高一英语 The Violence of Nature课件
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高一英语The-Violence-of-Nature课件
Cultural Corner -1. Fast-reading(5m)
Read the article and answer the questions. 1. Where was the worst Chinese earthquake? It was in Hua County in Shanxi Province. 2. What was the most dangerous thing about the California Earthquake of 1906? The fires that started. 3. Is it possible there could be another earthquake there? Yes, there is.
The Violence of Nature
印度洪涝灾害
a lot of water in an area which is usually dry
flood
a very strong wind or storm
Hurricane struck Florida
The flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm
Reading&Vocabulary-3. Detailed-reading.(5m)
True False. 1 All tornadoes have or winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. 2 There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. 3 Tornadoes can’t destroy furniture because they are not violent enough. 4 In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year. 5 The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people.
高一英语 Module 3 The Violence of Nature 精品课件外研社版必修三
Phenomena
Bad results
The worst Occurred in 1925 example you know
Occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas.
1. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north. occur:发生=happen 他告诉我那事故是怎样发生的. He told me how the accident occurred.
pick up: 1)拾起,捡起 The monkey picked up a stone. 2)用车接,搭人或带货 放学后在门口等我, 我会去接你。 Wait at the gate after school and I’ll pick you up.
3.They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. 他们能完全地破坏房子, 但是房子里面的家 具却能留在原处Have you ever experienced a thunderstorm/a flood/a hurricane/a tornado?
• Do you know anyone who has experienced one of the events?
Read the passage quickly and fill in the form with suitable words.
5.The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, affecting three US states. 历来最严重的龙卷风发生在1925年，影响了美国的三个州。
外研版高中英语Book 3 Module 3 The Violence of Nature reading 教学课件共24张PPT含视频.ppt
A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.
2)What is the speed of a tornado?
More than 400 Kilometers per hour.
3)Where do they usually happen?
Cora: Tom’s friend in Qingdao
Summary
1. How to grasp main ideas of passages quickly?
2. How to introduce an natural disaster? 3. How to survive an earthquake?
frequency
best example
Damage
Passage 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
Here _i_s_(be) an extraordinary event. It is a story a_b__o_u_t_ the 1900 Galveston _h_u_r_r_ic_a__n_e__. Charles Coghlan, a nineteenth-century Irish _a_c_to__r (act), died in 1899. Eight years l_a_t_e_r_(late), his coffin w__a_s__fo__u_n_d_(find) by fishermen in the sea near his Canadian home. The Gulf Stream _h_a__d_c_a__rr_i_e_d_ (carry) it 3,000 kilometers up the _e_a_s_te__rn_ (east) US coast to Prince Edward Island, _w_h_i_c_h_helped Coghlan travel back to _C_a__n_a_d_a__ (Canadian) after being buried in Texas.
2)What is the speed of a tornado?
More than 400 Kilometers per hour.
3)Where do they usually happen?
Cora: Tom’s friend in Qingdao
Summary
1. How to grasp main ideas of passages quickly?
2. How to introduce an natural disaster? 3. How to survive an earthquake?
frequency
best example
Damage
Passage 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
Here _i_s_(be) an extraordinary event. It is a story a_b__o_u_t_ the 1900 Galveston _h_u_r_r_ic_a__n_e__. Charles Coghlan, a nineteenth-century Irish _a_c_to__r (act), died in 1899. Eight years l_a_t_e_r_(late), his coffin w__a_s__fo__u_n_d_(find) by fishermen in the sea near his Canadian home. The Gulf Stream _h_a__d_c_a__rr_i_e_d_ (carry) it 3,000 kilometers up the _e_a_s_te__rn_ (east) US coast to Prince Edward Island, _w_h_i_c_h_helped Coghlan travel back to _C_a__n_a_d_a__ (Canadian) after being buried in Texas.
外研版高中英语必修3 Module 3《The Violence of Nature》课件
at a time
at one time in no time at no time
曾经，一度 决不 一次，每次 立刻，马上
M3 The Violence of Nature
6. Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it? No, he wasn’t. 7. What happened to him after the hurricane? His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf stream.
hurricane
tornado
M3 The Violence of Nature
According to the subtitles（副标题）
Main ideas
Summaries of A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 1st part
Volcanic eruption
Ash and steam come out of the volcano. The lava from the volcano can bury several villages.
drought
Drought ruined peasants’ hopes.
flood
Everything was drowned in the flood.
lightning
A flash of light
tornado
A rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.
