课件32张PPT。Unit 11 HurricaneLesson 42Designed by Yang YangNatural disastersactive volcanodormant
volcanoearthquakeWhat is a hurricane?Hurricane: West Indian force 12 cyclone
cyclone: violent destructive wind-strom
tornado: whirlwind
typhoon: hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific.General knowledge of hurricane1.What happens in a hurricane?The wind blows hard,it rains heavily, floods the streets.2.What damage is caused?Deaths, trees down, no water, roads blocked3.Who can tell when and where it happens?Scientists study the satellite pictures to watch the developing storms and give warnings4.Can we escape from the dangerous hurricane?The HurricanePlease find the sentences from the text which include each of the following.strike
block
cottage
bring down
return to normalstrikebring down
blockcottagereturn to normalStep 1 The Hurricane(scanning)On Friday 16th October, 1987,a hurricane the southeast of England.struckstrikeblockFifteen million
trees had been blown down by the high wind, roads,paths and railway lines.blockingcottageA tree fell onto her
and onto the other half of her bed.cottagebring downElectricity lines as well as
telephone poles
by falling trees.were brought
downreturn to normalThey worked long hours
for several weeks before
everythingreturned to normalStep 2 The HurricaneThe reason why the hurricane
caused so much damageBack to normalBasic facts about one hurricane
in EnglandLucky escapesThe damage caused by the hurricane(Para.2)(Para.5)(Para.1)(Para.4)(Para.3)True or False?The passage seems to
suggest that the damage
caused by hurricane in the
night is much greater than
the one during the day.FThe strong winds not only
brought down electricity
lines but telephone poles
as well.
FWhen the hurricane came,
it was autumn and the trees
still had their leaves on.
That was the only reason
why a lot of trees were
pushed down. FIn the morning people
woke up and found the
world outside their houses
completely changed. This
sentence means that the
world is changing quickly. FMany towns and villages
had their water supply
cut off because a lot of
water pipes were broken. FThe passage seems to
suggest, by giving an
example, that it is safer to
remain in the house when
hurricane comes.FStep 3 Homework
Recite the first paragraph of the
passage
2. Finish off the exerciseThank you !