Module3TheViolenceofNature综述.doc

Module 3 The Violence of Nature Ⅰ. 单元教学目标 技能目标Skill Goals Talk about the violent natural disasters. Learn to use the Indirect Speech and learn to use the Past Perfect Passive. Write about a natural disaster. Write a passage using everyday English that indicate the good or bad things to happen. Learn to give definitions of a word with Attribute Clause. Ⅱ. 目标语言 功能句式 词义释义（Giving definitions） A flood is a lot of water in an area which is usually dry. 暗示下文内容的描述词 luckily, fortunately, thankfully, hopefully, unfortunately, badly. 词 汇 四会词汇 disaster, flood, hurricane, lightening, thunderstorm, tornado, column, experience, cause, current, furniture, bury, feather, fur, occur, violent, wave, strike, cemetery, rotating, coffin, previous, eruption, ruin, ash, lava, tidal, volcano, possibility, earthquake, terrifying, luckily, thankfully, hopefully, sadly, fortunately, warning, worldwide, active, damage. 2. 认读词汇 latitude, tropical, equator. 3. 词组 per hour, pick up, put…down, take off, on average, tropical storms, in a population of, tiny island, tidal wave, pour down, set fire, volcanic eruption, take place, move from side to side, be windy, be situated in, Central China, in all, lose one’s life, do the most damage, a total of, affected areas, push…out of, fall down, medical care, drinking water, flow over, manage to do, be homeless, end up. 结 构 The Past Perfect Passive Sb had done sth. Sth had been done. Indirect Speech 1. Statements “I’m still working because there is a lot to do.” he said. He said that he was still working because there was a lot to do. 2. Questions “Does this mean that the danger is over?” he asked. He asked if this meant that the danger was over. “When will people be able to return home?” asked he. He asked when people would be able to return home. 重 点 句 子 1. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. 2. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causi