必修3module3theviolenceofnature

话题：自然

【词汇积累】【佳句背诵】

n．暴风雨adj. 强大的

n. 台风

v. 援救；营救

adj. 自然的

adj. 野生的；荒凉的n. 飓风

v．&n. 损害，损坏

v. 减少

n. 地震

n. 灾民

storm 沙尘暴involved in 涉及

out 灭绝

15 disaster­hit area 灾区to rescue 前来救援work 救援工作’s work together and do what we can/do our best to make the

earth a better place to live in.

让我们一起努力，尽我们所能让地球变成更美好的家园。

seems that they are not worried at all about the fact that wild animals are endangered.

野生动物处于濒危状态，他们似乎一点也不担心。rainstorm has left 13 dead，23 missing in this town so far.

到目前为止，这次暴雨使这个城镇13人遇难，23人下落不明。

【写作模板】抗震救灾

I am awfully sorry about the severe earthquake which struck Ludian in Yunnan felt extremely upset when the news came out that the earthquake had led to extensive and severe damage in your county, causing

trapped in ruins 被困废墟中

in ruins

变为废墟

losses 经济损失

loss of lives and leaving many people homeless.

Faced with such a horrible natural disaster, the Ludian

people remain so calm and strong-willed that we all

admire your courage and in China people are very

concerned about the present situation in your county

and we are all determined to make every bit of our

effort to the saying goes, unity is am sure that with

a strong determination and the support from every

corner of the world, you and your county can go

through the difficulty and a better hometown will be

rebuilt soon.

Please remember that I’ll always be by your side when

you need any help! Take care.

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Ⅰ.单词拼写根据词义写出英文单词。

1．disaster n．灾难

2．flood n. 洪水

3．hurricane n. 飓风

4．cause vt. 引起；导致

5．bury vt. 埋葬

6．occur vi. 发生

7．strike vt.& n. (雷电、暴风雨等)袭击

8．ruin vt. 毁坏

9．previous adj. 以前的10．earthquake n. 地震11．worldwide adj. 全世界的12．active adj. 积极的；活跃的13．damage n．& v. 损失；损害

Ⅱ.单词拓展写出下列单词及其派生词。1．experience vt. 经历

experienced adj. 有经验的

2．furniture n. 家具

furnish v. 装备；配备

3．violent adj. 猛烈的；激烈的；强烈的violence n. 暴力

4．possibility n. 可能；可能性possible adj. 可能的

likely/probable (近义词)

5．terrifying adj. 吓人的；可怕的terrified adj. 恐惧的；受惊吓的

terrify vt. 使惊恐；使受惊吓6．fortunately adv. 幸运地；幸亏fortunate adj. 幸运的

fortune n. 运气

7．warning n. 警告

warn v. 警告

1．pick_up 卷起；掀起

2．take_down 记下；放下；镇压

3．take_off 去掉

4．on_average 平均起来

5．

end_up 结果为……，以……结束6．set_fire_to 放火(焚烧)……7．catch_fire 着火

8．put_out 扑灭(火)

9．take_place 发生

10．in_all 总共；总计

语境填词

A terrifying(可怕的) earthquake struck(袭击) Ludian, Yunnan Province in August, 2014, causing(引起)a lot of damage(损失)．Many people were buried(埋葬)under the ruins(废墟)and a lot of people lost their (幸运地), people all over the country offered their help immediately it occurred/took_place(发生).

1．leave＋宾语＋宾补让某人/某物继续处于某种状态

They can destroy houses，but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.

【仿写】你让电脑日夜一直开着是不对的。

It’s wrong of you to_leave_the_computer_running day and night.

2．现在分词作结果状语

On average，there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year，causing about 80 deaths and 1，500 injuries.

【仿写】昨天晚上，这家旅馆发生一场火灾，使得20人死亡，30人受伤。

A big fire occurred in the hotel last night，causing_20_deaths_and_30_injuries．

3．there is/was the possibility of.../that...有……的可能性

When the lava reached the sea，there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.