Module3 The Violence of NaturePPT课件
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ10
tornado
11
typhoon
12
sandstorm 13
Earthquake
14
tsunami
15
volcanic eruption 16
air crash
17
oil leak
18
riot
19
Disasters of Nature
flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm
for two days. Some trees outside were moving
from side to side. The roof of the house across the
road disappeared. I saw water coming down the
street. 23
Reading and Vocabulary
24
Pre-reading:
Gulf Stream
What is the result of the Gulf Stream?
25
Find the words and expressions on the passages and match them with the definitions.
1
第一部分
整体概述
THE FIRST PART OF THE OVERALL OVERVIEW, PLEASE SUMMARIZE THE CONTENT
2
hail
3
sleet
4
drought
5
landslide
6
flood
tornado
11
typhoon
12
sandstorm 13
Earthquake
14
tsunami
15
volcanic eruption 16
air crash
17
oil leak
18
riot
19
Disasters of Nature
flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm
for two days. Some trees outside were moving
from side to side. The roof of the house across the
road disappeared. I saw water coming down the
street. 23
Reading and Vocabulary
24
Pre-reading:
Gulf Stream
What is the result of the Gulf Stream?
25
Find the words and expressions on the passages and match them with the definitions.
1
第一部分
整体概述
THE FIRST PART OF THE OVERALL OVERVIEW, PLEASE SUMMARIZE THE CONTENT
2
hail
3
sleet
4
drought
5
landslide
6
flood
外研版高中英语必修3 Module 3《The Violence of Nature》课件
China
1931
Floods
4 million
Yellow River, China
1887
Flood
1,5 million
Shaanxi, China
1556
Earthquake
830,000
Bangladesh
1970
Cyclone
500,000
Indian & Bangladesh Indian
1737 1839
Cyclone Cyclone
350,000 300,000
Vietnam
1881
Cyclone
300,000
Indian Ocean
2004
பைடு நூலகம்Tsunami
275,000
Syria & Turkey
526AD Earthquake
250,000
Tangshan, China
1976
Canada
8 years later
New York
1899
A story goes like this:
1990
A fierce tsunami caused by earthquake hit Japan on March, 2011. Around 11,620 died in this disaster.
The worst tornado and hurricane?
The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, which ______(affect) three states : Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. The worst hurricane occurred in Galveston, Texas in 1900,________(kill) 6,000 people in a population of 37,000 .
高一英语the-violence-of-nature课件1(2019)
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高一英语the violence of nature课件1
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• Without your help, the experiment will end up with failure.
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• 4. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
个动作 之间具有必然的因果关系,通常放在句末.
• 80多个国家都踢足球,使得它成为世界上最流 行的运动.
• Football is played in more than 80countries, making it the most popular game in the world.
Language points
• 6. The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan’s coffin ended up in the sea.
Language points
2. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.
occur:发生=happen 他告诉我那事故是怎样发生的. He told me how the accident occurred.
• Without your help, the experiment will end up with failure.
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Language points
• 4. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
个动作 之间具有必然的因果关系,通常放在句末.
• 80多个国家都踢足球,使得它成为世界上最流 行的运动.
• Football is played in more than 80countries, making it the most popular game in the world.
Language points
• 6. The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan’s coffin ended up in the sea.
Language points
2. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.
occur:发生=happen 他告诉我那事故是怎样发生的. He told me how the accident occurred.
