1、Unit 6 Unit 6 Unit 6 Unit 6 Disaster and Disaster and hopehopeToreadtheauthorsexperienceontheLondonTubeandfeelings.Torealisetheglobalwarming,extremeweatherandotherissuescausedbyclimatechange,andimproveenvironmentalawareness.Watch a video and tell how you feel after watching it.Look at the thermomete
2、r and answer the questions.56.7ThehighesttemperaturerecordedonEarth(California,1913)-93.2ThelowesttemperaturerecordedonEarth(Antarctica,2010)1.Whathappenswhenthetemperaturegoesveryhigh?Howdopeopledealwithextremetemperatures?Thefirstscourge(天灾天灾)ofwarmingisdrought.Forestfiresarecommon.Inareasnearthee
3、quator,heavyrain,flashfloods,mudslides,mountaincollapsewillbefrequent.2.Whathappenswhenthetemperaturegoesverylow?Howdoyoufeelinextremetemperatures?Theamountoflandavailabletogrowfoodwilldecrease,andcropswillbereducedduetolackofheat.Therewillbeterriblefaminesandwarsoverfood.1.Whatcomestomindwhenyouhea
4、raboutglobalwarming?2.Whichdoyouthinkisworse:beingoutinuncomfortablyhotweatheroruncomfortablycoldweather?Giveyourreasons.Read the title and look at the picture and predict what the passage is about.Then read the passage and check your prediction.ThepassageisabouttheauthorsfeelingsandconcernsontheLon
5、donTubeonanunusuallyhotday.Hot!Hot!Hot!Hot!Hot!Hot!Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.JourneyinLondon.B.TheTubesysteminLondon.C.Crowdedsituation.D.Theextremeweatherconditions.Go through the passage and answer the questions.1.WhatistheaveragehightemperatureinJulyinLondon?2.Whichflooristheauthorsoffi
6、ceon?22degrees.Thethirdfloor.Match the main idea with each paragraph.Paragraph1 A.Therearemanydisastersintheworld.Paragraph2 B.ItishotattheTubestation.Paragraph3 C.Theauthorarrivesathisdestination.Paragraph4 D.Itisevenhotterinthetrain.Paragraph5 E.Theauthorisworriedaboutaflood.Read the first two par
7、agraphs and answer the questions.1.WhyistheTubestationsohot?2.Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthorsjourney?3.Whatisthetemperatureinsidethetrain?4.Wheredoestheauthorwork?Becausethereisnoairconditioning.Itisononeoftheoldest,deepestandhottestlines.35degrees.Heworksinatall,glassbuildingRead the third and fourth
8、paragraphs and fill in the form.TheauthorsplanPuthisflatonthe(1)_andbuyaboat.Speakwithhismanagerabout(2)_tothetopfloor.Joinabeginnersswimmingclass(3)_.ThedisastersallovertheworldAhurricaneinAsiahas(4)_atown.HeavyraininEasternEuropehascaused(5)_The(6)_acrossSouthernEuropehascausedforestfires.marketmo
9、vingimmediatelydestroyedlandslidesheatRead the last paragraph and answer the questions.1.Whatistheauthorsdestination?2.Howdoestheauthorfeelwhenhegetsoutofthestation?Bankstation.Comfortable.Choose the best answer.1.WhatdoweknowabouttheCentralLineinLondon?A.Itwasbuiltearlierthanmostoftheotherlines.B.T
10、heairconditioningwasinventedearlierthanit.C.Goingdownonthestairsishardforthepassengers.D.ItwasthehottestanddeepestontheworldsTubesystem.2.WhydoestheauthorfeeluncomfortableintheTube?A.Becauseheiswearingasuittoday.B.Becausehehadspecialfoodforbreakfast.C.BecausehecanmakeittoBankstationsoon.D.Becausethe
11、rearemanypeopleandmuchhotair.3.Whichofthefollowingdoesntbelongtotheauthorspreparationsforthefuture?A.Movetheflattoanothercity.B.Buyaboat.C.Movetheofficetothetopfloor.D.Learntoswim.5.WhydoestheauthorfeelgoodafterwalkingoutoftheTube?A.Becausehehasbeenworryingtoomuch.B.Becauseheismovingtospace.C.Becaus
12、ehefeelscooleroutside.D.Becausehisdestinationisherenow.4.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthereportsofnaturaldisastersaroundtheworld?A.Excited.B.Relaxed.C.Shocked.D.Embarrassed.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.ThereisavolcanoinLondoneruptingnow.B.Theworkingplacewillmovetothetopfloor.C.Theauthorwantstosellhisfl
13、atandbuyaboat.D.ThetemperatureinLondonishigherthanbefore.Decide whether the following statements are True(T)or False(F).1.ThenewspaperthattheauthorboughtattheTubestationworrieshimalot.()2.TheTubewasinventedbeforeairconditioning.()3.Thetemperatureinthetrainmakestheauthorfeellikeheismelting.()F FT TT
14、T4.Theauthorfeelsmorecomfortablewhenthinkingabouthiswork.()5.Theauthorwillspeakwiththemanageraboutmovingtothetopfloortomorrow.()6.Theauthorisnotgoodatswimming.()7.Bankstationistheauthorsdestination.()F FF FT TT TComplete the flow chart with words and expressions from the passage.Theauthoristravellin
15、gontheLondonTube.Itisveryhotandthetemperatureoutsidewillbe1._.Hefeelsawful.Itisevenhotterinsidethetrainthanoutside,andtheauthorthinksheis2._withthepassengernexttohim.30plusdegrees/over30degreesmeltingandbecomingoneThinkingthatLondonwillprobablygethotter,theauthorfeels3._.Toprepareforthefuture,hethin
16、ksheshould:4._5._6._Inthenewspaper,therearereportsofnaturaldisastersaroundtheworldcausedby7._,whichmakestheauthorfeel8._.abitscaredputhisflatonthemarketandbuyaboatspeakwithhismanageraboutmovingtothetopfloorlearntoswimclimatechangenervousGoingoutside,theauthorfeelsrefreshedandrealizeshehasbeen9._.wor
17、ryingtoomuchChoose the authors purpose in writing the passage.1ToexplainwhysummersinLondonaregettinghotterandhotter.2TocomplainabouttheLondonTube.3TowarnpeopleaboutthedangerofLondonbeingflooded.4Toexpresshisworriesaboutthedangersofextremeweatherconditions.Below is a summary of the text with some con
18、tent missing.Choose the right item from the box and make the summary complete.destination,climatechange,swim,space,awfulItsgoingtobe1._ontheCentralLine,withnoairconditioninganditcanreach35degrees.WhenIlookthroughmynewspaper,expertssaybadweatherhasoccurreddueto2._.awfulclimatechangeIshouldprobablyput
19、myflatonthemarketandbuyaboat,andspeakwithmymanageraboutmovingtothetopfloor.Mostimportantly,Iwillneedtolearnto3._!ThenIllbeabletosurviveevenwhenthetallbuildingsareflooded.Ishouldstartthinkingaboutmovingto4._.Yet,IfeelafreshwindonmyfacewhenIarriveatmy5._andstepoutofthestation.MaybeIhavebeenworryingtoomuch.Itsonly30degreesoutside!destination,climatechange,swim,space,awfulswimspacedestination1.Doyousharetheauthorsconcernsaboutextremeweatherconditions?Why?2.Doyouthinkclimatechangewillaffectyourlifeinthefuture?Howwouldyouadapt?Writeasummaryofthetext.
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