大自然的怒吼~ The Power of Mather Nature

Our living environment has been changed a lot from day to day, and the weather is getting more unpredictable.  
Today we are going to talk about the power of Mother Nature.


[1] Warm up~

1) What were you doing when the 921 earthquake happened?
     I was … When the 921 earthquake happened.

in the shower   在洗澡

sleeping   睡覺

watching TV   看電視

talking on the phone   講電話

in a party 參加派對

2) Who was there with you when the 921 earthquake happened?
     … was there with me when the 921 earthquake happened.

my husband/wife   我先生/太太

my best friend  我最好的朋友

my co-worker   我的同事

a stranger  一個陌生人

no one  沒有人

3) How often do you check the weather forecast?
     I … check the weather forecast.

never   從不

rarely   很少

sometimes   有時候

often   常常

every day   每天

once a week  一週一次

4) What is the most frightening natural disaster to you?
     … are the most frightening natural disaster to me.

earthquakes   地震

floods   洪水

tsunamis   海嘯

typhoons   颱風

mudslides   土石流

[2] World common Natural disasters~

wildfire ['wɑɪld,fɑɪɚ ]	volcano [vɑl'keno ]	tsunami [tsu'nɑmi ]
tornado [ tɔr'ne,do ]	lightning ['laɪtnɪŋ ]	avalanche [ 'ævə,læntʃ ]
earthquake [ 'ɚθ,kwek ]	Hurricane [ 'hɚə,ken ]	flood [ flʌd ]

1) Have you ever experienced a natural disaster?

     你是否曾經歷過天災?

2) Do you think natural disasters are happening more frequently in the world today?

     你是否認為天然災害在現今發生得更加頻繁?

3) What’s the best natural disaster movie you've ever seen?
     你看過最好看的天災電影?

4) Why are so many natural disaster movies set in New York City?
      為何許多天災電影的場景設定在紐約市?

5) Do you think natural disasters acts of God?
     你是否認為天災是上帝的旨意?

[3] Match the words with a definition~
       連連看，哪些單字與敘述相符合~

drought 乾旱 /'drɑʊt/	A disaster when there is no rain for a long time.
mudslide 土石流 /'mʌdslɑɪd/	A disaster in which hills become too wet and the soil moves.
emergency shelter /ɪ'mɚdʒənsi/ /'ʃɛltɚ/	A place where people can sleep in an emergency.
flood 洪水 /flʌd/	A lot of water.
famine 飢荒 /'fæmən/	A disaster when there is no food.
evacuation 撤退 /ɪ,vækjəw'eʃən/	The act of making people leaves a place because of danger.
blizzard 暴風雪 /'blɪzɚd/	A very bad snowstorm.
tsunami 海嘯 /tsu'nɑmi/	A big wave that can destroy towns near the sea.
aftershock 餘震 /'æftɚ,ʃɑk/	A small earthquake after a larger one.
avalanche 雪崩 /'ævə,læntʃ/	A disaster in which snow and ice move quickly down a mountain.

[4] Have you ever prepared for a natural disaster?

Now, spend a few minutes to think about how to prepare a survival kit for a natural disaster.
現在用幾分鐘來想想要如何準備一個應變天災的求生包。