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

Unit6DisasterandhopeDevelopingideasbyAdaDevelopingideasWatch

thevideoandanswerthequestions:Whichdisasterismentionedinthevideo?What'sitsname?DevelopingideasWhichdisasterismentionedinthevideo?What'sitsname?HurricaneHurricaneKatrinaDevelopingideasWhatisahurricane?Hurricanesarestrongtropicalstorms,whichusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.Developingideas1Lookatthemapandanswerthequestions.HurricaneKatrinaAugust23-31,20051.WheredidHurricaneKatrinaform?2.Wheredidithit?3.Howlongdiditlast?4.Howmanypeoplelosttheirlivesinthehurricane?5.WherewasthecostofthedamageHurricaneKatrinacaused?Developingideas1.WheredidHurricaneKatrinaform?2.Wheredidithit?3.Howlongdiditlast?KatrinaformedontheAtlanticOcean,wheretherewasatropicaldepression.IthitmainlytheSouthernstates,includingthesouthofFlorida,Louisiana,Mississippi,andAlabama.Itlastedmorethanoneweek.Developingideas4.Howmanypeoplelosttheirlivesinthehurricane?5.WherewasthecostofthedamageHurricaneKatrinacaused?Over1,800peoplelosttheirlivesinthehurricane.ItcausedUSD108billionindamage.Developingideas2Readthepassageandtalkaboutyourunderstandingofthetitle.Starsafterthestorm

LearningtolearnPeopleoftenuseemotional

wordsandimagerytodescribeanimportanteventormemorableexperience.Thesewordsandphraseshelpusidentifyandinterpretthethoughtsandfeelingsoftheauthorofthepassage.Ithinkthewriterusestarstopresentthehopeforthefuture.Thoughstormsbringgreatdamagetohumanlives,itwillalwaysbesunnyafterthestorms.DevelopingideasStarsafterthestorm

1It’sstrange,butIdon’treallyremembermuchaboutthehurricaneitself.Itallhappenedsoquickly.Iwassittinginmyroomwithmycat,Smartie,onmylap,whentheroofjustflewoff.Allofasudden,therewasskywheretheroofhadbeen.IwassofrightenedthatIjustfroze.

2Momcriedtogetoutquickly,butitwasalreadytoolatebythen.Therainwascomingdownsohardandsofast.Ourstreetturnedintoariverinseconds.Weweregoingnowhere.Para1-2DuringthehurricaneDevelopingideasStarsafterthestormPara3

3Atfirst,Iwaspleasedwecouldstayathome,butsoonitgotreallytough.Withoutaroof,stayinginsidewastoodangerous.Therewaswatereverywhere,butwecouldn’tdrinkanyofitotherwisewe’dgetreallysick.Wejusthaddrinkingwaterthatwassenttousbyhelicopter,butitwasneverenough.ItwasAugust,soitwasreally,reallyhotanditsmelledsobadeverywhere!IjustspentthedayswatchingtheboatsgoingupanddownthestreetandlookingoutforSmartie.Hehaddisappearedthemomentthestormhit.RightafterthehurricaneDevelopingideasStarsafterthestormPara4

4Livingintheopenair,webecamebreakfast,lunchanddinnerforthemosquitoes.ButMomsaidthatwhateverhappens,weshouldalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Itwasdifficulttostaypositive,though.Wehadlostourhomeandeverythinginit,includingSmartie.Allwehadleftweretheclothesonourbacks.ButasMomkeptonremindingus,wewerealltogetherandsafe.Mom’swordsmadeusfeelbetter.Irememberusalllyingunderthemidnightskyandlookingupatthestars.Becausetherewerenolights,wecouldseetheBigDipper,theLittleDipperandtheMilkyWay.Itwasamazing!Eventhoughwehadlostalot,momentslikethosegaveushopeforthefuture.RightafterthehurricaneDevelopingideasStarsafterthestormPara5

5Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths.Weweretakentoanothertowninafarawaycounty.Thankfully,Smartiecamehomejustintime.Weweresohappytotakehimwithus,althoughthen,noneofusknewthatwewouldn’tbebackforquiteawhile.

AfewdaysafterthehurricaneStarsafterthestormOneyearafterthehurricanePara6

6Now,oneyearhaspassedandI’mbackhomeinNewOrleans.Somefamilieshaveyettoreturn,butmanyothershavecomeback.Althoughwearesurroundedbyremindersofthedisaster,weareworkingtogethertorebuildourhomesandourlives.NowwehaveanotherchancetolookupatthestarsofNewOrleans,theirbeautyinspiringusandgivingusconfidencetomoveon.Developingideas3Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswer.Starsafterthestorm1.Thepassageisdevelopedby____________.A.makingcomparisonsB.theorderofspaceC.theorderoftime

2.Thepassageisabout___________.A.measuresthatwecantaketoprotectourselvesduringahurricaneB.theauthor'sexperienceduringandafterahurricaneC.suggestionsonprotectingtheenvironmentDevelopingideas2Readthepassageandtalkaboutyourunderstandingofthetitle.StarsafterthestormOneyearlater1_________?Theroof2____________________________.?Thestreetturnedintoariverandweweregoingnowhere.worriedhopeful?Wedidn'thaveenoughdrinkingwater.?Itwashotand3________________________________.?Momtoldusto4_______________________________.?Theamazingstarsatnightgaveushopeforthefuture.5_______?Wewererescued.?Smartie6_____________________.optimisticManyfamilieshavecomebacktoNewOrleansandareworkingtogetherto7____________________________.DuringthehurricaneRightafterthehurricaneAfewdayslaterFeelingsCausesfrightenedflewoff/wasblownawaysmeltsobadeverywherealwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthingshappycamehomeintimerebuildourhomesandourlivesDevelopingideasStarsafterthestormThink&Share1

Whydoestheauthorsay“Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths”?Becausetheylosttheirhomeandsufferedalotfromthehurricane.Itwassohardtospendthosemiserabledaysthatseemedendless.DevelopingideasStarsafterthestormThink&Share2

Whatsortofattitudetolifeisreflectedintheauthor’sexperienceoflookingatthenightsky