《sandstorms-in-asia阅读与词汇》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《sandstorms-in-asia阅读与词汇（22页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、Book 3 Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia Reading and vocabulary,乐山市延风中学 张 梅,flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado earthquake typhoon tsunami/tidal wave volcanic eruption,洪水 飓风 闪电 雷暴 龙卷风 地震 台风 海啸 火山喷发,Natural disasters,Revision,disaster,injure /hurt,cause/ affect,last continue,strike/hit,occur / h
2、appen/ take place,lose ones life kill / die,burn flood bury cover,destroy damage ruin,Revision,Watch the video,Lead-in,What disaster is that?,It is a sandstorm. .,It is,frightening. terrifying. strong. violent. terrible.,citizen cycle (v) dust expert forecast process situation survive,1. to ride a b
3、icycle,cycle,2. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject,3. things that happen one after another , and have a result,expert,process,4. someone who lives in a particular town or country,5. very small bits of dirt or earth , on the ground or in the air,6. to continue to live after a difficul
4、t or dangerous situation or event,7. to say what will probably happen,8. everything that is happening at a particular time,citizen,dust,survive,forecast,situation,Complete the sentences using the words.,Weather experts have f_ another big sandstorm in a weeks time. Many Beijing c_ cycle to work.,ore
5、cast,itizens,3. I was in a very big sandstorm some years ago. Luckily, everyone s_. 4. Theres a lot of d_ on the floor. We need to sweep it away. 5. Desertification is a long p_ that takes many years.,urvived,ust,rocess,Complete the sentences using the words.,Listening and speaking,What damage may s
6、andstorms do?,Watch the video,Listen to the news and fill in the blanks.,Northwest China hit by sandstorm A strong sandstorm has _ some parts of Northwest Chinas Xinjiang since Thursday morning. As the strong wind _, the sandstorm is spreading to the regions neighboring areas. The sandstorm is cover
7、ing the entire city with _ and _. Residents have to _ their heads with clothing to protect themselves. Visibility in most parts of the city is _ than 100 meters.,hit,continues,sand,dust,cover,less,A resident said, “The sandstorm and winds are so strong that we _ see the road at all. Its inconvenient
8、 to carry kids, we are worried there could be _. “ Gansu is also _ by the sandstorm. Temperatures in Lanzhou dropped _ 10 degrees Celsius overnight. Sandstorms also _ traffic jams in downtown areas, bringing inconvenience to local residents. The strong sandstorm is also _ spring plantations. The sha
9、rp temperature drop has _ frost in the worst _ areas.,cannot,accidents,hit,by,cause,affecting,caused,hit,While-reading,1. Skimming Read the passage quickly and try to summarize the main idea of each paragraph by using one word.,Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6,introduction,features,ca
10、uses,effect,advice,measures,2. Read the text carefully and fill the blanks.,While-reading,esert,esertification,climate changes,cut down trees,dig up grass,over,ust,ontinue,ffect,2. Read the text carefully and fill the blanks.,While-reading,ass,ampaign,lanted,ontinue,ask,dvise,1. Complete the followi
11、ng sentences. 1) The winds in a sandstorm can sometimes _ 2) When Ren was living in Inner Mongolia, _ 3) Sandstorms in China appear to have increased _,Post-reading,prevent you from seeing the sun,he experienced a frightening sandstorm,as a result of desertification,1. Complete the following sentenc
12、es. 4) Cutting down trees and digging up grass can_. 5) Traffic moved slowly because _. 6) The government is planting trees to the west of Beijing to_.,Post-reading,cause deserts and sandstorms to increase,the thick dust makes it difficult to see,prevent the desert coming nearer,2.Complete the artic
13、le with one word in each blank.,Sandstorms have been a major d_ for many Asian countries for centuries. They are strong, dry winds carrying s_. They are often so thick that you c_ see the sun, and the wind is sometimes s_ enough to move sand dunes.,Post-reading,isaster,and,annot,trong,2.Complete the
14、 article with one word in each blank.,Sandstorms sometimes a_ / s_ / h_ Beijing. C_ wake up to an orange sky and strong winds. The storms sometimes c_ / l_ all day and traffic moves very slowly.,Post-reading,ffect,trike,it,itizens,ontinue,ast,2.Complete the article with one word in each blank.,Post-
15、reading,The Chinese Central Weather Station is able to f_ a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing, but its s_ sometimes surprises people. The d_ is only 250 kilometers away to the west of Beijing. To p_ it coming nearer, the government is planting trees.,orecast,trength,esert,revent,What should be done to prevent sandstorms?,Post-reading,Discussion,cut down,nothing to hol
