Module 3 The Violence of Nature Period Two 教案（外研版必修3）.docVIP

Period Two Step 1 Pre-reading Read about the Gulf Steam and check the meaning of the words: 1. What is a current? (a) A kind of electricity (b) A movement of water (c) A kind of wind 2. What kind of things flow? (a) Water (b) Time (c) Money 3. If two places are on the same latitude, they are on the same line _____ (a) east/west (b) north/south Suggested answers: b. a . a Step 2 While-reading A. Skimming Read the passage quickly and silently. Find the words and expressions in the passages and match them with the definition. bury disaster feather fur occur tropical 1. you can see this on an animal __________ 2. describing the hottest parts of the earth, north and south of the equator __________ 3. a terrible event _________ 4. you can see these on a bird _________ 5. to place in the ground or tomb ___________ 6. to happen __________ Suggested answers: 1. fur 2. tropical 3. disaster 4. feather 5. bury 6. occur B. Detailed-reading Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. How strong are tornado winds? More than 400 km/h. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? It stays where it was. How many tornadoes are there in the US every year? About 800. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? More than 700. What happens at sea during a hurricane? It has huge waves. When was the worst hurricane of all time? 8th September, 1900. Was the actor Charles Coghland killed in it? No, he wasn’t. What happened to him after the hurricane? His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. Step 3 Post-reading Read the passage again and fill in the form with suitable words. Tornado Hurricane Definition A rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. Strong tropical storm. Times 800 in the US each year 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year Place From Texas in the southeast to South Dakota