1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,MODULE,3,The Violence of Nature,1,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,2,Match the words with their definition,flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado,1.a lot of w
2、ater 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,3,torn
3、ado,4,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?,5,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,6,A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy r
4、ain.,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,7,tidal wave/tsunami,An earthquake originating under the sea floor.,海震,/,海啸:发自海底的地震,8,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。,9,thunderstorm,雷暴:,a violent storm of thunder and
5、 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,10,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,11,flood,hurricane,lightning,thunderstorm,sandstorm,tornado,earthquake,typhoon,tidal wave,volcanic eruption,洪水,飓风,闪电,雷暴,
6、沙尘暴,龙卷风,地震,台风,海啸,火山喷发,Disasters of Nature,12,Read about the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words,1.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 on the same latitude,they are on
7、 the same line _,(a)east/west,(b)north/south,13,Match the words with the definitions.,C,C,bury disaster feather fur occur tropical,1.You can see this on an animal _,2.describe the hottest parts of the earth,_,fur,tropical,14,3 a terrible event _,4 you can see these on a bird _,5 to place in the grou
8、nd or tomb,_,6 to happen _,disaster,feather,bury,occur,C,C,C,C,15,Match the article with its main idea.,FAST-READING,16,Article one,Article two,Article three,Charles Coghlans story in the worst hurricane disaster.,A rotating column of air and its power.,Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and intr
9、oduce its power and the worst disaster by it.,17,Read the first part carefully and answer questions.,CAREFUL-READING,18,1.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 b
10、e inside exactly where it was.,3.What can tornadoes do?,They can pick up,put down,take off.,destroy,leave.,19,Read the second part,20,Hurricanes usually occur in the Pacific Ocean,the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.,Therere on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect t
11、he 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.,T,T,F,Southern Atlantic Ocean,the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.,F,3,600,21,An extraordinary event,1.Who was Charles Coghlan
12、?,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.,2.What is the meaning of“Coghlan traveled back to Canada after he had been buried in Texas”?,22,READING,Listen
13、 to the tape and complete the passage.,Tornadoes can _cars,trains and even houses and _ them down in the next street.They can take the fur _ the back of cat and feathers _ a chicken.They can _ houses.But leave the _inside exactly where it was.,pick up,put,destroy,off,off,furniture,23,READING,Read th
14、e text and answer the questions.,1 How strong are tornado winds?,2 When was the worst hurricane?,3 Was the actor Charles killed in it?,4 How many tornadoes are there in US?,24,PRONUNCIATION,Listen and underline the words that the speaker stresses.,25,And now more information about the volcanic erupt
15、ion on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean Sea which took place at 3am on December 26th,one week age.We spoke to a local journalist and he told us that no one had been killed in the incident.According to the journalist,more than half the 11,000 residents had left the island.,26,EVERYDAY,ENGLIS
16、H,Choose the words to complete the sentences.,luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately,1 _,we had plenty of warning.,2 _,there were several villages in its path.,3_,no one was killed.,Luckily,Sadly,Thankfully,27,EVERYDAY,ENGLISH,4 _,it wont be too long.,5 _,many houses caught fir
17、e.,6 _,we put all the fires out quite quickly.,Hopefully,Unfortunately,Fortunately,Choose the words to complete the sentences.,luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately,28,Write a Composition,1976,年,7,月,28,日深夜,人们正在睡觉。随着一声巨响,成千上万的房屋倒塌,水电被切断,全城到处是大火和浓烟,几乎全城被毁,,25,万人丧生,许多人受伤,许多人无家可归。
18、,全国各地的人民全力帮助唐山人民重建家园。,今日唐山比以前更美好。,题目:,An earthquake in China,字数:,100120,29,The Chinese people _Tangshan._(1976.7.28,晚上,),,,people _(sleep)._(,很大的声音,),_(,房屋建筑物倒塌,)._(,水电被切断了,)._(,火,烟雾 到处都是,),_(,整座城市几乎被毁,,25,万人在地震中丧生,),A Earthquake in China,30,_(,很多人受伤,很多人无家可归,)._(,听到这个消息,),_(,全国各地的人民全力帮助唐山人民重建家园,)._(
19、,今日的唐山比以往更加美好,),。,31,The Chinese people will never forget the 1976 earthquake in Tangshan.On the late night of July 28,1976,people were fast sleep.With a terrible noise,houses and tall buildings fell down.Water and electricity were cut off.There were fires and smokes everywhere.The whole city was al
20、most destroyed and 250,000 people were killed in the earthquake.,A Earthquake in China,32,A large number of people were injured and many lost their homes.On hearing the news,people all over the country tried their best to help the people in Tangshan rebuild their homes.Tangshan has been made more beautiful than before.,33,