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Unit 6
Unit 6
Disaster and hope
To read the author’s experience on the London Tube and feelings.
To realise the global warming, extreme weather and other issues caused by climate change, and improve environmental awareness.
Watch a video and tell how you feel after watching it.
Look at the thermometer and answer the questions.
56.7℃
The highest temperature recorded on Earth (California, 1913)
-93.2 ℃
The lowest temperature recorded on Earth (Antarctica, 2010)
1. What happens when the temperature goes very high
How do people deal with extreme temperatures
The first scourge (天灾) of warming is drought.
Forest fires are common.
In areas near the equator, heavy rain, flash floods, mudslides, mountain collapse will be frequent.
2. What happens when the temperature goes very low How do you feel in extreme temperatures
The amount of land available to grow food will decrease, and crops will be reduced due to lack of heat.
There will be terrible famines and wars over food.
1. What comes to mind when you hear about global warming
2. Which do you think is worse: being out in uncomfortably hot weather or uncomfortably cold weather Give your reasons.
Read the title and look at the picture and predict what the passage is about. Then read the passage and check your prediction.
The passage is about the author’s feelings and concerns on the London Tube on an unusually hot day.
Hot! Hot! Hot!
What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Journey in London.
B. The Tube system in London.
C. Crowded situation.
D. The extreme weather conditions.
Go through the passage and answer the questions.
1. What is the average high temperature in July in London
2. Which floor is the author’s office on
22 degrees.
The third floor.
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 A. There are many disasters in the world.
Paragraph 2 B. It is hot at the Tube station.
Paragraph 3 C. The author arrives at his destination.
Paragraph 4 D. It is even hotter in the train.
Paragraph 5 E. The author is worried about a flood.
Read the first two paragraphs and answer the questions.
1. Why is the Tube station so hot
2. What do you know about the author’s journey
3. What is the temperature inside the train
4. Where does the author work
Because there is no air conditioning.
It is on one of the oldest, deepest and hottest lines.
35 degrees.
He works in a tall, glass building
Read the third and fourth paragraphs and fill in the form.
The author’s plan Put his flat on the (1) ___________ and buy a boat.
Speak with his manager about (2) ________ to the top floor.
Join a beginner’s swimming class (3) ____________.
The disasters all over the world A hurricane in Asia has (4) _________ a town.
Heavy rain in Eastern Europe has caused (5) __________
The (6) __________ across Southern Europe has caused forest fires.
market
moving
immediately
destroyed
landslides
heat
Read the last paragraph and answer the questions.
1. What is the author’s destination
2. How does the author feel when he gets out of the station
Bank station.
Comfortable.
Choose the best answer.
1. What do we know about the Central Line in London
A. It was built earlier than most of the other lines.
B. The air conditioning was invented earlier than it.
C. Going down on the stairs is hard for the passengers.
D. It was the hottest and deepest on the world's Tube system.
2. Why does the author feel uncomfortable in the Tube
A. Because he is wearing a suit today.
B. Because he had special food for breakfast.
C. Because he can make it to Bank station soon.
D. Because there are many people and much hot air.
3. Which of the following doesn’t belong to the author’s preparations for the future
A. Move the flat to another city.
B. Buy a boat.
C. Move the office to the top floor.
D. Learn to swim.
5. Why does the author feel good after walking out of the Tube
A. Because he has been worrying too much.
B. Because he is moving to space.
C. Because he feels cooler outside.
D. Because his destination is here now.
4. How does the author feel about the reports of natural disasters around the world
A. Excited. B. Relaxed.
C. Shocked. D. Embarrassed.
6. What can we learn from the text
A. There is a volcano in London erupting now.
B. The working place will move to the top floor.
C. The author wants to sell his flat and buy a boat.
D. The temperature in London is higher than before.
Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. The newspaper that the author bought at the Tube station worries him a lot. ( )
2. The Tube was invented before air conditioning. ( )
3. The temperature in the train makes the author feel like he is melting. ( )
F
T
T
4. The author feels more comfortable when thinking about his work. ( )
5. The author will speak with the manager about moving to the top floor tomorrow. ( )
6. The author is not good at swimming. ( )
7. Bank station is the author's destination. ( )
F
F
T
T
Complete the flow chart with words and expressions from the passage.
The author is travelling on the London Tube. It is very hot and the temperature outside will be 1. __________________
__________. He feels awful.
It is even hotter inside the train than outside, and the author thinks he is 2. ________ __________________with the passenger next to him.
30 plus degrees/ over 30 degrees
melting and becoming one
Thinking that London will probably get hotter, the author feels 3. ________________. To prepare for the future, he thinks he should:
4. ________________________
________________________
5. ________________________
________________________
6. ________________________
In the newspaper, there are reports of natural disasters around the world caused by 7. _________________, which makes the author feel 8. _______________.
a bit scared
put his flat on the market and buy a boat
speak with his manager about moving to the top floor
learn to swim
climate change
nervous
Going outside, the author feels refreshed and realizes he has been 9. ___________________.
worrying too much
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
1 To explain why summers in London are getting hotter
and hotter.
2 To complain about the London Tube.
3 To warn people about the danger of London being flooded.
4 To express his worries about the dangers of extreme
weather conditions.
Below is a summary of the text with some content missing. Choose the right item from the box and make the summary complete.
destination, climate change, swim, space, awful
It’s going to be 1. ________ on the Central Line, with no air conditioning and it can reach 35 degrees. When I look through my newspaper, experts say bad weather has occurred due to 2. _______________.
awful
climate change
I should probably put my flat on the market and buy a boat, and speak with my manager about moving to the top floor. Most importantly, I will need to learn to 3. ________! Then I’ll be able to survive even when the tall buildings are flooded. I should start thinking about moving to 4. ________. Yet, I feel a fresh wind on my face when I arrive at my 5. __________ and step out of the station. Maybe I have been worrying too much. It’s only 30 degrees outside!
destination, climate change, swim, space, awful
swim
space
destination
1. Do you share the author’s concerns about extreme weather conditions Why
2. Do you think climate change will affect your life in the future How would you adapt
Write a summary of the text.
