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课件网) Module 3 The Violence of Nature Can you speak out some words about natural disasters that we learned yesterday Review landslide sandstorm twister (tornado) (forest) fire lightning flood Hurricane ['h rik n] volcanic eruption [v l'k nik] [i'r p n] earthquake drought [draut] thunderstorm Tsunami [tsu'na:mi] Reading and vocabulary How to introduce a kind of natural disaster definition; causes; results; where; how strong; what happens; frequency; typical ones (e.g.worst ones); tips for escape; signs; forecast; warning; precautions(预防措施) pre-reading Match the words with the definitions.(Page22) 1.you can see this on an animal _____ 2.describing the hottest 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[tu m] ____ 6.to happen _____ bury disaster feathers fur occur tropical fur tropical disaster feathers bury occur Article one Article two Article three an extraordinary story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane something about a tornado something about a hurricane Match the article with its main idea. Fast reading What are the differences between a tornado and a hurricane detailed reading Read part 1 and part 2 to find out the detailed information. A Tornado A Hurricane Definition Speed Where Damage The worst one a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground >400km/h in the US, from Texas to South Dakota pick up/ put down/ take off/ destroy houses 1925, three states, over 700 killed, 2,700 injured Strong tropical storms 120km/h or more in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods Step.8th,1900 in Galveston, Texas Read the third part of the text carefully and choose the correct option from the box to complete the chart. An Extraordinary Event A. The coffin was found in the sea near his hometown. B. moved to New York C. died in Galveston D. The cemetery was destroyed. (opitions选项） B C D A What Is a Tornado A tornado is a 1) (rotate) column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most 2) (violence) have winds of more than 400 kilometres 3) hour. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north. Tornadoes can pick 4) cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street – or even in the next town. They consolidation rotating violent per up can take the fur 5) the back of a cat and the feathers 6) a chicken. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. 7) average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, 8) (cause) about 80 9) (die) and 1,500 10) (injured). The worst tornado of all time11) (occur) in 1925,12) (affect) three US states: Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. By the time it ended, more than 700 people 13) (kill) and 2,700 had been injured. off off On causing deaths injuries occured affecting ... ...
