Module4SandstormsinAsia--Readingandvocabulary学案（外研版必修3）.doc

第  PAGE 3 页 共  NUMPAGES 3 页 Module Four Sandstorms in Asia reading and vocabulary Step 1 Pre-reading a. Look at the photo and answer the following questions. 1. Get Ss to come up with as many words as possible while looking at the picture. 2. What is happening? 3. What is the cyclist wearing and why? 4. What do you think happened to traffic in this situation? Why? 5. What do you think experts advise people to do in this situation? b. Predication If you are to write the article named “Sandstorms in Asia”, how many parts will you include in it? What will you write in each part? Step 2 While-reading Skimming and scanning Read the passage quickly and fill in the diagram with one proper word. Part 1(Para1) d__________ Part 2(Para2-5) c_______ d_______ S_______ i________ s________ Part 3(Para.6) m________ Detailed Reading 1)Read the passage carefully and answer the following question. 1 What are sandstorms? 2 In what places do they often happen? 3 What does Ren Jianbo’s example tell us? 4 Are there sandstorms in China? Where? 5 Have sandstorms in China increased or decreased recently? Why? 6 Why does traffic move slowly during the sandstorm? 7 What does the government do to protect Beijing from sandstorms? 2) Read the passage carefully and then fill in the chart with suitable words. PartsContent Details1major disaster2descriptionCauseinfluencesuggestion3measuresStep 3 Post-reading a. Decide if the following statements are true ( T ) or false( F ). ①Scientists have tried many ways to deal with sandstorms ②Land becomes desert only because people cut down trees and dig up grass. ③The Chinese Central West Station can not forecast sandstorm before it comes. ④The desert is 25o kilometers away to the west of Beijing. So there is no need to take some measures. ⑤ Southwest China is part of the sandstorm center in Central Asia. b.