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课件网) Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Reading Plus Learning Objectives 1. understand the key information of storm chasing, such as the risk and the importance of this job. 2. analyze the main idea and complete the summary of the text. 3. express your opinions on this job and discuss other dangerous jobs with the class. In this lesson you will: Watch and Say What is your first feeling when you see this video Background Knowledge The tornado is a type of storm. About 75% of the world's tornadoes occur in the United States. Tornados also happen in China, but they are less common and usually not as strong as the most powerful ones in the United States. If you could get important information of the storm but had to move a little closer, would you do it YES or NO Free Talk I guess most of you would say NO. But what if this wasn’t a choice What if it was your job Let’s watch a real storm chaser at work. 风暴猎人 What are the possible reasons for them to chase the storms Think and Share collect data take photos or videos for adventure challenge themselves Tim Samaras (1975.11.12—2013.5.13) Tim Samaras was an American engineer and storm chaser. He was the first person to use equipment to capture images inside tornados. He also turned storm chasing into a science. Read the text and circle T for true and F for false. 1. Storm chasers stay away from tornadoes to keep safe. 2. Tim Samaras was a storm chaser who also built instruments for studying tornadoes. 3. The information collected by storm chasers can help scientists warn people earlier. 4. Storm chasing is a very safe job because chasers have a lot of knowledge. 5. Tim Samaras and his team died because their car was hit by a tornado. T F T F T F T F T F get close to dangerous knowledge is not always enough Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. List two things that storm chasers do during their jobs. designed and built many different instruments for studying tornados put equipment in the tornado’s path to collect information like wind speed and air pressure 2. According to the text, what two main benefits come from the storm chasers’ work It helps scientists make better forecast. And it helps people understand how to build stronger houses. 3. Why was the E1 Reno tornado particularly dangerous (List two reasons) It grew rapidly and changed its speed and direction. And it was very wide and had extremely powerful winds. 4. The text says storm chasers’ knowledge is “not always enough to keep them safe.” What evidence from the text supports this idea Samaras and his team died while chasing the E1 Reno tornado in 2013. Discuss and Share After reading about Tim Samaras, do you think storm chasers are more like “scientists” or “adventurers” I think they are more like scientists because their main goal is to collect data to understand storms and save lives, not just for adventure. 1 Read the text and complete the summary. A tornado is a typ ... ...
