高二英语Unit 9 Integrating skills1.pptVIP

Unit 10 Frightening nature Integrating skills Typhoon Typhoon: a violent circular wind that occurs in the western Pacific and brings in strong wind and rain. TYPHOON the eye of the typhoon 1. A steamship called Nanshan was sailing for the province of Fujian from the south. ( ) 2. It was fine in the morning although there was some wind. ( ) 3. The engineer Jukes predicted that there was some dirty weather knocking about. ( ) 4. Captain MacWhirr and Mr. Jukes were on the bridge when the full force of the hurricane struck the ship. ( ) 5. All of them were sure that the storm had been over because there was no wind all of a sudden. ( ) 6. The lowest reading on the barometre meant the worst storm was to come. ( ) T T F F F T T or F questions. no The captain MacWhirr not sure although Who plays the most important part in controlling the ship? 2.What usually happened when there was a typhoon? 3.What about the barometer reading before a typhoon? Does it stand high or low? The captain Strong winds, roaring of winds, huge waves, white towers of foam and so on. It stands very low before a typhoon coming. Questions: Because he observed the barometer fell steadily and he knew that a terrible storm would come soon. No. They could only move the ship over the high sea and into the very eye of the wind. 2. At that moment, did they have any chance to esc- ape the terrible storm? What could they do then? Why did the Captain say that it looked as if a typhoon was coming on? Carefully reading: Because there was no light and the capital wanted to see the barometer.He saw the barometer stood very low. It was the lowest reading he had ever