1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature,tornado,flood,hurricane,lightning,thunderstorm,sandstorm,landslide,snowstorm,volcanic eruption,Earthquake,Natural Disasters,volcanic eruption,tornado,lightning,hurricane,thunderstorm,earthquake,flood,snowstorm,tsunami,drought,landslide,typhoon,What is a Tornado?,What
2、is a Hurricane?,All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour. There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. In the US, there are usually about 15,00 people killed in tornadoes every year. Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes. The worst hurric
3、ane of all time killed about one-sixth of the population in the US. Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US.,True or False,Reading Comprehension,Whats the type of Part 1 and Part 2? narration B. exposition C. essay D. description,2. The worst tornado of all time affected al
4、l the places except _. Missouri B. Texas C. Illinois D. Indiana,Reading Comprehension,3. Hurricane is more likely to occur in _ ?Russia B. United Kingdom C. Canada D. Mexico,4. Hurricane can cause everything except _.heavy wind B. huge waves C. heavy rain D. flood,Do a thorough reading and fill in t
5、he blanks.,A tornado is a _ _of air from a_ to the ground. On (the) average, there are _ tornadoes each year, _ about 80_ and 1500_. The worst occurred in_, _ three US states and making 700_ and 2700_.,rotating column,thunderstorm,800,causing,deaths,injuries,1925,affecting,dead/killed,injured,Defini
6、tionSpeedPlace (where)/TimesDamage (bad result)Example (the worst one),Tip: Introduce a natural disaster on these aspects.,Retell hurricane,Active 1 on P22,What is a current? A kind of electricity A movement of waterA kind of wind,2. What kind of things flow? A. Water B. Time C. Money,3. If two plac
7、es are on the same latitude, they are on the same line _. A. east/west B. north/south,An Extraordinary Event,Charles Coghlan,moved to,Canada,(famous),New York,died in,Galveston,ended up in the sea,coffin,The Gulf Stream,Prince Edward Island (in the east of Canada),By the late1890,hurricane,Pacific O
8、cean,Atlantic Ocean,Caribbean Sea,Gulf Stream,Gulf of Mexico,_the late 1890s, he _ _ to Galveston, _ he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane _. The cemetery _ Coghlan was buried was_ by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin _ _ in the sea.,By,had,moved,where,struck,where,destroyed,end,up,Read and f
9、ill in the blanks,1.How strong are tornado winds?2.What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?3.How many tornados are there in the US every year?4.How many people died in the worst tornado of all time?,More than 400 km/h.,It stays where it was.,About 800.,More than 700.,An E
10、xtraordinary Event,Active 2,5.what happens at sea during a hurricane?6.When was the worst hurricane of all time?7.Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it?8.What happened to him after the hurricane?,It has huge waves.,8th September,1900.,No, he wasnt.,His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurrica
11、ne and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.,Active 3,1.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 _ 6.to happen _ _,fur,tropical,disaster,feathers,bury,occur,
