2023学年完整公开课版Naturaldisasters8

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4Module2EnvironmentalproblemsPeriod6MorepracticeProjectNaturaldisasters1MorepracticeAnicestormisastormcharacterizedbyfreezingrainwhichusuallyhappensinwinter.Whatisanicestorm?Whatmayanicestormcause?Brainstormideaswithyourclassmates.Theremaybenoelectricityinpeople’shomes.Theroadsmaybecoveredwithice.Cropsmayfreezetodeathandfarmersmaylosetheirbusinesses.…AReadthearticleaboutanaturaldisasterinCanada.Thenanswerthequestionsbelow.AReadthearticleaboutanaturaldisasterinCanada.Thenanswerthequestionsbelow.1Whywasthestormin1998unusualinCanada?2Whatproblemsdidtheicestormcause?3Didthetroubleendwhentheicestormstopped?Whyorwhynot?Becauseitwasnotordinaryrain—itturnedtoiceasitfellthroughthecoldair.Itrainedforsixdaysandasmuchastencentimetresoficecollectedonroads,treesandpowerlines.Itcausedmanypowerlinestofalldownandmanypeoplehadnoelectricity.Italsomadetheroadsdangeroustowalkordriveon.Inaddition,manyhomesweredamagedandmanypeoplelosttheirbusinesses.No.Becausethehugeamountoficemadethewholeareaverydangerous.Astheicestartedtomelt,itfellfromtheroofsofbuildingsandtreeslikeknives.Mostofthepowerlinesweresobadlydamagedthattheycouldnotberepaired.WhatdidthepeopleofMontrealfindwhentheywokeuponthemorningof5thJanuary1998?Whatdamagedidthedisastercause?Givesomeexamples.

Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestionsbelow.Theyfoundtheyhadnoelectricityintheirhomes.Somefamilieshadnoelectricityforawholemonth.Manyhomesweredamagedandmanypeople,especiallyfarmers,losttheirbusinesses.IntroductionWhatwasthedisaster?________________Wheredidittakeplace?__________________Whendidittakeplace?__________________BodyHowdiditdevelop?1stdayThepeople__________________________.Theroads___________________________.Families______________________________________________________.2nddayTheice_______________.Branchesandwholetrees___________.Morepowerlines_______________.Theroads_______________________.3rddayManyfamilies__________________....7thdayTheicestorm__________.Thehugeamountofice__________________________________________.Theice_____________and________________________________________________.Mostofthepowerlines__________________________________________________.ConclusionWhateffectsdidithave?Somefamilies______________________________.Manyhomes_____________________.Manypeople______________________.Fill

inthetablebelowandmakeabriefreportabouttheicestorm.Anicestorm.InMontreal,Canada.InJanuary,1998.hadnoelectricityintheirhomeswerecoveredinicehadtostayinsideandburnwoodtokeepwarmkeptfallingfelldownfelldownbecameevenmoredangeroushadnofoodtoeatstopped

madethewholeareaverydangerousstartedtomeltitfellfromtheroofsofbuildingsandtreeslikeknivesweresobadlydamagedthattheycouldnotberepairedhadnoelectricityforawholemonthweredamagedlosttheirbusinesses

Whatwasthenaturaldisasterlike?Whatdidpeopleexperienceduringthedisaster?BHaveyoueverexperiencedorheardaboutanaturaldisaster?Ingroups,discussthefollowingquestions.2ProjectNaturaldisastersurvivaltipsReadtheintroductionandlearnaboutthetaskofthisproject.AIngroupsoffour,decidewhichnaturaldisastertotalkabout.Youcanuseonefromtheboxbelow,oranaturaldisasterofyourchoice.DiscusswhatdangersmayhappenwhenanaturaldisasterinAhappens.Whatdangersmayhappen?B

Eachgroupshoulddoresearchonhowtosurvivethekindofnaturaldisasterthattheyhavechosen.Hereisanexample.CBasedonyourresearch,thinkofatleastfivetipsandwritethemonapieceofpaper.Findsomephotostogowithyourwork.Followtheexample.DAftereachgroupisdone