高中英语The Violence of Nature--Reading Part

They mainly They usually
occur in the occur in the
Where do
area from _T_e_x_a_s___ in the
southern Atlantic
they
occur?
southeast to Ocean, the South Dakota Caribbean Sea
in the north in and _th_e__G_u_l_f_
the US.
_o_f_M__e_x_ic_o____.
Tornado
Hurricane
The most
violent have
How violent winds of
can they more than
be?
_4_0_0_____
How often do they occur?
On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year.
There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year.
Tornado
The worst one
It occurred in _1_9_2_5____, affecting three US states.
Hurricane
It occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas, killing 6,000 people and destroying _3_,6_0_0____ buildings.
6. It was only because of the hurricane that Coghlan’s body could travel back to Canada.
Try to make a poster about one of the natural disasters we have learnt this module. More photos are welcome.
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and its power.
1)பைடு நூலகம் Where do tornadoes mainly occur?
In the US, with area from Texas in the Southeast to South Dakota in the north
Match the article with its main idea.
Article one
Charles Coghlan’s story in the worst hurricane.
Article two Article three
Tornado is a rotating column of air and its power.
occur 发生
暴
pick up 卷起；掀起
end up in 最终处于...
on average 平均地
huge waves/heavy rain/floods巨浪/ 暴雨/洪灾
of all time 历史上；有史以来 by the late+年份 到...末尾
affect 影响
the Gulf Stream 墨西哥湾暖流
Tornado
Hurricane
Tornadoes are
What are they?
rotating columns of air from thunderstorms
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms.
to the ground.
Tornado
Hurricane
A. Coghlan died. B. Coghlan had moved to
Galveston. C. A hurricane struck and his
coffin ended up in the sea.
D. Coghlan went to live in Canada. He then moved to New York and became famous.
kilometres
per hour.
There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more, which cause huge waves, heavy rain and _fl_o_o_d_s___.
Tornado
Hurricane
3. The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people.
4. Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes.
5. Coghlan’s coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane.
Try to find more information about other natural disasters. For example, thunderstorm and flood. You should do a representative with your group.
Read the third part of the text carefully and match the time with what happened.
1. Before the late 1890s
2. By the late 1890s
3. In 1899 4. In 1900 5. In 1908
E. Coghlan’s coffin was found by fishermen.
True or False.
1. All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.
2. Tornadoes can’t destroy furniture because they are not violent enough.
Module 3
The Violence of Nature
Reading
Activity 1 What is a tornado? Activity 2 What is a hurricane?
useful words and phrases
a rotating column of air气旋 srong tropical storms强劲的热带风
2)How can tornadoes destroy houses? They can destroy houses, but leave
the furniture inside exactly where it was.
Read the first two parts of the text carefully and fill in the blanks.