99The_Violence_of_Nature_Reading_教学设计课件88.ppt

 1. Can you name some disasters?2. Have you ever experienced one of them? 3. Do you know anyone who has experienced one of them?4. Can you describe it?5. Do you know anything about the events? 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 each year, 800 tornadoes causing about 80 deaths 1,500 injuries 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. Put these events in order, according to the time. he moved to Galveston he moved to New York the hurricane happened he died in1899 he went to live in Canada pick up捡起；好转，恢复生机；(用车)接人；(无意中)学会；收听；卷起，掀起 She bent down and picked up the pen.她弯下腰，捡起那支笔。 The market always picks up in spring.一到春天市场就活跃了。 I’ll pick you up outside the train station. 我会开车到火车站外接你。 The child picked up Spanish quickly. 这孩子西班牙语学得很快。 pick off 摘下，摘掉 pick on 捉弄，挑中，选中 pick out 挑选，采摘，领会，认出，辨别出 put down 把…放下记下，写下；镇压 put off推迟 put away收好，放好 put out 熄灭 put up