课件29张PPT。Unit 22
Environmental Protection北师大高中英语第八模块Natural DisastersLesson 3Lesson 3Natural Disasters
Revise the new words
objectivesLearn to use Reading Strategies:
Completing texts with sentence gapsFree talk about some areas where is short of waterStep 1 Lead to
Look at the following pictures and point out what kind of disasters they are?
Are they caused by people?
Are they made worse by people?
Are they natural?图为因干旱而龟裂的河道 droughtfloodearthquakeVolcanic eruptionForest fireshurricane飓风卡特里娜袭击美国 Typhoon 台风Tsunami 海啸Landslide: 山崩, 泥石流Before you start
Exercise 1 Which of the disasters in the Key Words do you think are:
Key Words : Disasters
droughts, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, typhoon, volcanic eruptions,
Caused by people ?
Made worse by people ?
Natural?forest fires , hurricanes,droughts,floods,
landslidesearthquakes, tsunamis,
volcanic eruptions,
forest fires, Step 2: Task :
Learn to use Reading Strategies:
Completing texts with sentence gaps (In lesson 3, P38, Unit 21, Module 7, we have learnt the reading strategies:
Sequencing of information, which are quite similar to strategies learnt in this lesson.)
1st ReadingReading strategy 1 → skimming
Read the text to get general idea. (2m’)
(When you encounter new vocabulary, skip it.) Natural disasters are getting worse because of human activities. Reading strategy 2 →skimming
Read a paragraph with a sentence gap and
identify the topic, e.g disasters .Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Para 5:A An example of volcanic eruption &
earthquake show their threat to our world.E. Causes of natural disasters—
Urbanization & industrialization C. Overpopulation in cities makes more
people in the danger of natural disasters D. Experts predict that natural disasters wil
get worse B. Examples show natural disasters
become common 2nd readingReading strategy 3 → Read the sentences before and after the gap and look for clues about the missing sentence , e.g. is it an example of what is mentioned before?
Reading strategy 4 → Certain words may help you: time references (then), pronoun references (it , that ), linking words (however).
+ ReferencesReading strategy 5 → Decide which sentence goes in the gap. Check that it fits the sentences before and after it.
(Are all paragraphs coherent?)Step3 :Read the text again and answer these questions.1 What is the attitude of the journalist towards the future?
2 Who are most likely to be the victims of natural
disaster?
3 Why are there now more hurricanes ,floods and droughts ?Pessimistic/negativePoor people Overpopulation and mismanagement
of the world’s resources
Because half the world’s population lives in cities, more than 500 million people now live within the range of volcanic eruption and an even greater number of people live at risk from earthquakes.5 What could be the biggest threat to the planet
in the future ?a volcanic eruption6 What effects might this threat have?
It might send the planet into winter for years.4 Why are volcanoes and earthquakes more dangerous now ?
Step4: look at Some pictures about droughts in the southwest of China 土地的裂缝触目惊心节水进行时---山村学生的节水生活 大旱面孔---无泪诉说温家宝到云南指导抗旱救灾工作letˊtake actionFree talk:What is your opinion about the droughts?
What will you do?Step5:Homework1.Read the text again and again, find some important language points.
2. Do Ex 5, 6 on page11
3. Write a short passage about a natural disaster. 5-8 sentences will be enough.That's all. Thank youGoodbye