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高中英语外研版必修三
Module 3 The Violence of Nature
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flood
hurricane
lightning
thunderstorm
sandstorm
tornado
earthquake
typhoon
tsunami
volcano eruption
洪水
飓风
闪电
雷暴
沙尘暴
龙卷风
地震
台风
海啸
火山喷发
Disasters of Nature
Match the article with its main idea.
FAST-READING
Article one
Article two
Article three
Charles Coghlan’s story in the worst hurricane disaster.
Tonado is a rotating column of air and it’s very powerful.
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and introduce its power and the worst disaster by it.
Read the first part carefully and answer questions.
CAREFUL-READING
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….
4. When did the worst tornado happen?
In 1925
5. How did it affect America?
It killed more than 700 people and
Injured more than 2700 people.
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.
Southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
3,600
Differences between a tornado and a hurricane?
a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground
strong tropical storms
over 400km/h
violent winds of 120 km/h
the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north
the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
pick up cars, trains and houses, take the fur off a cat’s back and the feather off a chicken, destroy houses
huge waves , heavy rain and flood
in 1925, effecting Missouri, Illinois and Indiana
on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas
Tornado Hurricane
Definition
Speed
Place
Bad
results
The worst example
Fill in the blanks
An extraordinary event
Something about Charles Coghlan
Canada
1890s
New York
1899
sea
8 years
Canada
Coghlan went to live in ________. →He then moved to ____________. → By the late _________,he had moved to Galveston→He died in _______ →A year later, his coffin was put in the _____ by the hurricane.→_________ later, his coffin was carried back to_______ by the Gulf Stream.
Discuss with your partners: What should we do to fight with natural disasters and benefit the human beings?
The following pictures may help you.
Please look at these pictures.
How beautiful they are !
天气雷达站
Discuss with your partners: What should we do to fight with natural disasters and benefit the human beings?
The following pictures may help you.
Preview the language points.
2. Write a passage about your discussion results. The main idea is “what should we do to fight with natural disasters and benefit the human beings”.
关爱地球,保护环境