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1、What kinds of natural disasters does nature give us,UNIT 10 Frightening Nature,earthquake,flood,sandstorm,hurricane / tornado / typhoon,tsunami,Asia Tsunami 2004-12-27 16:15:11,December 27, 2004, One of the most powerful earthquakes in history hit Asia on Sunday, causing a tidal wave which devastate
2、d coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and tourist isles in Thailand, killing tens of thousands of people,volcano eruption,Erupting volcanoes,Active volcanoes Dormant volcanoes Dead volcanoes,How is a volcano formed,Where is the most possible place that a volcano may erupt,Near the oceans/ T
3、ectonic plate intersection point,The rocks under the earth becomes hotter and hotter and erupted from the mountain,gas,liquid,solid,Lava(熔岩,Vapour(水蒸气), carbon dioxide, nitrogen(氮), sulphur (硫磺), etc,bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc,What will be produced after the eruption of volcano,Have you hear
4、d of Pompeii,Pompeii is an ancient city on the southwest coast of Italy. It was founded in the 7th century BC. In the 1st century BC Pompeii was taken over by the Romans .It was not only a flourishing port but a prosperous resort (度假胜地) with many villas(别墅) The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD bur
5、ied Pompeii under cinders and ash that preserved the ruins of the city with magnificent completeness.The long-forgotten site of the city was rediscovered in 1784 and has been excavated(挖掘) since that time,the town of Pompeii (relics,two thousand years ago 18 hours,Task 1 Scan the text and answer the
6、 following questions,What is described in the following passage? When and where did it happen? Who is the writer of the letter,The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius,On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy,Pliny, the younger,1.What did Tacitus ask the author to do? 2.From whom wa
7、s the letter which the authors uncle brought? 3. Where was Rectinas house,Ask him to write him sth about the death of his uncle Pliny,From his friends wife Rectina,At the foot of Vesuvius,4.What did the captain urge the authors uncle to do? 5. Why did the authors uncle ask to be taken to the baths?
8、6.When was the authors uncles body found,He urged the authors uncle to turn back,Because he wanted to help the other to calm down,When daylight came again two days after he died,True or false,A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy. My uncle did not save his friends wife R
9、ectina. My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina. The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on. They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house. It was night when the volcano erupted,F,F,T,F,T,F,Main idea of each part: P
10、ara.1 General introduction to the letter. Para.2 When and where the volcano erupted? Para.3-6 What Pliny did when the volcano erupted? Para.7 Conclusion to the letter,Scan the text & fill in the following form,A cloud of unusual size and shape rising from a mountain drew my uncles attention and he w
11、anted to see it from closer at hand,After receiving a letter from his friends wife Rectina, he changed his mind to save her,In spite of the danger, he turned back to rescue his friend Pompy and help calm down the other people,My uncle wanted to get out of the danger but failed. He was dead,typhoon,hurricane,volcano,earthquake,flood,natural disasters,Sandstorm/ snowstorm,tornado,drought,What kinds of disasters does nature give us
