外研版高一英语必修三课件：Module3+The+Violence+of+Nature-Warm+up+and+Reading.pptVIP

Look at the video: Brain-storm: Do you know the words about disasters? flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm tornado typhoon tsunami volcano eruption What’s your feeling after seeing the pictures? Frightening, terrible, astonishing, horrible With the feeling, let’s learn the text about disasters. To get general ideas Passage one Passage two Passage three a story about the 1900 Galveston hurricane the tornado and its power the hurricane , its power and the worst hurricane disaster Match the passages with the main ideas. To get detailed information 1. What is a tornado? A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 2. What can happen to the furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? The furniture can be inside exactly where it was. What Is a Tornado? 3. What can tornadoes do? They can pick up…, put down…, take off..., destroy…, leave…. Tornadoes can _________cars, trains and even houses and ____ them down in the next street. They can take the fur ____ the back of a cat and feathers ____ a chicken. They can _______ houses, but leave the ________inside exactly where it was. pick up put destroy off off furniture What Is a Hurricane? Hurricanes usually occur in the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. There’re on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the east coast of the US from Texas to Maine. Hurricanes can cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods. The worst hurricane of all time in the US destroyed 3,000 buildings. 1. Who was Charles Coghlan? He was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada and died in Galveston. 2. What is the meaning of “Coghlan traveled back to Canada after he had been buried in Texas”? His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and it was carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. An Extraordinary Event To solve difficult points 1. On average, there are __ tornadoes in the US each year, causing about __ deaths an