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Date: Jul 11, 2005
Level: Easier (Try the harder lesson.) Downloads: Word Doc | PDF Doc | Listening Audio: (1:56 - 228.6 KB - 16kbps) THE ARTICLEHurricane Dennis has strengthened and been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane. Terrifyingly strong winds gust at up to 250 kph near the eye of the storm. It is moving very close to America’s southern coastline and is expected to hit land Sunday evening, local time. People are worried that Dennis will strike the same areas that are still trying to recover from Hurricane Ivan. Dennis is following a very similar path to the deadly Ivan, which killed at least 90 people last year and caused $7 billion of damage. Dennis is the earliest category 4 hurricane to develop in the Caribbean. It has already cost 20 lives when it crossed Haiti and Cuba. Weather forecasters said Dennis is the most ferocious storm to hit the region in over 150 years. Florida Governor Jeb Bush said: “It is a storm that is huge.…the devastation that could take place is something we have already seen.” Over 1.4 million people have already left their homes and gone inland. They are now hoping Dennis does not destroy their communities and their livelihoods. WARM-UPS1. MOTHER NATURE: In pairs / groups, talk to each other about the power of nature. What are your experiences of the powerful forces of nature? Have you ever experienced hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, earthquakes, floods or any other natural phenomena? What do you do when such disasters strike? 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. 3. STORM: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word “storm”. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 4. NATURAL DISASTERS: In pairs / groups, talk about each of these natural disasters.
5. HURRICANE OPINIONS: Students A agree with these opinions; students B disagree with them. Try to persuade each other of these opinions.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGODD WORD OUT: Strike though the incorrect word in the sets of three words in italics. Hurricane Dennis menaces U.S. coastHurricane Dennis has strengthened / intensified / powered and been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane. Terrifyingly strong winds whisper / gust / blow at up to 250 kph near the center / foot / eye of the storm. It is moving very close to America’s southern coastline and is expected to hit / strike / punch land Sunday evening, local time. People are worried that Dennis will strike the same areas that are still trying to recover from Hurricane Ivan. Dennis is following a very similar path / road / course to the deadly Ivan, which killed at least 90 people last year and caused $7 billion of damage. Dennis is the earliest category 4 hurricane to develop in the Caribbean. It has already cost / taken / used 20 lives when it crossed Haiti and Cuba. Weather forecasters said Dennis is the most vicious / ferocious / precious storm to hit the region in over 150 years. Florida Governor Jeb Bush said: “It is a storm that is massive / tiny / huge.…the devastation / destruction / destiny that could take place is something we have already seen.” Over 1.4 million people have already left / evacuated / ended their homes and gone inland. They are now hoping Dennis does not destroy their communities and their livelihoods. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘strong’ and ‘wind’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. ODD WORD OUT: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. STUDENT STORM SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, storms, etc.
6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:
DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
SPEAKINGHURRICANE: In pairs / groups, create a disaster plan. Agree on what to do in the event of a huge (the most powerful ever) hurricane approaching your village / town / city.
After you have finished, change partners and tell each other about your ideas. Give each other advice on how to make your plans / ideas better. Return to your original partner and use the advice you got to make your plans better. LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. Hurricane Dennis menaces U.S. coastHurricane Dennis has ___________ and been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane. Terrifyingly strong winds _____ ___ up to 250 kph near the eye of the storm. It is moving very close to America’s southern _________ and is expected to ___ ____ Sunday evening, local time. People are worried that Dennis will _______ the same areas that are still trying to recover from Hurricane Ivan. Dennis is following a very _______ ____ to the deadly Ivan, which killed at least 90 people last year and ________ $7 billion of damage. Dennis is the earliest _________ 4 hurricane to develop in the Caribbean. It has already _____ 20 lives when it ________ Haiti and Cuba. Weather forecasters said Dennis is the most ferocious storm __ ____ the region in over 150 years. Florida Governor Jeb Bush said: “It is a storm that is _____.…the devastation that could take place is something we have already seen.” Over 1.4 million people have _________ _____ their homes and gone inland. They are now hoping Dennis does not destroy their communities and their _____________. HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information on Hurricane Dennis. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson. 3. STORMS: Create a fact sheet about storms and the differences between hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones. Show and explain your fact sheets to your classmates in your next lesson. 4. DIARY / JOURNAL ENTRY: Imagine you experienced a giant hurricane. Write a diary / journal entry explaining your 5-hour experience as the eye of the storm passed over your house. Read what you wrote to your classmates in your next lesson. Did you all write about similar things? ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
ODD WORD OUT: Hurricane Dennis menaces U.S. coastHurricane Dennis has strengthened / intensified / Dennis is the earliest category 4 hurricane to develop in the Caribbean. It has already cost / taken / |
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