Lesson-3-Natural-Disasters

1、Environmental ProtectionUnit 22Unit 22Lesson 3 Lesson 3 Natural Natural Disasters Disasters Look at the following pictures and discuss what are happening in the pictures.sandstormtyphoondrought earthquaketsunami flood hurricane forest firelandslide volcanic eruption What do you think of the natural

2、disasters?DiscussionDiscussiondroughts, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, typhoons, volcanic eruptionWhich of the disasters in the Key Words do you think are:caused by people?made worse by people?natural?Read the article and check your answers. caused by peoplefore

3、st fires natural made worse by peoplehurricanesdroughts, earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunami, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, forest fires, hurricanes2. Use the strategies to complete the gaps in the text(1-5) with these sentences (a-g). There are two extra sentences you do not need.Keys:1b 2f 3g

4、 4e 5a4. Read the text again and answer these questions.1. What is the attitude of the journalist towards the future ? 2. Who are most likely to be the victims of natural disasters? 3. Why are there now more hurricanes, floods and droughts ? Pessimistic / Negative. Poor people.Overpopulation and mis

5、management of the worlds resources.4. Why are volcanoes and earthquakes more dangerous now ? 5. What could be the biggest threat to the planet in the future? 6. What effects might this threat have? Because around half the worlds population lives in cities, more than 500 million people now live withi

6、n the range of a volcanic eruption and even greater number of people at risk from earthquakes.A volcanic eruption. It might send the planet into winter for years.朗聲P14 ，EX2The structure of the passageFill in the blanks about the text.In the last _ years , there are more and more disasters such as _

7、, _, windstorms, earthquakes, _, volcanic _and _ fires all over the world.Why are so many disasters ? One of the reasons is over- _. ten floodsdroughtstyphoons eruptions forest population_ addition, _ change and the specter of global _ caused by the mismanagement of the worlds resources can lead to

8、the disasters or make them worse. At present, volcanoes and earthquakes are more _ with the fast _ of people . Earthquakes take the lives of 1.6 millionPeople in the last hundred years. What is worse, the disaster professionals predict that the things will get _.dangerous growthworse Inclimate warmi

9、ngLanguage points1. , and reduced rainfall in the west of the US has resulted in huge forest fires.result in 導(dǎo)致；引起；結(jié)果是導(dǎo)致；引起；結(jié)果是Stress and tiredness often result in a lack of concentration. Their dispute resulted in the war. result from 起因于；由起因于；由造成；因造成；因而產(chǎn)生而產(chǎn)生His illness resulted from bad food. Her

10、blindness of both eyes resulted from a traffic accident.2. , Indonesia has had a rough time, rough adj. 粗糙的，粗略的，粗暴的，艱難粗糙的，粗略的，粗暴的，艱難的，討厭的，不適的的，討厭的，不適的Her hands were rough with work. I had a rough idea where the sunk ship lay. Martin had a rough manner. The ship sailed in rough seas. They have been h

11、aving a rough time recently. They lived a rough life on a small island. 3. who have not got over their separation from loved ones lost in the tsunami.get over 從從(疾病、失望等疾病、失望等)中恢復(fù)過來，中恢復(fù)過來， 克服克服(困難等困難等)She seemed to get over the death of her husband in no time. He was disappointed at not getting the j

12、ob, but hell get over it.He has got over the language barrier. She cant get over her shyness. get off 從從 . 下來，離開，出發(fā)下來，離開，出發(fā) get rid of 擺脫，除去擺脫，除去 get through 結(jié)束結(jié)束(做完，通過，到達(dá)做完，通過，到達(dá)) get on 上車，有進(jìn)展，相處上車，有進(jìn)展，相處 get up 起床，起立起床，起立 get to 到達(dá)到達(dá) get along 進(jìn)展，前進(jìn)，過活，友好相處進(jìn)展，前進(jìn)，過活，友好相處 get down 下來，寫下，使沮喪，壓垮，著手下來