高中英语新外研版精品课件《the Violence of Nature》
Qui: Who has the quicest mind
Decide whether the following sentences are describing tornadoes or hurricanes
1 It moves heavy things to different aging the furniture 7 It occurs 800 times each year 8 It occurs 6 times each year in Atlantic
Homewor
1 Go over what we have learned today 2 Write a short passage to present your suggestions
New Yor
Galveston
Galveston
Discuss in groups
Before a hurricane occurs, what should we do group 1-2 When a hurricane occurs, what should we do group 3-4
Illinois issouri
Indiana
1925
Wor together
Read What is a Hurricane to get the ey information Wor in grouind map Share what is a hurricane based on your mind map
Canada e-b-f-c-g-d-h-a-i
Why does the author mention this sPtroinrcye EidnwtahrdeIselanndd Prince Edward Island
The Violence of Nature PPT课件 17 外研版8
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11、明天是世上增值最快的一块土地，因它充满了希望。
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12、得意时应善待他人，因为你失意时会需要他们。
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13、人生最大的错误是不断担心会犯错。
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14、忍别人所不能忍的痛，吃别人所不能吃的苦，是为了收获别人得不到的收获。
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15、不管怎样，仍要坚持，没有梦想，永远到不了远方。
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16、心态决定命运，自信走向成功。
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5、龙吟八洲行壮志，凤舞九天挥鸿图。
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6、天下大事，必作于细；天下难事，必作于易。
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7、当你把高尔夫球打不进时，球洞只是陷阱；打进时，它就是成功。
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8、真正的爱，应该超越生命的长度、心灵的宽度、灵魂的深度。
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9、永远不要逃避问题，因为时间不会给弱者任何回报。
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10、评价一个人对你的好坏，有钱的看他愿不愿对你花时间，没钱的愿不愿意为你花钱。
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80、乐观者在灾祸中看到机会；悲观者在机会中看到灾祸。
2 Practice your interviews and then act them out for the rest of the class.
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1、再长的路一步一步得走也能走到终点，再近的距离不迈开第一步永远也不会到达。
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2、从善如登，从恶如崩。
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3、现在决定未来，知识改变命运。
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4、当你能梦的时候就不要放弃梦。
23、天行健君子以自强不息；地势坤君子以厚德载物。
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24、态度决定高度，思路决定出路，细节关乎命运。
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25、世上最累人的事，莫过於虚伪的过日子。
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26、事不三思终有悔，人能百忍自无忧。
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The Violence of Nature PPT课件 17 外研版6
1)人称的变化 一随主，二随宾，第三人称不更新
口诀
说明
直接引语
间接引语
一 引号内的第一人 随 称变间引后与主 She said,“ I 主 句主语的人称保 like Tennis.”
持一致
She said that she liked tennis
二 引号内的第二人 He said to Lily, He told Lily
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2、从善如登，从恶如崩。
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3、现在决定未来，知识改变命运。
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4、当你能梦的时候就不要放弃梦。
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5、龙吟八洲行壮志，凤舞九天挥鸿图。
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6、天下大事，必作于细；天下难事，必作于易。
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7、当你把高尔夫球打不进时，球洞只是陷阱；打进时，它就是成功。
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8、真正的爱，应该超越生命的长度、心灵的宽度、灵魂的深度。
注意：
直接引语转为间接引语时，下列情况下时态不变
１. 直接引语若表示的是客观事实或真理时， 变间接引语时时态不变．
２. 当引语中的时间状语表示过去某一具体时间时， 谓语动词时态不需改变．
３ 如果直接引语要变为间接引语，转述是发生在 当天当地，那么直接引语中的 come、here、 tomorrow、this morning、today、yesterday 等不
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22、糊涂一点就会快乐一点。有的人有的事，想得太多会疼，想不通会头疼，想通了会心痛。
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23、天行健君子以自强不息；地势坤君子以厚德载物。
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24、态度决定高度，思路决定出路，细节关乎命运。
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25、世上最累人的事，莫过於虚伪的过日子。
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高中英语Module 3 The Violence of Nature 优秀课件5
buildings and walls. ➢Don’t enter any buildings.
Earthquakes cannot be predicted!
Cherish your life! Know the prevention methods! The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today!
where
Hua county
In 1556 covered an area of 800 k㎡
affected 8 provinces
60％ …killed
830,000 people lost their lives
列
数
California
In 1906 Fire burned for three days
where
what
Natural disaster
damage
when
Magnitude-8.0 quake rocked Wenchuan on May 12, 20xx
Why does Sichuan have so many earthquakes ?
An earthquake is the result of the movement of the plates.
1. Where was the worst earthquake in China and in the
US?
2. When did the earthquakes happen? 3. What damage has been caused for each earthquake?
San Andreas fault [,sæn æn'dreiəs] 【地质学】圣安德列阿斯断层(美国西部长约 966公里的地壳断层，常有地壳运动)
Earthquakes cannot be predicted!
