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课件网) U4 Natural disasters Reading 2 The great flood 2025/12 Karida Learning objectives To learn to use it as the empty subject. 1 To understand the story The great flood and the author’s writing purpose. 2 To learn the new words and useful expressions 3 01 Reveiw 02 Vocabulary 03 Language points 04 Exercise 目录 Reveiw Last week in Geography class, Kevin learnt that if all the ice in the North and South Poles _____, sea level around the world would rise, and many cities would be _____ and _____! Then Kevin started to _____ it. He _____ a great flood last night: Fill in the blanks to finish the summary of the text and then retell it. melted flooded disappear worry about dreamt about Reveiw It was nine o’clock in the morning. Kevin’s bedroom floor was _____. He _____ the window and saw the water was everywhere. He tried to tell everybody about the flood. But his cries _____. In offices and homes, people just sat and _____ their computer _____ and had _____ to think about the flood. Very soon the water _____ people’s homes and offices. It was too late to escape! fell on deaf ears a pool of water looked out of stared at screens no time poured into Vocabulary 地理课 南北极 消失 appear 出现 disappear rise raise 上升（不及物v.） 上升（及物v.） The sun rises in the east. Please raise your hand. rose risen rise raised raised raise bad(adj.坏的) badly（adv.严重地) worse－worst - alive 活着的 活的 living 做表语 做定语 后置定语 This is a living fish. = This is a fish alive. 梦见 dream about look out of 向外看 一池水 pass by 经过 have to do 不得不 try to do sth. 努力做某事 坚持 担心 try doing sth. 尝试做某事 没有足够时间/钱能买/做 闲坐 worry about sit around can’t afford to do have no time to do sth. 没有时间做某事 考虑 think about 不被理睬 fall on deaf ears 似乎/看来… It seemed that It appeared that 盯着 stare at 惊讶地 in surprise 令某人吃惊的是 to one’s surprise 醒来 awake awoke awoken 暂时 Check your answer. (P52) C1 1 My computer is _____, so I will have to buy a new one. (no longer working) 2 When you are given a difficult task, try to _____ it and finish it. (continue with) 3 The girl was _____, so she had to be very careful when crossing the road. (not able to hear) 4 The boy was so quiet that often no one would _____ when he came in the room. (realize) 5 When the man _____, he found that the window was open and it was raining heavily. (stopped sleeping) dead stick with C Vocabulary deaf notice awoke C2 alive fall on deaf ears object badly have no time to sit around Kevin: It’s been raining (1)_____ for ten days. What awful weather! Kate: I heard on the news that the heavy rain has caused floods in several towns. Kevin: Really Has anyone been hurt badly Kevin is talking about the weather with his sister plete the conversation below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. Kate: Yes. Some people were hit by (2)_____ that were floating in the water. The government a ... ...