13、，寫下，使沮喪，壓垮，著手 get away 逃脫，離開逃脫，離開 get into 對對 . 發(fā)生興趣，卷入，進(jìn)入發(fā)生興趣，卷入，進(jìn)入 get in 進(jìn)入進(jìn)入(到達(dá)，收割，收集，當(dāng)選到達(dá)，收割，收集，當(dāng)選) get back 返回，取回，恢復(fù)，報(bào)復(fù)返回，取回，恢復(fù)，報(bào)復(fù) get by 通過，經(jīng)過，混過，勉強(qiáng)過活通過，經(jīng)過，混過，勉強(qiáng)過活 4. So why is nature beginning to turn on us?turn on 反對，攻擊；打開，擰開反對，攻擊；打開，擰開Why are you all turning on me?He forgot to turn on the

14、radio and thus missed the program.turn off 關(guān)掉關(guān)掉 turn up 朝上翻，來到，卷起，找到，出現(xiàn)朝上翻，來到，卷起，找到，出現(xiàn) 5. , without any means to earn their living, means n. 方法，手段，折中點(diǎn)，物質(zhì)財(cái)富方法，手段，折中點(diǎn)，物質(zhì)財(cái)富 Radio and television are important means of communication. We express our thought by means of words.mean v. 意謂，意指；想要，打算意謂，意指；想要，打算

15、 I wasnt serious. I meant it as a joke. Do you mean to go without money? manner, method, way, mode, fashion, means, approach均含均含“方法、方式方法、方式”之意。之意。manner: 多指行動的特殊方式或獨(dú)特的方法。多指行動的特殊方式或獨(dú)特的方法。He finished off the story in his usual manner. method: 指有系統(tǒng)、有條理地辦事或解決問題的指有系統(tǒng)、有條理地辦事或解決問題的方法。方法。New methods of teac

16、hing foreign languages are adopted in this institute. mode: 書面用詞，常指因個(gè)人愛好或傳統(tǒng)習(xí)書面用詞，常指因個(gè)人愛好或傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗等因素而遵循的方法。俗等因素而遵循的方法。The country girl was not used to their lavish mode of living. fashion: 著重獨(dú)特的程序或方式，尤指個(gè)人著重獨(dú)特的程序或方式，尤指個(gè)人的偏愛或習(xí)慣。的偏愛或習(xí)慣。She paints in the fashion of Picasso. means: 指為達(dá)到某種目的或目標(biāo)而采用的方指為達(dá)到某種目的或目

17、標(biāo)而采用的方法、手段或途徑。法、手段或途徑。He explored ways and means of solving the question.approach: 指從事某事的特別方法、途徑。指從事某事的特別方法、途徑。I like her approach to the problem.way: 普通用詞，可指一般的方法，有時(shí)也指普通用詞，可指一般的方法，有時(shí)也指個(gè)人的方法或方式，也可指特殊的方式或方個(gè)人的方法或方式，也可指特殊的方式或方法。法。He tried in every way to verify this theory. 1. a) She put her arms aroun

18、d me to comfort me. b) The soldiers were armed with guns.2. a) Heavy rains resulted in floods. b) His results were not as good as he had hoped.3. a) He means well but just gets it wrong sometimes. b) The telephone is a means of communication.Decide if the underlined words in the sentences below are

19、nouns or verbs. Then write down their Chinese meanings.n. n. 手臂手臂v. 武裝武裝v. 導(dǎo)致導(dǎo)致n. 成績成績v. 意思是意思是n. 方式方式4. a) The children had fun sliding down the slide all afternoon. b) Penguins slide downhill over ice on their bellies.5. a) Be careful! Dont slip on the wet floor. b) Write your number on this slip

20、of paper.6. a) What would you like on your bread roll for lunch. b) He rolled the ball across the floor to me.n. 滑梯滑梯v. 滑行滑行v. 滑倒滑倒n. 小紙條小紙條n. 卷卷v. 滾動滾動1. The _ forces protected the city.2. When will you get your exam _?3. Don broke his arm when he _ and fell on the ice.4. I _ what I said.5. What would be the best _ of advertising our product?.6. Would you like honey on your _?7. The house _ do