《英语中高职贯通第一》课件-lesson 15

WarmingUpAnswerthequestionsaccordingtothepictures.1.Whatdoyouusuallydoonyourjourney?2.Haveyoueverhadanyspecial/unusualexperiencessuchasthoseinthelistinyourtravel?

snowstormearthquakerainstormstrongwindcar-brokensicknessbeingwoundedACouple’sUnusualJourneyReadtheparagraphsandputthemintoareasonableorder.Inspiteofthesnowstorm,thecouplecontinuedtheirjourneytoCairnsinAustralia.Cairnswasabeautifulsummerresort,famousforwhitebeach,blueocean,andamazingscenery.ButTonyandEllenjustpickedthewrongtimebecausethecountrywashitbyoneoftheworstwindstormsinhistory.Theywereforcedtotakeashelterfor24hoursinashoppingcenterwithabout2,500otherpeoplewhohelpedeachothertokeepsafewithinthebuilding.Outsideonthestreets,bigtreeswereuprooted,powerlineswerebroken,andsmallerhousesweresimplyknockedover.TonyandEllenareayoungcouple.Theyhavebeenmarriedonlyforhalfayear.However,theycreatedaveryunusualrecordthatfewcouplescouldcompete.Theyexperiencedsixnaturaldisastersinarowduringtheirhoneymoontravelaroundtheworld.OnDecember6th,2010,TonyandhiswifebegantheirhoneymoonjourneyfromSweden.TheyflewfromStockholmtoMunich,Germany.Unexpectedly,asnowstormarrivedatthesametime.Beforetheyhadtimetoseethesightsofthecity,theybecamestrandedinthehotelbythebigsnow.GermanymetoneoftheworstsnowstormsinEuropeinhistory.Afterthewindstormwasover,TonyandEllenheadedtoBrisbane,abeautifulcityinthenortheastofAustralia.Unfortunatelytheymetamassivefloodinthecity.Sotheywerenotabletogoanywhereforsightseeing.□□□□3124ThecouplethenflewtoChristchurch,agardencityinNewZealand.However,beforetheirplanelanded,astrongearthquakehitthecity,andmanyofthebuildingsweredestroyedonFebruary22nd,2011.Thewholecitywasalmostblockedofflikeawarzone,andTonyandEllenhadtogiveuptheirplanforsightseeingagain.Inordertoavoidthebadweatherintheeastsideofthecountry,Tonyandhiswifedecidedtoflytothewestendofthecountry.TheytravelledacrossthecountrytoPerthwheretheyescapeddangerousbushfires.Returningfromthetrip,thecouplereceivedaninterviewfromthelocalnewspaper.Tonywasnotdisappointedatthisjourneyinspiteoftheterrifyingevents.Hesaidproudly,“Marriageshavetobetestedbytrialsinlife,andwe’vedonewellthroughthem.”SincetherewasnohopetotravelinNewZealand,TonyandEllendecidedtoflytoJapan.Butseveraldaysaftertheyarrived,Tokyowasrockedbyasevereearthquake.Thebuildingswereswayingbackandforth,therooftilesflewoff,andthestreetswerescatteredwithbrokenpiecesofwindowglassandbricks.ThecouplehadtostoptravellinginJapanandwentbackhomeinSwedenafteramuchpleasantandsafetripforaweekinChina.□□□□6587Putthefollowingintocorrectorderaccordingtothearticle.1.Theymetastrongwindstorminabeautifulsummerresort.2.AmassivefloodhitacityinAustraliawhentheygotthere.3.TheystartedtheirjourneyfromSweden.4.TheytravelledacrossthecountrytoPerthwheretheyescapeddangerousbushfires.5.Tonyandhiswifeweretrappedintheirhotelbecauseofthesnowstorm.6.ChristchurchwashitbyastrongearthquakeonFebruary22nd,2011.7.TheyhadasafetripforaweekinChina.8.ThecouplehadtostoptravellinginJapanbecauseofasevereearthquake.62315478ReadthearticleagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.（）1.TonyandEllenareayoungcouple.Theyhavebeenmarriedonlyforoneyear.（）2.Theyexperiencedsixnaturaldisastersinarowduringtheirhoneymoontravel.（）3.OnDecember6th,2010,GermanymetoneoftheworstwindstormsinEuropeinhistory.（）4.Theywereforcedtotakeashelterfor24hoursinashoppingcenterinAustralia.（）5.ThecouplethenflewtoNewZealand,butwasblockedoffbythesnowstorm.（）6.Severaldaysbeforetheyarrived,Tokyowasrockedbyasevereearthquake.（）7.Tonywasdisappointedatthisjourneybecauseoftheterrifyingevents.FTFFFFTAnswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothearticle.1.What’stherelationshipofTonyandEllen?

2.Howmanydisastersdidtheyexperienceduringtheirjourney?

3.WhathappenedwhentheyarrivedinMunich?

4.DidtheyhaveaniceholidayinNewZealand?

5.DidtheygetasafetripinJapan?6.DidTonyfeeldisappointedattheirhoneymoontrip?Why?TonyandEllenareyoungcouple./TonyandEllenarehusbandandwife.Theyexperiencedsixdisastersduringtheirjourney.WhentheyarrivedatMunich,astrongsnowstormarrivedatthesametime.No.TheymetastrongearthquakeinNewZealand.No.Severaldaysaftertheyarrived,Tokyowasrockedbyasevereearthquake.No.Hedidn’t.Hethoughtproudlythattheirmarriagewastestedbytrials,andtheyhaddonewellthroughthem.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgiveninproperforms.1.Thecountry(hit)byoneoftheworstwindstormsinhistory.2.They(force)totakeashelterfor24hoursinashoppingcenter.3.Outsideonthestreets,bigtrees(uproot),powerlines(break),andsmallerhousessimply(knock)over.4.Manyofthebuildings(destroy)onFebruary22nd,2011.Thewholecityalmost(block)offlikeawarzone5.Tokyo(rock)byasevereearthquake.6.Marriageshaveto(test)bytrialsinlife,andtheyhavedonewellthroughthem.washitwereforcedwereuprootedwerebrokenwereknockedweredestroyedblockedwaswasrockedbetestedReceivinganInterviewReturningfromthetrip,TonyandEllenreceivedaninterviewfromthelocalnewspaper.Nowlistentotheirconversation,andfillintheblanks.A:Excuseme,Tony.MayIspeaktoyouforsomeminutes?B:Sure.A:Youhavehadaveryunusualhoneymoonholiday,haven’tyou?B:Yes,wehave,veryunusual.Ihadneverexpectedittobeso.Youknow,snowstorm,windstorm,earthquake,flood,bushfire...Younameit,wehadit.A:Wheredidyoumeetsnowstorm?B:InMunich,Germany.Whenwe(1)there,itstartedsnowing.Butitdidn’tstopuntilthreedayslater.Wehadtostayinthehotelallthetime.Germanymetoneoftheworst(2)inEuropeinhistory.A:That’s(3).ButtherewasnosnowinAustralia,Ithink.B:Unfortunately,wehadaterrible(4)there.Wehadto(5)inashoppingcenter.WewenttoBrisbane,butitwasflooded...landedsnowstormsawfulwindstormtakeashelterA:Ican’tbelieveit.Youareinforsobadluck.B:ThejourneyseemedtohaveagoodendingwhenweleftAustralia,butthingswereevenwors