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Unit6 DISASTER AND HOPE
----Hot!Hot!Hot!
Look at the thermometer and think aout the questions.
1. What happens when the temperature goes very high
2. What happens when the temperature goes very low
Watch a video and tell how you feel after watching it.
Watch a video and tell how you feel after watching it.
Look through the passage and check your prediction.
① Where does the story take place
② What kind of weather is the story about
③ What’s your impression of the picture and the title
Look at the picture and predict the main idea of the passage with three questions.
Pre-reading
What is the main idea of the passage?
The passage is about the author's feelings and concerns when he was on the London Tube on an unusually hot day.
The London Underground
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 as well as one of the deepest. Opened in 1863, the network has 11 lines, making it one of the world's busiest metro systems.
Tips:
1.the title and pictures
2.key words
at the Tube station
onto the platform
out of the station
The passage is developed in the order of______ .
inside the train
space
no air conditioning; the oldest, deepest and hottest line
photos and news showing a lot of disasters
outside the station
at the Tube station
each summer seems hotter than before
wear a suit and in a crowd of passengers;
have bacon and eggs for breakfast
While-reading
feel a fresh wind on the face
jump into a volcano
inside the train
Scene1 : at the Tube station (Para1)
It is 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.
1. Sure enough, going down the stairs and onto the platform is like jumping into a volcano that's erupting.
2. I'm sure the passenger next to me and I are melting and becoming one.
3.One very hot summer, the sun reflected off it and melted cars parked below!
Scene2 : onto the platform& into the train (Para2)
Simile
Exaggeration
young man, aged 25-35
good language skills
humorous, imaginative,
a strong sense of survival
Londoner , single
white-collar worker
not poor
Mr. X
Can we infer more about the author
Further thinking
where to work
rich or poor
man or woman
single or married
well-educated or not
Post-reading
30 plus degrees
melting and becoming one
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
worrying too much
Complete the flow chart.
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.
1.What other ecological problems do we have
2.What can we do about climate change
Discussion
More suggestions:
To build an ecological civilization, what we do now will benefit future generations
A. Compulsory homework:(必选作业)Complete the flow chart with words and expressions from the passage.(P64 activity 4)
B. Optional:(自选作业)Write an essay about your experience about extremely hot weather.
① What did you see ② What did you hear
③ How did you feel ④ What's your advice about it
Assignment
THANKS
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