face to face.ppt

Face to Face with Hurricane Camille By Joseph P. Blank Teaching Aims To know the writing techniques of a narrative To be acquainted with some literary terms of narration To learn to use words to describe disasters and violence To appreciate the language features To learn to write a story about disasters Teaching Contents I. Background knowledge II. The literary style III. detailed study of the text IV. Organizational pattern V. language features VI. Questions for group discussion Can you name something as devastive as hurricanes? 2 Water disasters floods limnic eruptions tsunamis 3 Weather disasters blizzards droughts hailstorms heat waves cyclonic storms 4 Health and disease epidemic famine brainstorming How many kinds of wind do you know? Give some examples and explain their meaning. winds air--An atmospheric movement; a breeze or wind.微风大气的流动；一阵微风或风 blast-- A very strong gust of wind or air.强风：一阵突然的强风或气流 bluster-- A violent, gusty wind.狂风，狂吹 breath--微风hardly a breath of air几乎没有一点风 Its really sultry. There isnt a breath of air/wind.真的闷热得很,一点儿风也没有。 breeze A light current of air; a gentle wind.微风，轻风：轻微的空气流；微风 cyclone-- A violent, rotating windstorm.旋风，龙卷风：猛烈旋转的暴风 gale-- A very strong wind.大风 gust--A strong, abrupt rush of wind.一阵突然强风 hurricane-- A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains.飓风 puff--A short, sudden gust of wind.一阵风：一阵短促而突然的风 tornado--A rotating column of air usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud and having a vortex several hundred yards in diameter whirling destructively at speeds of up to 500 miles (800 kilometers) per hour. In weather forecast we have windy 有风; breezy 微风阵阵; gentle wind和风; gale wind 大风 heavy/high wind大风; windy and dusty风沙 stormy wind暴风; gust阵风; piercing wind寒风 light air 1级风; light breeze 2