公开课必修三Module4Reading

1、Module 4 Sandstorms in AsiaReading and vocabularyPreviewing Case(1) mass adj. (2) frightening adj. (3) dust n. (4) citizen n. (5) campaign n. (6) process n. (7) be caught in (8) prevent sb. from doing sth. (9) The weatherman has _（预报）（预报）that it is going to be sunny tomorrow.(10) As we know, _ are s

2、trong, dry winds that carry sand.大量的，大规模的大量的，大规模的吓人的；可怕的吓人的；可怕的沙尘；灰尘沙尘；灰尘公民；市民公民；市民战役；活动战役；活动进程；过程进程；过程突然遭遇（风暴等）突然遭遇（风暴等）阻止某人做某事阻止某人做某事forcastsandstorms(11) Sometimes the _ （力量）（力量）of the storm surprises people.(12) They _（砍倒）（砍倒）many old trees and planted some young trees.(13) An old vase was _（挖出）

3、（挖出）here last month.(14) They are often _（如此厚以至（如此厚以至于）于）you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes.(15).traffic moves very slowly because the thick dust _（使（使.难看见）难看见）(16)_（很难呼吸）（很难呼吸）and the dust makes me ill.strengthdug upcut downso thick thatmakes it diffi

4、cult to seeIts difficult to breathefog and haze雾霾雾霾People watch the flag-raising ceremony in the heavy fog and haze on the Tiananmen Square.What natural disaster is it ? It is a . It is very .sandstormfrighteningSandstorms in Asiacitizen cycle (v) dust expert forecast process situation survive 1. to

5、 ride a bicycle cycle2. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject3. things that happen one after another , and have a result expertprocess4. someone who lives in a particular town or countrycitizendust6. to continue to live after a difficult or dangerous situation or event survive7. to say

6、what will probably happen forcast8. everything that is happening at a particular timesituationListen and answer these questions.1. What is happening ?2.What are the cyclists wearing and why?3. What do you think happen to traffic in this situation ? Why?4. What do you think experts advise people to d

7、o in this situation?ABCDNorth AmericaCentral AfricaAustralia Central AsiaLook at the photos . Answers these questions . 1. What is happening ? There is a sandstormblowing. 2.What are the cyclists wearing and why? They are wearing hoods, masks and maybe pairs of glasses to protect themselves.3. What

8、do you think happen to traffic in this situation ? Why? It moves very slowly. Because it is not clear to see everything clearly on the road and people must take great care.4. What do you think experts advise people to do in this situation?Stay at home.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6The descript

9、ion of sandstorms.The forecast and suggestions about sandstormsThe governments measures to sandstorms.Sandstorms have been a major disaster for centuries.The causes of sandstormsThe effects of sandstormsFast reading. Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph. Finish the exerc

10、ise at Activity 3, Page 33.Answers: _ _ _1. _BBAAII. Read the text carefully and complete the following chart. strong, dry winds that carry sandCentral Africa and Australia desertification thick dust surprisingA mass campaignmore than 30 billioncontinue plantingDo activity 4, 5 on page 33 Complete t

11、hese sentences using words and sentences from Sandstorms in Asia.Writing Topic: Write a letter about the sandstorms in your hometown to a newspaper to call on people to plant trees and protect the environment.The day before yesterdayYesterdayToday Dear editor, Im a student at a middle school of Suih

12、ua. Im writing to express my views concerning the environmental problems in my hometown. My hometown used to be a beautiful place. Thick forests and green grass could be seen everywhere. However, because of climate changes, it rains little now. In order to build more houses and grow more crops, people cut down more and more trees. As time went by, the forests were seriously damaged. As a result, sandstorms struck here now and then, from which people suffered a lot. To prevent our life from the harm of sand