UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS VOCABULARY Từ mới Phiên âm Định nghĩa 1. abrupt /əˈbrʌpt/ (a) : thình lình 2. blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ (n) : chăn mền 3. baby carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/ : xe nôi 4. bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/ (n) : cái xô 5. canned food : thức ăn đóng hộp 6. candle kændl/ (n) : nến 7. cyclone /ˈsaɪkləʊn/ (n) : cơn lốc 8. disaster /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/ (n) : thảm họa 9. disastrous /dɪˈzɑːstrəs/ (a) : tai hại 10. earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ (n) : động đất 11. erupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ (v) : phun 12. eruption (n) : sự phun trào 13. experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ (v) : trải qua 14. funnel-shaped (a) : có hình phễu 15. highland /ˈhaɪlənd/(n) : cao nguyên 16. hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən/ (n) : bão 17. imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ (v) : tưởng tượng 18. just in case : nếu tình cờ xảy ra 19. ladder /ˈlædə(r)/ (n) : cái thang 20. laugh at /lɑːf/ (v)
: cười nhạo, chế nhạo 21. match /mætʃ/ (n) : diêm quẹt 22. movement /ˈmuːvmənt/ (n) : sự chuyển động 23. natural disaster : thiên tai 24. path /pɑːθ/ (n) : đường đi 25. Pacific Rim : vành đai Thái Bình Dương 26. power cut : cúp điện 27. prepare for /prɪˈpeə(r)/ (v) : chuẩn bị cho 28. predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ (v) : đoán trước 29. prediction : sự đoán trước 30. share /ʃeə(r)/ (v) : chia sẻ 31. shift /ʃɪft/ (n) : sự chuyển dịch 32. snowstorm /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ (n) : bão tuyết 33. south-central (a) : phía nam miền trung/ nam trung bộ 34. suck up : hút 35. support /səˈpɔːt/ (v) : ủng hộ 36. thunderstorm /ˈθʌndəstɔːm/ (n) : bão có sấm sét 37. temperature /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/ (n) : nhiệt độ 38. turn down : vặn nhỏ 39. turn up : vặn lớn 40. tidal wave = tsunami /tsuːˈnɑːmi/(n) : sóng thần 41. tornado /tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/ (n) : bão xoáy 42. underwater /ˌʌndəˈwɔːtə(r)/ (a) : ở dưới nước 43. typhoon /taɪˈfuːn/ (n) : bão nhiệt đới 44. volcano /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ (n) : núi lửa 45. volcanic /vɒlˈkænɪk/(a) : thuộc về núi lửa 46. volume /ˈvɒljuːm/ (n) : âm lượng 47. weather forecast : dự báo thời tiết
Bài tập vận dụng
Complete the passage with the words from the box tsumani geographical factors wondered common change ring occur
Have you ever (1) ______________ what caused a tsumani or what are sometimes
called tidal waves? Several (2) ______________ contribute to the formation of a
tsumani. One variable is any sized seismic or (3) ______________ disturbance. This
is usually caused by a sudden (4) ______________ in the level of the earth’s crust
just below or close by the ocean. Another factor in the cause odd (5)
______________ is volcanic activity. Although tsunami may (6) ______________
in any of the world’s major oceans, they are most (7) ______________ in the area of
the world know as the (8) ______________ of fire. Gợi ý đáp án
Have you ever (1) ______wondered________ what caused a tsumani or what are
sometimes called tidal waves? Several (2) _____factors_________ contribute to the
formation of a tsumani. One variable is any sized seismic or (3)
______geographical________ disturbance. This is usually caused by a sudden (4)
_______change_______ in the level of the earth’s crust just below or close by the
ocean. Another factor in the cause odd (5) ____tsunami__________ is volcanic
activity. Although tsunami may (6) ________occur______ in any of the world’s
major oceans, they are most (7) ______common________ in the area of the world
know as the (8) ______ring________ of fire.
Fill in each gap with a suitable word in the box hurricane earthquake forecast tornado typhoon waves thunderstorm funnel volcano
1. According to the weather ……………………., Hue will be sunny tomorrow.
2. Ninety per cent of ……………………. occur around the Pacific Rim known as the “Ring of Fire”
3. A ……………………., is a tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour.
4. A ……………………., can lift a baby into the air and put it down safely 100 metres away.
5. Tonadoes are …………………….- shaped storm which pass overland below a …………………….,.
6. Tidal ……………………. are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
7. Mount Pinatubo, a ……………………., in the Philippines erupted in 1991.
8. The word “…………………….” means “big wind” Đáp án
1. According to the weather ………forecast……………., Hue will be sunny tomorrow.
2. Ninety per cent of ………earthquake……………. occur around the Pacific Rim
known as the “Ring of Fire”
3. A ……hurricane………., is a tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour.
4. A ……………tornado………., can lift a baby into the air and put it down safely 100 metres away.
5. Tonadoes are ………funnel…………….- shaped storm which pass overland
below a ………thunderstorm…………….,.
6. Tidal …………waves…………. are the result of an abrupt shift in the
underwater movement of the Earth.
7. Mount Pinatubo, a …………volcano…………., in the Philippines erupted in 1991.
8. The word “…………typhoon………….” means “big wind”