IntroductionandReading5IntroductionPre-readingCareful-reading4123Post-readingFast-reading6Discussion7Writing8HomeworkPleaselookatthesepictures.Howbeautifultheyare!Butonedaysomethinghappened.Thereisstrong,drywindandtheskyisyellow.Thesandalmostburiesthecar.Whatnaturaldisasterisit?Itisa__________.Itisvery__________.sandstormfrighteningLookatthepicturebelowandcompletethesentencesusingthecorrectformofthesewords.Therehasbeena__________.It_________________________fortenhoursandwasvery___________.Thewind___________thesandhigharoundthehouses,andsomecarswerealmostcompletely______bythesand.sandstormlasted/hasbeenblowingfrighteningwasblowingburiedhasblowburyfrighteninglast(v)sandstormCheckthemeaningofthesewordsanddiscusswhichstatementsaretrue.digearthquakeprotectsignthePacificOcean1Sandstormsbeginindesertareas.2Desertsarecreatedbyclimatechanges.3Desertsarealsocrestedbecausepeoplecutdowntreesanddigupgrass.4SandstormsfromAsiahaveblownacrossthePacificOceantoAmerican.√√√√5Sandstormscan’tbeprevented.6Theinlandregionhasmoresandstormsthantheonenearthesea.√1.What’sthecauseofsandstorm?2.Whatshouldyoudoinasandstormtoprotectyourself?Thecauseofsandstorm•cuttingdowntoomanytrees;•desertification(沙漠化);•hightemperatureandlittlerain;•seriousairandwaterpollution;•thegrowingpopulationoftheworld;•improperuseofland;•rapidspreadofurbanization.Weshouldn’tgoout.Wehavetowearhoods,masksandglasses.Carsslowdownandhavetoturnonheadlight.Whatweshoulddoinasandstormtoprotectourselves:3.WhereinChinadosandstormsbegin?4.Whichdoyouthinkismoredangerous,anearthquakeorasandstorm?Saywhy.5.Ifyouareinadesert,whatisthefirstsignofasandstorm?6.Haveyoueverbeeninasandstorm?Ifyes,describeittoyourpartner.Canyouguessthewordsfromthesedefinition?1.torideabicycle________2.someonewhoknowsalotaboutaparticularsubject__________cycleexpert4.someonewholivesinaparticulartownorcountry__________citizen5.verysmallbitsofdirtorearth,onthegroundorintheair________dust3.thingsthathappenoneafteranother,andhavearesult_________process7.tosaywhatwillhappen___________8.everythingthatishappeningataparticulartime___________forecastsituation6.tocontinuetoliveafteradifficultordangeroussituationorevent________surviveLookatthephotos.Readthetextquicklyandanswerthequestions.1.Whatishappening?Thereisasandstormblowing.2.Whatisthecyclistwearingandwhy?They’rewearinghoods,masksandglassestoprotectthemselves.3.Whatdoyouthinkhappenstotrafficinthissituation?Why?Itmovesveryslowly.Becauseitisnotcleartoseeeverythingontheroadandpeoplemusttakegreatcare.4.Whatdoyouthinkexpertsadvisepeopletodointhissituation?Stayathome.Findthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6A.thedescriptionofsandstormsB.theinfluenceofsandstormstoBeijing.C.themeasuresthegovernmenttakestopreventsandstormsD.SandstormshavebeenamajordisasterinAsiaforcenturies.E.thesuggestionstheweatherexpertsgivetopeopleF.thecauseofthesandstormsinthenorthwestChina.I.Readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswers.1.Sandstormsarestrongwindscarrying___________throughtheair.A.dirtandmudB.rainandheatC.sandanddustD.cloudandsnow2.Whatdotheexpertsadvisepeopletodowhenasandstormarrivesinthecity?A.Don’tgooutB.Don’twearmasks.C.Don’tgotoworkasusual.D.Don’tridebicycles3.Thefactorsthatcauselandtobedesertare______.A.cuttingdowntrees.B.diggingupgrassC.climatechangesD.alloftheabove4.Fromthelast...
