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课件网) Reading & Vocabulary More and more natural disasters and extreme weather are impacting on our lives. Can you give any other example What’s the video about natural disasters How many natural disasters do you know Can you speak them out tornado a column of air that turns very quickly Guess what the natural disaster is according to its definition. flood a lot of water in an area which is usually dry a very strong wind or storm hurricane thunderstorm a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light What’s your feeling after seeing the pictures Frightened, terrible, astonished, horrible. With the feeling, let’s learn the text about disasters. To get general ideas Part one Part two Part three a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane the tornado and its power the hurricane , its power and the worst hurricane disaster Match the passages with the main ideas. To solve difficult points Reading with questions 1. What is a tornado A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 2. What can happen to the furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado The furniture can be inside exactly where it was. What Is a Tornado Hurricanes usually occur in the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. There’re on average six Atlantic hurricanes each 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. Southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. 3,600 What Is a Hurricane An Extraordinary Event Charles Coghlan went to live in famous died in ended up in the sea The Gulf Stream An Extraordinary Event Charles Coghlan went to live in famous died in ended up in the sea The Gulf Stream Canada New York Galveston coffin Prince Edward Island, Canada Tornado Hurricane Definition Speed Place The worst example a rotating column of air strong tropical storms over 400km/h 120km/h or more in the US in the Atlantic Ocean ... 1900 Galveston Pairwork: Fill in the blanks. 1925 US How to describe a natural disaster disaster If you are faced with an earthquake/ a typhoon, what will you do to protect yourself If I am indoors, … If I am trapped(困于) under debris(废墟), … Group work: Discussion Earthquake Drop, cover and hold on.伏地、遮挡、手抓牢 Do not move or kick up dust. 不要移动或激起灰尘 If I am trapped under debris (废墟), Go to a basement or an interior first-floor room of a sturdy building typhoon 去地下室或坚固的建筑物的室内一楼的房间 Stay away from trees and wires. typhoon 远离树木和电线 Write a composition about 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Learning to use 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。消息传出后，世界人民纷纷伸出援助之手，众多国家捐钱捐物，帮助灾区人们渡过难关。 hit/strike causing…deaths and injuries ... ...
