Book III Module 3 The Violence of Nature课前学习目标：1.To get to know some expressions related to disasters.2. To get familiar with the words on page 21 to page 23, and try to grasp some words if possible3. To solve some difficulties by consulting dictionaries, surfing the Internet and so on4. To learn to love nature and fight against natural disasters学法指导：自主、探究式一、 热身导航：1.预习课本 21 页的内容并完成课本相关的练习。2. 通过略读和详读相结合，了解 P23 文章的主要大意，并能完成课后相关的练习。二、 预习成果小验收：Think of what natural disasters we have gone through in recent years.____________________________________________________Can you name some other natural disasters? _______________________________. Do exercise 1 on p21三、热身加油站While southern China has been pounded（重击） by freezing rain, the country's eastern Shandong Province is suffering from severe drought(干旱). Fewer than 9 millimeters of rain has fallen in last three months, the lowest in more than 50 years. Nearly a quarter of a million people face a shortage of drinking water, while forecasters(预报员) warn the dry spell will continue. Since October, most parts of Shandong province haven't received a drop of rain. The drought has crippled (严重损坏)more than half of wheat crops, with nearly 15 percent severely damaged.Yang Zhendong, Director of Provincial Flood & Drought Control HQ, said, "The drought covers everywhere in Shandong Province. It's very serious."The hardest-hit city has been Linyi in the province's southeast. It is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong. Just 5.8 millimeters of rain has fallen since last September, down 94 percent compared to last year's average.Chen Zhaohua, farmer of Junan County, said, "About three months ago, it rained a little, which just wet the surface of land. We haven't had a drop of rain since then. Look at my wheat - the roots can't go deep into the land without enough water. They are becoming yellow and dry."The drought hasn't just affected wheat crops. Drinking water supplies for people and livestock (家禽)are also drying up rapidly.1. What’s the best title of the passage?__________________________2. Which city is the hardest-hit city? How much rain has it fallen there?3. What did the drought mainly affected?14. Translate the underlined sentence 四、收获与反思2
