课件26张PPT。Natural DisastersReading Objectives ?complete texts with sentence
gaps.
? infer the meanings of the new
vocabularyAt the end of this lesson, you’ll be able toBrainstorming natural
disastersNatural disastersflood Natural disastersdrought Natural disastersearthquake Natural disasterstsunami Natural disastersvolcanic eruption Natural disastershurricane Natural disasters forest fire Natural disasterstyphoonNatural disasterslandslide Natural disastersthunderstorm tsunami 海啸
typhoon 台风
volcanic eruption 火山喷发
flood 洪水
drought 干旱
landslide 滑坡，山崩
hurricane 飓风, 狂风
Pronunciation What do you think causes the disasters, people or nature?Read the article and check your answer …Before you start Reading strategies Reading strategy 1
Read to get the general idea.Natural disasters are getting worse.Reading strategies Reading strategy 2
Read for topics of each paragraph.?Causes of natural disasters
? Examples to show disasters
become common
? Experts predict that natural
disasters will get worse CAEReading strategies Reading strategy 2
Read for topics of each paragraph.Overpopulation in cities makes more
people in danger.
Examples of volcanic eruption and
earthquake showing their threat to our world.DBReading strategies Reading strategy 3
Read for clues about the missing sentence. (time, place, pron. linking)1. Terrible flooding in Asia…bExample even Europe … underwaterReading strategies Read for clues about the missing sentence. (time, place, pron. linking)2. Reduced rainfall; drier fthe Yellow River failed to reach the sea3. Why…?gOne answer is …Reading strategies Read for clues about the missing sentence. (time, place, pron. linking)4. This has been caused by CO2... eGlobal warming 5. …the worst eruption… a…a much greater eruption Guessing the meanings of new vocabulary
Read and answer1. What is the attitude of the journalist towards the future ?
2. Who are most likely to be the victims of natural disasters?
Pessimistic.Poor people.3. Why are there now more hurricanes, floods and droughts ?
4. Why are volcanoes and earthquakes more dangerous now ?
Read and answerOverpopulation & industrialization.Big population in cities
(or urbanization ) 5. What could be the biggest threat to the planet in the future?
6. What effects might this threat have?
Read and answerA volcanic eruption.Low temperature
(A freezing weather).Assignment1. Read the passage aloud
2. P58 -- Focus on Reading课件15张PPT。Natural DisastersVocabulary Objectives ? have a better understanding
of the text
? identify nouns and verbs.
? talk about disasters with the
help of the new vocabularyAt the end of this lesson, you’ll be able toDifficult points turn on sb. = attack sb
攻击, 变得与…敌对1. Nature is turning on us.The dog turned on me and bit me in the leg. Difficult points 2. reduced rainfall 减少了的降雨量
3. irrigation canals 灌溉水渠
4. be in armed conflict 武装冲突
be a threat to… 对…构成威胁
6. recover from a tsunami
从海啸（的灾难）中恢复过来Difficult points 7. be fresh in the minds of people
在人们的心目中记忆犹新
8. get over their separation from loved ones lost in the tsunami 从与海啸中丧失亲人的打击中恢复过来
9. construct shabby homes
搭建破烂的房屋
Difficult points 10. slip and slide downhill in the landslides 在山体滑坡时滑下山坡
11.howling winds with speeds of 300 km/h 每小时300公里（咆哮）的大风
12. live within the range of a volcanic eruptions 生活在火山喷发的范围内Difficult points 13. occur at random times 不定时发生
14. to some degree 在某种程度上
15.The earthquake claimed 1.6 million lives.
地震夺取了160万人的生命。
16.Dust rolled across the skies.
灰尘席卷天空。Vocabulary learningflood n 洪水 v 淹没 （L1)
fire n 火 v 开除 （L2)
arm n 胳膊 v 武装 （L8)
water n 水 v 浇水 （L9) Same spelling; different meanings1.a) She put her arms around me
to comfort me.
b) The soldiers were armed with guns.n. 手臂 v. 武装Nouns or verbs 2.a) Heavy rains resulted in floods.
b) His results were not as good
as he had hoped.v. 引起n. 结果3. a) He means well but just gets it wrong
sometimes.
b) The telephone is a means of
communication.
4. a) The children had fun sliding down the
slide all afternoon.
b) Penguins slide downhill over ice on
their bellies.v. 本意是…n. 方法Nouns or verbs n. 滑梯v. 滑动5. a) Be careful! Don’t slip on the wet floor.
b) Write your number on this slip of
paper.
6. a) What would you like on your bread
roll for lunch?
b) He rolled the ball across the floor to
me.v. 滑倒n. 纸条Nouns or verbs n. 面包v. 滚动1. The ______ forces protected the city.
2. When will you get your exam ______?
3. Don broke his arm when he ______
and fell on the ice.
4. I ______ what I said.armedresultsslippedmeanComplete the sentences 5. What would be the best ______ of
advertising our product?
6. Would you like honey on your ____?
7. The house _____ down the mountain
side in the flood last year.
8. The match ________ in a draw. They
had 2 points each.rollresultedslidComplete the sentences meansTell about a natural disaster, Using the
collocations in the text1: The 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake
2: An imaginary disaster in 20 X XSpeaking Assignment1. Go over the new words
2. P56 – 1, 2, 3
