高二英语Lesson 42 The Hurricane (NX).pptVIP

* * Lesson 42 The Hurricane 盐城市一中 徐志琴 Pre-reading: What natural disasters do you know? earthquake flood typhoon fire volcano snow slide mudflow tornado sandstorm Earthquake Fire typhoon Snow slide mudflow Flood Flood Volcano Sandstorm Tornado Hurricane 1.When and where did the hurricane happen? 2.How many people lost their lives? Questions : 1.When and where did the hurricane happen? 2.How many people lost their lives? Questions : Read the text quickly and quietly and then choose the correct answers . Skimming Reading comprehension: 1. What’s true about the damage of the hurricane? A. More than nineteen people lost their lives B. All of the telephones broke down C. Water supply was cut off D. Fifteen million trees were cut into halves 2. The second paragraph explains to us_______. A. why England usually has plenty of rain B. why Scotland sometimes has very strong winds C. why the hurricane blew down these trees easily D. why the hurricane happened in the southeast of England C. Water supply was cut off. C. why the hurricane blew down these trees easily 3. Electricity was cut off because _______. A. water supply was cut off too B. electricity lines were brought down by the falling trees C. fifteen million trees were blown down D. a hurricane would come 4. Who helped to get things back to normal after the hurricane? Army soldiers B. Government officials C. Citizens D. Army soldiers, electricity and telephone workers B. electricity lines were brought down by the falling trees D. Army soldiers, electricity and telephone workers. Read the text again and then do some exercises. Scanning damage caused by the hurricane hurricane happening damage repaired the reasons why trees were pushed over very easily examples of lucky escapes Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Main idea of each paragraph Retell the passage with the help of pictures and key words given. Retelling : hurricane, struck, England Scotland, England ground, wet, leaves on Trees, electricity li