《Disaster and hope》PartⅢ 课件-高中英语外研版必修三PPT课件.pptxVIP

Unit 6　Disaster and hopePart Ⅲ　Developing ideasStars after the stormIt’s strange，　but I don’t really remember much about the hurricane itself.It all happened so quickly.I was sitting in my room with my cat，　Smartie，　on my lap，　when the roof just flew off.All of a sudden，　there was sky (1)where the roof had been.I was so frightened that I just froze.Mom cried to get out quickly，　but it was already too late by then.The rain was coming down so hard and so fast.Our street turned into a river in seconds.We were going nowhere.At first，　I was pleased (2)we could stay at home，　but soon it got really tough.Without a roof，　(3)staying inside was too dangerous.There was water everywhere，　but we couldn’t drink any of it otherwise we’d get really sick.We just had drinking water (4)that was sent to us by helicopter，　but it was never enough.It was August，　so it was really，　really hot and it smelled so bad everywhere! I just spent the days watching the boats (5)going up and down the street and looking out for Smartie.He had disappeared the moment the storm hit.(6)Living in the open air，　we became breakfast，　lunch and dinner for the mosquitos.But Mom said (7)that whatever happens，　we should always try to see the good side of things.It was difficult (8)to stay positive，　though.We had lost our home and everything in it，　including Smartie.All (9)we had left were the clothes on our backs.But (10)as Mom kept on reminding us，　we were all together and safe.Mom’s words made us feel better.I remember us all (11)lying under the midnight sky and looking up at the stars.(12)Because there were no lights，　we could see the Big Dipper，　the Little Dipper and the Milky Way.It was amazing! (13)Even though we had lost a lot，　moments like those gave us hope for the future.(14)Although it was only a few days (15)before we were rescued，　it felt like months.We were taken to another town in a faraway county.Thankfully，　Smartie came home just in time.We were so happy to take him with us，　although then，　none o