thehurrican.ppt

1、welcome,Lesson 42,The Hurricane,The first is the eye(风眼) of the hurricane,which is a calm area in the center of the storm. Usually, the eye of a hurricane measures about 20 miles in diameter, and has very few clouds.,The second part is the wall of clouds that surrounds the calm eye. This is where th

2、e hurricanes strongest winds and heaviest rain happens.,飓风是一种强烈的热带风暴，又说：飓风是热带气旋的一种。 热带气旋是发生在热带海洋上的大气旋涡，是热带低压.热带风暴.台风.飓风的总称.热带气旋区域内的风速，以近中心为最大。国际上以近中心最大风速作为分类标准。最大风速为33海里/时（风力7级）以下的，叫“热带气压”；风速为34-63海里/时（风力811级）的，叫“热带风暴”；风力达到64海里/时（风力12级）以上的，在东亚叫台风，在西印度群岛和大西洋一带叫“飓风”。 来自辞海,strike,bring down block,cotta

3、ge,return to normal,What happened on Friday October, 1987?,A hurricane stuck the southeast of England. Between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. the hurricane crossed the southeast corner of England with winds of up to 160 kph. Nineteen people lost their lives.,Whats the weather like in England?,Engl

4、and usually has plenty of rain every month of the year.,What about the rain that night?,That night was the worst one in the history. It had been raining heavily for two days.,Could you describe the picture according to the third paragraph?,Many trees had been blown down by the high winds, blocking r

5、oads. Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by falling trees or branches.,Reading comprehension :,1.The reason why nineteen people died in the hurricane perhaps was that_. A. it rained heavily and they were washed away B. very tall trees were brown down C. the big trees fell

6、 down where they were sleeping D. they were missing in the dark 2.From the passage the greatest harm to the towns and villages was that_ in the hurricane. A.there was no electricity B.water supply was cut off without electricity C.people couldt get touch with others D.a great many tall trees were br

7、own down,C,D,3.At that night some people couldnt get to sleep, which made them_. A.safe the whole night B.nervous all the time C.lucky all night long D.protect themselves as possible as they could 4.With the help of the soldiers and the workers from other parts of Britain_. A. everything would be be

8、tter as soon as possible B. things were got back as they were before C.the towns and villages were much better than before D.the people had nothing to worry about,D,A,Please find the sentences from the text which include each of the following.,strike block cottage bring down return to normal,Step 1

9、The Hurricane(scanning),On Friday 16th October, 1987,a hurricane the southeast of England.,Fifteen million trees had been blown down by the high wind, roads,paths and railway lines.,They worked long hours for several weeks before everything,A tree fell onto her and onto the other half of her bed.,st

10、ruck,blocking,cottage,returned to normal,strike,block,cottage,bring down,return to normal,Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by falling trees.,Step 2 The Hurricane(skimming),The reason why the hurricane caused so much damage back to normal basic facts about one hurricane

11、in England lucky escapes the damage caused by the hurricane,(Para.2),(Para.1),(Para.4),(Para.3),(Para.5),Step 3 The Hurricane(detailed reading) Para.1 basic facts about the 1987 hurricane in England,The hurricane crossed the southeast corner of England with wind of up to 160kph.,Speed of wind,The nu

12、mber of people who lost their lives,If the hurricane had happened during the day-time, there would have been many more deaths,On Friday 16th October,1987, a hurricane struck the southeast of England.,Time,space,Step 3 The Hurricane(detailed reading) Para.2 the reason why the hurricane caused so much

13、 damage,rain heavily / 2 days,ground/wet,autumn/leaves on,Step 3 The Hurricane(detailed reading) Para.3 the damage caused by the hurricane,Roads, paths and railway lines were _ Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were _ Electricity and water supply were _,blocked,_ was blocked,Traffic,broug

14、ht down,_ was interrupted,Communication,cut off,Step 3 The Hurricane(detailed reading) Para.4 lucky escapes,Example 1: If the tree_onto the woman, the woman _.,had fallen,would have been killed,Example 2: If the family_ to a field nearby,the daughter_.,hadnt moved,would have been killed,Step 3 The H

15、urricane(detailed reading) Para.5 back to normal,It was _to clear all the roads and to mend all the broken electricity lines and telephone poles. A.quick B.easy C.difficult D.impossible,difficult,It cost _ to get everything back to normal. A.time B.labour C.money D.all of the above,time,labour and m

16、oney,Para.1 basic facts about one hurricane in England Para.2 the reason why the hurricane caused so much damage Para.3 the damage caused by the hurricane Para.4 lucky escapes Para.5 back to normal,Step 4 Retelling,Para.1 strike / lose ones life Para.2 rain heavily / 2 days ground / wet autumn / lea

17、ves on Para.3 find the world changed roads,paths,railway lines / block electricity lines ,telephone poles / bring down electricity,water supply / cut off Para.4 lucky escapes Para.5 difficult / get everything back to normal cost / time,labour,money help repair the damage,Language points: 2. Between

18、the hours of midnight and 6 a.m the hurricane _ the southeast corner of England with _ of up to 160 kph 1) _ _ _ （阵阵寒风）soon caused the leaves to fall from the trees . 2) up to 干着. , . 的责任 ， 该由.， 胜任.， 适于.，靠. The boys _ _ _ _ （总是干）something bad . He _ _ _ _ the work （不胜任）. It _ _ _ _ _ _ （由你决定）where t

19、o go .,crossed,winds,The cold winds,are always up to,is not up to,is up to you to decide.,3. If the hurricane _ _ during the day -time , there _ _ _ many more deaths . If we _ _ enough people to lift Marys car safely , we _ _ _ her out of it . (如果有足够的人手.就能帮她从车里出来） 表示与过去相反的假设，从句用过去完成时，主句的谓语动词用would h

20、ave done.,had happened,would have been,had had,would have helped,4. It _ _ _ heavily for two days and the ground was very wet . had been + v-ing 形式为过去完成进行时. 1) I _ _ _ （正工作）for some time when the bell rang . 2) He asked me how long I _ _ _ （住）here .5. Fifteen million trees _ _ _ _ by the _ winds , b

21、locking roads , paths and railway lines . The work _ _ _ （已完成）before we got there .,had been raining,had been working,had been living,had been blown down high,had been finished,6. Electricity lines _ _ _ telephone were _ by _ trees or branches . 1) as well as 也 Air as well as water , _ _ （需要）to make

22、 plants grow . 2) The road was blocked by some big _ trees brought down last night . A .falling B. fallen 3) They _ _ （降低）the prices of socks and shoes .,as well as brought down falling,is needed,brought down,8. One woman _ _ in bed , _ , _ to the _ winds . awake adj 作状语 1) All the students sat in the classroom , _ （一声不响）. 2) They looked at the sight , _ _ _ （满心恐惧）. 3) _ _ _ , the little girl ran to her parents （兴高采烈地）.,was lying,silent,full of fear,Happy and gay,awake,listening,rushing,Step 5 Language points They worked long hours for several