1、Lesson 1,Face to Face with Hurricane Camille,Warming-up Activities,What are Natural Disasters?,What should we do if we were confronted with Natural Disasters?,A natural disaster is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment. Effect of Natura
2、l Disasters ：Death, Damage to property, Homelessness，Population migration, Economic impact，Destruction of infrastructure（公共设施） .,What can we do?,Remain calm and patientAnalysis the situation around us, and find the best way to evacuatevkjet (疏散，撤退）.If you cant evacuate. Find a safe place to wait for
3、 rescue Corporate with the people around you,Natural Disasters,earthquake,flood,drought,hurricane,typhoon,sandstorm,snowstorm,tsunami,volcanic eruption,tornado,flood,earthquake,An earthquake is the sudden, rapid shaking of the earth. cause many deaths and injuries,sandstorm,volcanic eruption,A volca
4、no is a mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock(熔岩）below the surface of the earth. intense heat lava flows（岩浆流） destroy everything,Tropical storms,typhoon: a very violent tropical storm which occurs over the West Pacific（太平洋） Ocean and China seas. tornado: a violent wind storm con
5、sisting of tall column of air which spins round very fast and causes a lot of damageTsunami/tsunmi/ : A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.,tsunami,damage coastline strike anywhere,Tornado,龙卷风,typhoon,Hurricane,a tropical storm in which winds attain speeds
6、greater than 75 miles (121 kilometers) per hour. The term is often restricted to those storms occurring over the North Atlantic（大西洋） Ocean.Hurricane season begins June1 and ends November30Hurricanes are given girls names,飓风和台风都是指风速达到33米/秒以上的热带气旋，只是因发生的地域不同，才有了不同名称。出现在西北太平洋和我国南海的强烈热带气旋被称为“台风”；发生在大西洋、
7、加勒比海和北太平洋东部的则称“飓风”。飓风在一天之内就能释放出惊人的能量。飓风与龙卷风也不能混淆。后者的时间很短暂，属于瞬间爆发，最长也不超过数小时。此外，龙卷风一般是伴随着飓风而产生。龙卷风最大的特征在于它出现时，往往有一个或数个如同“大象鼻子”样的漏斗状云柱，同时伴随狂风暴雨、雷电或冰雹。龙卷风经过水面时，能吸水上升形成水柱，然后同云相接，俗称“龙取水”。经过陆地时，常会卷倒房屋，甚至把人吸卷到空中。,一级.最高持续风速 7495 mph 危害： 对建筑物没有实际伤害，但对未固定的房车、灌木和树会造成伤害。一些海岸会遭到洪水，小码头会受损。二级.最高持续风速 96110 mph 危害： 部
8、分房顶材质、门和窗受损，植被可能受损。洪水可能会突破未受保护的泊位使码头和小艇会受到威胁。 三级.最高持续风速 111130 mph 危害： 某些小屋和大楼会受损，某些甚至完全被摧毁。海岸附近的洪水摧毁大小建筑，内陆土地洪水泛滥。 四级.最高持续风速 131155 mph 危害： 小建筑的屋顶被彻底地完全摧毁。靠海附近地区大部分淹没，内陆大范围发洪水。 五级.最高持续风速 156 mph 危害： 大部分建筑物和房屋屋顶被完全摧毁，一些房子完全被吹走。洪水导致大范围地区受灾，海岸附近所有建筑物进水，定居者可能需要撤离。 典型飓风 飓风安德鲁 飓风卡米尔 飓风吉尔伯特,Hurricane Cami
9、lle,Hurricane Camille: The storm lashed Mississippi and Louisiana for two days, Aug.17-18,1969. The death toll was 256 and billions of dollars in damage.winds: 190 mph,Hurricane Camille is said to be the worst storm ever to hit mainland United States. With winds in excess of 200 mph and tides over 2
10、0 feet, Hurricane Camille smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Sunday night, the 17th of August and continued its devastating path until the early hours of Monday, the 18th. The combination of winds, surges, and rainfalls caused 259 deaths and $1.421 billion in damage.,Camille可以说是世界范围内登陆时风力最强的
11、热带气旋，同时她也是20世纪仅有的3个以五级飓风的强度登陆美国的热带气旋之一，她几乎扫平了美国墨西哥湾沿岸的一切，并在弗吉尼亚州造成了恐怖的洪水和死亡。丧生于Camille麾下的生命总计259人，直接经济损失达7.8亿美元。,Apartment building in Mississippi before and after Camille.,town center after Hurricane Camille in August 1969,Civil Defense(民防队): a system of warning devices（报警装置）, volunteer workers, et
12、c. organized as a defense of the population against enemy actions in time of war. The principal U.S. civil defense agency(机构) was established in 1950 and in 1961 civil defense functions were transferred to the Defense Department(国防部).,National Guard (国民警卫队): in the U.S., the organized militia forces
13、(民兵组织) of the individual states, a component of the Army of the U.S. when called into active Federal service. (战时由联邦编入正式军),Seabees(海军修建营): members of the construction battalions of the Civil Engineer Corps (美国海军工程兵) of the U.S. Navy, that build harbor（避难所） facilities, airfields, etc. Seabee stands f
14、or CB, short for Construction Battalion.,The Salvation Army （救世军）is a Protestant Christian church known for its extensive philanthropy and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries,logo,The International Red Cross is an international humanitarian
15、movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate（减轻） human suffering, without any discrimination,International Committee of the Red Cross,the type of
16、 the story,narration (The telling of a story) general type of narration: introduction (beginning)(time, place, characters, background); developmentclimaxconclusion (denouement),Organization of the text,Part I(para.1-6): preparation for the hurricane (introductory paragraphs: the time, place and back
17、ground of the conflict-man versus hurricanes)Part II(para.7-27): the process of the John Koshaks brave fighting against the hurricanePart III(para.28-35): the problems brought by the hurricane were solved gradually by the organizations and the people themselves Part IV(para.36-39): though there was
18、damage brought by the hurricane, Koshaks family valued their life more than before the hurricane,The Summary of the Text The text describes the heroic struggle of the Koshaks and their friends against the forces of a devastating (destructive) hurricane. Unwilling to abandon their home, the Koshaks h
19、ad made full preparations for the hurricane. However, they had underestimated(低估）violence of Hurricane Camille, which smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast with winds in excess of 200mph and tides over 20 feet.,The overwhelming wind and rain whipped the house so that it was on the verge of disinte
20、gration (崩溃). The Koshaks and their friends tried to quit the house, but unfortunately failed because of the doused (wet in the water) car. They scrambled back and terrified. in this desperate situation, they attempted to support each other with verbal（口头的） comforts or prayers for the God.,With the
21、whole roof lifted off, the staircase（楼梯） breaking apart, and the walls falling down, the Koshaks found no room to be a shelter and prepared a door for taking the nine children on if the floor split up. Luckily, the main attack of Camille had passed and the Koshaks and their friends survived. Organiz
22、ations within the country had come to the aid of the devastated coast, and the inhabitants there quickly reorganized their lives. Though the hurricane had deprived the Koshaks of all their material possessions, the family came through it, which was the most significant thing for them.,Whats the them
23、e (the idea / purpose behind the story) of the story?,“We lost practically all our possessions, but the family came through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important.” The most important thing is the spirit fighting against the difficulties which could never be taken away. Human lives are important and not material possessions,
