高一英语the violence of nature教案2

1、高一年级第一学期英语学科教学案(第 12 案)Book Module 3 The Violence of Nature（Period 2 Introduction, Reading and Vocabulary）Teaching aim: Readand understand the passage.Readthe Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words.The Gulf Stream is a _ which starts in the Gulf of Mexico and_ northeast _ the Atlantic. It al

2、so _the east coast of the UnitedStates towards eastern Canada. Its one of _ anywhere in the world.Because of it, the United Kingdom and other places in Europe are _than parts ofCanada _.Readthe passage onpage 231. Answer the questions on page 22.（1）（2）（3）（4）（5）（6）（7）（8）How strong are tornado winds?W

3、hat can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?How many tornadoes are their in the US every year?How many people died in the worst tornado of all time?What happens at sea during a hurricane?When was the worst hurricane of all time?Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it?What h

4、appened to him after the hurricane?2. Read the passage and fill in the form.What is ittimes peryeartime of theworst oneresultstornadohurricane3. Find proper words from the passage to match the definitions.（1）you can see this on an animal_（2）describing the hottest parts of the earth, north and south

5、of the equator_（3）（4）（5）（6）（7）a terrible eventyou can see this on a birdto place in the ground or tombto happento hit_4. Read the passage and fill in the blanks.A tornado is a _ of air from a _ to the ground. The most_ have winds of_ 400 kilometers per hour. Almost all of them _ inthe US, in the are

6、a from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota _.Tornadoes can _ cars, trains and even houses and _ inthe next street. They can _ the fur _ the back of a cat and the _ off achicken. They can _ houses, but leave the _inside _._ there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, _ 800 deaths and 1500_. The w

7、orst one _ three US states and by the time _, 700 people_ killed.Hurricanes are _ storms. There are _ winds of 120 kilometers perhour or more, which_, _rain and _. There are _six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually _ the east coast of the US. Theworst hurricane disaster _ in 1900, _6,000

8、people and _ 3,600buildings.Charles Coghlan had moved to Glaveston, _he died in 1899, a year before thehurricane _. The cemetery where he was _ was destroyed by the hurricane andhis coffin _ in the sea. Eight years later his coffin was _ back to Canada bythe Gulf Stream.Extensive readingFill in the

9、blanks using proper words and proper forms.embarrassdressreturndiscoverearnforasintomarry risereceivereferThese days, people who do manual work often _ far more money than clerks whowork in offices. People who work in offices are frequently _ to as “white collarworkers” for the simple reason that th

10、ey usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. AlfredBloggs worked _a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he got married, Alf wastoo _ to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked forthe Corporation. Every morning, he left home_ in a smart black suit. He then

11、changed_ overalls(n.工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before_ home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this overtwo years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alfs wife has never _ that she_ a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found anothe

12、r job. He will soon beworking in an office as a junior clerk. He will be _ only half as much as he used to,but he feels that his _ in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, hewill wear a suit all day and others will call him “Mr. Bloggs”, not “Alf”.答案:.warm ocean currentflowsacrosstrav

13、elsmuch warmeron the same latitudethe strongest currents.(1) More than 400km/ h.(2) It stays where it was.(3) About 800.(4) More than 700.(5) It has huge waves.(6) 8th September, 1900.(7) No.he wasnt.(8) His coffin was dropped in the ea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the GulfStream.2. Read

14、the passage and fill in the form.What is ittimes per yeartime of theworst oneresultstornadoIt is a rotating On average there In 1925700 people had3. (1)fur(2)tropical(5) bury(3) disaster(6)occur(4) feather(7) strikefromthunderstorm tothe ground.column of air are 800 tornadoes ina the US.been killed

15、and2700 had beeninjured.hurricaneItisstrongtropical storm.Thereareaverage 6 Atlantichurricanes.on On the 8thSeptember1900It killed 6000peopleanddestroyed 3,600buildings.4. rotating column;thunderstorm;violent;more than;occur;in the north;pick up;put them down;take;off;feathers;destroy;furniture;exactly where it was;On average;causing;injuries;affected;it ended;had been;strong tropic