外研版高中Book3Module3_The_violence_of_nature课件.ppt

tornado flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm tornado earthquake typhoon tsunami/tidal wave volcanic eruption 洪水 飓风 闪电 雷暴 沙尘暴 龙卷风 地震 台风 海啸 火山喷发 Disasters of Nature Create word webs for the following two terms and find all the words that are related to them. disaster strike break out occur take place When/where/what last hit happen damage injure /hurt /kill cause/ affect bury block/cut off be trapped in / be caught in get into trouble lose one’s life burn destroy /damage / ruin More useful descriptive words and vivid expressions terrible terrifying serious awful violent strong worse worst huge dangerous heavy severe(剧烈的，严重的） tropical storm survivor be reduced to ashes（化为灰烬） disease spread lack of food clean water medicine suffer a great loss Complete the following sentences The worst earthquake ________________________（发生）the United States in 1906,________(导致)the worst fires in the nation’s history. The fires _______ three days, which __________a total of 25,000 buildings. The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925,________ （影响）three US states. By the time it ended, more than 700 people ___________ （死亡）and 2700 _______________（受伤）. The traffic ___________ and the supply of water and electricity _____________. occurred in/happened in/hit/struck causing lasted destroyed affecting had been dead had been injured was blocked were cut off Thousands of? people are believed to still ___________under collapsed buildings.  The Chinese government has _____about one hundred thirty thousand military and aid workers to Sichuan Province. Aid organizations said the number of victims of a severe storm in Burma could reach more than one hundred thousand.? The province has already suffered an economic loss of 3.8 billion yuan ($540 million). be buried sent 1 .The worst earthquake_________ （发生在）the United States in 1906,_______（导致）the worst natural disaster in the nat