外研社必修三Module3 Reading优秀课件.ppt

Module 3 The Violence of Nature;tornado;flood;hurricane;lightning;thunderstorm;sandstorm;landslide;snowstorm;volcanic eruption;Earthquake;Natural Disasters ;What is a Tornado?;All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour. There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. In the US, there are usually about 15,00 people killed in tornadoes every year. Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes. The worst hurricane of all time killed about one-sixth of the population in the US. Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US.;Reading Comprehension;Reading Comprehension;;Definition Speed Place (where)/Times Damage (bad result) Example (the worst one) ;Active 1 on P22;An Extraordinary Event;Pacific Ocean; _____the late 1890s, he _____ _____ to Galveston, ______ he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane ______. The cemetery _______ Coghlan was buried was_________ by the hurricane and Coghlan’s coffin ____ _____ in the sea. ;1.How strong are tornado winds? 2.What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? 3.How many tornados are there in the US every year? 4.How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? ; 5.what happens at sea during a hurricane? 6.When was the worst hurricane of all time? 7.Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it? 8.What happened to him after the hurricane?;bury disaster feathers fur occur tropical