Book III Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia课中学习目标：To encourage students to think and talk about something about the sandstorms.To make the students know the causes and results of sandstorms, and what to do with the sandstorms.Practice the students’ reading skills by reading.Master the main words and expressions.学法指导：自主、合作、探究式I. leading-in: Check previewing job.II. Presenting Task:Design a poster that encourages people to look after the environment.Part 1: Reading Read the passage quickly again and check the exercises on page 33.Language points1. Do you know the Chinese meaning of the following sentence? Can you speak out the usage of the bold words ? The wind blew the sand high around the houses, and some cars were almost completely buried by the sand. translate：__________________________________________________________ high：___________ almost：_____________ Can you figure out the different meanings of every pair of sentences?Look! A plane is flying high in the sky. __________The teacher spoke highly of my composition._____________ A car passed by just now and almost knocked me down.______________We have mostly passed the exam. _________________2. Deserts are also created because people cut down trees and dig up grass. 由于人们砍树除草，也能造成沙漠。cut down 砍到 路边的许多大树都被砍掉用来建房了。 Many big trees along the road __________________ for building houses. 你知道 cut 的另外哪些词组呢？ cut up 砍碎. cut off 砍掉,切断 cut away… from 从…砍下 cut in 插话，3.What do you think happens to traffic in this situation? 你认为在这种情况，交通会咋样？Will you please translate the following sentences into English?A．你猜我在等谁？______________________________B．你猜谁在等我? __________________________________C．你愿意让谁帮你...
