外研版高中英语必修三module3 reading 课件.ppt

earthquake 地 震 sandstorm 沙尘暴 volcano 火山 Gulf of Mexico * 外研版 高一年级 (必修3) Module 3 Introduction and Reading 1. What does “violence of nature” refer to? It refers to disasters of nature. 2. Can you name some disasters of nature? flood 洪水 A lot of water in an area which is usually dry Lightning the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm 闪电 thunderstorm a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light 雷暴 tornado a column of air that turns very quickly 龙卷风 a very strong wind or storm hurricane 飓风 Volcanic eruption tsunami a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake,which flows onto the land and destroys things flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm tornado earthquake volcanic eruption tsunami 洪水 飓风 闪电 雷暴 沙尘暴 龙卷风 地震 火山喷发 海啸 Disasters of Nature Caribbean Sea Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Canada America Pacific Ocean The Atlantic Gulf of Mexico 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 at the same latitude, they  are on the same line ______. A. east/west B. north/south B A A Read about the Gulf Stream and answer the questions. A tornado A hurricane An extraordinary event tornado hurricane A tornado 1. A tornado is _____________________ from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent have winds of more than _____________ per hour. 2. They occur in the area from  ____________________ to ________________________. Almost all of them occur in the US. a rotating column of air 400 kilometres Texas in the southeast South Dakota in the north 3. They can _______ cars, trains and houses. They can ____the fur ___.....the feathers off. They can _______ houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. 4. The worst one occurred in 1925, affecting ______________. More than __________ had been killed and