外研版高中英语必修3 Module 3《The Violence of Nature》课件］.pptVIP

学 科：高中英语 年 级：高二 课 程：The Violence of Nature 版 本：外研版 The Violence of Nature earthquake flood volcano eruption lightning thunderstorm draught tsunami hurricane tornado What is a tornado? What Is a hurricane? A tornado is a rotating column of air from thunderstorm to the ground. A hurricane is a strong tropical storm. The damage caused by the violence of nature Tornados can ______ cars, trains and houses and ___ them ___ in the next place. They can ____ the fur ___ a cat and the feathers ___ a chicken. They can _______ houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly ___________. When hurricanes occur, strong winds can cause huge _____, heavy _____________. They usually ______ the east coast of the US. The worst hurricane disaster _________ killed _____ people and destroyed _______ buildings. pick up put down take off off destroy where it was waves rain and floods affect of all time 6,000 37,000 Can you describe what happened just now? I just survived from a violent tornado. The wind…pick up…put down…take off…leave… What’s your feelings? I was frightened to death. Surly, it is scary/ frightening/ terrifying/ horrible… Reporter: Witness: Reporter: Witness: Supposing(假如) you just survived in a tornado… Where do tornados and hurricanes usually occur? Most tornados occur in the area from Texas to South Dakota. Hurricanes usually occur in the southeast and affect the east coast from Texas to Maine. The worst tornado and hurricane? The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, which ______(affect) three states : Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. The worst hurricane occurred in Galveston, Texas in 1900,________(kill) 6,000 people in a population of 37,000 . New York 1990 8 years later 1899 Canada A story goes like this: A fierce tsunami caused by earthquake hit Japan on March, 2011. Around 11,620 died in this disaster. The Whenchuan earthquake occurred on May 12th, 2008, causing 69,227 deaths and 374,647 inju