Module4SandstormsinAsiaⅠ.Pre-readingEnjoyashortvideothenaskthestudentstoanswerthesequestions.Beforewatchingthevideo,pleaselookatthefollowingquestions.AnswerthesequestionsWhatishappening?(2)Whatisthecyclistwearingandwhy?(3)Whatdoyouthinkhappenstotrafficinthissituation?Why(4)Ifyouwereaweatherexpert,whatwouldyouadvisepeopletodointhissituation?AvideoaboutaviolenceofnatureWatchthevideosandstormⅡ.Pre-readingThepassageisaboutsandstormsinAsia.Lookatthetitleandpictureinthetext.Canyoupredictwhatthepassagewilltellus?Ⅲ.While-reading1.ThepassagestructureshouldbeA:①B.①②C.①②③④⑤③④⑤②⑥⑥③④⑤⑥(A)2.Readthroughthepassageandthenmatcheachpartwithitsmainidea.PartOneA:Sandstorms---amajordisasterformanyAsiancountries.PartTwoB:thegovernmentisplantingtreestopreventsandstormscomingnearer.PartThreeC:thedescription,places,causesandeffectsofsandstormsaswellasweatherexperts’adviceonsandstorms.PartTwoScanningDecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.NorthwestChinaisthesandstormcenterinCentralAsia.2.Sandstormsbeginindesertareas.(F)(T)3.SandstormsinChinaappeartohavedecreasedinrecentyears.4.Desertificationisonlybecausepeoplecutdowntreesanddigupgrass.5.TheChineseCentralWeatherStationcan’tforecastasandstormsomeweeksbeforeitarrivesinBeijing.6.Thedesertis250kilometersawaytothewestofBeijing.Sothereisnoneedtotakesomemeasures.(F)(F)(F)(F)PartThreecomingupwithyourquestion.Eachgroupshouldraiseaquestionbyyourselvesandletothergroupsanswerandyouwillbethejudges.Ⅳ.Post-readingRetellthetextbyfillingintheblanks.Sandstormsarestrong,drywindsthatcarry______.Theyareoften____thickthatyoucannotseethesun,andthewindissometimesstrong______tomovesand______.sandsoenoughdunesNorthwestChinais_____ofthesandstormcentreinCentralAsia.Sandstormsbeginin______areas.Desertificationisa_______thathappenswhenlandbecomesdesertbecauseof______changesandbecausepeople___________treesand__________grass.Sandstormssometimes_____Beijing.Citizens________________anorangeskyandstrongwindsthat_______thecityinathick,brown-yellow______.partdesertprocessclimatecutdowndigupaffectwakeuptocoverdustTheChineseCentralWeatherStationcan______asandstormsomeweeksbeforeitarrivesinBeijing,butthe_______ofthestormsometimes________people.Thedesertisonly250kilometersaway______thewestofBeijing.Inorderto______itcomingnearer,the_______hasplantedmorethan30billiontreesandplansto________plantingforthenextfiveyears.forecaststrengthsurprisestopreventgovernmentcontinueⅤ.PairWorkWorkinpairstoprepareaninterview.oneofthetwopartnersactsasaninterviewerfromCCTV-9,andtheotherhasexperienceinthesandstorm.YoucanstartlikethisA:Excuseme,I’mthereporterfromCCTV,andcouldyousparemeafewminutes?I’dliketoaskyouseveralquestionsonsandstorms.B:Absolutely.Goahead.A:……?B:……Ⅵ.GroupWork:DiscussionAsweallknow,ourschoolwasalsostruckbysandstormsandasaseniorhighstudent,whatshouldwedotopreventsandstorms?Nowdiscussitinyourgroupandpresentittous.Ⅶ.SummaryWhathaveyoulearntfromthispassage?Ⅷ.HomeworkDesigningaposterthatencouragespeopletolookaftertheenvironment.Structureofaposter:Part1:HeadingPart2:ApicturePart3:Moreinformation