3 MODULE The Violence of Nature 设计人：徐立敏

地球很安静

What are the disasters in the video? A shot video What are the disasters in the video?

课前预习

重点单词

disaster cause bury occur strike hurricane tornado ruin 2. 引起 3. 埋葬 1. 灾难 2. 引起 3. 埋葬 4. 发生 5. 雷电、暴风雨等的袭击 6. 飓风 7. 龙卷风 8. 毁坏 disaster cause bury occur strike hurricane tornado ruin

重点短语

拾起；捡起；接收；无意中学会 2. 脱下；起飞；取消 平均 4. 结果为…..;以……结束 pick up take off on average end up

Learning aims: To undertand the text and master some important words and phrases; To improve students’ reading skills ; To raise students’ awereness of protecting the earth

Match the article with its main idea. FAST-READING Match the article with its main idea.

Article one Article two Article three 1.Charles Coghlan’s story in the worst hurricane disaster. 2.A rotating column of air and its power. 3.Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and introduce its power and the worst disaster by it. Article one Article two Article three

Read the first part carefully and answer questions. CAREFUL-READING Read the first part carefully and answer questions.

They can pick up…, put down…, take off..., destroy…, leave…. 1. What is a tornado? A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 2. What can tornadoes do? They can pick up…, put down…, take off..., destroy…, leave….

Read the second part

Hurricanes usually occur in the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. There’re on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine. Hurricanes can cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods. The worst hurricane of all time in the US destroyed 3,000 buildings. F Southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. T T F 3,600

An Extraordinary Event surprising or unusual

Activity4 Read and fill in the blanks By had moved _____the late 1890s, he _____ _____ to Galveston, ______ he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane ______. The cemetery _______ Coghlan was buried was_________ by the hurricane and Coghlan’s coffin ____ _____ in the sea. where struck where destroyed ended up 高考资源网Ks5u.com

课文浓缩 高考链接（语法填空）

which occurs affecting put pick up in strike worst deaths destroyed A tornado, 1. is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground usually 2 (occur) in the US , 3. (affect) several US states greatly.It can 4. cars,trains and houses and 5 them down 6. the next street. Hurricanes, which are strong tropical storms,  usually 7.(strike)the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine, the  8.(bad) one of which  caused 6,000  9.(die), and  10.(destroy) 3600  buildings.   which occurs affecting put pick up in strike worst deaths destroyed

Discussion 话题：自然灾难在破坏地球和人类，像2015年发生的全国范围的雾霾，在灾难面前我们怎么做？更应该携起手来保护我们的家园，为了更好地保护地球，减少灾难对人类的危害，我们应如何从自身做起，从小事做起来更好地保护环境？ What should we do to protect the enviroment from ourselves and from little things? Discuss and write down your sentences.

PRESENTATION (sharing their work)

Call on people around us to protect the enviroment Don’t throw rubbish everywhere Don’t overcut trees Don’t waste water Don’t pick the leaves or flowers NO smoking

Writing 根据提示词补全句子

1.2015年夏天，南方发生了严重的洪涝灾害，造成了很大损失。 .In the summer of 2015, a severe flood , a great loss. (occur, cause) 2.农田被毁坏，房屋被冲走，许多人无家可归。 Fields , houses and many people . (destroy, wash away,homeless) 3.现在，政府已经采取了一些措施来阻止洪水的再次发生。 Now, prevent floods from happening again. (take measures to do sth) 4.全国人民也都尽力帮助灾区人民重建家园,有的捐钱，有的衣服，有的做志愿者的工作。 People to help the people in the disaster area. Some ;Others ;Still others . (try one’s best…;donate…; volunteer…. ) 5. 现在灾区已经发生了很大的变化。 Great changes have in the disaster area. (take place) occurred causing were washed away were destroyed became homeless government has taken measures to try their best donate clothes do volunteering work donate money taken place

课堂小结

地球笑了 地球笑了

Homework Look for more information on the Internet about how to fight with natural disaster after class.

Thank you Goodbye