1、Unit 6Period 4 Reading新 课 导 入视频：美国历史上的五大飓风之最视频：美国历史上的五大飓风之最!Look at the map and answer the questions.1 Where did Hurricane Katrina form?2 Where did it hit?3 How long did it last?4 How many people lost their lives in the hurricane?5 What was the cost of the damage Hurricane Katrina caused?Katrina for
2、med on the Atlantic Ocean,where there was a tropical depression.It hit mainly the Southern states,including the south of Florida,Louisiana,Mississippi,and Alabama.It lasted more than one week.Over 1,800 people lost their lives in the hurricane.It caused USD 108 billion in damage.课 堂 学 习2 Read the pa
3、ssage and talk about your understanding of the title.Fast-readingThe title“Stars after the storm”has two meanings.First,it stands for the midnight sky after the storm,on which the author saw the Big Dipper,the Little Dipper and the Milky Way.Second,it stands for the hope after the disaster.Learning
4、to learnPeople often use emotional words and imagery to describe an important event or memorable experience.These words and phrases help us identify and interpret the thoughts and feelings of the author of the passage.The structure of this passage:What my family experienced during the hurricane.Our
5、living condition right after the hurricane.We were rescued and resettled.We were back home with hope one year later.Para.1-2 Para.3-4 Para.5 Para.6 Careful-reading3 Complete the diagram with words and expressions from the passage.HURRICANE KATRINADuring the hurricane1_The roof 2_ _The street turned
6、into a river and we were going nowhere.frightened flew off/was blown awayFeelings CausesRight after the hurricaneworriedWe didnt have enough drinking water.It was hot and 3_ _.smelled/smelthopefulMom told us to 4_.The amazing stars at night gave us hop for the future.so bad everywherealways try to s
7、ee the good side of thingsFeelings CausesHURRICANE KATRINAHURRICANE KATRINAA few dayslaterWe were rescued.Smartie 6_ _.came home5_just in timehappyFeelings CausesOne year laterMany families have come back to New Orleans and are working together to 7_ _.rebuild our homesoptimisticand our livesThe rea
8、sons are:1.The situation was terrible.They had little food to eat,little water to drink and no comfortable place to sleep in.2.They felt worried and depressed after the hurricane,so the time seemed to be stopped.1.Why does the author say“Although it was only a few days before we were rescued,it felt
9、 like months”?It reflects a positive attitude towards the hardships in life.Stars in the night sky stand for the hope that gives them the confidence to move on and rebuild their homes and lives.2.What sort of attitude to life is reflected in the authors experience of looking at the night sky?1.Keep
10、a good and calm mood in life.2.Ask friends for help.3.See the bright side when facing a negative situation.4.Fulfill hope for the future.5.Do some preparations.3.If you were in the same situation as the author,what would you think and do?Raise money for them to rebuild.Write letters to encourage the
11、m.Do some physical work for them if possible.Post necessary materials to them.4.What do you think could be done to help the local people rebuild their homes?1.Read the passage again and underline the important information.4 Work in pairs.Act out an interview with the author about their experience of
12、 Hurricane Katrina.2.Prepare questions for the interview using the information you underlined.How did you feel when you realised that Smartie had disappeared?3.Decide the roles of interviewer and interviewee.Act out the interview._1.It claimed more than 1,800 lives.claim v.(战争、事故等)夺去(生命),声称*This war
13、 has claimed our right to learn,to know,and to dream about the future.这场战争夺去了我们学习、了解和梦想未来的权利。*Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.科学家们宣称攻克癌症已有重大的突破。*It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.据说有些医生每周工作80小时。【语块积累】(1)claimvt.宣称,断言;索取,认领claim to
14、do sth 宣称去做某事It is claimed that.宣称(2)claimn.声明,断言;索款,索赔make a claim for提出对的索赔Language points2.I was sitting in my room with my cat,Smartie,on my lap,when the roof just flew off.All of a sudden,there was sky where the roof had been.fly off:to go away or separate quickly and suddenly 掀翻,剥离,脱离all of a
15、sudden:suddenly,quickly and without warning 突然，忽然（固定搭配）sudden adj.suddenly adv.3.There was water everywhere,but we couldnt drink any of it otherwise wed get really sick.到处都是水,可我们一滴也不能喝,否则就会染上重病。otherwise adv.否则,要不然*Shut the window,otherwise mosquitos will get in.把窗户关好,不然蚊子就会进来了。*We didnt know you we
16、re in trouble at that time,otherwise we would have given you a hand.我们当时不知道你遇到了困难,要不然我们会帮助你的。【语块积累】otherwiseconj.否则;不然(可以用于虚拟语气)4.He had disappeared the moment the storm hit.暴风雨一来,他就不见了。【句式解构】本句中的the moment作连词,引导时间状语从句。*He paid back the money he owed us the moment he returned home.他一回到家就把欠我们的钱还上了。【名
17、师点津】可作连词引导时间状语的还有:the last time,the minute,the second,the instant,each/every/next/any/last time,immediately,instantly,directly等。*Every time I see the old man in the park,he is absorbed in reading papers.每次我在公园里看到这位老人时,他都在专注地看报纸。5.But as Mom kept on reminding us,we were all together and safe.keep on doing sth:to continue doing sth,or to do sth many times【拓展】【拓展】keep ones eyes on 注视；盯着看keep ones head 保持冷静keep ones promise 遵守诺言keep ones figure 保持身材have/keep ones feet on the ground 注重实际，脚踏实地keep ones word 遵守诺言；守信课堂总结课堂总结Tell your experience about one disaster you have been through in your life.
