The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the StormUnit 4

Discussion

• What is happening in this photo?• What do you think the ‘eye of the storm’ means?

http://www.wga.hu/art/b/backhuys/storm.jpg

Natural Disasters

• Flood

• Very high winds

• An earthquake

• Tsunami

• What type of natural disaster would be difficult for you to deal with? Why?

• How do you react in a disaster or crisis?

Background: Hurricanes (p70)

http://www.seymoursimon.com/images/hurricanes_lg.jpg

Answers

1. D

2. E

3. B

4. F

5. C

6. A

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/guides/mtr/hurr/grow/gifs/home1.gif

Tropical Cyclones

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/guides/mtr/hurr/gifs/def1.gif

Hurricane of 1938: Vocabulary Comprehension, p72

http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/hurr1938.htm

Answers

a. 7b. 5c. 4d. 1e. 2f. 3g. 6h. 12

http://www.westporthistory.com/hurricanes/1938howes2.jpg

Answers (part 2)

i. 13

j. 8

k. 15

l. 14

m. 9

n. 10

o. 11

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Evacuation Plans

http://blog.kir.com/archives/evacuation5.jpg

Listening for Main Ideas, p74

8 a resident who almost lost her home3 a resident who is not evacuating6 a tourist who is scared7 advice for tourists4 how hurricane forecasts are made5 supplies that people should buy1 the mood in Homestead, Florida2 the weather report

Listening for Details, p75

1. C2. A3. C4. C5. B6. A7. C8. A9. B10. B11. A12. C

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/08/katrina/image/evacuation.jpg

Listen while you read the transcript

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/atmosphere/hurricane/tropical-cyclone.jpg

Reacting to the listening, p76

• Excerpt One

1. Overconfident

2. He laughs in a sarcastic way. He sounds dismissive.

Excerpt 2

1. Guarded

2. He sounds serious.

Excerpt 3

1. Fearful

2. She laughs nervously.

Excerpt 4

1. Confident

2. She laughs.

Hurricane Hunters

http://trotter.infopages.net/images/hunter-l.jpg

Listening 2: Hurricane Hunters

1. The Hurricane Hunters fly into the eye of the storm to gather information and relay it back to the mainland.

2. There are rough winds outside the hurricane, but once inside the eye, the weather is calm and peaceful.

3. By providing an eyewitness account and looking down at the surface of the water, humans can tell certain things about the speed and direction of the storm that computers cannot.

Listening 2

4. They say the experience is intense and heartening because it helps save people’s lives.

Listen while you read the transcript

http://www.awesomestories.com/movies/stories/perfect_storm/images/flight.crews.jpg

Pronunciation 1

Pronunciation, p82

1. People are buying batteries,

water bottles, and flashlights.

Pronunciation 2

Pronunciation 2

2. The sky is blue, the ocean is calm, and

the beaches are empty.

Pronunciation 3

Answer

3. My house was flooded,

my furniture was ruined, and my

car is gone.

Pronunciation 4

Answer

The hurricane has passed by Cuba,

Puerto Rico, and southern Florida.

Pronunciation 5

Answer

There were big hurricanes in 1938, 1965,

and 1997.

Videos on Katrina

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2131610409316544836

• Documentary Film 11 minutes http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8146286032497068215