课件28张PPT。Unit22 Lesson 3
Natural DisastersNature is turning on us北师大版 选修8Objectives
1. To learn about the new words of some natural disasters, such as typhoon, hurricane, thunderstorm and volcanic eruption.
2. To use the reading strategies to complete texts with sentence gaps.
3. To draw a mind-map and give a report on natural disastersTask One Brainstorm
1.What natural disasters are shown in the video?
2.What other natural disasters can you think of?
Natural
Disastersearthquaketsunami海啸 flood洪灾typhoon台风volcanic eruption
火山爆发
earthquake地震Natural
Disasterslandslide山体滑坡drought干旱forest fire森林火灾Unit22 Lesson 3
Natural DisastersNature is turning on usturning on to attack suddenly or unexpectedly;
to revenge(报复,复仇) Natural disasters are getting worse because of human activities. Task Two Match the topics with each paragraphTask Three Complete the gaps in the text(1-5) with the sentences (a-g). There are two extra sentences .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?Decide which sentence goes in the gap. Check that it fits the sentences before and after it.Certain words may help you: time references(then),pronoun
references(it, that),linking words (however, therefore).Reading strategy 3For example:Task Three Complete the gaps in the text(1-5) with the sentences (a-g). There are two extra sentences .Reduced rainfall has affected large areas of Africa for years leaving irrigation canals dry and many other zones are becoming drier.(2)__
A number of nations have already been in armed conflict over water ,
and reduced rainfall in the west of the US has resulted in huge forest
fire.
f) For example , the Yellow River, once famous for flooding, failed to reach the sea at all for 226 days in 1997. So why is nature beginning to turn on us?(3)___ The population
of the world is growing at the disturbing rate of 10,000 people an hour…g) One answer is overpopulation
…(4) ___This has mainly been caused by the huge amount of carbon dioxide produced by factories and vehicles, and the destruction of the world’s forests.
e) On top of that,add global warming. The worst eruption in human history was probably Mt Tambora in 1815. Dust from the volcano rolled across the Earth’s skies and pretty much cancelled the following summer in Europe and America. (5)___. “It reduced temperatures by maybe 6 ℃… the whole planet was sent into winter for years. But evidence shows that 73,000 years ago there was a much greater
eruption. 132,000Task Five Explore the language and answer the questions.mmuch worse disasters are expected to comemany serious disasters negative or pessimistic
② The blame for this global warming can mostly be pinned on _______________.human activitiesglobal warming① The underlined word “this” refers to _____________ poor peoplem of poor qualityvolunteer to spread awareness of reaching outvolunteer to help
collect donationsways to help victimsdonate blooddonate money,
clothes and foodstart our own drive
to raise money,
collect used itemsdonate used booksExample
Good morning , everyone. Today’s report will focus on natural disasters…typescauseseffectspredictionactionNatural
Disasters2.4 竞争优势It is time to raise
awareness. To reduce risk
To relieve suffering
Most importantly,
to reach out to victimsIt is time to join efforts.It is time to improve the environmentNatural
Disasters
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