Natural disasters - XTEC disasters... · Look at the PowerPoint presentation and guess the name of topic we are. 2. What is the name of this Natural Disaster? Look at the PowerPoint

UAB TED Masters Degree

M. Morales, 2010

Marta Aulinas & Francisca Galmés

(2010)

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1 M. Aulinas and F. Galmés, 2010

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This unit would not have been possible

without the unconditional support of Oriol

Pallarés and Núria Ramos, whose involvement

and support have been crucial for its design

and implementation.

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TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 3

How to Use the Moodle ................................................................................................... 1

VolcanoES ......................................................................................................................... 5

Doing experiments… ......................................................................................................... 8

Earthquakes .................................................................................................................... 12

Tsunamis ......................................................................................................................... 18

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IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroduction

1. What is the name of the topic?

Look at the PowerPoint presentation and guess the name of topic we are.

2. What is the name of this Natural Disaster?

Look at the PowerPoint presentation and guess the name of topic we are.

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Our objectives Look at the PowerPoint presentation, your teachers are going to show you how you

are going to be assessed. You will find this information in the Moodle. Keep it!

3. Which natural disaster is it?

Watch the video, discuss with the members of your group which natural disaster it

is, write its name on the board and arise it. The first group that arises the board will

receive one point.

Go to the Moodle, download the video and include it in your digital book.

4. What do you know about Natural Disasters?

Complete the mind-map following the model you have on the screen.

Discuss with your group what you would do if this particular hazard happened and

answer the four questions.

Write the name of your natural disaster.

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Vocabulary: Look at the Powerpoint to get some more ideas, ask your teacher

and use the following online dictionaries:

www.wordreference.com

www.macmillandictionary.com

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5. Write a short composition about your Natural Disaster

Look at the text you have on the board and write a short composition about your

natural disaster. Use the vocabulary you used.

Language tips: You have some useful expressions on the board.

Include the composition in your digital book.

6. Guess the name of my natural disaster

a) Go in front of the class, you and the members of your group have to present

your hazard. You cannot tell the name of the natural disaster

b) Guess the name of the natural disaster that your classmates present.

If you guess the natural disaster, you will receive a point. If your classmates guess

your natural disaster, you will receive a point as well.

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7. Match the name with the definition (I)

Your teachers will give you a set of names and definitions. Discuss the meaning of

the names with the rest of your group. Write them in your notebook.

Remember to include them in your digital portfolio.

8. Match the name with the definition (Review)

Go to the Moodle. You will find three activities in the Introduction folder. Complete

the definitions. Your teacher will look at your punctuation.

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How to UseHow to UseHow to UseHow to Use thethethethe MoodMoodMoodMoodlelelele

1. How to use the Moodle and how to create an e-book

In this unit, everything we do in class will be posted on the Moodle. Do you

remember how to use it? Now we are going to refresh your memory! It’s really

easy!

Match the snapshots (letters) with the text (numbers) and you will find out how to

access our Space!

A

B

C

D

E

OUR SPACE

STEPS

1. ____ Go to the Salvador Espriu Web.

2. ____ Click on Moodle de l'insti!!

3. ____ Type your user name to log in

4. ____ Click on NURIA'S VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

5. ____ Find your instructions under MARTA AND XISCA'S SPACE

ENJOY OUR SPACE!!!

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2. Digital book

During this unit, you will have to create a digital book, which will be the 50% of your

final mark. Do you know what a digital text is?

First of all, you have to go to: www.myebook.com. Once you are in the website, you

have to follow these steps:

1. Sign up

2. Register

3. Once you have signed up you can log in to your account and start your

ebook!

A digital book, also known as an e-book, is the same as a conventional printed

book. However, this book is published on the Internet.

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4. Create your ebook

5. Create your ebook from scratch

6. Go to settings and tick the following options

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7. Once you have finished, copy the following address and paste it in the “our

e-book” Wiki you’ll find in the Moodle.

Create your personal libraries with as many videos and photos as you like, and

remember that everyday you will have to write a brief summary of what we have

done in class. You do not need to write everything we have seen during the lesson.

You should only write what you liked the most. Make it colourful and visual.

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WORKSHEETWORKSHEETWORKSHEETWORKSHEET

VolcanoVolcanoVolcanoVolcanoESESESES

1. Warming up activity

Your teacher is going to show you a photo. Is this just a mountain?

Discuss with your partner what it is. Write down your partner’s ideas in your

notebook and include them in your digital book.