Cherish your life! Know the prevention methods! The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today!
where
Hua county
In 1556 covered an area of 800 k㎡
affected 8 provinces
60％ …killed
830,000 people lost their lives
列
数
California
In 1906 Fire burned for three days
where
what
Natural disaster
damage
when
Magnitude-8.0 quake rocked Wenchuan on May 12, 20xx
Why does Sichuan have so many earthquakes ?
An earthquake is the result of the movement of the plates.
1. Where was the worst earthquake in China and in the
US?
2. When did the earthquakes happen? 3. What damage has been caused for each earthquake?
San Andreas fault [,sæn æn'dreiəs] 【地质学】圣安德列阿斯断层(美国西部长约 966公里的地壳断层，常有地壳运动)
高中英语Module 3 The Violence of Nature 优秀课件1
A hurricane
1. Hurricanes are s_t_r_o_n_g_t_r_o_p_ic_a_l_s_t_o_r_m_s_. 2. They occur in the southern Atlantic
Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the _G__u_l_f _o_f_M__e_x_ic_o__. 3. The worst one occurred on the _8_t_h_S_e_p_t_e_m__b_e_r_1_9_0_0__ in Galveston, Texas. It killed _6_,_0_0_0_p_e_o_p_l_e_ and destroyed _3_,6_0_0__b_u_il_d_i_n_g_s_.
比较: 1) You will end up in debt if you keep
on spending money like that. 你要是老这样花钱, 总有一天要负债。
(表结果)
2) The party ended up with a folk song. 晚会以一首民歌结束。(表方式)
5) A good idea struck the manager. (突然想到)
6) I was about to go out when the clock
struck 12. (钟)敲响
8. Coghlan’s coffin ended up in the sea. end up 结束, 终归….
hurricane? His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf stream.
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►Step Two：Fast Reading 1 ． Disasters happen every year in the world，which cause great damage to the people and destroy buildings.Do you know about tornadoes and hurricanes？ Read the text and try to find answers to the following questions.
the ground.
Place Times
Tornado
Almost all of them
(2)_________ ___in the US.
(3)_________ ___，there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year.
Hurricane They usually occur
Hit Texas.Killed 6,000 people.
(10)__________ __3,600
buildings.
答 案 ： (1)rotating (2)occur (3)On
average (4)Pick up
(5)Destroy
(6)Affected
(7)tropical
(8)six
(4)____________cars，
trains and even houses.
Phenom ena (现
象)
Take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken. (5)____________house
s，but leave the
Tornadoes can cause much4.____________.On
By the time it ended，more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured.
Hurricanes are strong 7.____________storms.There are 8.____________winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more，which cause bad weathers.There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year.
(2)How much damage did the worst tornado cause to the US? A．The tornado had winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.
B．The fur of the back of many cats and the feathers of many chickens had been taken off.
►Step Three：Careful Reading 1 ． Listen to the tape and tell whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)． (1)All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.( )
___________________________________ ___________________________________ __ 答案：A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground,
(2)There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world.( )
(3)Tornadoes can’t destroy furniture
(4)In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year.( ) (5)The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people.( ) (6)Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes. () (7)Both the worst tornado and the worst
(9)Cause (10)Destroyed
►Step Four：Summary
A tornado is a 1.____________column of air from a 2.____________to the ground.Almost all of them3.____________in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.
C．It caused about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
(3)Where was Charles Coghlan born indeed?
A．In Ireland.
B．In Canada.
C．In New York.
D．In Galveston.
答案：A
(4)What are the causes of these natural violence?
(10)Coghlan’s coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane.( ) (11)It was only because of the hurricane that Coghlan’s body could travel back to Canada. () 答案：(1)F (2)T (3)F (4)F)T (10)F (11)F
in the southern Atlantic Ocean，the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
There’re on average(8) ____________Atlanti c hurricanes each
year.
Tornado
Hurricane
2 ． Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.
(1)Which of the following descriptions about tornado is NOT correct? A．It is a kind of rotating column of air. B ． It is usually caused from a thunderstorm. C．It can reach a speed up to more than 400 kilometres perhour.
