1、Book 3 Unit 6 Developing ideasGuess what natural disaster it is.It occurs every year.The more slowly it moves,the more damage it might cause.It is the only weather disaster that has been given its own name.It begins life in a warm moist atmosphere over tropical ocean waters.The term of this disaster
2、 comes from a Taino Native American word,meaning evil spirit of the wind.Leading inLook at the map and answer the questions.Where did Hurricane Katrina form?Where did it hit?How long did it last?How man people lost their lives in the hurricane?What was the cost of the damage Hurricane Katrina caused
3、?Leading inLook at the map and answer the questions.Where did Hurricane Katrina form?It formed on the Atlantic Ocean,where there was a tropical depression.Where did it hit?It hit mainly the southern states,including the south of Florida,Louisiana,Mississippi,and Alabama.How long did it last?It laste
4、d more than one week.Leading inLook at the map and answer the questions.How man people lost their lives in the hurricane?Over 1,800 people lost their lives in the hurricane.What was the cost of the damage Hurricane Katrina caused?It caused USD 108 billion in damage.costly adj.costing a lot of money,
5、especially more than you want to pay causing problems or the loss of sth.Hurricane names can be“retired”if they have been really big and destructive.While-reading:read for main idea What story about hurricane Katrina is told in the passage?(Summarise the story within one sentence.)(2 min)The writer
6、tells us the experience and feelings of his family surviving a terrible hurricane.While-reading:read for structure In what way is this story developed?In time/chronological order.Divide the story into several stages accordingly.HURRICANEKATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurricaneA few days
7、laterOne year laterPara.1-2Para.3-4Para.5Para.6While-reading:read for details Use one word to summarise the authors feeling in each stage.Find out what happened in each stage which caused the authors different feelings.Underline the key words.HURRICANEKATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurri
8、caneA few days laterOne year laterFeelingsCausesWhile-reading:read for detailsHURRICANEKATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurricaneA few days laterOne year laterFeelingsCausesfrightened the roof blown off raining so hard and fast streets turned into a river nowhere to goDuring the hurricane,
9、the author felt,becauseWhile-reading:read for detailsHURRICANEKATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurricaneA few days laterOne year laterFeelingsCausesfrightenedworried dangerous indoor conditions insufficient drinking water high temperature bad smell mosquitos Smarties disappearancehopefulWh
10、ile-reading:read for detailsHURRICANEKATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurricaneA few days laterOne year laterFeelingsCausesfrightenedworried her moms words stars in the midnight skyhopefulWhile-reading:read for detailsHURRICANEKATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurricaneA few days
11、laterOne year laterFeelingsCausesfrightenedworried being rescued Smarties coming backhopefulhappyWhy does the author say“Although it was only few days before we were rescued,it felt like months”?Because it was so hard to spend those miserable days that seemed endless.While-reading:read for detailsHU
12、RRICANEKATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurricaneA few days laterOne year laterFeelingsCausesfrightenedworriedhopefulhappyoptimistic coming back to New Orleans working together to rebuild another chance to look up at the starsWhile-reading:read for detailsHURRICANEKATRINADuring the hurrica
13、neRight after the hurricaneA few days laterOne year laterFeelingsCausesfrightenedworriedhopefulhappyoptimistic Learning to learnPeople often use emotional words and imagery to describe an important event or memorable experience.These words and phrases help us identify and interpret the thoughts and
14、feelings of the author of the passage.While-reading:read for detailsHURRICANEKATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurricaneA few days laterOne year laterFeelingsCausesfrightenedworriedhopefulhappyoptimistic another chance to look up at the stars stars in the midnight skyPost-readingWhat is the
15、 symbolic meaning of the“stars”?How do you understand the title“Stars after the storm”?Stars stand for the hope that gives them the confidence to move on and rebuild their homes and lives.The title reflects a positive attitude towards the hardships in life.Post-readingSuppose you were the author.On
16、another starry night on July 20,2021,you are watching the TV news reportPost-readingSuppose you were the author.On another starry night on July 20,2021,you are watching the TV news reportSuddenly,it occurs to you that one of your best Chinese friends,Li Hua,is currently living in Zhengzhou.Please le
17、ave a voice message to Li Hua,in which you have to:Describe what you see;Express your worries;Offer your encouragement and advice on how to deal with the situation.Optimism Love and care Unity All human wisdom is contained in these two words,“Wait and hope.”by Alexandre Dumas in The Count of Monte CristoWhile-reading:read for detailsHURRICANE KATRINADuring the hurricaneRight after the hurricaneFeelingsCauses
