Module3TheViolenceofNature-ReadingPeriod1Reading—WhatIsaTornado?■Goals●Tolearntoreadpassageswiththepastperfectpassiveandindirectspeechabouttornadoes●Tolearntoreadwithstrategies■ProceduresStep1:Warmingupbyreviewing21stcenturydisastersHi,class.Nicetoseeyousafeandsound.TodaywetakeupModule3TheViolenceofNature.Throughouthistorytherehavebeensudden,terribleeventsthathaveshakentheworld.Sometimestheyareman-made,rangingfromtheinfamoussinkingoftheTitanictothedeadlyChernobylmeltdownof1986,whileothersarenaturaldisasters,suchasthecatastrophiceruptionoftheislandofKrakatauorthedevastatingTokyoearthquakeof1923.BeforewereadWhatIsaTornado?…let’shaveabriefreviewofthe21stcenturydisasterswehaveexperiencedsofar.2001GujaratEarthquake,Bhuj,India(January26,2001)EuropeanHeatWaveof2003,EuropeBamEarthquake,Iran(December26,2003)HurricaneIvan,CaribbeanSea,SoutheasternUnitedStates(September,2004)2004IndianOceanearthquakeandtsunami（海啸）,Indonesia,SriLanka,India,Thailand,andelsewhere(December26,2004)186,983killed,42,883missing2005Sumatranearthquake,Indonesia(March28,2005),atleast1,000killed2005Maharashtrafloods,Mumbai,Maharashtra,WesternIndia(July2005)HurricaneKatrina,UnitedStates(August2005),tollvaries,2,000killed2005Kashmirearthquake,Kashmir,Pakistan,(October8,2005),deathtolliscurrently87,350butsomeestimateittoriseover100,0002006SouthernLeytemudslide（泥流）,Philippines,(17February2006)950killed.May2006Javaearthquake,Yogyakarta,Java,Indonesia(May27,2006),6,200killedJuly2006Javaearthquake,Java,Indonesia(July17,2006),550killedTyphoonSaomai(2006),Zhejiang,China,(August,2006),250killedWarmingupbydefiningtornadoAviolentweatherphenomenoninwhicharotatingcolumnofairformsintoafunnelcloud,oftenreachingtheground,causingseveredamage.Thefollowingarefactsabouttornadoes:1)Theymaystrikequickly,withlittleornowarning.2)Theymayappearnearlytransparentuntildustanddebrisarepickeduporacloudformsinthefunnel.3)TheaveragetornadomovesSouthwesttoNortheast,buttornadoeshavebeenknowntomoveinanydirection.用心爱心专心116号编辑4)Theaverageforwardspeedofatornadois30MPH,butmayvaryfromstationaryto70MPH.5)Tornadoescanaccompanytropicalstormsandhurricanesastheymoveontoland.6)Waterspoutsaretornadoesthatformoverwater.7)TornadoesaremostfrequentlyreportedeastoftheRockyMountainsduringspringandsummermonths.8)PeaktornadoseasoninthesouthernstatesisMarchthroughMay;inthenorthernstates,itislatespringthroughearlysummer.9)Tornadoesaremostlikelytooccurbetween3p.m.and9p.m.,butcanoccuratanytime.Step2:BeforeyoureadPleasegooverthewordlistforthismodule,payingattentiontothepronunciationoftheword,therelationshipbetweenitspronunciationanditsspelling.Step3:Whileyouread1.TypeofwritingandsummariesofWhatIsaTornadoTypeofwritingPart1and2:Anexposition;Part3:AnnarrationSummariesof1stpartAtornadoisarotatingcolumnofair/fromathunderstorm/totheground.Summariesof2ndpartHurricanesarestrongtropicalstorms,andtheyusuallyoccur/inthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSea/andtheGulfofMexico.Summariesof3rdpartThisisastory/aboutthe1900Galvestonhurricane.2.AdiagramofWhatIsaTornado3.CompletethearticlewithonewordineachblankWhatIsaTornado?Beingarotating_1_ofairfromathunderstormtothegroundtornadosalmostoccurintheUS,inthe_2_fromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth.WhatIsaHurricane?Beingstrong_3_storms,hurricanesusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulf...
