张汉熙高级英语第三版第一册Lesson 1 (定)

4. How are typhoons named?
Typhoons are tropical storms that
form over the Pacific Ocean north of the equator. Hurricanes are given girls' names and typhoons are usually given serial numbers.
How are Hurricanes Named?
Each name on the list starts with a
different letter, for example, the name of the very first hurricane of the season starts with the letter A, the next starts with the letter B, and so on. The letters "Q", "U", "X", "Y" and "Z", however, are not used.
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3. How are Hurricanes Named?
The National Weather Service of the
United States has used girls' names to identify hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico since 1953 and the names were given in alphabetical order.
• An average of 3. 5 tropical storms per year eventually mature into hurricanes along the east coast of North America, usually over the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico.
• Incipient ([in'sipiənt]初期的) hurricanes usually form over the tropical N Atlantic Ocean and mature as they drift westward. Hurricanes also occasionally form off the west coast of Mexico and move northeastward from that area.
1. Type of literature: narration A piece of _________. Simply defined, narration is the telling of a story.
How are Hurricanes Named?
A semi-permanent list of 10 sets of
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names in alphabetical order was established in 1971. This practice of giving girls' names to hurricanes changed recently. In 1980 a hurricane was given a man's name and was called Hurricane David.
How are Hurricanes Named?
Hurricane names are chosen from a list
selected by the World Meteorological (气 象的）Organization. There is actually one list for each of six years. In other words, one list is repeated every seventh year.
Teaching Contents

I. Background knowledge II. The literary style III. Detailed study of the text IV. Organizational pattern V. Language features VI. Questions for group discussion
I. Background Knowledge
Hurricane, typhoon, storm Naming of hurricanes and typhoons Hurricane Camille, Betsy
I. Background Knowledge
1. Hurricane:
narration 3. To learn to use words to describe disasters and violence 4. To appreciate the language features 5. To learn to write a story about disasters
How are Hurricanes Named?
•They also began using French and Spanish male and female names at this time. •Hurricane season usually starts on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30.
Each of the 14 nations that typhoons affect
submitted a list of names for a total of 141 names. The names include animals, flowers, astrological（星相学的）signs and a few personal names. Chinese names of typhoons consist of longwang, yutu, fengshen, dujuan, haima, wukong, haiyan, haishen, dianmu, haitang
Lesson 1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille
Teaching Aims
1. To know the writing techniques of a narrative
2. To be acquainted with some literary terms of
( 龙王，玉兔，风神，杜鹃，海马，悟空，
海燕，海神，电母， 海棠）
5. Hurricane Camille
Hurricane Camille is
the storm lashing (striking, attacking) Mississippi and Louisiana for two days, Aug. 17-18, in 1969.
• A Hurricane is a tropical storm in which winds attain speeds greater than 75 miles per hour (120 km). The term is often restricted to those storms occurring over the North Atlantic Ocean.
2. Typhoon/cyclone:
Similar storms occurring over the West
Pacific Ocean and China Seas are called typhoons. Those over the Indian Ocean are called tropical cyclones (旋风).
A storm is named when it reaches
tropical storm strength with winds of 39 mph, and becomes a hurricane or typhoon when its wind speed reaches 75 mph. storm Hurrican e/typhoo n 75 m.p.h.
What is your idea about Hurricanes?
How dangerous are they? Have you ever been in Hurricanes? Or have you ever been confronted with any natural disaster? How do you feel? Exchange your ideas. What do you think you would do first if you were confronted with Hurricanes?
Brainstorming
drought hurricane tornado typhoon sandstorm snowstorm Natural Disasters flood earthquake volcanic eruption tsunami snowslide landslide
Warming-up Activities
Hurricane Camille is said to be the worst storm
ever to hit mainland United States (except Hurricane Catrina,2005). With winds in excess of 200 mph and tides over 20 feet, Hurricane Camille smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Sunday night, the 17th of August and continued its devastating path until the early hours of Monday, the 18th. The combination of winds, surges, and rainfalls caused 256 deaths (143 on the Gulf Coast and 113 in the Virginia floods) and $1.421 billion in damage. Three death were reported in Cuba.
Hurricane Betsy
Hurricane Betsy is the storm
lashing Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana in 1965 from Sept. 7-10, causing the death of 74 persons.
II. The literary style
How are Hurricanes Named?
Often when an unusually destructive
hurricane hits, that hurricane's name is retired and never used again. Since 1954, forty names have been retired. In 1996 Hurricane Luis was retired.
Tornado: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground 一般只指开阔”陆地上“形成的”龙卷风“，规 模一般比hurricane 小。