I think that it is... because...

He/She thinks that...

I can see...

There is/ There are...

I agree with...

I disagree with...

Discuss it with the rest of the class.

Look at this other photo and answer the question your teacher is going to ask you.

2. Review

Tell the rest of the class what you remember from the last session.

Language tips: An earthquake /volcano/ tsunami is...

LANGUAGE

TIPS:

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3. Watch the video and order the following photos:

4. Watch the video and order the following sentences:

5. Choose the correct answer:

The “cinder cone”, the “stratovolcano” and the “shield volcano” are:

a) Three different islands.

b) Three kinds of mountains.

c) The most common kinds of volcanic formation.

d) The most common kinds of hills.

_____a) You have volcanic activity where you have hotspots of seismic activity.

_____b) Volcano eruptions form mountains and islands and other geological formations.

_____c) The Pacific Ring of Fire is around the Pacific Ocean.

_____d) A volcano erupts when Magma or an amount of lava finds a fissure or an opening in

the Earth and shoots out.

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6. fill-in-the-gaps In groups of five, read the text your teachers are going to give you. Look for three

key words and copy the sentences without these words in a separate sheet of

paper. Prepare a question about the video you have watched.

Your teacher will collect the sheet of paper and will give it to another group.

BE CAREFUL! You have to choose KEY words, your teacher is going to supervise the

activity.

Write your names on the sheet of paper.

7. TYPES OF VOLCANOES

Read the definitions from the PowerPoint and discuss their meaning with the rest of

the class. Your teacher will help you with the vocabulary.

I think that a dormant volcano is/ an eruption...

A volcano is alive or dead if it...

If a volcano erupts, you have to...

I remember that after an explosion you have to...

An erupting volcano is...

I agree with...

I disagree with...

Go to the Moodle. You will find an activity in the volcanoes section called “TYPES OF

VOLCANOES”. Match the draw with the definition.

LANGUAGE

TIPS:

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Doing experimentsDoing experimentsDoing experimentsDoing experiments…

Let’s create a volcano Your teachers are going to do an experiment in front of you. You are going to see

how a volcano erupts. You have to listen to your teachers carefully and watch what

they do because you are going to complete a guide.

Answer these questions:

A. A. A. A. BeforeBeforeBeforeBefore…

1. Write the names of the definitions or pictures using the words from the left.

1. Food

colouring

2. Dishwashing

detergent

3. Baking soda

4. Funnel

5. Tablespoon

a) ___________________

b) ___________________

c) a substance that you add to change the colour of something. ______________

d) a large spoon that you use for serving food. ___________________

e) a white powder used in cooking for making cakes rise while they are baking and also as a medicine for an upset stomach. _____________

2. What do I think will happen when doing this experiment?

□ The lava will be hot □ Our volcano will erupt

□ It will make a noise □ The bottle will explode

□ Nothing □ The funnel will melt

□ The vinegar will become blue □ The vinegar will react with the baking soda

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B. B. B. B. During the experimentDuring the experimentDuring the experimentDuring the experiment…………

3. Materials

Add a tick next to the materials your teachers are using.

a) 1 plastic bottle □ b) Oregano □

c) 3 oranges □

d) paprika □

e) 4 tablespoons cooking oil □ f) 2 tablespoons of baking soda □

g) food color □ h) one teaspoon of salt □

i) red plasticine □ j) dishwashing detergent □

k) Champagne □ l) a newspaper □

m) Vinegar □ n) warm water □

o) The teacher’s pencil □ p) Funnel □

q) Water □ r) the English book □

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4. Order the following steps writing a number before the sentence:

Compare and discuss the answers with your partner.

First, you ...

Then, you add...

After that, you...

You need the spoon to...

Finally,...

X and Y react...

__ a) Add about a half cup of water.

__ b) Using the funnel (make sure it's dry), put 3 to 4

tablespoons of baking soda into the bottle.

__ c) Then quickly remove the funnel.

__ d) Put a few drops of red food colouring into about half cup of

vinegar.

__ e) Using the funnel, pour the vinegar mixture into the bottle

__ f) Add a few drops of liquid dishwashing detergent

LANGUAGE

TIPS:

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C. ConclusionC. ConclusionC. ConclusionC. Conclusion

5. Chemical reaction

Do you know the reason why the volcano reacts? It is a CHEMICAL REACTION! Try to

guess the ingredients that reacted.

