1、Module 3The violence of natureWarming up&speakingWhat natural disasters have you heard of?Lead-indrought/draut/earthquakevolcanoHow does nature form a danger to people in the world and how can science help reduce that threat?Nature forms a threat to people because it destroys houses,crops,roads and
2、communication lines and is a danger to our lives.Science can help us predict and give us knowledge,so we can prepare for it,and protect or even save people from disasters.What words will you need to describe volcanoes and bad weather?Work in groups and find out as much as you can about volcanoes and
3、 the weather,especially hurricanes and typhoons.Volcanoes&Earthquakes:destruction,fire,heat,quake,shake,break,mountain,steam,flow,scale of Richter,roar,etc.Bad weather:Hurricanes&Typhoonsstorm,rain,wind speed,clouds,waves,blow away,fall,sky,sweep away,thunder,lightning,etc.Words used in bothdisaster
4、,rescue,safety measures,predict,prevent,injury,terrible,unexpected,power,fear,grief,hospital,ambulance,doctor,scientist,etc.SpeakingSpeaking Talk with your partner about the violence of nature.How terrible!I dare not.He gets into a total panic when.It makes my hair stand on end.Its a frightening thi
5、ng.Shes scared to death.Useful expressionsIt makes me feel very worried.Im afraid of.Im frightened to death by.Im really frightened to.Whats really scary is.What terrifies me is.Dialogue 1A:Are you afraid of thunder?B:If it is a light one,it is nothing to me.But if it is a strong one,I will be scare
6、d.What about you?A:I am a boy,it is just a thunder,it wont scare me.But I know my cousin is really a coward.When she meets a rainy day,she dare not go out.Once there is a thunder,she is scared to death,and her mother must stay with her.B:Really?How old is she?A:She is only 6 years old.A:Are you afra
7、id of volcanoes?B:No.Im not.I guess because they are so far away.I mean,they are not something you see or hear about often,and if you do it is in TV programmes that want to make you more interested in volcanoes.A:I heard about a movie that was supposed to thrill you,but I havent seen it.Dialogue 2B:
8、Yeah.I saw that one.That wasnt scary at all.A:But what I mean is,would you be afraid of volcanoes if you were living in a village near them.B:I dont know.Most of the time volcanoes are dead.Nothing happens for hundreds of years.A:How about an active volcano?B:Nope.Some volcanoes smoke like a kettle
9、but nothing ever happens.A:Well,I would be really scared if I lived near an active volcano.A:Have you ever encountered an earthquake?B:Yes,when I was in senior middle school,an earthquake took place.A:Were you afraid?B:No,I just felt that the earth shaking a little,it stopped before I realized it wa
10、s an earthquake.What about you?Dialogue 3A:I have never encountered one,and I dont know the feeling in an earthquake.But my mother is afraid of earthquake very much.B:Why?A:My mother was in Tangshan in 1976 when the terrible earthquake took place.The earthquake happened in the midnight when everyone fell asleep.The earth cracked,the houses collapsed,and numerous people died in the earthquake.B:It sounds terrible.
