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1、 Warming upLets get to know nature!VolcanoNatural disastersVolcanoesTyphoon Natural disasterstyphoonsEarthquakeFalling starsLets talk about the pictures!DiscussionVOLCANO. AVI earthearthquakestones and mineralstyphoonshurricanefloodGeology （地质学）* The study of the earth is called geology, dealing wit
2、h the history of our planet, volcanoes, earth- quakes, and stones and minerals. Instruments which are used are seismographs, thermometers, mi- croscopes, etc. Meteorology (气象学)* Meteorology is the study of the climate and weather on earth as well as natural phenomena such as hurricanes, typhoons, ra
3、in and snow fall, sunshine, droughts, etc. Instruments that are usually used are thermometers, barometers, in- struments to measure wind speed and rainfall. The stars (Astronomy) looks at the history of the universe, what is found in the universe (stars, planets, moons, black holes, etc), the planet
4、s in our solar system, the moon, and the sun. Instruments that are used are telescopes, X-ray instruments, satellites and radio telescopes. Biology looks at all living things in nature on our planet, including organisms that cause diseases both in humans and in animals and crops. Instruments that ar
5、e used are microscopes, etc.Volcanoes, earthquakes, comets,news about astronomy, biology and disease (SARS,AIDS and bird flu.Do you often hear about these things in newspapers or on TV?Give examples.How does nature form a danger to people in the world and how can science help reduce that threat?Natu
6、re forms a threat to people because it destroys houses, crops, roads and communication lines and is a danger to our lives. Science can help us predict,give us knowledge so we can prepare for it, and protect or even save people from disasters.Volcanoes you may still need to take a raincoat or at leas
7、t an umbrella, although you may not need them2. In which part of the USA should car drives be careful?3. What happens when a hurricane hits the coast?4. Which letter would the name for the sixth hurricane in 2005 begin with?All along the northeastern coast from the northeast to the South, roads may
8、become dangerous with rain. Wet snow and strong winds.If a hurricane hits the coast it can be a real disaster.The name of the sixth hurricane could begin with the letter “F” eg Flora or Frank.Listening Text:And now the weather forecast for Tuesday, June 24. Cooler and drier air over the Northwest wi
9、ll advance towards the East on Tuesday. But as it does so, it will meet with warm and moist air already in place resulting in showers and thunderstorms.Thunderstorms are possible in areas from the Southern states to the Northeastern states where we might see some pretty but weather, with wet snow an
10、d strong winds, perhaps even some storms.The showers and thunderstorms that hit the Midwest on Monday may still be around part of Tuesday, but will disappear during the afternoon.Comfortable temperatures around 75 degrees are forecast for the South, 68 to 72 for the Midwest and similar temperatures
11、for the Northeast, while higher temperatures, up to 88 will be found in the east along the coast. While the Southwest may see some rain or even thunderstorms, the rest of the West will be hot with temperatures over 100 degrees and no hope of a cooling shower.Far to the Southeast, the storm, which ha
12、d looked as if it would grow into a hurricane, fell apart on Monday.This year has already seen an unusually high number of hurricanes. Hurricane Danny in the Atlantic Ocean last week has put 2003 in third place behind 1997 and 1959 for having the most tropical storms or hurricanes this early in the
13、season. The fourth storm usually arrives towards the end of August, so Danny, formed on Wednesday, came a month and a half early.If the fifth named storm-the “E” storm- develops before July 22, this year will have the hurricane season with the fastest start. Its name would be Erika.The hurricane sea
14、son is from June 1 till the end of November. A typical Atlantic hurricane season has 10 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes. The letter can be a real disaster when they hit the coast. Tropical storms such as hurricanes and typhoons are given names to avoid confusion. Their names start with letters in the order of the alphabet. The first five storms in 2005 will be named Arlene,Bret, Cindy, Dennis and Emily.
