INTRODUCTIONHaveyoueverexperiencedaflood?ahurricane?atornado?alightning?athunderstorm?...Matchthewordswiththeirdefinitionfloodhurricanelightningthunderstormtornado1.alotofwaterinaareawhichisusuallydry_______2.averystrongwindorstorm__________3.alotofrainfallingquickly,withloudnoiseandflashesoflight_____________4.theflashesoflightwhichhappensduringathunderstorm_______5.acolumnofairthatturnsveryquickly___________floodhurricanethunderstormlightningtornadotornadoArotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.龙卷风:一种纵向的气旋,伴随有倒漏斗形的积雨云,涡流直径达几百码,以每小时八百公里)的速度移动,具有极大的毁坏性Whatisatornado?typhoon台风:AtropicalcycloneoccurringinthewesternPacificorIndianoceans.发生在西太平洋或印度洋的热带暴风Aviolentstormwithextremelystrongwindsandheavyrain.飓风:一种猛烈的热带风暴,形成于大西洋或加勒比海赤道地区,从形成地向北、西北或东北移动,常携有大量雨水hurricanetidalwave/tsunamiAnearthquakeoriginatingundertheseafloor.海震/海啸:发自海底的地震lightning闪电:thebrightflashesoflightthatyouseeintheskyduringastorm.天空中云层放电时所产生的闪光。thunderstorm雷暴:aviolentstormofthunderandlightning,oftenaccompaniedbyrainandsometimeshail.短暂且有时很猛烈的雷和闪电的风暴,通常伴有雨且有时下冰雹flood:alargeamountofwaterthatcoversanareawhichwasdrybefore.正常情况下干燥为陆地地区的水泛滥floodhurricanelightningthunderstormsandstormtornadoearthquaketyphoontidalwavevolcaniceruption洪水飓风闪电雷暴沙尘暴龙卷风地震台风海啸火山喷发DisastersofNatureReadabouttheGulfSteamandcheckthemeaningofthewords1.Whatisacurrent?(a)Akindofelectricity(b)Amovementofwater(c)Akindofwind2.Whatkindofthingsflow?(a)Water(b)Time(c)Money3.Iftwoplacesareonthesamelatitude,theyareonthesameline_____(a)east/west(b)north/south★★★Matchthewordswiththedefinitions.burydisasterfeatherfuroccurtropical1.Youcanseethisonananimal_____2.describethehottestpartsoftheearth_____furtropical3aterribleevent______4youcanseetheseonabird______5toplaceinthegroundortomb______6tohappen______disasterfeatherburyoccurMatchthearticlewithitsmainidea.FAST-READING•Articleone•Articletwo•Articlethree•CharlesCoghlan’sstoryintheworsthurricanedisaster.•Arotatingcolumnofairanditspower.•Hurricanesarestrongtropicalstormsandintroduceitspowerandtheworstdisasterbyit.Readthefirstpartcarefullyandanswerquestions.CAREFUL-READING1.Whatisatornado?Atornadoisarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.2.Whatcanhappentofurniturewhenahouseisdestroyedbyatornado?Furniturecanbeinsideexactlywhereitwas.3.Whatcantornadoesdo?Theycanpickup…,putdown…,takeoff...,destroy…,leave….1.HurricanesusuallyoccurinthePacificOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.2.There’reonaveragesixAtlantichurricaneseachyearandtheyusuallyaffecttheeastcoastoftheUSfromTexastoMaine.3.Hurricanescancausehugewaves,heavyrainandfloods.4.TheworsthurricaneofalltimeintheUSdestroyed3,000buildings.SouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.3,600Anextraordinaryevent1.WhowasCharlesCoghlan?Hewasanineteenth-centuryIrishactorwhowenttoliveinCanadaanddiedinGalveston.HiscoffinwasdroppedintheseabyahurricaneanditwascarriedtoCanadabytheGulfStream.2.Whatisthemeaningof“CoghlantraveledbacktoCanadaafterhehadbeenburiedinTexas”?READINGListentothetapeandcompletethepassage.Tornadoescan_________cars,trainsandevenhousesand____themdowninthenextstreet.Theycantakethefur____thebackofcatandfeathers____achicken.Theycan_______houses.Butleavethe________insideexactlywhereitwas.pickupputdestroyoffofffurnitureREADINGReadthetextandanswerthequestions.1Howstrongaretornadowinds?2Whenwastheworsthurricane?3WastheactorCharleskilledinit?4HowmanytornadoesarethereinUS?PRONUNCIATIONListenandunderlinethewordsthatthespeakerstresses.AndnowmoreinformationaboutthevolcaniceruptionontheislandofMontserratintheCaribbeanSeawhichtookplaceat3amonDecember26th,oneweekage.Wespoketoalocaljournalistandhetoldusthatnoonehadbeenkilledintheincident.Accordingtothejournalist,morethanhalfthe11,000residentshadlefttheisland.EVERYDAYENGLISHChoosethewordstocompletethesentences.luckilyunfortunatelythankfullyhopefullysadlyfortunately1________,wehadplentyofwarning.2________,therewereseveralvillagesinitspath.3___________,noonewaskilled.LuckilySadlyThankfullyEVERYDAYENGLISH4_________,itwon’tbetoolong.5_____________,manyhousescaughtfire.6__________,weputallthefiresoutquitequickly.HopefullyUnfortunatelyFortunatelyChoosethewordstocompletethesentences.luckilyunfortunatelythankfullyhopefullysadlyfortunatelyWriteaComposition1.1976年7月28日深夜,人们正在睡觉。随着一声巨响,成千上万的房屋倒塌,水电被切断,全城到处是大火和浓烟,几乎全城被毁,25万人丧生,许多人受伤,许多人无家可归。2.全国各地的人民全力帮助唐山人民重建家园。3.今日唐山比以前更美好。4.题目:AnearthquakeinChina字数:100~120TheChinesepeoplewillneverforgetthe1976earthquakeinTangshan.OnthelatenightofJuly28,1976,peoplewerefastsleep.Withaterriblenoise,housesandtallbuildingsfelldown.Waterandelectricitywerecutoff.Therewerefiresandsmokeseverywhere.Thewholecitywasalmostdestroyedand250,000peoplewerekilledintheearthquake.AEarthquakeinChinaAlargenumberofpeoplewereinjuredandmanylosttheirhomes.Onhearingthenews,peoplealloverthecountrytiredtheirbesttohelpthepeopleinTangshanrebuildtheirhomes.Tangshanhasbeenmademorebeautifulthanbefore.