高中英语：The Violence of Nature课件人教版必修2.pptVIP

Module 3 The Violence of Nature Designer Teaching aims: 1.Knowledge aims:To learn about the words and sentences about disasters 2.Ability aims:To learn how to describe natural disasters with useful expressions 3.EmotionalAims:To arouse students’ interest in mother nature and lead the students to learn about the rescue skills (急救技能) once a disaster happens. Step 1.Fast reading: (3’) Read the passage and get the answers to the following questions. 1.What is a tornado? 2. What is a hurricane? 3.What happened to Charles’ coffin? Step 2.Careful reading(10’): 1. Read parts 12 to get more information about tornado and hurricane.  2.Read Part 3 ……………………… learn about the Extraordinary Event ____ 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 Coghlan’s coffin ________ in the sea. Step3.Summary(5’) The sentence structures to describe a disaster in the passage 1) All of the tornados occur in the US. 2) Tornados can pick up cars,trains and even houses and put them down in the next street. 3) The diaster killed 6,000 people and destroyed 3,600 buildings. 4) On average,there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year,causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. Step 5.Discussion(5’) If we unexpectedly meet with an earthquake, what can we do to protect ourselves and others?  Use the sentences learned to describe the damage of the earthquake in SiChuan Step5.Consolidation (巩固)(5’) Home work Write the passage on your exercise book,and hand in . * a lot of water in an area ______ flood a very strong wind or storm________ hurricane the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm _________ lightning a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light _________ thunderstorm a column of air that turns very quickly_________ tornado drought The lack of water________ disaster floo