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课件网) Unit 6 Disaster and Hope Understanding ideas 1. To read the author’s experience and feelings on the London Tube. 2. To find out specific information about the author’s tube experience; 3. To realize the global warming, extreme weather and improve environmental awareness. Learning objectives Understanding ideas Hot! Hot! Hot! Look at the thermometer and answer the questions. 1. What are the highest and lowest temperatures recorded on earth 56.7 C Fifty-six point seven degrees Celsius| selsi s|/ Centigrade -93.2 C Minus ninety-three point two degrees Celsius/ Centigrade Lead-in 2. What happens when the temperature goes very high or very low It may cause some disasters such as droughts, floods and tornadoes, which affect people’s life severely. Lead-in Infrared thermographic image红外线热像 / nfr red // θ m ɡr f k / White – Hottest area Red, Orange &Yellow – Mid-range temperature Purple & Blue – Slightly hotter Black – Coldest area Predict what the passage is about and check! The passage is about the author’s _____ and _____ on the _____ on a(n) _____ day. feelings worries London Tube unusually hot Prediction at the Tube station onto the platform out of the station The passage is developed in the order of_____ . inside the train space Read for structure Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage. 1 To explain why summers in London are getting hotter and hotter. 2 To complain about the London Tube. 3 To warn people about the danger of London being flooded. 4 To express his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions. Read for general idea To express his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions. The average high temperature in July is only 22 degrees, so over 30 is not usual for London. It is going to be awful on the Central Line, with no air conditioning. Yes, each summer in London definitely seems hotter than the last. I suddenly feel a bit scared. Perhaps now is the time to start planning for the future Looking through my newspaper, I’m shocked by photos showing that a hurricane in Asia has destroyed a town. ... News like this makes me feel nervous. Now that it’s hard to avoid a disaster on Earth, perhaps I should start thinking about moving to space... Para. 1 Para. 3 Para. 4 Find arguments for the writer’s purpose. Read for general idea Complete the flow chart with words and expressions from the passage. Read for detailed information The author is travelling on the London Tube. It is very hot and the temperature outside will be 1_____. He feels awful. 30-plus/over 30 degrees Read for detailed information It is even hotter inside the train than outside, and the author thinks he is 2_____ with the passengers next to him. melting and becoming one Read for detailed information Thinking that London will probably get hotter, the author feels 3_____. To prepare for the future, he thinks he should: 4_____ 5_____ _____ 6_____ a bit scared put ... ...
