Objectives To learn to write about a natural disaster for your school newsletterTo learn the new words and expressions: nearly clear behind sharewith keep falling nearly fall over clear the snow come from behindearthquakeShakefall downbe trappedrun in all directionsfloodheavy raindestroy houselose homesfight againsttyphoonstrong windstart rainingcant hold the umbrellablow awaysnowstormheavy snowfall overkeep fallingclear the snowAAsk and answer questions about Sandys notes on page 102.What happened in Beijing?A snowstorm hit Beijing.When did it happen?It happened on Friday, 5 January.What was Sandy doing when Mr Wu told them to go home?Sandy is writing an article for the school newsletter. Help her complete her article using the notes in Part A. (P 103)BSnowstorm hit BeijingA snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday, 5 January.I was doing my _ in the classroom when Mr Wu came in and told us to _. My parents could not get home that night because of the heavy snow, so Millie asked me to go to her home. I _ an umbrella with her while we were walking to the bus stop. The weather was really terrible. homeworkgo home earlysharedThe _ kept falling around us. We could hear the _ blowing. Suddenly, a strong wind came from behind. I lost my _ in the wild and I nearly _ over. We had to walk slowly in the deep snow. When we arrived at the bus stop, we saw many people _ there. At last, we got on a bus to Millies home.I stayed at Millies home that night. I heard the noise of _ the next morning. People were trying to _ the snow from the streets.snowwindumbrellafellwaitingtrafficclearTeam racingActivityActivityRead the article. Lets see which group does the best.Speaking Practice IReady?Read and tell what Sandy talks about in each paragraph. Try to complete the table.Snowstorm hit BeijingPara. 1:Para. 2&3:Para. 4:Introduction During the snowstormAfter the snowstormWrite an article about a natural disaster for your school newsletter. (P 103)CUseful expressions:An earthquake/A flood/A snowstormhitI was doingwhenbecause of the heavy rain/snowWe could only hear/seekept falling.Suddenly,.had to walk slowly/pull oneself throughwas really terrible.Sample writing:There was a flood on Saturday, 14 August. The flood happened in the morning, after two days of heavy rain.Mum woke me up around 6:30 a.m. She told me to get up quickly. I saw the floor was covered with water and Dad was collecting things. We put on our raincoats and got out of the house. It was still raining heavily and we had to take a boat to get to the main road.Suddenly, a strong wind came and the boat started to shake. Mum lost her handbag and I nearly fell into the water. When we got to the main road, we could see buses and cars moving slowly. Finally, we took a taxi and went to my uncles home.My uncle lives in a tall building. We stayed in his flat that night. The next morning, the rain stopped and we went home. The house was very dirty after the flood. We worked hard to clean it.Retell a disaster story and raise suggestions how we could protect ourselves from disasters.