课时讲练通2017_2018学年高中英语Module3ViolenceofNaturePeriod1IntroductionReadingandVocabulary文本研读课+教学能手示范课课件外研版必修.pptVIP

* P1 Warming Up The Violence of Nature M3 More and more natural disasters and extreme weather are impacting on our lives. Can you give some examples? natural disasters 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesian island 2005 Hurricane Katrina in USA 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China 2011 Flood in Thailand 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines To learn about the natural disasters and their damage. 2. To learn some new words and useful expressions to describe disasters. Objectives How many natural disasters do you know? Can you speak them out? flood lightning thunderstorm sandstorm hurricane tornado typhoon landslide earthquake tsunami volcano eruption 闪电 洪水 龙卷风 雷暴 火山喷发 沙尘暴 海啸 地震 飓风 滑坡 台风 Disasters of Nature (match up) lightning: the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm Guess what the natural disaster is according to its definition. tsunami: an earthquake happening under the sea floor earthquake: a sudden violent movement of the Earth’s surface, sometimes causing great damage thunderstorm: a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light sandstorm: a storm caused by strong winds and blowing sand or dust volcano eruption: ash sometimes rise into the air from inside the earth flood: a lot of water in an area which is usually dry tornado: a column of air that turns very quickly typhoon: a tropical cyclone (热带气旋) occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans hurricane: a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain landslide: a large amount of earth and rocks falling down a cliff or the side of a mountain. Can we do something to reduce the disasters? In order to reduce the occurrence of natural disasters and the further deterioration of the environment, we should try our best to protect our environment! Create word webs for the following two terms and find some words /expressions related to them. hit strike break out occur take place When/where/what last happen disaster damage injure