Module3theViolenceofNature.docx

1、Module3theViolenceofNatureModule 3 The Violence of NaturePeriod 1 Reading and Vocabulary延川中学 白艳三维目标1.知识与技能1) Make students master some new words and expressions. 2) Learn something about natural disasters.3) Train students reading ability.2.过程与方法Make students know more about natural disasters.3.情感与价

2、值1)Make students have a better understanding of natural disasters.2) Inspire their determination to learn. 教学重点1. Discussion to help the students learn about natural disasters.2. Scanning to look for specific information.3. Skimming to get the general idea of the reading materials.4.Careful reading

3、to help the students focus on some useful expressions and sentences.教学难点1) How to help students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better.2) How to master the important language points in this passage.教学方法 1) Fast reading to get the general idea of the text.2) Intensive reading

4、 to understand the passage better.3) Discussion to help students understand what they have learned better.Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Leading-inA. Look at the pictures and have a discussion: What does “violence of nature” refer to?B. Get the students to tell some other disasters.C. Give the words acc

5、ording to the pictures and their definitions. 1. a lot of water in an area which is usually dry _2. a very strong wind or storm _3. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light _4. the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm _5. a column of air that turns very quic

6、kly _Step 2 Read the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words.1. What is a current? A. A kind of electricity B. A movement of water C. A kind of wind2. 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. nort

7、h/south Step 3 Fast ReadingA. Read the three passages quickly and answer the questions(Scanning)1). What is a tornado?2). What is a hurricane?B. Read the text carefully and answer the following questions: 1). How strong are tornado winds?2). What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by

8、a tornado?3). How many tornadoes are there in the US every year?4). How many people died in the worst tornado of all time?5). What happens at sea during a hurricane?6). When was the worst hurricane of all time?7). Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it?8). What happened to him after the hurrican

9、e?Step 4 Careful ReadingActivity 1 What is a Tornado?Questions-asking 1. Read this passage aloud and answer the following questions.1). How can tornadoes destroy houses?They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.2). Where do tornadoes mainly occur?In the US, with ar

10、ea from Texas in the Southeast to South Dakota in the north 3). Do a thorough reading and fill in the blanks.A tornado is a _ _of air from a_ to the ground. On (the) average, there are _ tornadoes each year, _ about 80_ and 1500_. The worst occurred in_, _ three US states and making 700_ and 2700_.

11、The key: rotating column thunderstorm 800 causingDeaths injuries 1925 affecting dead/killed injuredActivity2 What is a hurricane?1. Give the definitions of Tornado and Hurricane.A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.A hurricane is a strong tropical storm.2. Read and

12、 answer the questions1）What happens during a hurricane? Why? There are huge waves, heavy rains and floods. Because there are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more2) Where do they usually occur?In the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.3) When and where did t

13、he worst hurricane happen? It occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. So we call it the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.Activity 3 An Extraordinary Event1. Understand this sentence The Gulf Stream had carried it 3000 kilometers up the eastern US to Prince Edward Island. 墨西哥湾流沿着美国东海岸把棺材一直带到爱

14、德华王子岛，行程3000公里。2. Fill in the blanks according to the text. _ the late 1890s, he _ _ to Galveston, _ he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane _. The cemetery _ Coghlan was buried was_ by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin _ in the sea. The key: By; had moved; where; struck; where; destroyed ; end

15、ed up. Step 5 Discussion “ If we unexpectedly meet with natural disasters, what can we do to protect ourselves and others?”Step 6 Homework 1. Collect more information on the Internet about one of the disasters.Examples: hurricane tornado thunderstorm volcanic eruption earthquake tsunami flood2. Reci

16、te one of the passages.Period 3 & 4Teaching Content:Language Points & FunctionTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Revision Step 2 Language Points A. Words1disaster n. 灾难(C& U) a record of disaster 灾难记录2floodn. 洪水CThe rainstorms caused floods in the low-lying part of the town.暴风雨在该城的低洼地区造成了水灾。floods of rain/

17、tears倾盆大雨(泪如泉涌)a flood of light/ anger/ words/ letters 一片光明(大发雷霆，滔滔的言语，大量的信件)3columnn.柱状物，柱状体a column of smoke烟柱a column of mercury水银柱the advertising columns广告栏a long column of figures一长列数字4experience （1）n.C经历 U经验an unpleasant/ trying/ unusual experience一个令人不愉快的(难堪的、不平凡的)经历We all learn by experience

18、. 我们都从经验中学习。He hasnt had enough experience for the job. 他没有足够的经验担当这项工作。（2）vt. 经历experience pleasure/ pain/ difficulty经历快乐/ 痛苦/ 困难5causevt.引起，导致What causes the tides? 潮汐的原因为何？This has caused us much anxiety. 这件事让我们极为担心。What caused the plants to die?那些植物系死于何种原因？Youve caused trouble to all of us. 你给我们大

