1.Canyounamesomedisasters?2.Canyoudescribeit?Lightningtheflashoflightwhichhappensduringathunderstormtornadotornadoacolumnofairthatturnsveryquicklyfloodalotofwaterinanareawhichisusuallydryaverystrongwindorstormhurricanehurricanethunderstormalotofrainfallingquickly,withloudnoisesandflashesoflightvolcaniceruptionMatchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinition.floodhurricanelightningthunderstormtornado1.alotofwaterinanareawhichisusuallydry2.averystrongwindorstorm3.alotofrainfallingquickly,withloudnoisesandflashesoflight4.theflashoflightwhichhappensduringathunderstorm5.acolumnofairthatturnsveryquicklyfloodhurricanethunderstormlightningtornadofloodhurricanelightningthunderstormsandstormtornadoearthquakevolcaniceruption洪水飓风闪电雷暴沙尘暴龙卷风地震火山喷发DisastersofNatureDisastersofNature1.Haveyouexperiencedathunderstorm?aflood?ahurricane?atornado?2.Haveyoueverreadanewsstoryaboutoneoftheevents?Canyoudescribeit?Discussthequestionswithyourpartner:CanadaAmericaPacificOceanTheAtlanticGulfofMexico1.Whatisacurrent?A.AkindofelectricityB.AmovementofwaterC.Akindofwind2.Whatkindofthingsflow?A.WaterB.TimeC.Money3.Iftwoplacesareonthesamelatitude,theyareonthesameline______.A.east/westB.north/southBAAReadabouttheGulfStreamandanswerthequestions.AtornadoAhurricaneAnextraordinaryeventReadthethreepassagesonpage23quicklyandfillintheblanks.Atornado1.Atornadois_____________________fromathunderstormtotheground.Themostviolenthavewindsofmorethan_____________perhour.2.Theyoccurintheareafrom____________________to________________________.arotatingcolumnofair400kilometresTexasinthesoutheastSouthDakotainthenorth3.Theycan_______cars,trainsandhouses.Theycan_______houses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.4.Theworstoneoccurredin1925,affecting______________.Morethan__________hadbeenkilledand_____hadbeeninjured.pickupdestroythreeUSstates700people2,700Ahurricane1.Hurricanesare____________________.2.TheyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandthe_______________.3.Theworstoneoccurredonthe___________________inGalveston,Texas.Itkilled____________anddestroyed______________.strongtropicalstormsGulfofMexico8thSeptember19006,000people3,600buildingsCoghlanwenttoliveinCanada.→Hethenmovedto____________→Galveston→(hiscoffin)→___________________inCanada.NewYorkPrinceEdwardIslandAnextraordinaryeventTrueorFalse.1.Alltornadoeshavewindsofmorethan400kilometresperhour.2.TherearemoretornadoesoccurringintheUSthaninotherpartsoftheworld.3.Tornadoescan’tdestroyfurniturebecausetheyarenotviolentenough.4.IntheUS,thereareusuallyabout80peoplekilledintornadoeseveryyear.5.Theworsttornadoinhistorykilledatleast700people.6.EveryyeartherearesixAtlantichurricanes.7.BoththeworsttornadoandtheworsthurricaneoccurredintheUS.8.Theworsthurricaneofalltimekilledaboutone-sixthofthepopulationintheUS.9.CharlesCoghlandidn’tbecomefamousuntilhemovedtoNewYork.10.Coghlan’scoffinwasdestroyedbythe1900Galvestonhurricane.11.ItwasonlybecauseofthehurricanethatCoghlan’sbodycouldtravelbacktoCanada.Readthepassagesagainandanswerthesequestions.1.Howstrongaretornadowinds?Morethan400km/h.2.Whatcanhappentofurniturewhenahouseisdestroyedbyatornado?Itstayswhereitwas.3.HowmanytornadoesarethereintheUSeveryyear?About800.4.Howmanypeoplediedintheworsttornadoofalltime?Morethan700.5.Whathappensatseaduringahurricane?Ithashugewaves.6.Whenwastheworsthurricaneofalltime?8thSeptember,1900.7.WastheactorCharlesCoghlankilledinit?No,hewasn’t.8.Whathappenedtohimafterthehurricane?HiscoffinwasdroppedintheseabyahurricaneandcarriedtoCanadabytheGulfStream.Findthewordsandexpressionsinthepassagesandmatchthemwiththedefinitions.burydisasterfeathersfuroccurtropical1.youcanseethisonananimal2.describingthehottestpartsoftheearth,northandsouthoftheequator3.aterribleevent4.youcanseetheseonabird5.toplaceinthegroundortomb6.tohappenfurtropicaldisasterfeathersburyoccurTornadoHurricaneDefinitionSpeedPlaceDamageTheworstexamplearotatingcolumnofairstrongtropicalstormsover400km/h120km/hormoreintheUSintheAtlanticOcean...pickup…,put…down,take…off…,destroy…kill…destroy…1925US1900GalvestonFillintheblanks.Describeatornadoandahurricaneinyourownwords.