When the ___________ reacts with the baking ___________, carbon dioxide gas is formed and the bubbles push the "lava" out the "volcano."

An acid (___________) and a base (baking ___________) interact.

Chemically, the acid and base neutralize each other, producing ___________ dioxide gas as a by product. The exact reaction is:

HC2H3O2 (vinegar = acetic acid) + NaHCO3 (baking soda = sodium bicarbonate) =

CO2 (carbon dioxide gas) + NaC2H3O2 (sodium acetate) + H2O (water)

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EEEEarthquakesarthquakesarthquakesarthquakes Do you know why Earthquakes occur? Now you are going to discover it!

1. Working with words

Do you know the meaning of these words?

Look at the PowerPoint and try to guess the meaning of the images.

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2. Jigsaw reading

1. In groups of three, assign yourselves a number from

1 to 4.

2. Make “experts” groups.

3. Read the text and try to understand it and memorize

as much as you can. You need to become real

experts, so use as many strategies as you can to

become more and more familiar with the content of

the card: one explains, the others listen and help, ask

each other questions...

4. Now work in pairs with someone from your “expert”

group. Take turns explaining the text to each other without looking at it.

5. Now go back to your original team of four and explain what you have

already practiced to the rest of your team mates.

2.1 True or false?

Write a T if it is true or an F if it is false.

a) When an Earthquake occurs, the Earth releases stress.

b) We can know when an Earthquake will occur beforehand.

c) Plates are always in movement.

d) Plates movement can only cause Earthquakes, not other Natural Disasters.

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2.2. Use some of these words to complete the sentences:

Earthquakes usually last ______ than one minute.

When the plates force is large enough, the crust is forced to ______.

When the crust breaks, the stress is released as _____ which moves through the

Earth in the form of ______ , which we feel and call an earthquake.

Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and _________ are all results of the plates moving.

The earth's crust and upper mantle are composed of several large, thin, relatively

______ plates that move relative to one another.

When the plates ______ together, pull apart or sideswipe each other, it commonly

results in earthquakes.

The strongest waves are in the ________.

Discuss the answers with the rest of your group

energy more break movement

crash directions volcanoes rigid

pencil epicentre hypocenter waves

quickly tsunami slowly less

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3. Reading comprehension

Go to the Moodle, there you’ll find a quiz. It is the same text you have already read.

Fill in the blanks. Good Luck!

WE ARE THE WORLD 25 FOR HAITI You are going to listen to “We are the world” remake song. It was

originally written by Michael Jackson Lionel Richie in 1985. It was part of

the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" project in the UK. This project was

aimed at creating an American benefit single for African famine relief.

After the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, a remake of the song

was recorded. The proceeds from this song entitled "We Are the World

25 for Haiti" will aid survivors in the impoverished country. "We Are the

World" has demonstrated that diverse musicians can productively work

together, and has further influenced the movement within pop music to create songs that

address humane concerns.

(Adapted from wikipedia)

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4. How do people from Haiti feel?

Read the song lyrics in groups and underline the words that describe the situation

that Haiti is living. Discuss your answers with the rest of your group.

We are the world 25 for Haiti: There comes a time

when we head a certain call

when the world must come

together as one

There are people dying

oh, and it’s time to lend a

hand

to life, the greatest gift of all

We can’t go on pretending day by day

that someone somehow will soon make a change

we’re all a part of God’s great big family Dios

and the truth, you know love is all we need

We are the world, we are the children

we are the ones who make a brighter day

so let’s start giving

There’s a choice we’re making.

We’re saving our own lives

it’s true we’ll make a better day

just you and me

Well, send them you your heart

so they will know that someone cares

so there cries for help

will not be in vain

We can´t let them suffer

no we can´t turn away

right now they need a helping hand

nou se mond la, we are the children

we are the ones who make a brighter day

so let’s start giving

There’s a choice we’re making

we’re saving our own lives

it’s true we’ll make a better day.

Just you and me

When you’re down and out

there seems no hope at all

but if you just believe

there’s no way we can fall.

Well, well, well, let’s realize

that one change can only come

when we stand together as one

We are the world...

We all need somebody

that we can lean on

when you wake up look around

and see that y88our dreams gone

when the earthquakes

we’ll help you make it

through the storm

when the floor breaks

a magic carpet to stand on

we are the world united

by love so strong when the radio isn’t

on you can hear the songs

a guided light on the dark

road your walking on

a sign post to find the dreams

you thought was gone someone to help you move

the obstacles you stumbled on

someone to help you rebuild

after the rubble’s gone

We are the world connected by a common bond

love the whole planet

sing it along

We are the world...

