高中英语 Unit4《Period One Welcome to the unit》课件1 译林版选修6.pptVIP

Unit 4 Helping people around the world * Helping people around the worldWelcome to the unit * * 1. Have you ever seen any natural disasters in real life or on TV? What were they like? 2. If you were involved in a natural disaster, what would you do? Brainstorming * On April 14th, 2010, a powerful earthquake recording M7.1 took place in Yushu, Qing hai province. earthquake * drought In 2010, severe draught hit China’s south-west region and in some places it’s the worst drought for a century. * Persistent torrential rains in the summer of 2010 caused enormous flooding in the Yangtze River Basin and Northeast China. flood * The 2010, three consecutive typhoons and tropical storms have swept through China leaving a trail of devastation. Typhoon * volcano eruption In August 2010, a volcano in the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted for the first time in 400 years. * After decades of decline, that number has actually been growing by four million each year since the mid-1990s. Today, hunger still kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined famine * Discussion If you were involved in a natural disaster, will you ask for help? Which organization or person would you turn to for help? * 1. Can you guess what the main tasks of peacekeeping soldiers are? 2. Do you think these soldiers play an important role in maintaining the world peace? * 3. Do you think this kind of job is very demanding, challenging and risky? Why or why not? 4. When you grow up, would you like to do this kind of job if you had the chance? Why or why not? * What can you see in these pictures? Can you imagine what will happen to those hungry children if nobody helps? How do you feel when you see this picture? How can we help them? * What can you see in the pictures? Suppose your home was struck by a flood, what would your life like? Would you still live a normal life as before? What problems would you meet? * What can