课件43张PPT。Reading ComprehensionThe Violence of NatureModule 3How many natural disasters do you know? Can you speak them out?
Guess what the natural disaster is according to its definition.lightning: the flash of light which happens during a thunderstormtsunami: an earthquake happening under the sea floorearthquake: a sudden violent movement of the Earth’s surface, sometimes causing great damagethunderstorm: a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes
of lightsandstorm: a storm caused by strong
winds and blowing sand or dust volcanic eruption: ash sometimes rise into
the air from inside the earthflood: a lot of water in an area which is usually dryhaze: air pollution , mixed up with dust, smoke and other dry particles(颗粒)
typhoon: a tropical cyclone (热带气旋) occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceanslandslide: a large amount of earth and rocks falling down a cliff or the side of a mountain. droughtdrought: a long period when there is little or no rain. firefire: destructive burning , causing light and smoke. tornado: a column of air that turns very quicklyhurricane: a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain in the Atlantic
Oceanflood
hurricane
thunderstorm
lightning
sandstorm
tornado
earthquake
volcanic eruption
tsunami
landslide
haze洪水
飓风
雷暴
闪电
沙尘暴
龙卷风
地震
火山喷发
海啸
滑坡
雾霾Disasters of Nature洪水
飓风
雷暴
闪电
沙尘暴
龙卷风
地震
火山喷发
海啸
滑坡
雾霾flood
hurricane
thunderstorm
lightning
sandstorm
tornado
earthquake
volcanic eruption
tsunami
landslide
haze
Disasters of Nature1. What is a current?
A. A kind of electricity
B. A movement of water
C. A kind of wind
2. What kind of things flow?
A. Water B. Time C. Money
3. If two places are at the same latitude, they are on the same line ______.
A. east/west B. north/south BAAThe Gulf StreamGulf of MexicoCaribbean
SeaPacific
Ocean Atlantic OceanCanadaAmericaPacific OceanThe Atlantic Gulf of MexicoMatch the words with the definitions.CCbury disaster feather fur occur tropical1.You can see this on an animal _____
2.describe the hottest parts of the earth
_____ furtropical3 a terrible event ______
4 you can see these on a bird ______
5 to place in the ground or tomb
______
6 to happen ______disasterfeatherburyoccurCCCCbury disaster feather fur occur tropicaltornado Read the first part 1. What is a tornado?A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.2. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?Furniture can be inside exactly where it was.3. What can tornadoes do? They can pick up…, put down…, take off..., destroy…, leave….hurricaneRead the second part Hurricanes usually occur in the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
There’re on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.
Hurricanes can cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods.
The worst hurricane of all time in the US destroyed 3,000 buildings.TTFSouthern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.F3,600Read the third part An extraordinary event
He was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada and died in Galveston. His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and it was carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. Charles Coghlan1.Who was? “Coghlan traveled back to
Canada---
2.What is the meaning ofafter he had been buried in Texas”?Coghlan went to live in Canada. →He
then moved to ____________ →Galveston→(his coffin) → ___________________ in Canada.New York Prince Edward IslandAmericaCanadaGulf of MexicolisteningListen to the tape and complete the passage
in the learning plan with proper words. A tornado is a ______ column of air from a ______ to the ground. Tornadoes mostly _____ in the US, in the ____ from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north. On (the) average, there are _____ tornadoes each year, _______ about 80 ______ and 1500 _______.A hurricane is a strong _______ storm. Hurricanes usually _____ in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. There are ______ winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more, which _____ huge waves, heavy rain and floods. There are on average ____ Atlantic hurricanes each year. The _____ disaster _________occurred on the __________ 1900 in Galveston ,Texas. The disaster ______ 6,000 people and ________ 3600buildings. Charles Coghlan, a nineteenth-century Irish _____, died in 1899. Eight years later, his _____ was found by fishermen in the sea near his home. The Gulf Stream had _______ it 3,000 kilometers ___ the eastern US coast to Prince Edward Island. A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes mostly occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north. On average, there are 800 tornadoes each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries.A hurricane is a strong tropical storm. Hurricanes usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. There are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more, which cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods. There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year. The worst disaster of all time occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston ,Texas. The disaster killed 6,000 people and destroyed 3600buildings. Charles Coghlan, a nineteenth-century Irish actor, died in 1899. Eight years later, his coffin was found by fishermen in the sea near his home. The Gulf Stream had carried it 3,000 kilometers up the eastern US coast to Prince Edward Island. 1.They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.经典句型背诵它们能毁掉房子,却把房内的家具留在原处。2. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US
each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries. 平均说来,美国每年发生800次龙卷风,造成大约
80人死亡,1500人受伤。3.By the time it ended, more than 700 people
had been killed and 2700 had been injured.等到风停时,已有700多人死亡,2700多人受伤。
Make a word map and find some words /expressions related to disaster. hit strikebreak outoccurtake placeWhen/where/whatlasthappendisasterdamageinjure/hurt/kill cause /affect buryblock/cut off be trapped in/be caught in/ get into trouble lose one’s life burndestroy
/ ruin Have you ever experienced any kind of the disasters of nature and what was your feeling ?Speakinghttp://hlj.hljnews.cn/system/2016/07/10/010346425.shtml
Questions like these:
When did it happen?
How long did it last?
What were you doing then?
What did you see?
How serious was it?
What was the damage/the bad result?
… …
Suppose you are a television reporter and working on
a report about the heavy rainstorm, you need to
interview some people.More useful descriptive words and vivid expressions related to disaster and damageterrible ; terrifying ; serious ; awful violent ; strong ; worse worst
huge ; dangerous ; heavy ;
severe(剧烈的,严重的)
power failure/ cut(停电);
line repair(线路抢修)
cut off the water supply
lack of clean water ; suffer a great loss……Can we do something to reduce the disasters?
In order to reduce the occurrence of natural disasters and the further deterioration(恶化) of the environment, we should try our best to protect our environment!Write a Composition 我国环境保护问题日益突出,受到更多关注。假设你是学生会李华,请就如何保护环境,保护地球有限的资源,向同学们发出一个倡议。
内容应包括:
1.目前环境状况;
2.分析原因
3. 提出措施和建议。
要求:
1)内容可适当发挥,注意行文连贯; 2)词数100左右。Thank you!