课件28张PPT。The violence of NatureMODULEModule3Can you name some disasters?
Lead-intornadohurricanethunderstormfloodlightningvolcanic eruption earthquaketsunamisandstormdroughtfireflood
hurricane
lightning
thunderstorm
sandstorm
tornado
earthquake
volcanic eruption
tsunami
drought洪水
飓风
闪电
雷暴
沙尘暴
龙卷风
地震
火山喷发
海啸
干旱Disasters of NatureReading and vocabularysome important words and phrases collected by studentscthe main words violent 猛烈的
tropical 热带的
huge 巨大的
occur 发生
affect 影响
injure 伤害disaster 灾难
feather 羽毛
exactly 精确地
furniture 家具
wave 波浪
extraordinary
非凡的,离奇的
on average
平均
pick up 捡起
take off
起飞,脱下
end up 结束
by the time
到......的时候
of all time
有史以来
回顾预习问题
1. There are three parts in the passage, what's the main idea of each part?
Read part 1 and part 2,
2.What is a Tornado/ Hurricane?
3. Where do they occur?
4. How violent can they be?
5. How often do they occur?
6. What damage can they cause?
Read part 3
7. How the auther develop the passage?Tip: Look through the whole passage.When you read, read the subtitles(小标题) first.a rotating column of airstrong tropical storms1900 Galveston hurricaneRead the first two parts of the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Tornadoes are rotating columns of air from thunderstorms to the ground.Hurricanes are strong tropical storms. ??? They mainly occur in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north in the US.They usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Guf of Mexico??
.????The most violent have winds of more than 400kilometres per hourThere are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more, which cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods.On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year.There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year.pick uptakeleaveoffdistroycause waves, rain and floodsRead the third part of the text carefully and match the time with what happened. An Extraordinary Event1. Before the
late 1890s ?
2. By the late
1890s ? ?
3. In 1899
4. In 1900 ?
5. In 1908 ?A. Coghlan died.
B. Coghlan had moved to Galveston.
C. A hurricane struck and the cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed, and his coffin ended up in the sea.
D. Coghlan went to live in Canada. He then moved to New York and became famous.
E. Coghlan’s coffin was found by fishermen in the sea near his home in the east of Canada.Coghlan went to live in Canada. →He
then moved to ____________ →Galveston→(his coffin) → ___________________ in Canada.New York Prince Edward IslandHow did Coghlan's coffin travel back?
(the puzzle of most students such as廖谦,龙桓岑,etc.)Pair DiscussionGroup DiscussionWhat should we do if there is a strong wind? 5. Stay far away from the buildings
and electrical lines(电线).2. Find a safe place to stay.3. Stop riding a bike or motorbike.4. Wear a mask to protect yourself.1.Don't be afraid/nervous.6. Protect the environment. Some of your puzzles about the sentences from the articleThey can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.(聂雪,唐佳怡......)
分析:(1) 本句是一个主从复合句。
(2) where 引导______ 从句,inside 作后置定语修饰 furniture, leave 在此意为“使……处于某地”
句意:它们能毁掉房子,却把房内的家具留在原处。地点状语Thinking2. By the late 1890s, he had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane struck.( 张磊,陈晓敏......)分析: (1)本句是一个主从复合句。
(2) he had moved to Galveston 是_____, By the late 1890s作时间状语。
(3)where 引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明先行词__________; a year…struck 作1899的同位语。
句意: 19世纪90年代后期,他已迁居加尔维斯顿,直到1899年在那里去世,也就是飓风袭击的前一年。主句 GalvestonHomework: writing根据下面的提示写一篇100-120词的短文,可适当增添细节。
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