课件34张PPT。The Violence
of Nature
floodearthquakehurricanetornadoHave you ever experienced
a tornado or a hurricane?Let’s come to the reading part to
learn about tornado and hurricane.1. you can see this on an animal.
2. describe the hottest parts of the earth,
north and south of the equator.
3. a terrible event
4. you can see these on a bird
5. to place in the ground or tomb
6. to happenfurtropicaldisaster feathersburyoccurbury disaster feathers fur occur tropicalListen to the whole passage and match the words with the definitions. Fast ReadingMatch the passages with the main ideas.Passage one
Passage two
Passage threea story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane
the tornado and its power
the hurricane , its power and the worst hurricane disaster Careful Reading Read the whole passage carefully and answer the following questions.What Is a Tornado? How strong are tornado winds?
2. What can happen to the furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?
3. How many tornadoes are there in the US every
year?
4. How many people died in the worst tornado of
all time?
More than 400 km/h.
The furniture can be inside exactly where it was.About 800.
More than 700.
What Is a Hurricane?What happens at sea during a hurricane?
2. When was the worst hurricane of all time?
It has huge waves.
8th September 1900An Extraordinary Event1. Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it?
2. What happened to him after the hurricane?
No, he wasn't.
His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.
Choose the correct answers according to
the whole passage.1. When was the worst hurricane of all time?
A. On the 8th September 1900 B. In 1925
C. In the late 1890’s D. In 1899
2. How much damage did the worst tornado cause to the US?
A. The tornado had winds of more than 400
kilometers per hour
B. The fur of the back of many cats and the
feathers of many chickens had been taken off.
C. It caused about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
D. More than 700 people had lost their lives and
2,700 had been injured.3. What are the similarities between the tornado and the
hurricane?
A. They both occur together with strong winds.
B. America is the country affected often by both of them.
C. They both can cause a lot of damage to people and
the buildings.
D. All the above.
4. Where was Charles Coghlan born indeed?
A. In Ireland B. In Canada
C. In New York. D. In Galveston.
5. What are the causes of these natural disasters?
A. The different atmospheric pressure between two
areas.
B. The changeable weather in these areas.
C. The destruction of the nature by human beings.
D. Not mentioned in the passage.
Language points1. Almost all of them occur in the US,…
几乎所有的龙卷风都发生在美国。 occur vi. 发生,出现;
(某想法)出现在脑中,
……突然被想到。
某人突然想起某事:
1) Sth. occurs/occurred to sb.
2) It occurs/occurred to sb. that ... examples:
1) That’s the place where the accident
occurred.
2) A good idea occurred to me when I
came into the classroom.
3) It occurred to me that today is my
mother’s birthday.
那就是肇事地点。当我进到教室里的时候,我突然想起了
一个好主意。
我忽然想起今天是母亲的生日。辨析: occur, happen, take place, break out“发生”都是不及物动词:
occur 1) 偶然发生=happen
2) 某人突然想起某事:
Sth. occurs/occurred to sb.
It occurs/occurred to sb. that…
happen 1) 偶然发生=occur
2) Sb. happen to do sth. 某人碰巧做某事
3) Sth. happen to sb. 某人出了什么事
take place 1) 按计划发生
2) 进行,举行,开展
break out 指(战争、火灾、疾病等)爆发
exercises:1. A big earthquake _________________ in that
area last month.
2. I _______ to know the answer to your question.
3. Great changes have ___________ in our
hometown during the past ten years.
4. The meeting will __________ next Friday.
5. It ________ to me that she didn’t know I had moved into the new house.
6. Two world wars _________ last century.occurred/happenedhappentaken placetake placeoccurredbroke out2. 观察下列句子, 体会strike的用法。1) A big earthquake struck that area in
August this year.
今年八月一次大地震袭击了那个地方。
2) He struck a match and lit the candle.
他划了一根火柴点燃了蜡烛。
3) Strike when the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。4) The clock has just struck five.
钟刚敲过五点。
5) We are all struck by the beautiful
scenery here.
我们都被这儿的美景打动。
6) They are striking for better working
conditions.
他们为获得更好的工作条件而罢工。 7) An idea struck me just now.
刚才我忽然想到一个主意。
8) The workers are still on strike.
工人们还在罢工。
9) They made an air strike on the
enemy’s base.
他们对敌人基地进行了空袭。【总结归纳】
strike vt. (疾病、灾难)侵袭,爆发
擦/划(火柴)
打,击
打动/触动
突然想起
vi. (时钟)敲响
罢工
n. 罢工
打击,攻击
过去式:struck
过去分词:struck/stricken【拓展】 be struck with 被……留下深刻印象
2) be struck by 被……打动/触动
3) Sth. strikes sb. 某人突然想起某事
4) be on strike 在罢工(表示状态)
5) go on strike 开始罢工(表示动作)
6) strike at… 向……打去;袭击……请比较:1. Sth. occurs/occurred to sb.
It occurs/occurred to sb. that…
2. Sth. strikes/struck sb.
It strikes/struck sb. that…3. Coghlan’s coffin ended up in the sea.
科格伦的棺材最终到了海里。end up 以……结束
最后(有某种结局)
最后(到达某处)
At first he refused to accept any
responsibility, but he ended up apologizing.
2) If he continues to eat so much, he will end
up fat.
一开始他拒绝承担任何责任,但他最终道歉了。如果他继续吃的这么多,他最后会发胖的。 【拓展】
1. end up in 以……而告终
最终到达某处
1) His efforts ended up in failure.
2) Surprisingly, they ended up in the
swimming pool.
他的努力以失败而告终。令人吃惊的是,他们最终在游泳池里出现了。 2. end (up) as 最后成为
eg. He had had many jobs and ended up as
a teacher.
3. end (up) with 以……结束
eg. The leader ended up his speech with a
humorous story.他做过很多种工作,最后当了老师。那位领袖以一个幽默的故事结束了他的演讲。高考聚焦 She _____ Japanese when she was
in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.
A. picked out B. made out
C. made up D. picked up
2. He stopped the car, ______ the
injured old man and sent him to the
hospital.
A. took up B. got up
C. picked up D. put up
3. Four hundred people a year die of this
disease ____ average.
A. above B. on
C. about D. below
4. It never occurred to me ____ you could
succeed in persuading him to change his
mind.
A. which B. what
C. that D. if
5. It is possible that one day we will _____
disability, so we shouldn’t look down upon
the disabled.
A end up with B put up with
C come up with D catch up with
6. When I got home, I found the door open.
A terrible thought ____ me--- had anyone
broken in?
A beat B knocked
C struck D appeared
7. The clock has just _____ five. All the
students should get up and do morning
exercises.
A. hit B. beaten
C. struck D. knocked
DiscussionWhat’s the worst natural disaster which happened in China in recent years?
Please give some examples.The Tangshan Earthquake causing about 250,000 deaths
The Wenchuan Earthquake causing about 70,000 deaths
The Yushu Earthquake causing about 2,200 deathsWhat should we do if an earthquake happens?Revise the vocabulary we have learnt
and write a passage about a disaster.Homework