19、家都惹了麻烦。6currentn.海流，潮流A cold current of air came in when the door was opened.门打开时进来一股冷风。The warm currents in the Atlantic influence the climate of Great Britain.大西洋中暖流影响英国的气候。The government used the radio to influence the current of thought.政府利用无线电广播影响思想的趋势。7furnituren. 家具Ua piece of furniture 一件家具8

20、buryvt. 埋葬He was buried at sea. 他被海葬了。You wouldnt like to be buried alive. 你不会喜欢被人活埋。The house was half buried under snow. 那房屋半截被埋在雪里。She buried her face in her hands. 她用双手蒙住她的脸。9occurvi.发生Dont let this occur again.不要让这件事再发生。occur to想起An idea has occurred to me. 我想到一个主意。Did it ever occur to you that

21、? 你有没想到？10tropicaladj.热带的a tropical climate热带气候tropical fruits热带水果11violentadj. 猛烈的，激烈的a violent wind/ attack暴风(猛吹)in a violent temper在盛怒之下12strikevt & n.(struck; struck/ stricken)(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击He struck me on the chin. 他打在我下巴上。The tree was struck by lightning. 那棵树被闪电击中了。Strike while the iron is hot. 趁

22、热打铁。(谚语)strike a match 擦燃火柴The clock has just struck four. 钟刚敲4下。13ruin（1）vt.毁坏You will ruin your prospects if you continue to be so foolish.如果你继续此种愚行，你将自毁前程。The storm ruined the crops.暴风雨摧毁了农作物。（2）n.毁灭，瓦解the ruin of her hopes 她的希望的幻灭The building is in ruins. 那建筑物已成断壁残垣。14ashn.灰Dont drop cigarette a

23、sh on the carpet. 不要让香烟灰落在地毯上。The house was burnt to ashes. 房子烧成灰烬了。15eruptvt.(火山的)爆发，喷发eruptionn. 火山爆发16previousadj.以前的on a previous occasion 在早先的一个场合Arent you rather previous in supposing that I will marry you?你以为我会嫁给你不是言之过早吗？17possibilityn.U可能，可能性Is there any/ much possibility of your getting to

24、London this week?本周你很可能去伦敦吗？C可能之事Dont neglect the possibility that his train has been delayed.不要忽略他所搭的火车有误点的可能。18terrifyingadj.吓人的，可怕的What a terrifying experience! 多可怕的一次经历！19luckilyadv. 幸运地，幸亏Luckily for me the train was late, so I just caught it.幸亏火车误点了，所以我刚好搭上。20warningn.警告He paid no attention to

25、 my warnings. 他不重视我的警告。You should take warning from what happened to me. 你应该以我的遭遇为戒。21worldwideadj.全世界的world- wide fame享誉全球22activeadj.积极的Hes over 90 and not very active.他90多岁了，不太活动了。Mount Vesuvious is an active volcano. 维苏威山是一个活火山。23damagen. & v.损失，损害The storm did great damage to the crops.那次暴风雨对农作

26、物造成极大的损害。furniture damaged by fire 被火损坏的家具B. Phrases1pick up拾起，捡起pick up ones hat 拾起帽子得到，获得pick up a foreign language 学到一种外语偶然结识a girl he picked up on the street 他在街上邂逅的女孩子搭载He stopped the car to pick up a young girl who was hitch-hiking across Europe.他停下车来搭载一个乘便车旅行欧洲的年轻女郎。2take off除去，脱掉take off one

27、s shirt脱掉衬衫移动Take your hand off my shoulder.把你的手从我肩上移开。减少take 50p off the price减价50便士使某人离开某物The crew were taken off the wrecked ship by the lifeboat.船员们被救生艇救离了难船。3on ( an/the )average平均起来On average, there are twenty boys present everyday.平均每天有20个男生出席。4end up /end (sth) up 结果为If you continue to steal

28、, youll end up in prison.如果你继续行窃，总有一天你要坐牢。We started with soup, and had fruit to end up with.我们开始喝汤，最后吃水果。5set fire to放火set sth. on fire; set fire to sth.He set the haystack on fire. 他将那干草堆燃着了。6catch fire着火take/ catch fire 着火Paper catches fire easily.纸易着火。7put out扑灭火put out the Lights/ the candle/ t

29、he gas熄灭灯(烛，煤气) 8take placeThe wedding/ party/ celebration took place yesterday.婚礼(宴会，庆祝会)在昨日举行。9in all 总计We were fifteen in all.我们共十五位。C. Sentences1（1）He then moved to New York, where he became famous.（2）The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin ended

30、up in the sea.在第一个句子中，where引导定语从句，指的是in New York，因此这个句子可拆分为在第二个句子中，where引导的也是定语从句，指的是in the cemetery。这个句子可看作下面两个句子的合成。（3）They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.这个句子中where领导的是一个状语从句，作地点状语，意思是“将家具留在它原来的位置”。where引导定语从句与状语从句区别在于定语从句中会有先行词。You can find your keys in the place where you put them.(定)You can find you keys where you put them.(状)2On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuri