英语：module 3《the violence of nature》课件reading and vocabulary（外研版必修3）

1、 Module 3 The Violence of Naturereading and vocabulary高考资源网flood高考资源网droughtdrought高考资源网fire高考资源网landslide高考资源网Earthquake高考资源网hurricaneIn Atlantic Area高考资源网typhoonIn Pacific Area高考资源网tornado高考资源网tornadoIn the US高考资源网thunderstorm高考资源网Activity 1 What is a tornado?1. Read this passage aloud and answer

2、the following questions.Read the materials高考资源网 1)How can tornadoes destroy houses? They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.Scanning高考资源网 Scanning2).Where do tornadoes mainly occur?In the US, with area from Texas in the Southeast to South Dakota in the north 高考资源

3、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, _ about 80_ and 1500_. The worst occurred in_, _ three US states and making 700_ and 2700_. rotating column thunderstorm800causingdeathsinjuries1925aff

4、ectingdead/killed injured高考资源网 Activity2 What is a hurricane?1. Give the definitions of Tornado and Hurricane.A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. A hurricane is a strong tropical storm.高考资源网1) What happens during a hurricane? Why? There are huge waves, heavy rain

5、s and floods. Because there are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more.2. Read and answer the questions高考资源网2) Where do they usually occur? In the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.高考资源网3) When and where did the worst hurricane happen? It occurred on the 8th

6、 September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. So we call it the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.高考资源网Activity 3 An Extraordinary Event1. Understand this sentence The Gulf Stream had carried it 3000 kilometers up the eastern US to Prince Edward Island.高考资源网Activity4 Read and fill in the blanks _the late 1890s, he _

7、_ to Galveston, _ he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane _. The cemetery _ Coghlan was buried was_ by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin _ _ in the sea. Byhad moved wherestruckwheredestroyedendup高考资源网True or False.All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.There are more torn

8、adoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world.Tornadoes cant destroy furniture because they are not violent enough.In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year.The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people.高考资源网Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes.Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US.The worst hurricane of all time killed about one-sixth of the population in the US.Charles Coghlan didnt become famous until he moved to New York.Coghlans coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurr