Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia
Learning Goals
1. To learn about sandstorms in Asia
2. To improve reading ability
3.To increase the awareness of protecting environment
Step 1 Task of Preview
(1)Find words to match the definitions.
1. to ride a bicycle______
2. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject ________
3. things that happen one after another, and have a result________
4. someone who lives in a particular town or country _______
5. very small bits of dirt or earth, on the ground or in the air______
6. to continue to live after a difficult or dangerous situation or event_____
7. to say what will probably happen______
8. everything that is happening at a particular time _______
9. sand hills__________
10. to cause a change________
11. something that is worn over one’s face_______
12. the noun form of strong_______
(2).Translate these phrases
1.cut down____________2.dig up ____________
3.a mass campaign______________4.be caught in____________
5.as a result of___________6.醒来看到_____________
7.使做…很难_______________8.阻止…做某事__________________
9.让人感觉不舒服____________
Step 2 While-reading:
Ⅰ.Scanning
Read the passage fast and match the paragraphs with their main ideas
Para. 1 The causes of sandstorms
Para. 2 The measures taken by the government
Para. 3 Major disaster in Asian countries
Para. 4 The influence of sandstorms
Para. 5 The description of sandstorms.
Para. 6 The forecast and suggestions of sandstorms.
Ⅱ Intensive-reading
Read the passage carefully and finish Task One-Three
Task One
Read the articles carefully and answer these questions
1.What happened to Ren Jianbo when he was a child in the desert
2.Can you explain why the desertification happen
3.What happens to traffic when sandstorms take place Why
4.What shall people do if a sandstorm arrives
Task Two
Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1.A government campaign has been started to help solve the sandstorm problem.
2.The winds in a sandstorm can sometimes prevent you from seeing the sun.
3.Northwest China is the sandstorm centre in Central Asia.
4.The Chinese Central Weather Station can only forecast a sandstorm some months before it arrives.
5.It is frightening to be cycling in a sandstorm.
6.The government is planting trees to the east of Beijing to prevent the desert coming nearer.
Task Three
Work in pairs and find sentences in the passage to replace the following ones.
1.Ren Jianbo is from Inner Mongolia. He described a terrible sandstorm that he experienced in the desert when he was a child.
__________________________________________________________
2. When citizens wake up, they find that the sky has an orange color and there are strong winds with thick, brown-yellow dust.
___________________________________________________________Step3 Post-reading
1. Fill in the form according to the text.
sandstorm
Definition(定义)
Features(特点)
Places
Reason for increase
Measures(措施)
2. Fill in the blanks according to the text
Sandstorms have been a _______ disaster ___________ in Asia. Now a mass__________ has been started to help ________ it. Sandstorms are strong ,dry winds that carry _______.They have increased when land becomes _________ with the climate_________ and people____________ trees. To be________ in a sandstorm is a terrible_________ .It__________ Beijing now and is ________strong for people to ________ and breathe without a __________.The government has________ more trees to _________it coming nearer.
Homework Discussion:
What measures should we take to prevent sandstorms coming Module 4 Revision
经典幽默：Please knock at the door!
As some students came into his office without knocking at the door first , Mr. Smith was angry and put up a note which said,: “Please knock at the door!” However he was getting himself into greater trouble__ everybody who passed by his office saw the note and knocked at the door.
Vocabulary:
blow, frightening, sandstorm, protect, dig, sign, prevent, inland, disaster, solve, mass, campaign, dune, situation, mask, desertification, process, citizen, forecast, surprise, cycle, garbage, recycle, dust, environment, chemical, strength, major, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, evidence, coastal, urgent, concerned, pollute, complain
Phrases:
dig up, prevent … from, protect … from, solve the problem, be caught in, in … situation, as a result of, cut down, wake up to, sweep… away, have an effect on, if possible, think about, get sb to do, look through, give out, take in, one after another, complain (to sb) about/of/for sth/that
Function:
I couldn’t agree with you more.
I think you’re absolutely right.
It’s extremely serious.
I have no idea.
It couldn’t be worse.
It’s absolutely hopeless.
Everyday English:
In a nutshell,
It’s scary.
I’ll do my best.
From what I understand,
You’re absolutely right.
Grammar:
不定式的用法
can’t … but do
Ⅰ. Phrases:
1. 一个接一个地 _____________________________
2. 突然遭遇（风暴等） _____________________________
3．鼓励某人干某事 _____________________________
4. 照料，照看 _____________________________
5．建议某人干某事 _____________________________
6. 几个世纪以来 _____________________________
7．……的结果 _____________________________
8. 苏醒过来 _____________________________
9．阻止某人干某事 _____________________________
10. 在这种形势下 _____________________________
11．把……擦掉 _____________________________
12. 骑自行车去上班 _____________________________
13．一周后 _____________________________
14. 砍伐，砍倒 _____________________________
15．把……放入 _____________________________
16.把……拿走 _____________________________
17. 在20世纪70年代 _____________________________
18. 让某人去干某事 _____________________________
19. 对……关心，挂念 _____________________________
19. 浏览 _____________________________
2. Word spelling:
1. I was f_________ to look down from the top of such a tall building.
2. At biology class, our teacher showed a cartoon to help us understand the _______(过程) of breathing.
3. The weather f______ managed to help people to avoid the sandstorm.
4. Every day the factories gave out masses of carbon dioxide into the a__________.
5. It is hard to recycle this kind of g_______, so we are expected to use less plastic bags.
6. He c_________ that the room was too hot and insist on turning on the air-conditioner.
7. The murderer was sure that he had destroyed the e______ before the police arrived.
8. On hearing the ______ (紧急的)alarm, all the firemen jumped to their feet and rushed out.
9. The river has been p_______ by the waste products from the paper-making factory.
10 .Her wonderful speech m_____ the hearts of the audience and tears came to everybody’s eyes.
3. Complete the following sentences:
1.They are often _____________________________ (密集得遮天蔽日), and the wind is sometimes ______________________________(强烈得足以移走沙丘).
2. _______________________________(被困 在沙尘暴里) was a terrible experience.
3. It was the most _____________________________________(最可怕，最危险的处境) I have ever been in.
4.This is a process _____________________________________(土地沙漠化时产生) because of climate changes and because people__________________________ (砍伐森林及破坏草地).
5. Citizens __________(醒来发现的是) an orange sky.
6.Traffic moves very slowly because ________________________________(密集的沙尘使能见度很低).
7. The CCWS can ___________________(预报沙尘暴) some weeks before it arrives in Beijing.
8. The workers do nothing ____________________(除喝茶聊天外).
9.Before __________________(在采访之前), write down the questions ______ ______________ (你要问的).
10.Some countries are better than others____________________________(在爱护环境方面)
11.Then the garbage ____________(被运走) and, _________(如果可能的话), recycled.
12. There are laws ______________________________________(不允许人们燃烧太多的煤).
4 Choose the best answer:
1. He agreed ____ his car to me.
A. having lent B. lending C. to lend D. to have lent
2. Paul doesn’t have to be made ____. He always works hard.
A. learn B. to learn C. learned D. learning
3. With everything I needed ____, I went to have a suit ____ my measure.
A. to buy; made to B. bought; made to C. to be bought; making to D. to buy; done for
4. Smith looked ____ the students’ test paper before he went out to dinner.
A. out B. through C. at D. on
5. Is this the washing machine you want to ____
A. repair it B. have it repaired C. be repaired D. have repaired
6. None of us think it right ____.
A. for him to be laughed at B. for him to be laughed C. of him to be laughed
D. of him to be laughed at
7. He asked me ____.
A. that I had had any thoughts about next weekend
B. whether I had had any thoughts about the next weekend
C. if I had had some thoughts about next weekend
D. if I has some thoughts about the next weekend
8. Many places are flooded by heavy rainfalls, so they can’t walk ____ they like these days.
A. whatever B. whichever C. whenever D. wherever
9. When I got home, I found the door open. A terrible thought suddenly ____ me—had
anyone broken into the house
A. struck B. beat C. knocked D. attacked
10. All cars ____ nowadays are equipped with safety belts, ____ are helpful to drivers.
A. being produced; they B. to be produced; which
C. produced; which D. produced; they
11.—Have you forgotten ____ a rule from Betty
—Oh, yes. But I’ll remember ____ it to her tomorrow.
A. borrowing; to return B. borrowing; returning
C. to borrow; to return D. to borrow; returning
12. It’s important ____ people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately.
A. for B. of C. that D. to
13. I’m examining the article he has just finished ______ the possible mistakes in it.
A .correcting B. to correct C. corrected D. having corrected
14. The will to live helps a patient ______-.
A.to recover B.to die C.recovering D.dying
15.Life is ______ short to waste.
A.to B.too C.two D.twice
16.It’s not good ______ a man to be alone.
A.to B.of C.for D.with
17.It ______ the whole life to learn how to live.
A.take B.took C.taken D.takes必修3 Module4 Sandstorms in Asia
复习导学案
单项选择题
1．Winter wheat lying under snow is _________ against the cold.
A. guarded B. defended C. protected D. safeguarded
2．What prevented your plan ___________________
A. from being carried out B. form carrying out
C. to carry out D. to be carried out
3．I’m going to Beijing tomorrow. Do you have anything _________ to your sister
A. to be bringing B. to bring C. for bring D. to be brought
4．When I caught him ________ in the exam, I stood beside him for a minute without saying anything.
