(共20张PPT)
Module 3
The Violence of Nature
Reading
Disasters Revision
Guess what the natural disaster is according to its definition.
1. a column of air that turns very quickly
2. a lot of water in an area which is usually dry
3. an earthquake happening under the sea floor
4. ash sometimes rise into the air from inside the
earth
5. the flash of light which happens during a
thunderstorm
6. a storm caused by strong winds and blowing
sand or dust
tornado
flood
tsunami
volcano eruption
lightning
sandstorm
Disasters Revision
7. a violent storm with extremely strong winds and
heavy rain
8. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and
flashes of light
9.a tropical cyclone occurring in the western
Pacific or Indian oceans
10.a large amount of earth and rocks falling down
a cliff or the side of a mountain.
11.a sudden violent movement of the Earth’s
surface, sometimes causing great damage
hurricane
thunderstorm
typhoon
landslide
earthquake
Words Revision
Guess what the word is according to its definition
1. to happen
2. a terrible event
3. you can see these on a bird
4. you can see this on an animal
5. to place in the ground or tomb
6. describing the hottest parts of the earth,north
and south of the equator
fur
tropical
disaster
feathers
bury
occur
Look at the three titles and two pictures, can you predict what aspects the passages will talk about?
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Passage one
Passage two
Passage three
1st Reading
Read the passages quickly and then find out the main idea of each passage.
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the tornado and its harm
the hurricane and its harm
a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane
Read the passages quickly and answer the question
Q:What kind of the style is the Passage 1/2/3?
The first passage is
The second passage is
The third passage is
Exposition
Exposition
Narration
1. The most violent tornadoes have winds of more than 400
kilometres per minute.
2. All tornadoes occurr in the US.
3. Tornadoes can destroy houses because they are violent.
4. The worst tornado of all time killed more than 2700 people.
5. There are six Atlantic hurricanes every year.
6. The worst hurricane occurred on the 8th October 1900 in
Galveston,Texas.
7. The Galveston has a population of 36,000.
8. Coghlan travelled back to Canada after he had been buried in
Texas in the year 1908.
2nd Reading Read the passages carefully and decide if the statements are true(T)
or false(F). If false, correct them.
F
F
T
F
F
F
F
T
per hour
almost all
700
on average
September
37,000
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3rd Reading
Task 1:Read the passage 1 and 2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
They mainly4. in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north
They usually 5. in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico
It12. in 1925, affecting three US states ,killing over
700 people and injuring 2,700
It13. on the 8th September, 1900 in Galveston, Texas,killing 6,000 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.
On average,there9. 800
tornadoes in the US each year
Tornades1. rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground
Hurricanes2. strong tropical storms.
The most violent7. winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour , picking up cars, trains and destroying houses
There8. violent winds of 120
kilometers per hour or more,
which cause huge waves,heavy rain
and floods.
There10. on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.
are
occur
occur
have
are
are
are
occurred
occurred
are
What are they
where
How often
example
How violent
Tornado Hurricane
3. . ?
6. do they occur?
9. . can they be?
11. .
do they occur
The worst
14. .
Task 2:Look at the form and answer the questions:
Q1:What aspects did the author mention when he described a tornado/hurricane?
Q2: What tenses did the author use ?
They mainly in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north
They usually in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico
It in 1925, affecting three US states ,killing over
700 people and injuring 2,700
It on the 8th September, 1900 in Galveston, Texas,killing 6,000 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.
On average,there 800
tornadoes in the US each year
Tornades rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground
Hurricanes strong tropical storms.
The most violent winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour , picking up cars, trains and destroying houses
There violent winds of 120
kilometers per hour or more,
which cause huge waves,heavy rain
and floods.
There on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.
are
occur
occur
have
are
are
are
occurred
occurred
are
What are they
where
How often
example
Tornado Hurricane
?
do they occur?
How violent can they be?
. do they occur
The worst
.
Q1:What aspects did the author mention
when he described a tornado/hurricane?
They mainly occur in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north
They usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico
It occurred in 1925, affecting three US states ,killing over
700 people and injuring 2,700
It occurred on the 8th September, 1900 in Galveston, Texas,killing 6,000 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.
On average,there are 800
tornadoes in the US each year
Tornadoa are rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms.
The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour , picking up cars, trains and destroying houses
There are violent winds of 120
kilometers per hour or more,
which cause huge waves,heavy rain
and floods.
There are on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.
definition、
place、
violence、
frequency、
example
Tornado Hurricane
What are they?
Where do they occur?
How violent can they be?
How often do they occur
The worst
example
Q2: What tenses did the author use ?
They mainly occur in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north
They usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico
It occurred in 1925, affecting three US states ,killing over
700 people and injuring 2,700
It occurred on the 8th September, 1900 in Galveston, Texas,killing 6,000 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.
On average,there are 800
tornadoes in the US each year
Tornadoa are rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms.
The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour , picking up cars, trains and destroying houses
There are violent winds of 120
kilometers per hour or more,
which cause huge waves,heavy rain
and floods.
There are on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.
The author use to describe something.
the present tense
Tornado Hurricane
What are they?
Where do they occur?
How violent can they be?
How often do they occur
The worst
example
They mainly occur in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north
They usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico
It occurred in 1925, affecting three US states ,killing over
700 people and injuring 2,700
It occurred on the 8th September, 1900 in Galveston, Texas,killing 6,000 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.
On average,there are 800
tornadoes in the US each year
Tornadoa are rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms.
The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour , picking up cars, trains and destroying houses
There are violent winds of 120
kilometers per hour or more,
which cause huge waves,heavy rain
and floods.
There are on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.
The author use to give an example.
the past tense
Tornado Hurricane
What are they?
Where do they occur?
How violent can they be?
How often do they occur
The worst
example
Task 3:Read the passage 3 carefully and fill in the blanks.
This is a story about .
Charles Coghlan, an Irish actor_______ in New York. Later, he . His cemetery
by the hurricane and his coffin ______
. Several years later, the fishermen his coffin in the sea near his home. The Gulf Stream __________ (carry) it to Canada.
had carried
became famous
ended up
the 1900 Galveston hurricane
died in Galveston
in the sea
found
was destroyed
Task 4:Look at the passage and answer the question:
Q:What tense did the author use to tell a story?
This is a story about .
Charles Coghlan, an Irish actor_______ in New York. Later, he . His cemetery
by the hurricane and his coffin ______
. Several years later, the fishermen his coffin in the sea near his home. The Gulf Stream __________ (carry) it to Canada.
had carried
became famous
ended up
the 1900 Galveston hurricane
died in Galveston
in the sea
found
was destroyed
The author use to tell a story.
the past tense
What can we do to reduce the disasters
and protect our environment?
Discussion
Treasure our Environment
Treasure Evetything
Homework
Write a composition about a violent natural event according to what we have learnt this class.