高一必修三module3 the vilence of nature

1、INTRODUCTION Have you ever experienced a flood? 洪水洪水 a hurricane? 颶風(fēng)颶風(fēng) a tornado? 龍卷風(fēng)龍卷風(fēng) a lightning? 閃電閃電 a thunderstorm?. 雷暴雷暴Match the words with their definitionsflood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado1. a lot of water in an area which is usually dry _ 2. a very strong wind or storm _3. a

2、 lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noise and flashes of light _4. the flashes of light which happens during a thunderstorm _5. a column of air that turns very quickly _ floodhurricanethunderstormlightningtornadotornadoA rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.龍卷風(fēng)：一種縱向的氣旋，伴隨有倒漏斗

3、形的積雨云，渦流直徑達(dá)幾百碼，以每小時(shí)八百公里）的速度移動(dòng)，具有極大的毀壞性What is a tornado?typhoon臺(tái)風(fēng)：臺(tái)風(fēng)：A tropical cyclone(旋風(fēng)旋風(fēng)) occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.發(fā)生在西太平洋或印度洋的熱帶暴風(fēng)A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain.颶風(fēng)：一種猛烈的熱帶風(fēng)暴，形成于大西洋或加勒比海赤道地區(qū)，從形成地向北、西北或東北移動(dòng)，常攜有大量雨水hurricanetidal wave / tsunamiA

4、n earthquake originating under the sea floor. 海震海震/海嘯：發(fā)自海底的地震海嘯：發(fā)自海底的地震lightninglightning閃電：the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm.天空中云層放電時(shí)所產(chǎn)生的閃光。NoImagethunderstormthunderstorm雷暴： a violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail. 短暫且

5、有時(shí)很猛烈的雷和閃電的風(fēng)暴，通常伴有雨且有時(shí)下冰雹flood ：a large amount of water that covers an area which was dry before.正常情況下干燥為陸地地區(qū)的水泛濫floodhurricanelightningthunderstormsandstormtornadoearthquaketyphoontidal wavevolcanic eruption洪水颶風(fēng)閃電雷暴沙塵暴龍卷風(fēng)地震臺(tái)風(fēng)海嘯火山噴發(fā)Disasters of NatureRead about the Gulf Steam and check the meaning o

6、f the words 1. What is a current ? (a) A kind of electricity (b) A movement of water (c) A kind of wind 2. What kind of things flow ? (a) Water (b) Time (c) Money3. If two places are on the same latitude ,they are on the same line _ (a) east/west (b) north/southMatch the words with the definitions.b

7、ury disaster feather fur occur tropical1.You can see this on an animal _2.describe the hottest parts of the earth _ furtropical3 a terrible event _4 you can see these on a bird _ 5 to place in the ground or tomb _6 to happen _disasterfeatherburyoccurMatch the article with its main idea.FAST-READING

8、Article one Article two Article three Charles Coghlans story in the worst hurricane disaster. A rotating column of air and its power. Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and introduce its power and the worst disaster by it.Read the first part carefully and answer questions.CAREFUL-READING1. What i

9、s a tornado?A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.2. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?Furniture can be inside exactly where it was. Hurricanes usually occur in the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Therere on

10、 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.Southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexi

11、co.3,600 An extraordinary event 1.Who was Charles Coghlan?He was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada and died in Galveston. His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and it was carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. 2.What is the meaning of “Coghlan traveled back to Can

12、ada after he had been buried in Texas”?EVERYDAYENGLISHChoose the words to complete the sentences.luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately1 _, we had plenty of warning.2 _, there were several villages in its path.3_, no one was killed.LuckilySadlyThankfullyEVERYDAYENGLISH4 _, it wont be too long.5 _, many houses ca