高一英语外研版必修3：Module4SectionⅠⅠntroduction＆ReadingPre--reading.ppt

Module 4;学科网;1．Have you even been caught in a sandstorm? What do you think is the best way to prevent a sandstorm? 2．Do you know about the dust storm? Do you know what damage a dust storm may cause?; Dust storms don‘t just happen in the middle of the desert. They happen in any dry area where loose dirt can be easily picked up. Grains of sand thrown into the air by the wind usually fall back down to the ground after a few hours.; Smaller bits of particles (颗粒) stay in the air for a week or longer and can be blown thousands of miles away. Dust from the Sahara desert is always blown across the Atlantic, causing bright red sunrises and sunsets in Miami. The dust doesn‘t stop there. It keeps traveling as far as the Caribbean and the Amazon Basin.; A dust storm is a strong, violent wind that carries fine particles like clay, dust and other materials for long distances. The fine particles dance around in the air during the storm. The scary thing about a dust storm is that they can spread over hundreds of miles and rise over 10,000 feet (305 meters)－well over the height of a telephone pole. They also have wind speeds of at least 25 miles per hour (40 kilometers), which may be not strong enough to blow the feathers off a chicken but still something worth avoiding.; Don‘t be surprised if you suddenly see a dust storm heading your way. Dust storms usually arrive without warning. The dust is blinding, making driving impossible. Often they only last for a few minutes but storms usually leave serious car accidents behind. If you’re in a car during a dust storm, remind the driver to pull over to the side of the road and turn off the headlights. Never stop in the middle of the road. ; During the 1960s there were eight dust storms that caused some serious damage. Recently Australia was having problems with dust storms. Researchers said the storms cost Australia about 20 million dollars a year in medical bills because of diseases caused by dust s