1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature Reading Disasters RevisionGuess what the natural disaster is according to its definition.1.a column of air that turns very quickly2.a lot of water in an area which is usually dry3.an earthquake happening under the sea floor4.ash sometimes rise into the air from inside
2、 the earth5.the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm6.a storm caused by strong winds and blowing sand or dust tornadofloodtsunamivolcano eruptionlightningsandstormDisasters Revision7.a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain8.a lot of rain falling quickly,with loud noi
3、ses and flashes of light9.a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans10.a large amount of earth and rocks falling down a cliff or the side of a mountain.11.a sudden violent movement of the Earths surface,sometimes causing great damagehurricanethunderstormtyphoonlandslideeart
4、hquakeWords RevisionGuess what the word is according to its definition1.to happen2.a terrible event3.you can see these on a bird4.you can see this on an animal 5.to place in the ground or tomb6.describing the hottest parts of the earth,north and south of the equatorfurtropicaldisasterfeathersburyocc
5、urLook at the three titles and two pictures,can you predict what aspects the passages will talk about?Passage one Passage twoPassage three 1st Reading Read the passages quickly and then find out the main idea of each passage.?the tornado and its harmthe hurricane and its harma story about the 1900 G
6、alveston hurricane Read the passages quickly and answer the question Q:What kind of the style is the Passage 1/2/3?The first passage is The second passage is The third passage is ExpositionExpositionNarration1.The most violent tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per minute.2.All tornado
7、es occurr in the US.3.Tornadoes can destroy houses because they are violent.4.The worst tornado of all time killed more than 2700 people.5.There are six Atlantic hurricanes every year.6.The worst hurricane occurred on the 8th October 1900 in Galveston,Texas.7.The Galveston has a population of 36,000
8、.8.Coghlan travelled back to Canada after he had been buried in Texas in the year 1908.2nd ReadingRead the passages carefully and decide if the statements are true(T)or false(F).If false,correct them.FFTFFFFTper houralmost all700on averageSeptember37,000 3rd Reading Task 1：Read the passage 1 and 2 c
9、arefully and fill in the blanks.Tornado Hurricane3.?6.do they occur?9.can they be?11.do they occurThe worst14.They mainly4.in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the northThey usually 5.in the southern Atlantic Ocean,the Caribbean Sea,the Gulf of MexicoIt12.in 1925,affecting thre
10、e US states,killing over 700 people and injuring 2,700It13.on the 8th September,1900 in Galveston,Texas,killing 6,000 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.On average,there9.800 tornadoes in the US each yearTornades1.rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the groundHurricanes2.strong tropical
11、 storms.The most violent7.winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour,picking up cars,trains and destroying housesThere8.violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more,which cause huge waves,heavy rain and floods.There10.on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.are occuroccur haveare areareoccurr
12、edoccurred areWhat are theywhereHow oftenexampleHow violent Task 2：Look at the form and answer the questions:Q1:What aspects did the author mention when he described a tornado/hurricane?Q2:What tenses did the author use?Tornado Hurricane?do they occur?How violent can they be?.do they occurThe worst
13、.They mainly in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the northThey usually in the southern Atlantic Ocean,the Caribbean Sea,the Gulf of MexicoIt in 1925,affecting three US states,killing over 700 people and injuring 2,700It on the 8th September,1900 in Galveston,Texas,killing 6,00
14、0 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.On average,there 800 tornadoes in the US each yearTornades rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the groundHurricanes strong tropical storms.The most violent winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour,picking up cars,trains and destroying housesThere v
15、iolent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more,which cause huge waves,heavy rain and floods.There on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.are occuroccur haveare areareoccurredoccurred areWhat are theywhereHow oftenexampleQ1:What aspects did the author mention when he described a tornado/hurrican
16、e？Tornado HurricaneWhat are they?Where do they occur?How violent can they be?How often do they occurThe worstexampleThey mainly occur in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the northThey usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean,the Caribbean Sea,the Gulf of MexicoIt occurred
17、in 1925,affecting three US states,killing over 700 people and injuring 2,700It occurred on the 8th September,1900 in Galveston,Texas,killing 6,000 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.On average,there are 800 tornadoes in the US each yearTornadoa are rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to th
18、e groundHurricanes are strong tropical storms.The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour,picking up cars,trains and destroying housesThere are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more,which cause huge waves,heavy rain and floods.There are on average 6 Atlantic hurricane
19、s each year.definition、place、violence、frequency、exampleQ2:What tenses did the author use?Tornado HurricaneWhat are they?Where do they occur?How violent can they be?How often do they occurThe worstexampleThey mainly occur in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the northThey usuall
20、y occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean,the Caribbean Sea,the Gulf of MexicoIt occurred in 1925,affecting three US states,killing over 700 people and injuring 2,700It occurred on the 8th September,1900 in Galveston,Texas,killing 6,000 people and destroying 3,600 buildings.On average,there are 800 tor
21、nadoes in the US each yearTornadoa are rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the groundHurricanes are strong tropical storms.The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour,picking up cars,trains and destroying housesThere are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more
22、,which cause huge waves,heavy rain and floods.There are on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.The author use to describe something.the present tense Tornado HurricaneWhat are they?Where do they occur?How violent can they be?How often do they occurThe worstexampleThey mainly occur in the area fr
23、om Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the northThey usually occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean,the Caribbean Sea,the Gulf of MexicoIt occurred in 1925,affecting three US states,killing over 700 people and injuring 2,700It occurred on the 8th September,1900 in Galveston,Texas,killing 6,000 p
24、eople and destroying 3,600 buildings.On average,there are 800 tornadoes in the US each yearTornadoa are rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the groundHurricanes are strong tropical storms.The most violent have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour,picking up cars,trains and destroying
25、 housesThere are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more,which cause huge waves,heavy rain and floods.There are on average 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year.The author use to give an example.the past tense Task 3：Read the passage 3 carefully and fill in the blanks.This is a story about .Charl
26、es Coghlan,an Irish actor_ in New York.Later,he .His cemetery by the hurricane and his coffin _ .Several years later,the fishermen his coffin in the sea near his home.The Gulf Stream _(carry)it to Canada.had carried became famousended up the 1900 Galveston hurricane died in Galvestonin the seafound
27、was destroyedTask 4：Look at the passage and answer the question：Q:What tense did the author use to tell a story?This is a story about .Charles Coghlan,an Irish actor_ in New York.Later,he .His cemetery by the hurricane and his coffin _ .Several years later,the fishermen his coffin in the sea near hi
28、s home.The Gulf Stream _(carry)it to Canada.had carried became famousended up the 1900 Galveston hurricane died in Galvestonin the seafound was destroyedThe author use to tell a story.the past tense What can we do to reduce the disasters and protect our environment?Discussion Treasure our Environment Treasure Evetything HomeworkWrite a composition about a violent natural event according to what we have learnt this class.