A. cheating B. cheat C. to cheat D. to be cheating
5. Pollution is ________ problem in the world that we need to do __________ work to prevent it.
A. a so big, so much B. such a big, such much
C. such a big, so much C. so big a, such much
6. He had his leg broken while he was playing football. __________, he asked a two-month leave.
A. In any case B. After all C. As a result D. In this way
7. ------I think if we want to learn English well, we must practice listening, speaking, reading and writing every day.
------__________.
A. I believe not B. No problem C. Good idea D. I can’t agree more
8. At night, plants _________carbon dioxide and at the same time _________oxygen. So, we may put some in our bedrooms to purify the air.
A. take in, give out B. take up, give off
C. take in, give in D. take off, give up
9. It’s too late. I can’t make _____ possible to get to the airport on time.
A. this B. that C. it D. what
10. ________ send the letter by air.
A. If it possible B. If is possible
C. If possible D. If this is possible
11. The little has difficult ________ understanding the teacher’s instructions.
A. on B. in C. to D. over
12. He stuck in the damaged car in the accident, so everyone is __________ about his safety.
A. concerned B. crazy C. thoughtful D. considerable
13. Jiu Zhaigou with a good ________ attracts a lot of tourists.
A. environment B. situation C. case D. circumstance
14. I don’t think ______ possible for us students to master a foreign language without much memory work.
A. this B. that C. it’s D. it
15. My father has made it a rule to listen to the weather _______ every day, even though he doesn’t go out.
A. broadcast B. prediction C. forecast D. announcement
16. It was a wonder that the old lady even _______ in the earthquake.
A. was survived B. survived C. was surviving D. will survive
17. Bungee is a kind of sport which is _______ and also very _________.
A. excited, frightening B. excited, frightened
C. exciting, frightening D. exciting, frightened
18. ----- I want to send my son abroad to get a further education after he graduates from college.
----- Your idea is _________ good.
A. absolutely B. hopefully C. absolute D. urgently
19. Environmental protection is a rather long ________ which takes the joint effort by all human beings.
A. step B. process C. procedure D. proceeds
20. The damage that human activities have caused to the environment _________ people greatly.
A. surprises B. surprised C. surprising D. surprise
二、语法小练兵
1．He hurried to the airport, only _________ that the plane had taken off.
A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told
2．That was so serious a matter that he dad no choice but ____________the police.
A. called in B. calling in C. call in D. to call in
3．Americans are believed ___________ the first satellite into space.
A. to launched B. to be launching
C. to have launched D. to have been launching
4．I prefer _________ the most difficult work whenever it is necessary.
A. to be offered B. to be offering
C. to have offered D. having offered
5．I’d rather read news in newspapers than on the internet; more and more news on the internet seems ___________ unbelievable all the time.
A. to get B. to be getting C. to have got D. getting
6．The man we followed in secret suddenly stopped and seemed ________ whether he was going in the right direction.
A. seeing B. having seen C. to see D. to have seen
7．He hasn’t finished his homework. He must have done nothing but ________ all the morning.
A. play B. to play C. to be playing D. playing
8．The health organization is reported _______ twenty years ago and Mr. Li was the first president.
A. to be set up B. being set up
C. to have been set up D. having been set up
9. Wang Hua is said ________ a new computer program recently, but I don’t know when she will finish it.
A. to design B. to be designing
C. to have been designing D. to have designed
10. She cannot but __________ to his teacher that he was wrong.
A. admit B. admitted C. admitting D. to admit
用所给动词的适当形式填空
1). pollute absolute frighten forecast environmental citizen major cycle garbage .
China has already built sent up its own satellites for communications（the act of communicating）and weather__________
I think that maybe your schools are better training for__________
She was a bit __________ at the sight of a snake.
She belongs to an organization which protects the __________.
The chemical factory is__________ the river nearby more and more seriously.
When __________ to school yesterday, he was knocked down by a car. Fortunately, he was all right, but his bike was damaged badly.
“You are __________ right” means “you are completely right”.
2.) protection concerned damage difficult evidence complaint scary atmosphere
There is an __________ of peace and calm in the country quiet different from the one of a big city.
She always makes some __________over shortages and high prices.
The government building was severely __________in the attack.
She showed great __________ for her son.
There was not enough __________to prove him guilty.
The sound of foot steps outside __________ her out of her wits.
The white blood cells__________ the body from attacked by disease germs.
There is some __________ with my understanding spoken English.
四、单词演练
根据下列句子的意思及所给单词的首字母或所给的汉语注释，在横线上写出各单词的正确形式。
Sandstorms can she be f__________ just a few hours before they arrive.
This box is too heavy and it’s too much for his s_________.
They discussed the problem in a friendly a___________.
As the development of science and technology, the world is face more and more serious environmental p_____________.