Module 3 The Violence of Nature
Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary－Warming Up
Section Ⅰ
预习多维感知
预习多维感知
►Step One：Ask and Discussion Suppose you are a reporter from a newspaper. Now you are working on a special report about disasters, you need to interview some people. The following questions may help you. 1 ． Have you ever experienced a flood ( a tornado，a thunderstorm, a hurricane )? _________________________________________
(1)How can tornadoes destroy houses?
___________________________________
(2)What are the definitions of Tornado and Hurricane?
___________________________________ ________
2 ． Do you know anyone who has experienced one of the events?
___________________________________ ________ 3 ． Have you ever read a news story about one of the events? Can you describe it?
答 案 ： 1.rotating
2.thunderstorm
3.occur
4.destruction
5.average
6.affecting
7.tropical
8.violent
9．disaster 10.destroyed
►Step Five：Discussion What should we do in face of the disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes or earthquakes? ___________________________________ ________ ___________________________________ ________ ___________________________________
►Step Two：Fast Reading 1 ． Disasters happen every year in the world，which cause great damage to the people and destroy buildings.Do you know about tornadoes and hurricanes？ Read the text and try to find answers to the following questions.
the ground.
Place Times
Tornado
Almost all of them
(2)_________ ___in the US.
(3)_________ ___，there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year.
Hurricane They usually occur
Hit Texas.Killed 6,000 people.
(10)__________ __3,600
buildings.
答 案 ： (1)rotating (2)occur (3)On
average (4)Pick up
(5)Destroy
(6)Affected
(7)tropical
(8)six
(4)____________cars，
trains and even houses.
Phenom ena (现
象)
Take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken. (5)____________house
s，but leave the
Tornadoes can cause much4.____________.On
By the time it ended，more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured.
Hurricanes are strong 7.____________storms.There are 8.____________winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more，which cause bad weathers.There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year.
(2)How much damage did the worst tornado cause to the US? A．The tornado had winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.
B．The fur of the back of many cats and the feathers of many chickens had been taken off.
►Step Three：Careful Reading 1 ． Listen to the tape and tell whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)． (1)All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.( )
___________________________________ ___________________________________ __ 答案：A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground,
(2)There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world.( )
(3)Tornadoes can’t destroy furniture
(4)In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year.( ) (5)The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people.( ) (6)Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes. () (7)Both the worst tornado and the worst
(9)Cause (10)Destroyed
►Step Four：Summary
A tornado is a 1.____________column of air from a 2.____________to the ground.Almost all of them3.____________in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.
C．It caused about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
(3)Where was Charles Coghlan born indeed?
A．In Ireland.
B．In Canada.
C．In New York.
D．In Galveston.
答案：A
(4)What are the causes of these natural violence?
(10)Coghlan’s coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane.( ) (11)It was only because of the hurricane that Coghlan’s body could travel back to Canada. () 答案：(1)F (2)T (3)F (4)F)T (10)F (11)F
in the southern Atlantic Ocean，the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
There’re on average(8) ____________Atlanti c hurricanes each
year.
Tornado
Hurricane
2 ． Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.
(1)Which of the following descriptions about tornado is NOT correct? A．It is a kind of rotating column of air. B ． It is usually caused from a thunderstorm. C．It can reach a speed up to more than 400 kilometres perhour.
Module 3 The Violence of Nature
Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary－Warming Up
Section Ⅰ
预习多维感知
预习多维感知
►Step One：Ask and Discussion Suppose you are a reporter from a newspaper. Now you are working on a special report about disasters, you need to interview some people. The following questions may help you. 1 ． Have you ever experienced a flood ( a tornado，a thunderstorm, a hurricane )? _________________________________________
(1)How can tornadoes destroy houses?
___________________________________
(2)What are the definitions of Tornado and Hurricane?
___________________________________ ________
2 ． Do you know anyone who has experienced one of the events?
___________________________________ ________ 3 ． Have you ever read a news story about one of the events? Can you describe it?
答 案 ： 1.rotating
2.thunderstorm
3.occur
4.destruction
5.average
6.affecting
7.tropical
8.violent
9．disaster 10.destroyed
►Step Five：Discussion What should we do in face of the disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes or earthquakes? ___________________________________ ________ ___________________________________ ________ ___________________________________