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Lesson 3
Catastrophes
Task 1

Aesop was the first to stereotype animals. Today, his

stereotypes are accepted as representative of various

animals' "true" natures. Look at the pictures of the animals.

How do we stereotype them?
For example, what would you say for a fox: sneaky/happy?

Complete the similes with the qualities you know about animal behaviour:

happy gentle sick busy strong stubborn wise blind slippery sneaky quiet
as ……… as a mouse as ……… as a bee as ……… as a bat
as ……… as a fox as ……… as an eel as ……… as an owl
as ……… as a lark as ……… as a mule as ……… as a lamb
as ……… as an ox as ……… as a dog  

Task 2

We stereotype animals. In what way do we

stereotype people?

In small groups, decide on someone you know

who has the qualities of the animals. Say why.

In your group, make a list of the ways in which

we stereotype people from different countries.

Western Countries Eastern Europe Asia
     

Project

What can we learn from catastrophes?

Your school is participating in an environment protection project and you

have to write a report on the causes and consequences of natural disasters in

your country. Use newspapers, magazines, the internet or historical data to

create a list of three natural disasters that have occurred in Greece in recent

years.

  1. Make a list of the things that may have caused the disaster.
  2. Make a list of the things that people should have done before the disaster.
  3. Make a list of the new precautions that are in place to prevent such further disasters.
  4. Draw a map of the location for each of the three disasters.
  5. Find out the damage that the disaster caused to the environment and loss of life.
  6. Find out how much money the disaster cost.
  7. Find out how the disaster might have affected different people.

http://www.lpb.org/education/classroom/itv/envirotacklebox/teacherguide/module4/4natln1.htm
Self-evaluation

Activity A

Make a statement about each of the following situations using a Perfect Modal

form with the verb in brackets.

a) Margaret was playing with matches when her parents were out. (burn)
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b) Simon saw a group of boys breaking the shop window. (phone)
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c) John didn't turn up for the meeting. (forget)
_________________________________________________________
d) The captain hit the rocks at night. (see)
_________________________________________________________
e) Xenophon's team lost the match. (angry)
_________________________________________________________

___/5 points

Activity B

Write an answer for each of the following questions.

i)
ii)
iii)
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v) 		Why do we stereotype a mouse as 'quiet'?
Can a bat be stubborn?
Why do we say 'busy bees'?
Do you think bats are actually blind?
A 'lark' is: a cow, a sheep, a cat, a bird, a rabbit?

___/2.5 points

Activity C

Complete the headlines with a noun from the Unit.

1. Crew doesn't pay …………………………… to
passenger demands.

2. Researchers looking for more

…………………………… about causes of disaster.

3. ………………… of the local beaches from

oil spills is a must.
 

4. New ................................... in place to warn

ships of the rocks.

5. Great ……………………… among passengers when

ship struck iceberg.

___/2.5 points
Self-evaluation

Activity D

What are the causes of stress for people who

a) live in an area where there is a volcano
________________________________________________________
b) have to travel long distances to work each day
________________________________________________________
c) control ships and planes
________________________________________________________
d) live in a forested area
________________________________________________________
e) people who live in an earthquake zone near the sea
________________________________________________________

___/5 points

Activity D

Use the information from the texts in the Unit to explain the following:

Hours before an earthquake, domestic animals like cows, dogs, cats struggle against being tied

up, and even turn on the owner.

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___/5 points

Total ___/20 points

Now tick how well you can do the following:

  With difficulty Quite well Easily
√ I can make statements of deduction
√ I can compare things using similes
√ I can understand the main story from reading newspaper headlines
√ I can infer information from visuals