1、Disaster&新标准新标准英语英语高中必修第三册高中必修第三册unitunitUnderstanding ideashope眉山市彭山区第一中学 张艳Have you ever experienced or heard of any extreme weather?Heavy rainfallin Zhenzhou,Henan Province in July,20thActivity 1：Look at the thermometer1.What happens when the temperature goes very high or very low?2.What were the
2、 highest and lowest temperatures recorded where you live?How do you feel in extreme temperatures?iceberg meltingdroughtdesertificationforest firescrop reductionlack of foodwars over food56.7-89.2degrees centigrademinusActivity 2:Look at the picture and predictwhat the passage is about?feelings and c
3、oncerns on the London feelings and concerns on the London tube on an unusually hot daytube on an unusually hot dayRead the passage and check your prediction.PlacesFeelingsCauses/Evidenceat the Tube stationon the platform in the carriageout of the stationawfulscaredsickshockednervousrefreshedhotno ai
4、r conditioning;on one of the oldest and deepest lines like jumping into a volcanowear a suit and in a crowd of passengers;have bacon and eggs for breakfast;Each summer seems hot than the last photos and news showing a lot of disastersI suddenly feel a fresh wind on my faceput my flat on the market;b
5、uy a boatmy office is on the third floorspeak with Manager about moving to the top floorlearn to swimget hotterfeel scaredplanning for the futurestill be able to get to workwhen the Thames rises;a flood in Londonsurvive when the tall buildings are floodedworkplaceplanningPara.3How did the authors st
6、range ideas develop?climate changebad weatherheavy rain in Eastern Europelandslidesfeel nervousthink about moving to spaceforest firesa town was destroyedheat across Southern Europea hurricane in Asia1.1.2.2.3.3.Para.4 Retell the authors strange ideas on the train to your partner.Activity 3:Choose t
7、he authors purposes in writing the passage.1.To explain why summers in London are getting hotter and hotter.2.To complain about the London Tube.3.To warn people about the danger of London being flooded.4.To express his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions.Activity 4:Complete the f
8、low chart 30 plus 30 plus degrees/over degrees/over 30 degrees 30 degrees melting and melting and becoming one becoming one a bit scared a bit scared put his flat on the market and buy a put his flat on the market and buy a boatboatspeak with his manager about moving to the top floorspeak with his m
9、anager about moving to the top floorlearn to swimlearn to swimclimate changeclimate changenervousnervousworrying too muchworrying too muchawfulsickscaredshockednervousrefreshedChanging of the authors feelings1.Do you share the authors concerns about extreme weather conditions?Why?2.Do you think clim
10、ate change will affect your life in the future?How would you adapt?met trouble halfwaysave for a rainy day Choose one task to finish from the following two options.1.write a summary of this passage.(less than 150 words)2.write a short essay to express your ideas about whether you think climate change will affect your life in the future and how you would adapt.(not less than 80 words)
