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Module3theViolenceofNature

Module3TheViolenceofNature

TeachingAims

1.Targetlanguage

a.Vocabulary

tornado,rotate,thunderstorm,violent,feather,destroy,occur,disaster,hit,strike,bury,SanFrancisco,homeless,

b.Phrases

pickup,putdown,takeoff,onaverage,tropicalstorms,inapopulationof,endup,besiuatedin,CentralChina,inall,loseone’slife,doadamage,atotalof

2.Abilitygoals

Improvethestudents’abilitytoreadforspecificfacts,Learnhowtodescribenaturaldisasterswithusefulexpressionsandsentences.

3.Learningabilitygoals

Bydiscussingsomenaturaldisastersandreadingthepassage,leadthestudentstolearnabouttherescueskillsonceadisasterhappens.

TeachingImportantPoints

1.Discussingtohelpthestudentslearnaboutnaturaldisasters.

2.Scanningtolookforspecificinformation.

3.Skimmingtogetthegeneralideaofthereadingmaterials.

4.Carefulreadingtohelpthestudentsfocusonsomeusefulexpressionsandsentences.

TeachingDifficultPoints

Learntolookforthegeneralideaandspecificinformation.

TeachingMethods

Talking,discussing,eliciting,induction,task-based,students-centered.

TeachingAids

Aprojectorandacomputer

Period1&2

TeachingContent:

ReadingandVocabulay

TeachingProcedures:

Step1Revision

Askthreeorfourstudentstoreadthewordlistandotherstudentstocorrecttheirwrongpronunciations.

Step2Leading-in

A.Lookatthepicturesandhaveadiscussion:

Whatdoes“violenceofnature”referto?

B.GettheSstotellsomeotherdisasters.

C.Givethewordsaccordingtothepicturesandtheirdefinitions.

Step3Presentation

StudentA:

reporterfromoneofthenewspapers.

StudentB:

interviewee.

Nowyouareworkingonaspecialreportaboutdisasters,youneedtointerviewsomepeople

Questions:

1.Haveyoueverexperienced（aflood,atornadoathunderstorm,ahurricane）?

2.Doyouknowanyonewhohasexperiencedoneoftheevents?

3.Haveyoueverreadanewsstoryaboutoneoftheevents?

Canyoudescribeit?

4.Doyouknowanythingabouttheevents?

Forexample,whatcausesthem?

Step4ReadtheGulfStreamandcheckthemeaningofthewords.

1.Whatisacurrent?

A.AkindofelectricityB.Amovementofwater

C.Akindofwind

2.Whatkindofthingsflow?

A.WaterB.TimeC.Money

3.Iftwoplacesareonthesamelatitude,theyareonthesameline______.

A.east/westB.north/south

Step5Reading

A.Readthethreepassagesquicklyandanswerthequestions

1）.Whatisatornado?

2）.Whatisahurricane?

B.Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions:

1）.Howstrongaretornadowinds?

2）.Whatcanhappentofurniturewhenahouseisdestroyedbyatornado?

3）.HowmanytornadoesarethereintheUSeveryyear?

4）.Howmanypeoplediedintheworsttornadoofalltime?

5）.Whathappensatseaduringahurricane?

6）.Whenwastheworsthurricaneofalltime?

7）.WastheactorCharlesCoghlankilledinit?

8）.Whathappenedtohimafterthehurricane?

Step6While-reading

Activity1WhatisaTornado?

Questions-asking

1.Readthispassagealoudandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1）.Howcantornadoesdestroyhouses?

Theycandestroyhouses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.

2）.Wheredotornadoesmainlyoccur?

IntheUS,withareafromTexasintheSoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth

3）.Doathoroughreadingandfillintheblanks.

Atornadoisa___________ofairfroma__________totheground.On（the）average,thereare______tornadoeseachyear,________about80______and1500_________.Theworstoccurredin____,_______threeUSstatesandmaking700___________and2700________.

Thekey:

rotatingcolumnthunderstorm800causing

Deathsinjuries1925affectingdead/killedinjured

Activity2Whatisahurricane?

1.GivethedefinitionsofTornadoandHurricane.

Atornadoisarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.

