高中英语Unit 5 The power of nature知识讲解 话题语言应用——自然灾害与预防利用教案

话题语言应用——自然灾害与预防利用编稿：牛新阁审稿：王春霞语言积累交际用语有关情感交流：1. I became so excited that... 我变得如此地激动以致于......I had never felt so happy as... 以前我从没有这么高兴过......I’m looking forward to ... 我期待着...Don’t that look lovely! 不是很可爱吗？You d id a good job. 做得好。

Perfect! 太完美了！I can’t wait... 我都等不及了......2. What’s happening? /What’s happened? 发生了什么事？What’s the noise? 什么声音？I’m frightened. 我害怕。

I was trembling... 我在打颤......I was never so frightened... 我从没有这么恐惧过......3. I was so anxious... 我那么地不安I felt very nervous... 我感觉很紧张......Oh, my goodness. 哦，天哪！Oh no! 哦，不！有关喜悦、恐惧、焦虑、惊奇的词汇：Joy：excitement（兴奋），happiness（幸福），pleasure（愉快），amazement（惊奇），relief（轻松），enthusiasm（热情），eagerness（渴望），gladness（高兴），delight（快乐）Fear：panic（恐慌），trembling（发抖），sweating（出汗），terror（恐怖），terrified（感到害怕的），frightened（感到害怕的），shocked（感到震惊的）Anxiety：nervous（紧张的），anxious（焦急的），worried（担心的），bothered（不安的），concerned（忧虑的）话题语句（1）1．有关灾难（disasters）的词汇：hurricane 飓风tornado龙卷风typhoon台风cyclone旋风tsunami 海啸 earthquake 地震aftershock 余震flood 洪水landslide滑坡mudslide泥石流snow slide/ avalanche 雪崩drought 干旱thunderstorm 雷暴 lightning 闪电volcano eruption 火山喷发snowstorm/blizzard 暴风雪plane crash 飞机失事famine 饥荒2. 有关火山喷发（volcano eruption）的词语和句子：active volcano 活火山ash cloud 火山灰云crater 火山口crater lake 火山湖lava 熔岩Red hot lava was fountain ing hundreds of metres into the air.红色发烫的岩浆像喷泉一样，朝天上喷射达几百米高。

Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flow s slowly down the mountain.沸腾的岩石从火山口喷发出来，熔岩慢慢流下山。

The lava that flows slowly like a wave down the mountain causes far more damage.像波浪一样慢慢流下的火山熔岩造成更多的损失。

It can bury everything in its path under the molten rock.火山岩浆流经的地方，一切都掩埋在熔岩下面了。

It was an absolutely fantastic sight. 真是绝妙的奇景。

3. 描写火山研究者的工作的词汇：collect and evaluate information about volcanoes 收集和评估有关火山的信息help predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast帮忙预测火山的岩浆走向和速度warn people in the path of the lava to leave 提醒岩浆流经地区的人撤离火山喷发后科学家们做的事：put on white protective suits, helmets, big boots穿上白色防护服、带上头盔，还穿了一双大靴子drop as close as possible to the crater 尽量走近火山口slowly make their way to the edge of the crater 缓缓往火山口边缘走去look down into the red, boiling center 向下看到了红红的沸腾的（火山口的）中心climb down into the crater to collect some lava 攀下火山口去收集一些岩浆I was impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great damage. 火山喷发的壮丽景色和它潜在的巨大破坏力给我留下深刻印象。

话题语句（2）【高清课堂：Unit5语言应用II. Natural disasters and survival】4. 有关自然灾害（natural disasters）的描述：Earthquake in JapanThe 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s coast on March 11 would have been the year’s worst disaster. But it was the tsunami it triggered that would cause the most lasting damage. The surge of water reached 30 feet high and traveled more than three miles inland. More than 15,000 people were killed by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. But it is the nuclear meltdown that the tsunami caused that everyone is talking about and will likely be talking about for years to e.注释：magnitude 等级trigger 引发lasting 持久的surge 涌动meltdown 堆芯熔毁Drought in East AfricaA widespread drought over the summer laid waste to food and water supplies across the region, sparking the worst famine in decades. Somalia, already a failed state was the hardest hit. The famine worsened in September as the United Nations reported that half the country was inneed of emergency aid. It now estimates that as many as 30,000 children have died as a result.注释：lay waste to 对......的损毁spark 引发hit 一击，击中，成功而风行一时的事物Floods in ThailandThailand suffered through the worst flooding in half a century this year. The waters first began to rise in July, and the flooding continued through December. Thai officials say that about 800 people have been killed as a result of the floods, but some suggest that number is likely higher. More than 12 million people were affected and the World Bank reported that damages could reach as high as $45 billion — making it one of the costliest disasters in recent history.注释：costly 昂贵的Typhoon in the PhilippinesThe storm first made landfall (登陆) on Dec. 16. In less than 12 hours, about 8 inches of rain blanketed the region, triggering flash floods and landslides. So far more than 1,200 people have been reported killed as a result, and that number is expected to rise. More than half a million people have lost their homes, according to government officials in the Philippines.注释：landfall 登陆blanket 毯子，覆盖trigger 引发Storms in the United StatesThe storm caused the country $35 billion in damages and killed more than 700 people. On April 27, more than 300 tornadoes ripped through the Southeast, killing 321 people. The tornado outbreak was quickly followed a month later in Joplin, Missouri that wiped out the town and killed 158 people. Add to that a devastating winter blizzard in the Midwest, Hurricane Irene on the East Coast and a massive drought across the South, and 2011 bees one of the worst years for natural disaster in United States history.注释：rip 撕裂wipe out 清除掉devastating 毁灭性的massive 大块的，巨大的5. 灾难中的自救How to survive a Thunderstorm1. When a storm is ing, go to safe shelter immediately. Find shelter in a building or car. Keep carwindows closed and avoid convertibles.2. Telephone lines and metal pipes can conduct electricity. Unplug appliances, avoid using thetelephone or any electrical appliances.3. Don’t take a bath or shower.4. Draw blinds and shades over windows.5. If you are caught outside during a thunderstorm, you must act immediately:* If you are in the woods, take shelter under the shorter trees.* If you are boating or swimming, get to land and find shelter right away!* Bee a very small target! Squat low to the ground. Place your hands on your knees with your head between them. Make yourself the smallest target possible.注释：shelter 庇护所convertibles 敞篷车unplug 拔插销blinds 百叶窗squat 蹲How to survive flood1. Stay away from flood water. It may be contaminated.2. Do not walk through moving water. If you must do so, walk where the water is not moving. Usea stick to test the ground in front of you.3. Always keep your battery-powered radio with you so you know what is happening.4. Grab your emergency survival kit so that all important survival gear(设备) are handy!注释：contaminate 污染gear 设备■话题语句（3）6. 有用的句子----- 试试你会了吗？1) 虽然我的工作偶尔也有危险，但是我不在乎，因为危险能激励我，使我有活力。