高一英语《Module 4Sandstorms in Asia》学练稿

Book III Module 4 Sandstorms in AsiaIntroduction and Reading: Sandstorms in AsiaI. Learning Aims1. To revise the words and expressions in the passage.2. To learn to use the common reading methods and strategies to do reading practice.3. To practice reading expression and master the answering skills.4. To master important words, phrases and sentencesII. Learning ProcedureStep1 Introduction and Lead-inTask: Finish the activity on the page 31 in your textbook and then try to answer the questions of activity on the page 32.Step 2 Fast-ReadingTask 1: Skim the passage, please summarize the general idea of this passage and find the main idea of each paragraph.1) Whats the main idea of the passage?_2) Choose the main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1 _ A. Sandstorms sometimes affect Beijing.Para. 2 _ B. Sandstorms do a lot of damage to people.Para. 3 _ C. The government plants trees to prevent sandstorms.Para. 4 _ D. Sandstorm has been a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries.Para. 5 _ E. Sandstorms in Asia.Para. 6 _ F. Sandstorms in China appear to have increasedStep3 Careful-Reading：Read the passage carefully and finish the following tasks.Task 1: Choose the best answers1. Which of the following is NOT a cause of sandstorms?2. A. Desertification.3. B. Climate changes.4. C. Peoples cutting down trees and digging up grass.5. D. Rainstorms and floods6. What is the best description about a sandstorm according to the passage7. A. It is a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries.8. B. It is strong wind carrying sand.9. C. It is a way to cause land to become desert10. D. It is a kind of natural disaster that cant be treated.11. What is the main reason for the increase of sandstorm in China recently?12. A. To be close to many deserts.13. B. The worsening of the weather in China.14. C. The result of desertification.15. D. People cutting down trees and digging up grass.16. What is the good suggestion when people meet sandstorm?17. A. Not going out.18. B. If you go out, just wear thick clothes.19. C. When going out, wear a mask.20. D. Never go out, just stay home.21. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?22. A. Scientists have found a lot of ways to solve the problem successfully.23. B. Sandstorms in northwest China are the most serious in the world.24. C. A sandstorm can be forecast some weeks before it arrives in Beijing.25. D. Weather experts advise people to wear a mask if they want to go out when a 26. sandstorm arrivesTask 2: Read the text on Page 32 and fill in the following form1. Whats the feeling of Ren Jianbo when he experience the sandstorm?_2. Please translate the following sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese.“To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience.”_3. Whats the meaning of the word “desertification” in the paragraph 2?_ _4. Please find out the sentence which can be replaced by the following one.“Occasionally, after a whole day sandstorm, the dust is so thick that its hard for drivers to see outside. Therefore, the vehicles lower their speed.”_5. What other suggestions would you give to prevent the sandstorms?_Step 4 Language points and difficult sentences1. ., a mass campaign has been started to help solve it. (Para 1)a) mass adj. n. v. _1) adj. the mass media _ ; mass production _2) n. a mass of earth ; large masses of clouds _3) (用a mass , masses ) (后接of 短语), 其后既可接不可数名词又可接可数名词复数, 此短语作主语时,其后谓语动词常与mass的数量保持一致.Eg. There was a mass of children in the yard._There are masses of people in town today. _【练习】I have _ work to do today.A. masses of B. a great number of C. a good many D. a lots ofb) campaign n. _warbattleCampaign【即时巩固】 1) This is an important in the Pacific .2) Their courage brought the people through the .2. They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun(Para 1, 2nd sentence)3. so+ +that_, 引导_状语从句4. 【即时巩固】 他兴奋的连话也说不出。5.6. To have been caught in a sandstorm was a terrible experience. (para2)7. a) be caught in _ be caught doing _8. 【即时巩固】 The thief was caught _ money from the shop.9. catch hold of _ catch ones attention _10. catch up with _ catch sight of _b) 这句话中的划线部分的成分为_可以由什么形式来替代 _ 可改写为 _.11. Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of “desertification”.译_12. 句子中划线部分用不定式的完成时的原因 _13. 【即时巩固】从她的表情看，她好像已经知道了真相。14. From her look, she _ (appear to have done) the truth.appear (to be) + adj. / n. _appear to do sth. _appear to be doing sth. _it appears that/ as if _ 【即时巩固】 He _ in bed. = It appears that he is reading in bed. 他看上去像正常的人。 译：_15. This is a process that happens when land becomes desert because of climate changes and because people cut down trees and dig up grass.16. a) process n. be in (the) process of (doing sth.) 17. 【即时巩固】这家公司正把机器移到新工厂The company is now _ to the new factory. b）cut down: (猜下面的词义) We cut down many trees. _ He cut down by pneumonia(肺炎) at an early age. _ Cut down the article so as to make it fit the space available on the paper _ 【cut 相关短语】cut out _ cut in _ cut up _ cut off _18. To prevent it coming nearer, the government