高中英语Module 3 The Violence of Nature-Speaking外研版必修三
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B: I see movements in the earth are some of the causes of earthquakes. A: You are learning fast!
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Module 3 The Violencቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ of Nature-Speaking
Period 5Speaking—Putting the text into a dialogue ■Goals ● To practice speaking English ■Procedures Step 1: Reading aloud to the tape You are going to read aloud the text to the tape. While reading aloud pay enough attention to the pronunciation, stress, pauses and intonation by the native speaker. Step 2: Putting the text into a dialogue You are to put the text What Is a Tornado?… into a dialogue and then act it out in pairs
A: What is a tornado? B: A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. A: How violent is it? B: The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour. A: Where do they occur? B: Almost all of them occur in the US. A: Which part of it? B: They e in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north. A: How strong is a tornado? B: Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street or even in the next town. A: How terrible they are! B: They can be more terrible. They can take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. A: Then they are strange, too. By the way how many tornadoes are there in a year? B: On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year. A: Are there any deaths caused by them? B: Yes, there are. A: They cause about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. B: What is the worst tornado? A: The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925. It affected three US states: Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. B: How many deaths did it bring to the places? A: By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured. A: What is a hurricane? B: Hurricanes are strong tropical storms. A: Where do they occur? B: They usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. A: They are strong winds, aren’t they? B: Yes, they are. They are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more. A: How harmful are they? B: They cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods. A: How often do they e?
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B: There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year. A: What places are affected? B: The east coast of the US from Texas to Maine is usually affected. A: When was the worst hurricane? B: The worst hurricane disaster of all time occurred on the 8th September 1900 inGalveston, Texas. A: How strong was it? B: Winds of 200 kilometers per hour and five-meter high waves hit the city. A: It must have caused many deaths. B: The disaster killed 6,000 people in a population of 37,000 and destroyed 3,600 buildings. Step 3: Putting the text Earthquakes Around the Pacific into a dialogue A: I am told that about 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year. B: What about China? A: China is situated in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world. B: That is why there have been many terrible earthquakes in China. What is the most serious earthquake in Chian? A: The most serious of these occurred in HuaCounty in ShaanxiProvince in 1556. B: How many provinces were affected? A: Eight provinces in Central China were affected. It covered an area of 800 square kilometers. B: What about the deaths? A: In some munities, 60 percent of the population was killed. In all, 830,000 people lost their lives. B: Is the US a country troubled with earthquakes? A: Yes, it is. B: Tell me more about earthquakes in the US, will you? A: The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake that has ever happened in the United States. B: Did it occur in the daytime? A: It took place at 5:15 am, and lasted for only a minute. B: What about the natural disaster? A: It caused the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history. B: The earthquake brings fires, too. A: You are right. Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage. B: How long did the fires last? A: The fires burned for three days, destroying a total of 25,000 buildings. B: How many deaths were caused by the earthquake and the fires? A: About 500 people were killed in the city of San Francisco and 250,000 were made homeless. B: I mean the whole of California. A: In the whole of California, the earthquake and fires caused about 3,000 deaths. B: How are earthquakes caused? Why do they happen? A: The 1960 earthquake was caused by a movement on the San Andreas Fault. One hundred years later, movements on the San Andreas Fault continue to cause problems for the whole of California.
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B: I see movements in the earth are some of the causes of earthquakes. A: You are learning fast!
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Module 3 The Violencቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ of Nature-Speaking
Period 5Speaking—Putting the text into a dialogue ■Goals ● To practice speaking English ■Procedures Step 1: Reading aloud to the tape You are going to read aloud the text to the tape. While reading aloud pay enough attention to the pronunciation, stress, pauses and intonation by the native speaker. Step 2: Putting the text into a dialogue You are to put the text What Is a Tornado?… into a dialogue and then act it out in pairs
A: What is a tornado? B: A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. A: How violent is it? B: The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour. A: Where do they occur? B: Almost all of them occur in the US. A: Which part of it? B: They e in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north. A: How strong is a tornado? B: Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street or even in the next town. A: How terrible they are! B: They can be more terrible. They can take the fur off the back of a cat and the feathers off a chicken. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. A: Then they are strange, too. By the way how many tornadoes are there in a year? B: On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year. A: Are there any deaths caused by them? B: Yes, there are. A: They cause about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. B: What is the worst tornado? A: The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925. It affected three US states: Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. B: How many deaths did it bring to the places? A: By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured. A: What is a hurricane? B: Hurricanes are strong tropical storms. A: Where do they occur? B: They usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. A: They are strong winds, aren’t they? B: Yes, they are. They are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more. A: How harmful are they? B: They cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods. A: How often do they e?
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B: There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year. A: What places are affected? B: The east coast of the US from Texas to Maine is usually affected. A: When was the worst hurricane? B: The worst hurricane disaster of all time occurred on the 8th September 1900 inGalveston, Texas. A: How strong was it? B: Winds of 200 kilometers per hour and five-meter high waves hit the city. A: It must have caused many deaths. B: The disaster killed 6,000 people in a population of 37,000 and destroyed 3,600 buildings. Step 3: Putting the text Earthquakes Around the Pacific into a dialogue A: I am told that about 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year. B: What about China? A: China is situated in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world. B: That is why there have been many terrible earthquakes in China. What is the most serious earthquake in Chian? A: The most serious of these occurred in HuaCounty in ShaanxiProvince in 1556. B: How many provinces were affected? A: Eight provinces in Central China were affected. It covered an area of 800 square kilometers. B: What about the deaths? A: In some munities, 60 percent of the population was killed. In all, 830,000 people lost their lives. B: Is the US a country troubled with earthquakes? A: Yes, it is. B: Tell me more about earthquakes in the US, will you? A: The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake that has ever happened in the United States. B: Did it occur in the daytime? A: It took place at 5:15 am, and lasted for only a minute. B: What about the natural disaster? A: It caused the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history. B: The earthquake brings fires, too. A: You are right. Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage. B: How long did the fires last? A: The fires burned for three days, destroying a total of 25,000 buildings. B: How many deaths were caused by the earthquake and the fires? A: About 500 people were killed in the city of San Francisco and 250,000 were made homeless. B: I mean the whole of California. A: In the whole of California, the earthquake and fires caused about 3,000 deaths. B: How are earthquakes caused? Why do they happen? A: The 1960 earthquake was caused by a movement on the San Andreas Fault. One hundred years later, movements on the San Andreas Fault continue to cause problems for the whole of California.