Module3TheViolenceofNatureReadingandvocabulary---教案Step1LEAD-INAsyouknow,theconditionofweatherischangingbadly.Pleasenamethedisastersofnature.Thepictures,includesflood,drought,fire,landslide,earthquake,hurricane,typhoon,tornado,thunderstorm.Step2while-readingQuestions-asking1.Readthispassagealoudandanswerthefollowingquestions.Howcantornadoesdestroyhouses?Theycandestroyhouses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.2).Wheredotornadoesmainlyoccur?IntheUS,withareafromTexasintheSoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth3)Doathoroughreadingandfillintheblanks.Atornadoisa___________ofairfroma__________totheground.On(the)average,thereare______tornadoeseachyear,________about80______and1500_________.Theworstoccurredin____,_______threeUSstatesandmaking700___________and2700________.Thekey:rotatingcolumnthunderstorm800causingDeathsinjuries1925affectingdead/killedinjuredActivity2Whatisahurricane?1.GivethedefinitionsofTornadoandHurricane.Atornadoisarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.Ahurricaneisastrongtropicalstorm.2.Readandanswerthequestions用心爱心专心1）Whathappensduringahurricane?Why?Therearehugewaves,heavyrainsandfloods.Becausethereareviolentwindsof120kilometersperhourormore2)Wheredotheyusuallyoccur?InthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.3)Whenandwheredidtheworsthurricanehappen?Itoccurredonthe8thSeptember1900inGalveston,Texas.Sowecallitthe1900GalvestonHurricane.Activity3AnExtraordinaryEvent1.UnderstandthissentenceTheGulfStreamhadcarriedit3000kilometersuptheeasternUStoPrinceEdwardIsland.2.Fillintheblanksaccordingtotheblanks._______thelate1890s,he__________toGalveston,_____hediedin1899,ayearbeforethehurricane____.Thecemetery_______Coghlanwasburiedwas____bythehurricaneandCoghlan’scoffin_________inthesea.Thekey:By;hadmoved;where;struck;where;destroyedendedup.Reading&Vocabulary-3.Detailed-reading.(5m)Step3TrueorFalse.1.Alltornadoeshavewindsofmorethan400kilometresperhour.2.TherearemoretornadoesoccurringintheUSthaninotherpartsoftheworld.3.Tornadoescan’tdestroyfurniturebecausetheyarenotviolentenough.4.IntheUS,thereareusuallyabout80peoplekilledintornadoeseveryyear.5.Theworsttornadoinhistorykilledatleast700people.6.EveryyeartherearesixAtlantichurricanes.7.BoththeworsttornadoandtheworsthurricaneoccurredintheUS.8.Theworsthurricaneofalltimekilledaboutone-sixthofthepopulationintheUS.用心爱心专心9.CharlesCoghlandidn'tbecomefamousuntilhemovedtoNewYork.10Coghlan’scoffinwasdestroyedbythe1900Galvestonhurricane.11.ItwasonlybecauseofthehurricanethatCoghlan’sbodycouldtravelbacktoCanada.Thekey:2,5,7,9,aretrue.False:1,3,4,6,8,10,11,Step4Reciteoneofthepassages.用心爱心专心
