(共54张PPT)
Understanding ideas
Unit 6 Disaster and hope
【版本:外研 册别:必修三】
contents
Language points
Post-reading
Careful reading
Fast reading
Pre-reading
Homework
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I
Pre-reading
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. Where is the city
What happened there
2. How did people there
react to the disaster
What was the result
A City Frozen in Time
1. Where is the city What happened there
Check the answers
The city was in Italy.
It was close to a volcano and in the year 79 AD, the volcano erupted, and the city was destroyed.
2. How did people there react to the disaster
What was the result
Check the answers
People there were frightened by the sudden disaster. They took what they could as they tried to get away from the city.
Many people were trapped by the buildings that were falling down, and killed by the powerful flow of gas, ash and rock.
Pompeii was an Ancient Roman city in Italy. It is believed that the city was founded in the 7th or 6th century BC. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed the city, killing its inhabitants and burying it under tons of ash. The site was lost for centuries before its ruins were discovered in the late 16th century and broader rediscovery in the mid-18th century.Today Pompeii has UNESCO World Heritage Site status and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy, attracting millions of visitors each year.
Look at the film posters and answer the questions.
1. Have you ever seen the films
What are they about
2. What do you think the main
characters do in the face of
these disasters
3. What other stories do you
know about natural disasters
Share an example with the class.
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film. It talks about the destructive effect of global warming and warns us human beings that it is high time that we took action to protect the environment.
Into the Storm
Into the Storm is a 2014 American disaster film, which tells the story of tornado-stricken Silverton, Oklahoma. It shows that people suffering from the tornadoes express a new-found appreciation for their lives, and a hopeful outlook on life. It also praises people’s dedication to science.
Into the Storm
Aftershock
Aftershock is a 2010 Chinese emotional and disaster film, which is set in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake and tells a story of “23 seconds and 32 years”. The film focuses on the changes of emotions and the return of emotions after the disaster.
Poseidon
Poseidon is a 2006 American action and disaster film, which is set in a giant ship overturned by a tsunami. It tells a story of the people trapped in the ship trying to find a way to survive. The film shows the strength of human nature in the face of disaster.
Poseidon
What happens when the temperature goes very high or very low How do people deal with extreme temperatures
What were the highest and lowest temperatures recorded where you live How do you feel in extreme temperatures
Look at the thermometer and answer the questions.
P62
1. What happens when the temperature goes very high or very low How do people deal with extreme temperatures
It may cause some disasters such as drought, flood and tornadoes, which affect people’s life severely. Facing extreme temperatures, people should raise their awareness of protecting the environment.
Check the answers.
2. What were the highest and lowest temperatures recorded where you live
How do you feel in extreme temperatures
In our city, according to the weather reports recorded, the highest temperature is 40.8℃ while the lowest is -13℃, which have a bad effect on our life and health.
Check the answer.
Look at the picture and predict what the passage is about. (P62-63)
II
Fast reading
what is the passage about
What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage And find arguments for it.
Read and Think
what is the passage about
Read and Think
It’s about the author’s feelings and concerns on the London Tube on an unusually hot day.
The London Underground (also known as the “Underground” or “the Tube”) is a public transport system for London and its neighbouring areas. The underground is the world’s first underground railway. Opened in 1863, the network has 11 lines, making it one of the world’s busiest metro systems.
How Hot Is The Tube
2. What is the author’s purpose in writing
the passage And find arguments for it.
Read and Think
To explain why summers in London are getting hotter and hotter.
To complain about the London Tube.
To warn people about the danger of London being flooded.
To express his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions.
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
To explain why summers in London are getting hotter and hotter.
To complain about the London Tube.
To warn people about the danger of London being flooded.
To express his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions.
Find arguments for the writer’s purpose.
The average high temperature in July is only 22 degrees, so over 30 is not usual for London. It is going to be awful on the Central Line, with no air conditioning.
Para. 1
Find arguments for the writer’s purpose.
Para. 3
Yes, each summer in London definitely seems hotter than the last. I suddenly feel a bit scared. Perhaps now is the time to start planning for the future
Find arguments for the writer’s purpose.
Para. 4
Looking through my newspaper, I’m shocked by photos showing that a hurricane in Asia has destroyed a town. ... News like this makes me feel nervous. Now that it’s hard to avoid a disaster on Earth, perhaps I should start thinking about moving to space ...
III
Careful reading
Complete the flow chart (P64) with words and expressions from the passage.
