Sandstorms_in_Asia课件.pptVIP

How many parts can this text be divided? 几个世纪以来，沙尘暴已经成为很多亚洲国家的严重灾害。 Sandstorms have been a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries. 科学家已经想了很多办法来解决这个问题，在中国，已经开展了一场帮助解决沙尘暴问题的大型战争。 Scientists have tried many ways to solve this problem and in China, a mass campaign has been started to help solve it. 沙尘暴是带有沙石和尘土的强大而干燥的风。沙尘暴通常很浓密以至于人们都看不见太阳，有时候，风的强度大到可以掀动沙丘。 Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry sand. They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes. 世界上四个主要的有沙尘暴的地方是：亚洲中部、北美、非洲中部和澳大利亚。 The four main places in the world where there are sandstorms are Central Asia, North America, Central Africa and Australia. 来自内蒙古的任建波描述了他小时候在沙漠中经历过的一次严重的沙尘暴， Ren Jianbo, from Inner Mongolia described a terrible sandstorm he experienced as a child in the desert. “被困在沙尘暴中是一种很可怕的经历，”他说，“什么也干不了,那是我遭遇过的最可怕、最危险的境况，你只能希望自己能够幸存，我原以为我会消失在沙石底下。 “To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience,” he said. “There was nothing to be done. It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation Ive ever been in. You just had to hope youd survive. I thought I was going to disappear under the sand.” But one day something happened. sandstorm What are the causes of sandstorms? Thinking The causes of sandstorms 1. desertification(沙漠化); 2. climate changes; 3. cutting down trees and digging up grass; 4. improper use of land; 5. high temperature and little rain; 6. the destruction of environment; 7. the growing population of the world… Fast-reading Read the passage quickly and match the main ideas with each paragraph. Careful-reading Read the passage again carefully and answer some questions. Part1 (Para.1) What’s the function(功能) of the first paragraph? A. To lead in the topic of this passage. B. To tell us what sandstorms are. C. To tell us where the sandstorms occur. Ⅱ.Read the text again and fill in the blanks. General idea of each part More details Part 1 (Paragraph 1) Sandstorms have been a 1.___