1、1.Can you name some disasters?2.Can you describe it?Lightning the flash of light which happens during a thunderstormtornadoa column of air that turns very quicklyflooda lot of water in an area which is usually drya very strong wind or stormh hurricane urricane thunderstorma lot of rain falling quick
2、ly,with loud noises and flashes of lightvolcanic eruption Match the words in the box with their definition.flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado1.a lot of water in an area which is usually dry2.a very strong wind or storm3.a lot of rain falling quickly,with loud noises and flashes of light4
3、.the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm5.a column of air that turns very quicklyfloodhurricanethunderstormlightningtornadofloodhurricanelightningthunderstormtsunamitornadoearthquakevolcanic eruptionmudslidedraught洪水洪水飓风飓风闪电闪电雷暴雷暴海啸海啸龙卷风龙卷风地震地震火山喷发火山喷发泥石流泥石流干旱干旱1.Have you experienced
4、a thunderstorm?a flood?a hurricane?a tornado?2.Have you ever read a news story about one of the events?Can you describe it?Discuss the questions with your partner:CanadaAmericaPacific OceanThe Atlantic Gulf of Mexico1.What is a current?A.A kind of electricity B.A movement of water C.A kind of wind2.
5、What kind of things flow?A.Water B.Time C.Money3.If two places are on the same latitude,they are on the same line _.A.east/west B.north/south BAARead about the Gulf Stream and answer the questions.A tornado A hurricane An extraordinary eventRead the three passages on page 23 quickly and fill in the
6、blanks.A tornado 1.A tornado is _ from a thunderstorm to the ground.The most violent have winds of more than _ per hour.2.They occur in the area from _ to _.a rotating column of air400 kilometresTexas in the southeastSouth Dakota in the north3.They can _ cars,trains and houses.They can _ houses,but
7、leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.4.The worst one occurred in 1925,affecting _.More than _ had been killed and _ had been injured.pick up destroythree US states700 people 2,700A hurricane 1.Hurricanes are _.2.They occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean,the Caribbean Sea and the _.3.The w
8、orst one occurred on the _ in Galveston,Texas.It killed _ and destroyed _.strong tropical stormsGulf of Mexico8th September 19006,000 people 3,600 buildingsCoghlan went to live in Canada.Hethen moved to _ Galveston(his coffin)_ in Canada.New York Prince Edward IslandAn extraordinary eventTrue or Fal
9、se.1.All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.2.There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world.3.Tornadoes cant destroy furniture because they are not violent enough.4.In the US,there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year.5.The
10、 worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people.6.Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes.7.Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US.8.The worst hurricane of all time killed about one-sixth of the population in the US.9.Charles Coghlan didnt become famous until he
11、moved to New York.10.Coghlans coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane.11.It was only because of the hurricane that Coghlans body could travel back to Canada.Read the passages again and answer these questions.1.How strong are tornado winds?More than 400 km/h.2.What can happen to furnitur
12、e when a house is destroyed by a tornado?It stays where it was.3.How many tornadoes are there in the US every year?About 800.4.How many people died in the worst tornado of all time?More than 700.5.What happens at sea during a hurricane?It has huge waves.6.When was the worst hurricane of all time?8th
13、 September,1900.7.Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it?No,he wasnt.8.What happened to him after the hurricane?His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.Find the words and expressions in the passages and match them with the definitions.bury disast
14、er feathers fur occur tropical1.you can see this on an animal2.describing the hottest parts of the earth,north and south of the equator3.a terrible event4.you can see these on a bird5.to place in the ground or tomb6.to happenfurtropicaldisasterfeathersburyoccurTornadoHurricaneDefinitionSpeedPlaceDamageThe worstexamplea rotating column of airstrong tropical stormsover 400km/h120km/h or morein the USin the Atlantic Ocean.pick up,put down,take off,destroy kill destroy1925 US1900 GalvestonFill in the blanks.Describe a tornado and a hurricane in your own words.
