(共19张PPT)
Module 3
The Violence of Nature
natural disasters
earthquake
tornado
tsunami
flood
volcano eruption
hurricane
typhoon
drought
INTRODUCTION
Have you ever experienced
a flood? 洪水
a hurricane? 飓风
a tornado? 龙卷风
a lightning? 闪电
a thunderstorm?... 雷暴
Word Study
experience vt.经历 n. 经验(un);经历(cn)
他有丰富的经验做这项工作。
He has much experience in [of] this kind of work.
他在非洲旅行时,有很多有趣的经历。
He had many interesting experiences while travelling in Africa.
by experience凭经验,根据经验
experienced adj.有经验的
即使有经验的教师也可能犯错误。
Even experienced teachers can make mistakes.
tornado
A rotating column of air from a
thunderstorm to the ground.
龙卷风:一种纵向的气旋,伴随有倒漏斗形的积雨云,涡流直径达几百码,以每小时八百公里)的速度移动,具有极大的毁坏性
What is a tornado?
typhoon
台风:A tropical cyclone occurring in the
western Pacific or Indian oceans.
发生在西太平洋或印度洋的热带暴风
2. occur vi.—occurred—occurring
occurrence发生
An idea occurs to me.
It occurs to sb that……某人突然想到……
我突然想到要到欧洲旅游.
It occurred to me that I would travel to Europe.
我突然有了个想法。
3. strike –struck– struck/ stricken
vt./vi. 击,打;钟敲响报时;打火,划火柴;打动,感动;突然想起
钟敲响了十点。
我被西湖的美丽所打动。
The clock has struck 10.
I was struck by the beauty of the West Lake.
A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain.
飓风:一种猛烈的热带风暴,形成于大西洋
或加勒比海赤道地区,从形成地向北、西北
或东北移动,常携有大量雨水
hurricane
4. violent adj.猛烈地,激烈的,强烈的
n. violence 暴力行为,极大地
tidal wave / tsunami
An earthquake originating under the sea floor,which can cause damage to us. 海震/海啸:发自海底的地震
5. cause
n. 起因/原因
cause of……
reason for……
vt.
导致,引起
你知道你失败的原因吗?/
发大水的原因是下大雨。
Do you know the cause of your failure?
The reason for the flood was the heavy rain.
6. damage n.&v.损失,损害
do/ cause damage to对..造成损害
洪水毁坏了大量农作物。
The flood did a lot of damage to the crops
7. ruin vt.毁坏 n. 废墟
The earthquake left the whole town in ruins.
When we got there, we saw a ruined town.
in ruins成为废墟
lightning
闪电:the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm.
天空中云层放电时所产生的闪光。
thunderstorm
雷暴: a violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail. 短暂且有时很猛烈的雷和闪电的风暴,通常伴有雨且有时下冰雹
flood :a large amount of water that covers an area which was dry before.正常情况下干燥为陆地地区的水泛滥
Match the words with their definition
flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado
1. a lot of water in an area which is usually dry _______
2. a very strong wind or storm __________
3. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noise and flashes of light _____________
4. the flashes of light which happens during a thunderstorm _______
5. a column of air that turns very quickly ___________
flood
hurricane
thunderstorm
lightning
tornado
flood
hurricane
lightning
thunderstorm
sandstorm
tornado
earthquake
typhoon
tidal wave
volcanic 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