1、B3U2 Natural disasters Welcome to the unit 1. What can you see in the pictures? 2. What do you think may have happened in the pictures? Lead-in Nature is kind of a loving mother, but also a butcher in cold blood. Victor Hugo What natural disasters are mentioned in the video? Video time Plates moving
2、 underground can cause an earthquake, which is _ of the earths surface. When a volcano erupts, , volcanic ash and even rocks escape through a large opening at the top. A large amount of falling down a hill or mountain is called a landslide. a sudden shaking hot gases earth and rock What natural disa
3、sters are mentioned in the video? What other types of natural disasters do you know about? Natural disasters pests insects tsunami tornado drought sandstorm typhoon forest fire flood Free talk What natural disasters in history have you heard about? Afghanistan Blizzard in 2008, the second worst bliz
4、zard in modern history with regard to casualties, had an estimated death toll of more than 900 due to temperatures that fell below 30 with up to 180 centimetres of snow in the mountainous regions. Some were frozen to death, and some died when their vehicles were blocked by snowdrifts. It also claime
5、d more than 100,000 sheep and goats and 315,000 cattle. Free talk Can you describe a natural disaster in history? Structure (Name): Another type of natural disaster that I know about is. (Reason) : Copy the sentence patterns on Page 15. (Result): Loss. Free talk Can you describe a natural disaster i
6、n history? Another type of natural disaster that I know about is tsunamis. A tsunami is a series of huge waves, often caused by an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. Tsunamis often damage buildings severely and they can be deadly to humans. The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami killed more than 200,000 peop
7、le. Free talk 1. Why do the natural disasters break out more often? 2. What can we do to reduce the possibility of natural disasters such as fire? 3. What do you think of the first sentencenatural disasters are terrible reminders of the power of nature? 4. Are natural disasters closely connected wit
8、h man-made disasters? Can you give an example? Discussion 1. Write down a short paragraph describing a natural disaster. Your writing should include an example and an ending about what we should do. 2. Get ready for the Reading part and complete exercises A1 A2 on Page 18. Homework 1 1. . 挽救生命挽救生命 2
9、 2. . 一个被困于自然灾害中一个被困于自然灾害中 的家庭的家庭 3 3. . 火山爆发火山爆发 4 4. . 一份信息文件夹一份信息文件夹 5 5. . 救助方法救助方法 6 6. . 大自然的力量大自然的力量 7 7. . 火山灰火山灰 8 8. . 落下落下 Phrases 1. save lives 2. a family caught in a natural disaster 3. colcanic eruption 4. make an information folder 5. rescue methods 6. volcanic ash 7. fall down Homew
10、ork 1. Read this article aloud. 2. Finish the workbook. B3U2 New Words from P1-P5 reaction -n. allergic reaction react to sb./sth by doing sth. eg. Local residents reacted angrily to the news. eg. It took me a long time to react. eg. The market reacted by falling a further two points. crash crash -v
11、. （飞机）坠毁；（汽车）碰撞，撞击 eg. The plane crashed in the mountains. eg. He crashed his car into the wall. exit -v. exit -n. entrance -n. enter -v. confirm -v. confirm + sth/-从 eg. He confirmed the rumor. eg.The president confirmed (that) he would visit France the following month. confirmed -adj. 已被确认的，已被证实的
12、confirmation -n. 确定 eg. The rumor lacks confirmation. occur -v. When did the accident occur? 某事发生 It occurred to me I didnt pay for the book. occur-occurred-occurred 某事被想起 It occurs to sb. (that) +从句从句 （某人）想起 It occurs to sb. to do sth. sth. occurs to sb. relief -n. 减轻，缓和 to relieve anxiety/guilty/s
13、tress eg. We have invented a drug that relieves headaches. 免除，解除(职务) relieve sb. of sth. eg. Let me relieve you of that heavy parcel. eg. General Bale was relieved of his command. relieved -adj. relief -n. relief worker (救援人员) a sense of relief (解脱感) destructive -adj. destruction -n. 破坏, 毁灭 eg. The
14、fire caused the destruction of my books. 引起毁坏的原因 eg. Pride was her destruction. destructive -adj. 破坏性的 a destructive fire destroy -v. 破坏 22 Why cant polar bears eat penguins? in the North Pole in the South Pole adj.极的/北极的/南极的 polar inform -v. 通知，告知； inform sb. of/about sth. eg. Please inform us of a
15、ny changes of address? eg. He was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year. inform on sb. 告发，检举 eg. He informed on his own brother. reform -v. shock; charity; staff; downstairs; otherwise; destination; destruction; roll; beyond; signal 1. Most of the runners in the London Marat
16、hon are raising money for_. 2. I couldnt get a _ on my cell phone. 3. _ of the environment is one of the most seriouschallenges we face. 4. He has never recovered from the _ of your brother s death. charity signal Destruction shock 5. The cats were enjoying a _ in the sunshine. 6. Shut the window, _
17、itll get too cold in here. 7. Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final _. 8. The road continues _ the village up into the hills. 9. The _in this shop are very helpful. 10. She rushed _and burst into the kitchen. shock; charity; staff; downstairs; otherwise; destination; destruction;
18、roll; beyond; signal roll otherwise destination beyond staff downstairs I .语法填空之派生词 1. Women are _ (scare ) to use the buses at night. 2. You re a _ (power) man, people will listen to you. 3. You can of course help by giving them a _ (donate) directly. 4. The _(odd) of her appearance frightened her
19、mother. 5. The beach is within walking _(distant) of my house. 6. Myimmediate _(react) was one of shock. scared powerful donation oddness distance reaction 7. The first thing he looked at was his offices _(locate). 8. In front of them the valley dropped _(sharp) away from the road. 9. The typhoon has left a trial of death and _(destroy) across much of central Japan. 10. The woman in the shop had looked at them _(curious). location sharply destruction curiously