Everyday citizens

everybody pitching in

Nou se mond la

nou se timoun yo

You and I, you and I

Uh, 12 days no water

What is your will to live?

we amplified the love

we watching multiply

feeling like the worlds end

we can make the world win like Katrina, Africa,

Indonesia

and now Haiti needs us

the need us, they need us

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuKbBgXTUTg&feature=related

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It means that...

I think that...

They feel as if they had lost...

They need...

They lost...

We can help them by doing...

We can send them...

5. How do you feel?

Where does the song say that Haiti needs help?

How does this song make you feel?

Write your answers in your notebook. Include them in your digital book.

I am

I feel

If I was them I would feel

Happy sad angry disgraced loved lucky

unlucky worried confused scared

6. Let’s sing

Take one piece of paper, there are one or more sentences written on it. Read the

sentence you have aloud. Now we are going to make some room in the classroom.

You are going to listen to the song and as soon as you hear your sentence; you have

to place your piece of paper on the floor. Be quick and listen to it carefully because

we have to complete all the song. Your teachers will play with you.

Have funHave funHave funHave fun!!!

LANGUAGE

TIPS:

USEFUL

VOCABULARY:

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WORKSHEEWORKSHEEWORKSHEEWORKSHEET T T T

TsunamisTsunamisTsunamisTsunamis

Review Tell the rest of the class what you remember from the first day. What did we say

about tsunamis?

I think that a tsunami is...

If a tsunami occurs, ...

When a tsunami occurs you have to...

I agree with...

I disagree with...

1. Watch the video and order the following sentences

______ a) When two tectonic plates push together, the resulting

earthquake sends an enormous burst (=amount) of energy up through the

ocean.

______ b) The advice is simple: move to higher ground and wait for news that the

Tsunami has passed.

______ c) The warnings are few. The signs are sudden.

______ d) Most tsunamis have multiple waves each arriving anywhere from 10 to

60 minutes after the first strike, just when survivors think the danger is over.

______ e) Earthquakes are the principal cause of tsunamis.

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TIPS:

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2. True or false?

According to the National Geographic video recording, are the following sentences

true or false?

Write a T if it is true or an F if it is false.

1. When a Tsunami occurs, nothing is left.

2. The word in Japanese means Harbour wave.

3. Earthquakes and tsunamis never occur in Japan.

4. A tsunami wave is small.

5. Most tsunamis have only one wave.

6. The deadliest Tsunami ever recorded occurred in December of 1950

7. There is a Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu.

8. When a Tsunami occurs, people have to swim.

3. Playing with words:

− Write three columns in a separate piece of paper. Write Earthquake for

the first column, Volcano for the second column and Tsunami’s Video

for the third column.

− Your teachers are going to give you some words. Discuss with the

members of your group which words you heard and place them under

“video”.

− There are some other words which are related to the other Natural

Disasters we have studied. Place them under the Natural Disaster you

think they belong to.

− Write a sentence using one (or more) of these words.

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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4. Create a story

Let’s create a fantastic story about Tsunamis, Earthquakes or Volcanoes!!! You have

the first sentence written. Now each of you has to write a sentence in order to invent

your own story.

Instructions:

1. The teacher gives you the first sentence.

2. One person writes a sentence and passes the paper to the student next to him

or her (clockwise or counter-clockwise, but always following the same

direction).

3. The last person of the group has to finish the story.

4. Here you have the first sentence:

Your teacher is going to give you a sheet of paper like the one you have

on the next page. You can use that words to write your story.

TSUNAMI, EARTHQUAKE OR VOLCANO

Last night I had a dreadful dream.

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

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-First,

-Secondly,

-Then,

-After that,

-So,

-Later

-Finally,

-When

-And

- I

-my brother/ sister/

mum/ dad/ parents

- the streets

- the cars

- my house

- the mountain

- the temperature

- the sea

- the beach

- was

- were

- heard

- saw

- had

- hadn’t

- lost

- roes (past of risen)

- thought that…

- sleeping

- a noise

- shaking

- full of water

- an ash cloud

- cold

- a river of lava

- floating

- flooded

- electricity

- a big wave

- my toys

- my books

- my television.

- it was my imagination

Example: First, I heard a noise in the street.

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