1、IntroductionReading and VocabularyPlease look at these pictures.How beautiful they are!But one day something happened.What natural disaster is it?It is a _ .It is very _.sandstormfrightening buryThe sand almost buries the house.cycle/wear/maskThe cyclists are wearing masks .Look at the picture below
2、.Complete the sentences using the correct form of these words .blow bury frightening last(v)sandstormThere has been a .It for ten hours and was very .The wind the sand high around the houses,and some cars were almost completely by the sand.sandstormhas lastedfrighteningwas blowingburiedThe day befor
3、e yesterdayYesterdayTodayLook at these pictures.Now work in pairs.Discuss the following statements and decide which statement is false.(/)()(/)(/)(/)(/)1.Sandstorms begin in desert areas.2.Deserts are created by climate changes.3.Deserts are also created because people cut down trees and dig up gras
4、s.4.Sandstorms from Asia have blown across the Pacific Ocean to American.5.Sandstorms cant be prevented.6.The inland region has more sandstorms than the one near the sea.Sandstorms in AsiaWhatWhyincreaseWhoappearwhenHow preventWhereoccur often1.What are sandstorms?2.Where do sandstorms occur often?3
5、.Why have sandstorms increased in China?4.Who appear in this text?5.When sandstorms happen,what the weather look like?6.How can the sandstorms be prevented?Sandstorms are strong,dry winds that carry sand.Central Asia,North America,Central Africa and Australia.Sandstorms appear to have increased in r
6、ecent years as a result of desertification.Ren Jianbo and HuangXiao mei.We will see an orange sky and strong winds that cover the city in a thick,brown-yellow dust.A mass campaign has been started to help solve it and the government is planting trees.Thinking:What should you do in a sandstorm to pro
7、tect yourself?II.ScanningRead the text carefully and decide if the following sentences are True or False.1.A government campaign has been started to help solve the sandstorm problem.2.The winds in a sandstorm can sometimes prevent you from seeing the sun.3.Northwest China is the sandstorm centre in
8、Central Asia.4.The Chinese Central Weather Station can only forecast a sandstorm some months before it arrives.5.It is frightening to be cycling in a sandstorm.6.The government is planting trees to the east of Beijing to prevent the desert coming nearer.masspart ofweekswestA summary about the text S
9、andstorms in AsiaPhenomenaPhenomena（现象）（现象）placesplaces causes 原因 effects 影响影响 advices solution(解决方案)strong,dry winds that carry sand，Central AsiaNorth AmericaCentral Africa terrible,the most frightening,dangerousAustralia Desertification，climate changes cut down trees，dig up grassan orange sky,stro
10、ng winds cover in a thick,brown-yellow dust move slowly,difficult to see,breathe,ill not to go out,wear a mask plant treesLets watch a short video from which you may know more about sandstorms DiscussionAs a senior high student,what should we do to improve our environment?Protect our environment rec
11、ycling循环利用Sorted Collection and Charging（装料）垃圾分类处理和回收 Save waterWe should be more careful with our water,try to use less and recycle as much water as possible.Planting more treesSave our earth!Give some GREEN to the earth!Design a poster that encourages people to look after the environment.fast reading:Look at the photos.Read the text quickly and answer the questions.1.What is happening?2.What is the cyclists wearingand why?3.What do you think happen to traffic in this situation?Why?4.What do you think experts advise people to do in this situation?
