
8. Means of transport are cheap, they become popular.
9. A flat is big. The rent is high
10. The weather is warmer, I feel better.
11. We leave early, we will arrive soon.
12. You are young, you learn fast.
13. You have much, you want more

B - Use double comparative to complete these following sentences

14. The service of a hotel depends on how expensive it is.
16. The crowded became increasingly angry at the long delay.
15. The idea becomes less attractive as I think about it more.
16. How much you sweat depends on how hot you get.
17. The value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is.
18. How well I sleep depends on how late I go to bed.
19. I don’t spend much time with my family because I work so hard.
20. The traffic moves very slowly as more cars come into the city.
 GET/BE/-/ USED TO

This is Tom’s third time driving a car with automatic gears.

Past habit

Process of Habituation

Present Habit

She moved into town recently, she still doesn’t know where things are.

Past habit

Process of Habituation

Present Habit

She learned to ride the bicycle when she was 16, quite late, but she uses it to go everywhere.

Past habit

Process of Habituation

Present Habit

1. Caroline _______________ (have) a walkman, now she has an ipod.

2. We haven't seen Bob very often since he got a promotion. He's very busy. He _____________________(not be)
so busy.
3. I've just got my first job. It's exciting but I'll have _______________________(work) regular hours.
4. It is difficult for Tom to drive in England. He ____________________ (drive) on the left-hand side of the
road.
5. When Peter was young, he ________________ (ride) a bicycle to school.
6. People from India usually find our food tasteless. They ________________________ (eat) spicy food.
7. Computers ________________ (be) very expensive. Now the prices are more reasonable.
8. English has become international. Businessmen ________________________ (speak) English at international
meetings.
9. During my childhood, I ________________ (spend) a lot of time with my grandparents.
10.Maria _________________ (think) that she would never ________________________ (live) in New York.
 NATURAL DISASTERS HW
How many types of natural disaster can you name? Which is the worst?
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What natural disasters are common in your country?
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What is the best / worst natural disaster movie you have seen?
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Think of three natural disasters. What can you do to stay safe during and after those natural disasters?
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Would you ever volunteer after a natural disaster? If yes, What would you like to volunteer to do? If no, why not?
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How can technology lessen the damage caused by natural disasters?
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Can natural disasters ever be a good thing?
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