Module_3_1The_Violence_of_Nature - 副本.ppt

Find the words and expressions on the passages and match them with the definitions. ReadingVocabulary-3. Detailed-reading.(5m)True or False. All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. Tornadoes can’t destroy furniture because they are not violent enough. In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year. The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people. Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes. Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US. The worst hurricane of all time killed about one-sixth of the population in the US. Charles Coghlan didnt become famous until he moved to New York. Coghlan’s coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane. It was only because of the hurricane that Coghlan’s body could travel back to Canada. * Module 3 The Violence of Nature Reading and Vocabulary I、词汇拓展： 1._________ n．灾难 2．_______ vt.引起；导致 3._______vt.埋葬 4. _ _____vi.发生 5.__________ vt. n．(雷电,暴风雨等)袭击 6．________ vt.毁坏 7．________ adj.以前的8．_________n． v．损失；损害 9．________ vt. 经历→________ adj.有经验的 预习学案 disaster cause bury occur strike ruin previous damage experience experienced 10．_________ n．家具→_________vt.装备；装置 11．________ adj.猛烈的；激烈的；强烈的→___________ n．暴力 12．________ n．可能;可能性→_______ adj.可能的→___________ adv.可能地13．_________ adj.吓人的；可怕的→________adj.恐惧的；受惊吓的→_________ vt.使惊恐；使受惊吓14．________ adv.幸运地；幸亏→______ adj.幸运的→________n.运气 furniture furnish violent violence possibility possible possibly terrifying terrified terrify luckily lucky luck 2).词组： ________ 卷起；掀起；拾起；搭载；(偶然)学会 2._______ 去掉；脱掉；起飞；兴 3．_________ 平均起来 4．________ 结果为……，以……结束 5．__________＝__________ 放火(焚烧)……； 纵火烧 6．_________ 着火7．_________扑灭(火) 8．_________ 发生 9．______________总共，总计 pick up take off on average end up set fire to set... on fire catch fire put ou