高级英语下册1.pptVIP

I.Teaching Objectives ? Learn the effective writing skills of a short story: successful portrayal of characters, using many elliptical and short, simple sentences to achieve certain effects, using languages which suit the background of characters II.Teaching Tasks 1. Pre-reading questions 2. Background knowledge 3. Type of writing 4. Macro-structure of the text 5. Detailed Study of the text 6. Rhetoric denvices 7. Follow-up discussion 8. Exercise and Homework 1. Pre-reading questions 1) What can you predict about the story by reading the title? 2) What do you know about hurricane? How dangerous are they? 3) How are hurricanes named? 2. Background knowledge 1) Hurricane 2) Las Vegas 3) Salvation Army 4) Red Cross 1.Hurricane Hurricane Hurricanes are Earths strongest tropical cyclones. A distinctive feature seen on many hurricanes and are unique to them is the dark spot found in the middle of the hurricane. This is called the eye. Surrounding the eye is the region of most intense winds and rainfall called the eye wall. Large bands of clouds and precipitation（雨量） spiral from the eye wall and are thusly called spiral rain bands. Hurricane Hurricanes are easily spotted from the previous features as well as a pronounced（明显的） rotation around the eye in satellite or radar animations. Hurricanes are also rated according to their wind speed on the Saffir-Simpson scale. This scale ranges from categories 1 to 5, with 5 being the most devastating. Under the right atmospheric conditions, hurricanes can sustain themselves for as long as a couple of weeks. Upon reaching cooler water or land, hurricanes rapidly lose intensity. Hurricane Similar storms occurring over the West Pacific Ocean and China Seas are called typhoons and those over Indian Ocean are called tropical cyclones(旋风）. Hurricanes are given girls names like Hurricane Camille,Hurricane Betsy, and so on; whereas in China typhoons are given