英语：Module 3《The Violence of Nature》课件-Reading and vocabulary（外研版必修3）.pptVIP

Module 3 The Violence of Nature reading and vocabulary 高考资源网K flood 高考资源网K drought drought 高考资源网K fire 高考资源网K landslide 高考资源网K Earthquake 高考资源网K hurricane In Atlantic Area 高考资源网K typhoon In Pacific Area 高考资源网K tornado 高考资源网K tornado In the US 高考资源网K thunderstorm 高考资源网K Activity 1 What is a tornado? 1. Read this passage aloud and answer the following questions. Read the materials 高考资源网K ?1)How can tornadoes destroy houses? They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. 高考资源网K 2).?Where do tornadoes mainly occur? In the US, with area from Texas in the Southeast to South Dakota in the north 高考资源网K 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________. rotating column thunderstorm 800 causing deaths injuries  1925 affecting dead/killed injured 高考资源网K Activity2 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. 高考资源网K 1) 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 more. 2. Read and answer the questions 高考资源网K 2) Where do they usually occur? In the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. 高考资源网K 3) When and where did the worst hurricane happen? It occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. So we call it the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. 高考资源网K Activity 3 An Extraordinary Event 1. Understand this sentence The Gulf Stream had carried it 3000 kilometers up the eastern US to Prince Edward Island. 高考资源网K Activity4 Read and fill in