1、IPre-readingLead-in Have you ever experienced a natural disaster?What was it like?How did you feel?Pre-reading Look at the map and answer the questions.1.Where did Hurricane Katrina form?2.Where did it hit?3.How long did it last?4.How many people lost their lives in the hurricane?5.What was the cost
2、 of the damage Hurricane Katrina caused?Pre-reading Look at the map and answer the questions.Relative Words to describe the map.hurricanetropical storm tropical cycloneair currenttropical depression forms飓风飓风热带风暴热带风暴热带气旋热带气旋气流气流热带低压形式热带低压形式Pre-reading Look at the map and answer the questions.1.Where
3、 did Hurricane Katrina form?Katrina formed on the Atlantic Ocean,where there was a tropical depression.Pre-reading Look at the map and answer the questions.2.Where did it hit?It hit mainly the Southern states,including the south of Florida,Louisiana,Mississippi,and Alabama.3.How long did it last?It
4、lasted more than one week.Pre-reading 4.How many people lost their lives in the hurricane?Over 1,800 people lost their lives in the hurricane.5.What was the cost of the damage Hurricane Katrina caused?It caused USD 108 billion in damage.Look at the map and answer the questions.IIFast-readingFast-rea
5、ding:Read&AnswerWe should hold the belief that every cloud has a silver lining.Stars of the sky stand for hope,leading us through tough times.No matter what life throws at us,we are sure to win.Read the passage and talk about your understanding of the title.Fast-reading:Read&Answer Read the passage
6、and talk about your understanding of the title.People often use emotional words and imagery to describean important event or memorable experience.These wordsand phrases help us identify and interpret the thoughts andfeelings of the author of the passage.Learning to learnFast-reading:Read&AnswerCompl
7、ete the diagram with words and expressions from the passage.During the hurricane1 _frightenedThe roof 2 _.The street turned into a river and we were going nowhere.flow offHURRICANE KATRINAFast-reading:Read&AnswerComplete the diagram with words and expressions from the passage.Right after the hurrica
8、neworriedhopeWe didnt have enough drinking water.It was hot and 3 _.Mom told us to 4 _ _.The amazing stars at night gave us hope for the future.smelt so bad everywhere always try to see the good side of things HURRICANE KATRINAFast-reading:Read&AnswerComplete the diagram with words and expressions f
9、rom the passage.A few days later5 _We were rescued.Smartie 6 _.came home just in timehappyHURRICANE KATRINAFast-reading:Read&AnswerComplete the diagram with words and expressions from the passage.One year lateroptimisticrebuild out homes and our livesMany families have come back to New Orleans and a
10、re working together to 7 _.HURRICANE KATRINAIIICareful-reading1.Why does the author say“Although it was only a few daysbefore we were rescued,it felt like months”?2.What sort of attitude to life is reflected in the authors experience of looking at the night sky?3.If you were in the same situation as
11、 the author,what would you think and do?4.What do you think could be done to help the local people rebuild their homes?Think and ShareCareful-reading:Answer the Questions Careful-reading:Answer the Questions 1.Why does the author say“Although it was only a few days before we were rescued,it felt lik
12、e months”?Because they lost their home and suffered a lot from the hurricane.It was so hard to spend those miserable days that seemed endless.Careful-reading:Answer the Questions 2.What sort of attitude to life is reflected in the authors experience of looking at the night sky?It reflects a positive
13、 attitude toward the hardships in life.Stars in the sky stand for the hope that gives them confidence to move on and rebuild their homes and lives.3.If you were in the same situation as the author,what would you think and do?Careful-reading:Answer the Questions 4.What do you think could be done to h