As children we should be much c__________ about our parents’ health.
Don’t always _________ (抱怨) your partners mistakes.
A ________(化学) change takes place in any substance when it burns.
As Chinese ________(公民), we should try our best to improve the environment.
Under the ________(保护) of the sun glasses, our eyes won’t hurt in the strong light of the sun.
His suggestions are _________ (完全地) reasonable.
五. Complete the sentences
Sandstorms have been ___________（一种主要的灾难）for many Asian countries for centuries.
___________________ (要是困于) a sandstorm was a terrible experience.
Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years ________________(由于沙漠化)
But the ___________________(力量)of the storm sometimes surprises people.
This is a process that happens when land becomes desert because of climate changes and because ______________________________________(砍伐树木和挖掘草地).Module 4 导学案
Ⅰ. Phrases:
1. 一个接一个地 _____________________________
2. 突然遭遇（风暴等） _____________________________
3．鼓励某人干某事 _____________________________
4. 照料，照看 _____________________________
5．建议某人干某事 _____________________________
6. 几个世纪以来 _____________________________
7．……的结果 _____________________________
8. 苏醒过来 _____________________________
9．阻止某人干某事 _____________________________
10. 在这种形势下 _____________________________
11．把……擦掉 _____________________________
12. 骑自行车去上班 _____________________________
13．一周后 _____________________________
14. 砍伐，砍倒 _____________________________
15．把……放入 _____________________________
16.把……拿走 _____________________________
17. 在20世纪70年代 _____________________________
18. 让某人去干某事 _____________________________
19. 对……关心，挂念 _____________________________
19. 浏览 _____________________________
Ⅱ. Word spelling:
Weather experts have ___________ (预报) another big sandstorm in a week’s time.
To be cycling in a sandstorm is f______________.
He fought in the North African c___________ during the last war.
Teaching him Greek was a painful _______________ (过程，进程).
For a small woman she has surprising_________________ (力量，力气).
People don’t care enough about the __________________ (环境).
I’m c____________ about your health.
He often _____________ (抱怨) of his low pay.
You are a_______________ right.
10. The small trees grow well under the ___________ (保护) of us.
Ⅲ. Complete the following sentences:
____________________________________ (通常情况下，它们如此密集以至于) you can’t see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes.
__________________________________________ (被围困在沙尘暴中) was a terrible experience.
There was ____________________________ (没任何办法) . It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation _______ ______________________ (我所经历的).
The storms sometimes continue all day and traffic moves very slowly _________________________________________________ ______________________(因为密集的沙尘使得能见度很低).
When a sandstorm arrives in the city, weather experts ___________ ___________________________________ (不要外出).
______________________________________________________ (为防止沙漠的逼近), the government is planting tree.
He introduced his new book to us _______________________ (概括地).
At that time _______________________________________(我除了躺下睡觉无事做).
Trees __________ (吸入) carbon dioxide and ____________ (释放) oxygen.
10. He searched the room only ______________________________ (结果什么都没找到).
Ⅳ. Choose the best answer:
I saw his name _____ in larger letters.
A. sign B. signing C. signed D. to sign
2. _____ their services, the workers of this hotel are active in learning English.
A. Improving B. Improve
C. To improve D. Having improved
3. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. robbed B. to have been robbed
C. being robbed D. having been robbed
4. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, ____ the sailing time was 226 days.
A. of which B. during which
C. from which D. for which
5. Paul doesn’t have to be made ____ . He always works hard.
A. learn B. to learn C. learned D. learning
6. Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first computer.
A. to invent B. inventing
C. to have invented D. having invented
7. I would love ____ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.
A. to go B. to have gone
C. going D. having gone
8. None of us think it right ____.
A. for him to be laughed at B. for him to be laughed
C. of him to be laughed D. of him to be laughed at
9. All cars ____ nowadays are equipped with safety belts,____ are helpful to drivers.
A. being produced; they B. to be produced; which
C. produced; which D. produced; they
10. Only ten workers _____ escape from the terrible fire ____ about 20 hours.
A. could; lasted B. are able to; last
C. were able to; lasting D. would; which lasted
11. Robert is said ____ abroad for two years, but I don’t know which country he is studying in.
A. to have studied B. to study
C. to be studying D. to have been studying
12. ____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree, ____ out of her life.
A. Seen; frightening B. Seeing; frightening
C. To see; frightened D. Seeing; frightened
13. He had no choice but ___ till his mother came back.
A. waited B. waiting C. to wait D. wait
14. It is said that the weather will ___ hot for another three or four days.
A. look B. last C. stay D. get
15. Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears ____ everything.
A. to tell B. to be told
C. to be telling D. to have been told
16. The purpose of the new technologies is to make life easier, ___ it more difficult.
A. not to make B. not make
C. not making D. do not make