_____________
30-plus degrees
______________________
melting and becoming one
3__________
a bit scared
6_____________
learn to swim
4________________________
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put his flat on the market and buy a boat
5___________________________________________________
speak with his manager about moving to the top floor
7___________
climate change
8______
nervous
9_______________
worrying too much
Retell the passage after completing the two lines.
Story line
Emotional line
awful
a bit scared
feelings before entering the London Tube
imagination about the future in the London Tube
experiences in the London Tube
avoid the feeling by thinking about work
Retell the passage after completing the two lines.
Story line
Emotional line
nervous
bad weather caused by climate change
feelings after stepping out of the station
with a heavy heart
IV
Post-reading
Do you share the author’s concerns about extreme weather conditions Why
Do you think climate change will affect your life in
the future How would you adapt
Think Share
Language points
V
Important words
1. compare vt 比较;对比 compare A with B
compare A to B
compared with / to + 名词
“比较A和B”,侧重区别
“把A比作B”,侧重比拟
“与……相比”,过去分词短语放句首作状语
1. 你可以把你的速度和狮子的速度进行比较。
2. 有时老师被比作蜡烛。
3. 与轿车相比,自行车更加环保。
汉译英
Sometimes teachers are compared to candles.
Compared with cars, bikes are more environmental.
You can compare your speed with the lion’s.
2. occur vi 发生;出现;闪现
Important words
翻译:
1. 炸弹随时可能爆炸。
2. 他想起要提醒他妈妈那个问题。
An explosion will probably occur at any minute.
It occurred to him to remind his mother of the problem.
变形:occurred, occurring
occur 常与介词 to 连用,意为“发生”“想起”等。
Important phrases
pick up
go down the stairs
jump into
make it
avoid doing sth
get to work
move to the top floor
more importantly
捡起;拿起
下楼
跳进
获得成功;准时到达
避免做某事
开始工作
移到顶层
更重要的是
Important phrases
look through
be shocked by
what’s more
due to
浏览
震惊于
而且;另外
因为
compare to
step out of
a heavy heart
与……相比较
走出去
沉重的心情
1. Picking up a free newspaper at the Tube station, I see the title, “Hot ! Hot! Hot!”.
我在地铁站拿起一份免费报纸,看到标题写着“热!热!热!”。
Important sentences
picking up 现在分词短语作状语
2. It’s just typical that my journey is on one of the oldest
lines, as well as one of the deepest. It’s the hottest on
the whole Tube system.
Important sentences
我通常上班所走的路线刚好是地铁里最老、最深的一条线。那也是整个地铁系统里最热的一条线。
It’s just typical that my journey is on one of the oldest as well as one of the deepest.
as well as 并列两个名词短语,它们的中心词都为lines,因此可以省略,也可以把oldest 后的名词省略,即:
Important sentences
3. Sure enough, going down the stairs and onto the
platform is like jumping into a volcano that’s erupting.
果不其然,走下楼梯,来到站台上就像是跳进一座正在喷发的火山。
Spending so much time on the computer is a potential risk among adolescents. 动名词作主语
going down the stairs and onto the platform是动名词作主语;that’s erupting 是定语从句,修饰volcano。
4. My office is only on the third floor of the building, so
quite low. I’ll speak with my manager about moving
to the top floor.
On the third floor of the building, my office is quite low.
Important sentences
我的办公室就在四楼,太低了。我得去跟经理请求搬到顶楼去。
第一句的后半部分省略了主语和谓语,即:my office is. 也可以说:
1. 我做的工作同你做的一样好。
2. 你能比大多数人做得更好。
You can do it better than most people (do it).
I can do my job as well as you do (yours).
汉译英
5. Looking through my newspaper, I’m shocked
by photos showing that a hurricane in Asia has
destroyed a town.
我翻阅着手里的报纸,震惊地看到亚洲的飓风摧毁了一个城镇的照片。
Important sentences
looking through 现在分词作状语
showing 现在分词作后置定语
_______ (see) those pictures, she couldn’t help thinking of those memorable days they spent together.
2. _____ (see) the splendid scenery, the mountain left a
great impression on us.
动词 see 的逻辑主语为she,两者为主动关系,用v-ing 形式。
动词 see 的逻辑主语为人,与the mountain为动宾关系,用v-ed表示被动。
Seen
Seeing
即学即练
VI
Homework
After finishing reading the passage, what is your opinion about extreme temperatures
Facing such circumstances, what should we do to protect the environment
Thanks