1、MODULE,3,The Violence of Nature,INTRODUCTION,Have you ever experienced a flood? 洪水a hurricane? 飓风a tornado? 龙卷风 a lightning? 闪电a thunderstorm?. 雷暴,Match the words with their definition,flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado,1. a lot of water in an area which is usually dry _ 2. a very strong
2、 wind or storm _ 3. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noise and flashes of light _ 4. the flashes of light which happens during a thunderstorm _ 5. a column of air that turns very quickly _,flood,hurricane,thunderstorm,lightning,tornado,tornado,A rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to
3、the ground. 龙卷风：一种纵向的气旋，伴随有倒漏斗形的积雨云，涡流直径达几百码，以每小时八百公里）的速度移动，具有极大的毁坏性,What is a tornado?,typhoon,台风：A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. 发生在西太平洋或印度洋的热带暴风,A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain. 飓风：一种猛烈的热带风暴，形成于大西洋 或加勒比海赤道地区，从形成地向北、西北 或东北移动，常携有大量雨水,
4、hurricane,tidal wave / tsunami,An earthquake originating under the sea floor. 海震/海啸：发自海底的地震,lightning,闪电：the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm. 天空中云层放电时所产生的闪光。,thunderstorm,雷暴： a violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail. 短暂且有时很
5、猛烈的雷和闪电的风暴，通常伴有雨且有时下冰雹,flood ：a large amount of water that covers an area which was dry before.正常情况下干燥为陆地地区的水泛滥,flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm tornado earthquake typhoon tidal wave volcanic eruption,洪水 飓风 闪电 雷暴 沙尘暴 龙卷风 地震 台风 海啸 火山喷发,Disasters of Nature,Read about the Gulf Steam and
6、 check the meaning of the words,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,Match the words with
7、 the definitions.,C,C,bury disaster feather fur occur tropical,1.You can see this on an animal _ 2.describe the hottest parts of the earth_,fur,tropical,3 a terrible event _ 4 you can see these on a bird _ 5 to place in the ground or tomb_ 6 to happen _,disaster,feather,bury,occur,C,C,C,C,Match the
8、article with its main idea.,FAST-READING,Article oneArticle twoArticle three,Charles Coghlans story in the worst hurricane disaster.A rotating column of air and its power.Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and introduce its power and the worst disaster by it.,Read the first part carefully and ans
9、wer questions.,CAREFUL-READING,1. What is a tornado?,A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.,2. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?,Furniture can be inside exactly where it was.,3. What can tornadoes do?,They can pick up, put down, ta
10、ke off., destroy, leave.,Read the second part,Hurricanes usually occur in the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.Therere on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine.Hurricanes can cause huge waves, heavy rain
11、and floods.The worst hurricane of all time in the US destroyed 3,000 buildings.,T,T,F,Southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.,F,3,600,An extraordinary event,1.Who was Charles Coghlan?,He was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada and died in Galveston.
12、,His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and it was carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.,2.What is the meaning of “Coghlan traveled back to Canada after he had been buried in Texas”?,READING,Listen to the tape and complete the passage.,Tornadoes can _cars, trains and even houses and _ them
13、 down in the next street. They can take the fur _ the back of cat and feathers _ a chicken. They can _ houses. But leave the _inside exactly where it was.,pick up,put,destroy,off,off,furniture,READING,Read the text and answer the questions.,1 How strong are tornado winds? 2 When was the worst hurric
14、ane? 3 Was the actor Charles killed in it? 4 How many tornadoes are there in US?,Choose the words to complete the sentences.,luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately,1 _, we had plenty of warning. 2 _, there were several villages in its path. 3_, no one was killed.,Luckily,Sadly,Thankfully,4 _, it wont be too long. 5 _, many houses caught fire . 6 _, we put all the fires out quite quickly.,Hopefully,Unfortunately,Fortunately,Choose the words to complete the sentences.,luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately,