Ahurricaneisastrongtropicalstorm.

2.Readandanswerthequestions

1）Whathappensduringahurricane?

Why?

Therearehugewaves,heavyrainsandfloods.Becausethereareviolentwindsof120kilometersperhourormore

2）Wheredotheyusuallyoccur?

InthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.

3）Whenandwheredidtheworsthurricanehappen?

Itoccurredonthe8thSeptember1900inGalveston,Texas.Sowecallitthe1900GalvestonHurricane.

Activity3AnExtraordinaryEvent

1.Understandthissentence

TheGulfStreamhadcarriedit3000kilometersuptheeasternUStoPrinceEdwardIsland.

墨西哥湾流沿着美国东海岸把棺材一直带到爱德华王子岛，行程3000公里。

2.Fillintheblanksaccordingtotheblanks.

_______thelate1890s,he__________toGalveston,_____hediedin1899,ayearbeforethehurricane____.Thecemetery_______Coghlanwasburiedwas____bythehurricaneandCoghlan’scoffin_________inthesea.

Thekey:

By;hadmoved;where;struck;where;destroyed;endedup.

Step7Detailed-reading（TrueorFalse）

1.Alltornadoeshavewindsofmorethan400kilometresperhour.

2.TherearemoretornadoesoccurringintheUSthaninotherpartsoftheworld.

3.Tornadoescan’tdestroyfurniturebecausetheyarenotviolentenough.

4.IntheUS,thereareusuallyabout80peoplekilledintornadoeseveryyear.

5.Theworsttornadoinhistorykilledatleast700people.

6.EveryyeartherearesixAtlantichurricanes.

7.BoththeworsttornadoandtheworsthurricaneoccurredintheUS.

8.Theworsthurricaneofalltimekilledaboutone-sixthofthepopulationintheUS.

9.CharlesCoghlandidn'tbecomefamousuntilhemovedtoNewYork.

10.Coghlan’scoffinwasdestroyedbythe1900Galvestonhurricane.

11.ItwasonlybecauseofthehurricanethatCoghlan’sbodycouldtravelbacktoCanada.

Thekey:

2,5,7,9,aretrue.

Step8Discussion

“Ifweunexpectedlymeetwithnaturaldisasters,whatcanwedotoprotectourselvesandothers?

”

Step9Homework:

1.CollectmoreinformationonInternetaboutoneofthedisasters.

Examples:

hurricanetornadothunderstormvolcaniceruptionearthquaketsunamiflood

2.Reciteoneofthepassages.

Period3&4

TeachingContent:

LanguagePoints&Function

TeachingProcedures:

Step1Revision

Step2LanguagePoints

A.Words

1．disastern.灾难（[C]&[U]）

　arecordofdisaster灾难记录

2．flood　n.洪水[C]

Therainstormscausedfloodsinthelow-lyingpartofthetown.

暴风雨在该城的低洼地区造成了水灾。

floodsofrain/tears　倾盆大雨（泪如泉涌）

afloodoflight/anger/words/letters一片光明（大发雷霆，滔滔的言语，大量的信件）

3．column　n.　柱状物，柱状体

acolumnofsmoke　烟柱

acolumnofmercury　水银柱

theadvertisingcolumns　广告栏

alongcolumnoffigures　一长列数字

4．experience

（1）n.　[C]经历[U]经验

①anunpleasant/trying/unusualexperience　一个令人不愉快的（难堪的、不平凡的）经历

②Wealllearnbyexperience.

　我们都从经验中学习。

　Hehasn’thadenoughexperienceforthejob.

　他没有足够的经验担当这项工作。

（2）vt.经历

experiencepleasure/pain/difficulty　经历快乐/痛苦/困难

5．cause　vt.　引起，导致

Whatcausesthetides?

潮汐的原因为何？

Thishascausedusmuchanxiety.这件事让我们极为担心。

Whatcausedtheplantstodie?

　那些植物系死于何种原因？

You’vecausedtroubletoallofus.你给我们大家都惹了麻烦。

6．current　n.　海流，潮流

Acoldcurrentofaircameinwhenthedoorwasopened.

