1、Introduction and Reading1. What does “violence of nature” refer to?It refers to disasters of nature.2. Can you name some disasters of nature?洪水洪水A lot of water in an area which is usually dryearthquake地 震the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm闪电thunderstorma lot of rain falling quickl
2、y, with loud noises and flashes of light雷暴雷暴sandstorm 沙尘暴tornadoa column of air that turns very quickly龙卷风龙卷风a very strong wind or storm飓风飓风volcano 火山火山tsunami a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake,which flows onto the land and destroys thingsfloodhurricanelightningthunderstormsandstormto
3、rnadoearthquakevolcanic eruptiontsunami洪水洪水飓风飓风闪电闪电雷暴雷暴沙尘暴沙尘暴龙卷风龙卷风地震地震火山喷发火山喷发海啸海啸Gulf of MexicoCaribbean SeaPacific Ocean Atlantic OceanCanadaAmericaPacific OceanThe Atlantic Gulf of Mexico1. What is a current? A. A kind of electricity B. A movement of water C. A kind of wind2. What kind of things
4、 flow? A. Water B. Time C. Money3. If two places are at the same latitude, they are on the same line _. A. east/west B. north/south BAARead about the Gulf Stream and answer the questions.A tornado A hurricane An extraordinary eventtornadohurricaneA tornado 1. A tornado is _ from a thunderstorm to th
5、e ground. The most violent have winds of more than _ per hour. 2. They occur in the area from _ to _.Almost all of them occur in the US.a rotating column of air400 kilometresTexas in the southeastSouth Dakota in the north3. They can _ cars, trains and houses. They can _the fur _.the feathers off. Th
6、ey can _ houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.4. The worst one occurred in 1925, affecting _. More than _ had been killed and _ had been injured.pick up destroythree US states700 people 2,700takeoffA hurricane 1. Hurricanes are _.2. They occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, t
7、he Caribbean Sea and the _.3. The violent winds can reach the speed of _ , causing _ strong tropical stormsGulf of Mexico120 kilometers per hour or morehuge waves, heavy rain and floodsA hurricane 3. The worst one occurred on the _ in Galveston, Texas. It killed _ and destroyed _. 8th September 1900
8、6,000 people 3,600 buildingsTornadoHurricaneDefinitionSpeedPlaceDamageThe worstexamplea rotating column of aira strong tropical stormover 400km/h120km/h or morein the USin the Atlantic Ocean .pick up, put down, take off , destroy kill destroy1925 US1900 GalvestonCoghlan went to live in Canada. Hethe
9、n moved to _ Galveston(his coffin) _ in Canada.New York Prince Edward IslandAn extraordinary eventTrue or False. 1. All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. 2. There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. 3. Tornadoes cant destroy furniture bec
10、ause they are not violent enough.4. In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year.5. The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people.6. Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes.7. Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US. 8. The wors
11、t hurricane of all time killed about one-fifth of the population in the US. 9. Charles Coghlan didnt become famous until he moved to New York.10. Coghlans coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane.11. It was only because of the hurricane that Coghlans body could travel back to Canada.1.Have you ever experienced any kind of the disasters of nature and what was your feeling ?
