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课件网) Reading And Vocabulary Reading&Vocabulary-1. Vocabulary Finish the exercise at Activity 3, Page 22. bury disaster feathers fur occur tropical You can see this on an animal _____ Describing the hottest parts of the earth, north and south of the equator _____ 3. A terrible event _____ fur tropical disater 4. You can see these on a bird _____ 5. to place in the ground or tomb _____ 6. to happen _____ feathers bury occur 1. What is a current A. A kind of electricity B. A movement of water C. A kind of wind 2. What kind of things flow A. Water B. Time C. Money 3. If two places are on the same latitude, they are on the same line_____. A. east/west B. north/south B A A Reading&Vocabulary-2 Read the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words How strong are tornado winds More than 400 Km/h. 2. What can happen to the furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado It stays where it was. Reading&Vocabulary-3. Fast-reading read the passage, then finish the exercise at Activity 2, page 22. 3. How many Tornadoes are there in the US Every Year About 800. 4. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time More than 700. 5. What happens at sea during a huricane It has huge waves. 6. When was the worst hurricane of all time 8th September, 1900 7. Was the actor Charles Coghclan killed in it No, he wasn’t. 8. What happened to him after the hurricane His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. 1. All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. 2. There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. 3. Tornadoes can’t destroy furniture because they are not violent enough. 4. In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year. 5. The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people. Reading&Vocabulary-4. Detailed-reading True or False. F T F T T 6. Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes. 7. Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US. 8. The worst hurricane of all time killed about one-sixth of the population in the US. 9. Charles Coghlan didn’t become famous until he moved to New York. 10. Coghlan’s coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane. T T F F F A tornado is a _____ _____of air from a_____ to the ground. On (the) average, there are _____ tornadoes each year, _____ about 80_____ and 1500_____. The worst occurred in____, _____ three US states and making 700_____ and 2700_____. rotating column thunderstorm 800 causing deaths injuries 1925 affecting dead/killed injured Reading&Vocabulary-5 Do a thorough reading and fill in the blanks. Part1: What is a tornado Tornado Hurricane Definition Speed Place Damage 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... pick up…,put… down, take…off …, destroy… kill… destroy… 1925 US 1900 Galveston Part2: What is a ... ...