门打开时进来一股冷风。

ThewarmcurrentsintheAtlanticinfluencetheclimateofGreatBritain.

大西洋中暖流影响英国的气候。

Thegovernmentusedtheradiotoinfluencethecurrentofthought.

政府利用无线电广播影响思想的趋势。

7．furniture　n.家具[U]

apieceoffurniture一件家具

8．bury　vt.埋葬

Hewasburiedatsea.他被海葬了。

Youwouldn’tliketobeburiedalive.你不会喜欢被人活埋。

Thehousewashalfburiedundersnow.那房屋半截被埋在雪里。

Sheburiedherfaceinherhands.她用双手蒙住她的脸。

9．occur　vi.　发生

Don’tletthisoccuragain.

不要让这件事再发生。

occurto　想起

Anideahasoccurredtome.我想到一个主意。

Diditeveroccurtoyouthat…?

你有没想到……？

10．tropical　adj.　热带的

atropicalclimate　热带气候

tropicalfruits　热带水果

11．violent　adj.猛烈的，激烈的

aviolentwind/attack　暴风（猛吹）

inaviolenttemper　在盛怒之下

12．strike　vt&n.　（struck;struck/stricken）（雷电、暴风雨等）袭击

Hestruckmeonthechin.他打在我下巴上。

Thetreewasstruckbylightning.那棵树被闪电击中了。

Strikewhiletheironishot.趁热打铁。

（谚语）

strikeamatch擦燃火柴

Theclockhasjuststruckfour.钟刚敲4下。

13．ruin

（1）vt.　毁坏

Youwillruinyourprospectsifyoucontinuetobesofoolish.

如果你继续此种愚行，你将自毁前程。

Thestormruinedthecrops.

暴风雨摧毁了农作物。

（2）n.　毁灭，瓦解

theruinofherhopes　她的希望的幻灭

Thebuildingisinruins.那建筑物已成断壁残垣。

14．ash　n.　灰

Don’tdropcigaretteashonthecarpet.

不要让香烟灰落在地毯上。

Thehousewasburnttoashes.

房子烧成灰烬了。

15．erupt　vt.　（火山的）爆发，喷发

eruption　n.火山爆发

16．previous　adj.　以前的

onapreviousoccasion在早先的一个场合

Aren’tyouratherpreviousinsupposingthatIwillmarryyou?

你以为我会嫁给你不是言之过早吗？

17．possibility　n.

[U]可能，可能性

Isthereany/muchpossibilityofyourgettingtoLondonthisweek?

本周你很可能去伦敦吗？

[C]可能之事

Don’tneglectthepossibilitythathistrainhasbeendelayed.

不要忽略他所搭的火车有误点的可能。

18．terrifying　adj.　吓人的，可怕的

Whataterrifyingexperience!

多可怕的一次经历！

19．luckily　adv.幸运地，幸亏

Luckilyformethetrainwaslate,soIjustcaughtit.

幸亏火车误点了，所以我刚好搭上。

20．warning　n.　警告

Hepaidnoattentiontomywarnings.

他不重视我的警告。

Youshouldtakewarningfromwhathappenedtome.

你应该以我的遭遇为戒。

21．worldwide　adj.　全世界的

world-widefame　享誉全球

22．active　adj.　积极的

He’sover90andnotveryactive.

他90多岁了，不太活动了。

MountVesuviousisanactivevolcano.

维苏威山是一个活火山。

23．damage　n.&v.　损失，损害

Thestormdidgreatdamagetothecrops.

那次暴风雨对农作物造成极大的损害。

furnituredamagedbyfire被火损坏的家具

B.Phrases

1．pickup

①拾起，捡起

　pickupone’shat拾起帽子

②得到，获得

　pickupaforeignlanguage学到一种外语

③偶然结识

　agirlhepickeduponthestreet他在街上邂逅的女孩子

④搭载

Hestoppedthecartopickupayounggirlwhowashitch-hikingacrossEurope.

他停下车来搭载一个乘便车旅行欧洲的年轻女郎。

2．takeoff

①除去，脱掉

　takeoffone’sshirt　脱掉衬衫

②移动

　Takeyourhandoffmyshoulder.　把你的手从我肩上移