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1、外研版 高一年级 (必修3) Module 3,Module 3 The Violence of Nature,Introduction and Reading,1. What does “violence of nature” refer to?,It refers to disasters of nature.,2. Can you name some disasters of nature?,flood,洪水,A lot of water in an area which is usually dry,earthquake,地 震,Lightning,the flash of light
2、 which happens during a thunderstorm,闪电,thunderstorm,a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light,雷暴,sandstorm,沙尘暴,tornado,a column of air that turns very quickly,龙卷风,a very strong wind or storm,hurricane,飓风,volcano,火山,Volcanic eruption,tsunami,a very large wave, often caused
3、 by an earthquake,which flows onto the land and destroys things,flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm tornado earthquake volcanic eruption tsunami,洪水 飓风 闪电 雷暴 沙尘暴 龙卷风 地震 火山喷发 海啸,Disasters of Nature,Gulf of Mexico,Caribbean Sea,Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,Canada,America,Pacific Ocean,The
4、Atlantic,Gulf of Mexico,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 at the same latitude, they are on the same line _. A. east/west B. north/south,B,A,A,Read about the Gulf Stream
5、and answer the questions.,A tornado,A hurricane,An extraordinary event,Reading and vocabulary,tornado,hurricane,Reading and vocabulary,A tornado,1. A tornado is _ from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent have winds of more than _ per hour. 2. They occur in the area from _ to _. Almost all
6、 of them occur in the US.,a rotating column of air,400 kilometres,Texas in the southeast,South Dakota in the north,3. They can _ cars, trains and houses. They can _the fur _.the feathers off. They can _ houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. 4. The worst one occurred in 1925, a
7、ffecting _. More than _ had been killed and _ had been injured.,pick up,destroy,three US states,700 people,2,700,take,off,A hurricane,1. Hurricanes are _. 2. They occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the _. 3. The violent winds can reach the speed of _ , causing _,strong tropi
8、cal storms,Gulf of Mexico,120 kilometers per hour or more,huge waves, heavy rain and floods,A hurricane,3. The worst one occurred on the _ in Galveston, Texas. It killed _ and destroyed _.,8th September 1900,6,000 people,3,600 buildings,a rotating column of air,a strong tropical storm,over 400km/h,1
9、20km/h or more,in the US,in the Atlantic Ocean .,pick up, put down, take off , destroy ,kill destroy,1925 US,1900 Galveston,Coghlan went to live in Canada. He then moved to _ Galveston(his coffin) _ in Canada.,New York,Prince Edward Island,An extraordinary event,True or False.,1. All tornadoes have
10、winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. 2. There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. 3. Tornadoes cant destroy furniture because they are not violent enough.,Detailed-reading,4. In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year. 5. T
11、he worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people.,6. Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes. 7. Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US.,8. The worst hurricane of all time killed about one-fifth of the population in the US. 9. Charles Coghlan didnt become famous
12、 until he moved to New York. 10. Coghlans coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane. 11. It was only because of the hurricane that Coghlans body could travel back to Canada.,Have you ever experienced any kind of the disasters of nature and what was your feeling ?,Discuss the questions with your teammates:,Speaking,Thank you!,
