Module3TheViolenceofNature

1、book3 module3 the violence of nature1. he _ (经历经历) great difficulty in getting a visa to leave the country.2. she prepared for all _(可能性可能性) by taking a sunhat, a raincoat and a woolly scarf.3._（幸运的是）（幸运的是） i was able to keep the car in control until i could pull over and stop.4. no one has given ou

2、t a _ (警告警告) of the imminent danger.5. the flood did a lot of _（损害）（损害）to the crops.6. that plane crash_（发生）（发生）only minutes after take-off.experiencedpossibilitiesfortunately warningdamageoccurred7. tornadoes are _（强烈的）（强烈的）whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1300 feet.8. appli

3、cants for the job must have_（先前的）（先前的）experience. 9. police are investigating the_（原因）（原因）of the explosion.10. our hotel has a_（世界范围的）（世界范围的）reputation for good service.violentpreviouscausesworldwideearthquakelandslidedroughthurricane typhoontornadothunderstormlightningearthquakeshaking at the surfa

4、ce of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activitylandslide高考学习网a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or clifffirethe event of something burning (often destructive)drought高考学习网a shortage of rainfall “farmers most affected by the droug

5、ht hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season ”hurricanea severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving typhoon高考学习网a tropical cyclone occurring in the western pacific or indian oceanstornadoa localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring ove

6、r land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the groundthunderstorma storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightninglightning the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling su

7、ch a flash); can scintillate for a second or moreflood the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry landactivity 1 what is a tornado?read the materials aloud and answer the following questions. 1)how can tornadoes destroy houses? they can destroy houses, but leave the furnitur

8、e inside exactly where it was.高考学习网2). where do tornadoes mainly occur?in the us, with area from texas in the southeast to south dakota in the north 高考学习网 3) do a thorough reading and fill in the blanks.a tornado is a _ _of air from a_ to the ground. on (the) average, there are _ tornadoes each year

9、, _ about 80_ and 1500_. the worst occurred in_, _ three us states and making 700_ and 2700_. rotating column thunderstorm800causingdeathsinjuries1925affectingdead/killed injured高考学习网 activity2 what is a hurricane?1. give the definitions of tornado and hurricane.a tornado is a rotating column of air

10、 from a thunderstorm to the ground. a hurricane is a strong tropical storm.高考学习网1) what happens during a hurricane? why? there are huge waves, heavy rains and floods. because there are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more.2. read and answer the questions高考学习网2) where do they usually occu

11、r? in the southern atlantic ocean, the caribbean sea and the gulf of mexico.高考学习网3) when and where did the worst hurricane happen? it occurred on the 8th september 1900 in galveston, texas. so we call it the 1900 galveston hurricane.高考学习网activity 3 an extraordinary event1. understand this sentence t

12、he gulf stream had carried it 3000 kilometers up the eastern us to prince edward island.高考学习网activity4 read and fill in the blanks _the late 1890s, he _ _ to galveston, _ he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane _. the cemetery _ coghlan was buried was_ by the hurricane and coghlans coffin _ _ i

13、n the sea. byhad moved wherestruckwheredestroyedendup高考学习网tornado hurricane definition how often place phenomenathe worst examplebad results rotating, column of air, with winds of 400kmstrong tropical storms, winds of 120km, on average, 800 six atlanticus, from texas to south dakotasouthern atlantic

14、, caribean, gulf of mexicopick up/ put down/takeoff /destroy /leavein 1925affect three us states700 people/ 2700cause / waves/ rain /floodson the 8th september 1900killed 6000 /37000destroyed 36001. occur: 偶然发生偶然发生;出现；浮现出现；浮现 the accident occurred yesterday. the banana trees only occur in the south.

15、 a good idea occurred to me. what happened to him last night? when will the sports meeting take place?2. take off: 脱衣；去掉；拿去；取消；脱衣；去掉；拿去；取消； （飞机）起飞（飞机）起飞3. leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. leave+宾宾+补补(adj./ prep./ n.)使使处于处于 leave the door open. dont leave the baby by itself. he was le

16、ft an orphan.4. on average: above/ below average his score is above average.5.there are 800 tornadoes in the us each year, causing about 80 deaths they were having a meeting inside and there were many people waiting outside. the number of the people invited to the party is 20.6. by the time it ended

17、, more than 700 people had been killed the time, each time, the first time等名词短语等名词短语可引导时间状语从句可引导时间状语从句 i recognized her the first time i saw her. he would stay in the hotel each time he came here.7.and they usually affect the east coast affect: vt. 影响；感动；（疾病）侵袭影响；感动；（疾病）侵袭 his illness affected his m

18、arks. he was affected with high fever. effect: n. 影响（结果）影响（结果） strike: vt. 打击；疾病侵袭；打动，感动打击；疾病侵袭；打动，感动 what struck me most was his selflessness.where 引导地点状语从句引导地点状语从句.1) 有志者事竟成有志者事竟成.2) 你最好站在那儿别动你最好站在那儿别动.3) 阅读完毕后阅读完毕后,把书放回原来的地方把书放回原来的地方.where there is a will, there is a way.youd better stay where yo

19、u are.after reading, put the book where it was.8. on average, there are 800 tornadoes in the us each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.the worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, affecting three us states:现在分词作定语现在分词作定语大风把良土都刮走了大风把良土都刮走了, 只剩下沙子只剩下沙子.他们的车陷入交通阻塞他们的车陷入交通阻塞,这样导致了耽搁这样导

20、致了耽搁.the strong winds blow away the good soil, leaving only sand. their car was caught in a traffic jam, thus causing the delay.1.what _ our journey was! a.exciting experience b.excited experience c. an exciting experience d. an excited experience c2.my father is a man _ .a.of many experiences b. of experiences c. of much experience d. of few experiences c3.the flu is believed _ by virusesthat like to reproduce in the cells inside the