14、elp the local people rebuild their homes?Post-readingIVWork in pairs.Act out an interview with the author about their experience of Hurricane Katrina.1.Read the passage again and underline the important information.2.Prepare questions for the interview using the information you underlined.3.Decide t
15、he roles of interviewer and interviewee.Act out the interview.Post-reading:Act out an interview.Work in pairs.Act out an interview with the author about their experience of Hurricane Katrina.1.It all happened so quickly2.Without a roof,staying inside was too dangerous.There was water everywhere,but
16、we couldnt drink any of it otherwise wed get really sick.3.Living in the open air,we became breakfast,lunch and dinner for the mosquitos.Can you recall details about the hurricane?How bad was the situation?Post-reading:Act out an interview.Work in pairs.Act out an interview with the author about the
17、ir experience of Hurricane Katrina.4.But Mom said that whatever happens,we should always try to see the good side of things.It was difficult to stay positive,though.We had lost our home and everything in it,including Smartie.5.But as Mom kept on reminding us,we were all together and safe.Moms words
18、made us feel better.What made you get through the tough situation?Post-reading:Act out an interview.Work in pairs.Act out an interview with the author about their experience of Hurricane Katrina.Post-reading:Act out an interview.Useful expressions to act out the interview.Opening questions:1.Can you
19、 recall exactly what happened?2.What were you doing when the hurricane hit?3.Can you share more with us about?4.How was your feeling at that moment?5.What impressed you most in the rescue operation?6.To whom did you feel most grateful?Work in pairs.Act out an interview with the author about their ex
20、perience of Hurricane Katrina.Post-reading:Act out an interview.Language pointsLanguage points:Words and phrases1.all of a sudden _ 2.fly off _ 3.freeze _4.look out for _6.the good side of things _7.stay positive _8.keep on _9.have yet to _突然突然飞走飞走不能动，僵住不能动，僵住搜寻搜寻事情好的一面事情好的一面保持积极态度保持积极态度继续继续还没有还没有La
21、nguage points:Words and phrases1.feel like _ 2.a faraway county _ 3.for quite a while _觉得像觉得像一个遥远的县一个遥远的县相当一段时间相当一段时间Language points:Important sentences1.I was sitting in my room with my cat,Smartie,on my lap,when the roof just flew off.1)be doing when 的意思是的意思是“正在做正在做突然突然”一天，杰克正走在放学回家的路上，突然他一天，杰克正走在
22、放学回家的路上，突然他注意到前面有一注意到前面有一个男孩正在个男孩正在悲伤地哭悲伤地哭。2)be about to do when 的意思是的意思是“正准备做正准备做突然突然”他正要他正要跳水，突然看见跳水，突然看见了鲨鱼。了鲨鱼。JackJack was walking was walking home from school one day home from school one day whenwhen he he noticed a boy ahead of him crying sadly.noticed a boy ahead of him crying sadly.was ab
23、out to dive when was about to dive when3)hardly.when.刚-就-They had hardly run out of the house when it collapsed.=They had _ run out of the house _ it collapsed.no sooner thanLanguage points:Important sentences2.There was water everywhere,but we couldnt drink any of it otherwise wed get really sick.o
24、therwise 意为意为“否则，不然否则，不然”：1)你得走了，要不然你会错过公交车的。你得走了，要不然你会错过公交车的。2)谢谢谢你指到房子的路，否则我们就找不到它了。谢你指到房子的路，否则我们就找不到它了。otherwise.otherwise Language points:Important sentences3.I just spent the days watching the boats going up and down the street and looking out for Smartie.He had disappeared the moment the storm
25、 hit.Mary fell asleep the moment she got into bed.1)the moment 意为意为“一一就就”引导时间状语从引导时间状语从句，相当于句，相当于“as soon as”玛丽一玛丽一上床就睡着了。上床就睡着了。Language points:Important sentences4.Some families have yet to return,but many others have come back.1)have yet to 意思为意思为“还没有还没有”我们还没有完成这项工作。我们还没有完成这项工作。We have yet to fin
26、ish the work.We havent finished the work yet.Language points:Important sentences5.Although it was only a few days before we were rescued,it felt like months.It.before.常用句型，表示常用句型，表示“.之后就之后就/才才”All of a sudden a storm hit the town,but it was not long/it was just half an hour before the storm stopped.毫无疑问疫情会持续很长时间。毫无疑问疫情会持续很长时间。Undoubtedly it will be a long time before the pandemic comes to an end.连词填空 It is one and half years _ we entered senior high.It was one and half a years ago _ we entered senior high.It will be one and half a years _ leave senior high.sincethatbeforeHomeworkVI
