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1、The violence of nature,Teaching aims,1. Improve students ability of reading 2.Get information about the violence of nature 3.Develop students confidence and determination to fight against disasters of nature. 4.Learn new words and phrases.,tornado,A rotating column of air that turns very quickly. 一种
2、纵向的气旋，伴随有倒漏斗形的积雨云，涡流直径达几百米，以每小时几百公里的速度移动，具有极大的毁坏性,A violent storm with strong winds and heavy rain. 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,a lot of water in an area which is usually dry.,flood,lightning,the flash 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。,
3、Thunderstorm,a violent storm of thunder and 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,snowstorm,sandstorm,Volcanic eruption,ash,typhoon,typhoon,台风,Reading and Vocabulary,Match them with the definitions,1. you can see this on an animal 2. describing the hot
4、test parts of the earth,north and south of the equator 3. a terrible event 4. you can see these on a bird 5. to place in the ground or tomb 6. to happen,tropical disaster fur occur feathers bury,Canada,America,Pacific Ocean,The Atlantic,Gulf of Mexico,Listening,Listen to the tape and fill the right
5、words into the blanks,The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean _ which starts in the Gulf of Mexico and _ northeast across the Atlantic.Because of the Gulf Stream ,the United Kingdom and other places in Europe are much warmer than parts of Canada on the same _.,current,flows,latitude,A movement of water,To r
6、un or spread smoothly,Line from east to west round the earth,What kind of things flow ? (a) Water (b) Time (c) Money,Part1. Choose the best answer,1.Where does tornado mostly happen? A. In the US B. In the area from Texas in the southeast to south Dakota in the north C. In the southern Atlantic ocea
7、n D.A and B 2.which city is not among the three US states affected by 1925 tornado? A Missouri 密苏里州 B Illinois 伊利诺斯州 C Maine 缅因州 D Indiana 印地安那州,Fast Reading,Part 2,Hurricanes usually occur in the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Therere on average six Atlantic hurricanes eac
8、h year and they usually affect the 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,His coffin was dr
9、opped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.,1.Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in the hurricane?,2.What happened to him after hurricane?,No, he wasnt.,Part 3,Questions,Careful Reading,Read more,1. The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers _ (每小时). 2. _
10、 (平均起来), there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, _ (引起) about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.,per hour,Finish the sentences,Read part 1,Tornado,On average,causing,Speaking,Use the following words to describe the damage of tornadoes pick up, put down, take the fur off, feathers, destroy, leave the
11、 furniture inside,strong tropical storms,120 km per hour or more,in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico,huge waves, heavy rain and floods,on September 8,1900; 6000 people killed and 3600 houses destroyed,Read part 2,What is a hurricane?,Read the third part,Fill in t
12、he blanks,Charles Coghlan was a nineteen century Irish_ who went to live in Canada By the late 1890s,he had moved to Galveston, _ he died in 1889, a year before the hurricane _.The _where Coghlan was buried was _by the hurricane and Coghlans _ended up in the sea. Eight years later, the coffin was fo
13、unded by _ in the sea near his home on Prince Edward in the east of Canada Coghlan _back to Canada after he had been _in Texas.,actor,where,struck,cemetery,destroyed,coffin,fishermen,travelled,buried,Writing Write a passage about earthquake. Try to use what you learn in this period 2008年5月12日，一次特大地震
14、袭击了汶川，数以万计的人员伤亡，更有许多人无家可归。震后，交通阻断，水电供应也中断了，灾区情况严峻。消息传出后，全国人民纷纷伸出援助之手，众多国际组织和外国政府实施紧急救援，帮助灾区人们渡过难关。,1.The verbs and phrases we use to express disasters,hit strike occur happen take place break out last destroy /damage / ruin injure /hurt /kill cause/ affect lose ones life burn bury block/cut off be t
15、rapped in / be caught in get into trouble offer help show ones love to donate money/clothes/blood to volunteer devote raise/collect money get aid rescue support rebuild,How can we use the words and expressions we have just reviewed to form a passage on disasters?,How to describe a natural disaster ?
16、 When Where Results: buildings roads water electricity deaths the injured response: the government organizations/companies common people foreign countries,2008年5月12日，一次特大地震袭击了汶川，数以万计的人员伤亡，更有许多人无家可归。震后，交通阻断，水电供应也中断了，灾区情况严峻。消息传出后，全国人民纷纷伸出援助之手，众多国际组织和外国政府实施紧急救援，帮助灾区人们渡过难关。,Can you use the expressions in your writ
