Unit 6 Disaster and Hope Developing ideas 高中英語外研版（2019）必修第三冊(cè)

DevelopingideasStarsafterthestormBeforeReadingWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions:Whichdisasterismentionedinthevideo?What'sitsname?Lookatthemapandanswerthequestions.WheredidHurricaneKatrinaform?Wheredidithit?Howlongdiditlast?Howmanypeoplelosttheirlivesinthehurricane?WhatwasthecostofthedamageHurricaneKatrinacaused?1

Katrina

formed

on

the

Atlantic

Ocean,

wherethere

was

a

tropical

depression.

2

It

hit

mainly

the

Southern

states,

includingthe

south

of

Florida,

Louisiana,

Mississippi,and

Alabama.

3

It

lasted

more

than

one

week.

4

Over

1

,800

people

lost

their

lives

in

the

hurricane.

5

It

caused

USD

108

billion

in

damage.Genre:personalnarrativesOrder:chronologicalorder(時(shí)間順序)1.What’sthegenreofthepassage?2.Makeatimelineofthepassage.1\23456Para.1-2It’sstrange,butIdon’treallyremembermuchaboutthehurricaneitself.Itallhappenedsoquickly.Iwassittinginmyroomwithmycat,Smartie,onmylap,whentheroofjustflewoff.Allofasudden,therewasskywheretheroofhadbeen.IwassofrightenedthatIjustfroze.Momcriedtogetoutquickly,butitwasalreadytoolatebythen.Therainwascomingdownsohardandsofast.Ourstreetturnedintoariverinseconds.Weweregoingnowhere.Whatwastheauthor'sfeeling?(Couldyoufindtheemotionalwordsinthese2paragraphs?)Whatscenesdidtheauthorseewhenthehurricanehappened?

Para.3Atfirst,Iwaspleasedwecouldstayathome,butsoonitgotreallytough.Withoutaroof,stayinginsidewastoodangerous.Therewaswatereverywhere,butwecouldn’tdrinkanyofitotherwisewe’dgetreallysick.

Wejusthaddrinkingwaterthatwassenttousbyhelicopter,butitwasneverenough.ItwasAugust,soitwasreally,reallyhotanditsmelledsobadeverywhere!IjustspentthedayswatchingtheboatsgoingupanddownthestreetandlookingoutforSmartie.Hehaddisappearedthemomentthestormhit.Whatdifficultiesdidthefamilyencounter?Whatwastheauthor'sfeeling?Para.4Livingintheopenair,webecamebreakfast,lunchanddinnerforthemosquitoes.ButMomsaidthatwhateverhappens,weshouldalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Itwasdifficulttostaypositive,though.Wehadlostourhomeandeverythinginit,includingSmartie.

Allwehadleftweretheclothesonourbacks.ButasMomkeptonremindingus,wewerealltogetherandsafe.Mom’swordsmadeusfeelbetter.Irememberusalllyingunderthemidnightskyandlookingupatthestars.Becausetherewerenolights,wecouldseetheBigDipper,theLittleDipperandtheMilkyWay.Itwasamazing!Eventhoughwehadlostalot,momentslikethosegaveushopeforthefuture.Didtheauthorfeelworried\negativeallthetime?Whatcontributedtothechangeintheauthor'sattitude?Whatdostarsstandfor?Para.5Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths.Weweretakentoanothertowninafarawaycounty.Thankfully,Smartiecamehomejustintime.Weweresohappytotakehimwithus,althoughthen,noneofusknewthatwewouldn’tbebackforquiteawhile.Whatwastheauthor'sfeeling?(findtheemotionalwords)Whydoestheauthorsay“Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths”?Para.6Now,oneyearhaspassedandI’mbackhomeinNewOrleans.Somefamilieshaveyettoreturn,butmanyothershavecomeback.Althoughwearesurroundedbyremindersofthedisaster,weareworkingtogethertorebuildourhomesandourlives.NowwehaveanotherchancetolookupatthestarsofNewOrleans,theirbeautyinspiringusandgivingusconfidencetomoveon.Whatsortofattitudetolifeisreflectedinthisparagraph?Itreflectsanoptimisticattitudetoward\towardsthehardshipsinlife.Starsinthenightskystandforthehopethatgivesthemtheconfidencetomoveonandrebuildtheirhomesandlives.Tenyearsafterthedisaster,then-PresidentBarackObamasaidofKatrina,"______startedoutasanaturaldisasterbecameaman-madedisaster—afailureofgovernmenttolookout____itsowncitizens."Theflood-protectionsystemforthecityhadbeen________

(poor)designedandmaintained.SothecityofNewOrleanswasat___disadvantageevenbeforeHurricaneKatrinahit,somethingexpertshadwarnedaboutforyears,butithadlimitedsuccessinchangingpolicy.Thegovernment

____________(criticize)foritsresponse,withmanycritics________itwasveryslowtorespond.

"NewOrleanshadlo