Period1IntroductionStep1.WarmingupLookatthepictureandanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1.Haveyoueverheardofthetsunamiin2004?Q2.Whenandwheredidithappen?Q3.Whatkindofdamagediditcause?Q4.Canyoulistsomeofothernaturaldisasters?Q5.Tsunamisarenaturaloccurrences.Canhumanbeingsstopthem?Suggestedanswers:Q1.Yes.Q2.Attheendof2004,amassiveearthquakesenttsunamismashingintoIndianOceancoastline.Manyheavilypopulatedareasdisastersfromit.Q3.SriLanka,Indonesia,Thailand,India,MalaysiaandEastAfricadestroyedbythemonsterwaves,causingmillionsofdeaths.Q4.Flood,Fire,drought,landslide,earthquake,tornado,hurricaneandsoon.Q5.No.TsunamisareanaturaloccurrencerelatedtotheprocessesthatshapetheEarth'ssurface—earthquakes,volcanoes,andlandslides.TheseprocessesaredrivenbytheheatescapingfromtheEarthandgravity,andpeoplecannotcontroltheseunderlyingforces.Step2.VocabularyLearningMatchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.Floodhurricanelightningthunderstormtornado1.alotofwaterinanareawhichisusuallydry2.averystrongwindorstorm3.alotofrainfallingquickly,withloudnoisesandflashesoflight4.theflashoflightwhichhappensduringathunderstorm5.acolumnofairthatturnsveryquickly.Suggestedanswers:Afloodisalotofwaterinanareawhichisusuallydry.Ahurricaneisaverystrongwindandstorm.Lightningistheflashoflightwhichoccursduringathunderstorm.Athunderstormisalotofrainfallingquickly,withloudnoisesandflashesoflight.Atornadoisacolumnofairthatturnsveryquickly.Step3FunctionTrytofindthecommoncharacteristicofthesentencesabove.Suggestedanswers:Eachsentencesgivesadefinitionofaword.TheAttributiveClauseappearsineachsentence.Whenwegiveadefinitionofaword,theAttributiveClauseisusuallynecessaryandhopeful.We’dbetterlearntousethestructure“AisBthat/which”Step4PracticeGivedefinitionsofthewordsfollowingthepattern“AisBthat/which”.AnearthquakeavolcaniceruptionaplanecrashSuggestedanswers:1.Anearthquakehappenswhentheearthshakesbecauseofmovementunderground.2.Avolcaniceruptionisthatlavaandashcomingoutofavolcano.3.Aplanecrashisthataplanestoppingflyingandcrashingintotheearth.Step5Discussions4.Whichkindofthesenaturaldisastershaveeverexperienced?Canyoudescribeit?5.Haveyoueverreadanewsstoryaboutoneoftheevents?Canyoudescribeit?6.Doyouknowanythingabouttheevents?Forexample,whatcausesthem?Homework:1.SurftheInternetinordertohaveabetterunderstandingofnaturaldisasters.2.PreviewthepassageinReadingandVocabulary.Blackboarddesign:Module3TheViolenceofNaturePeriod1IntroductionGiveadescriptionofathunderstormyouhaveexperienced.floodhurricanelightningthunderstormtornado1)atnoononeday,windspeededup.2)thelightninginthesky.3)therainpoureddown.4)waterfloweddowntheroad.5)theriverwasfilledwithwater.6)thetrafficwashalted.earthquaketornadomud-rockflowvolcanodroughtlightninghurricanethunderstormPeriod2ReadingandVocabularyStep1.Leading-inMatchupthephotoswiththedescriptionsinActivity1onpage2.Step2.WhileReadingI.FastreadingReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestion:Whichcountriesdothefourcitiesmentionedinthepassagebelongto?Parisbelongsto________.Barcelonabelongsto________.Florencebelongsto________.Athensbelongsto_________.II.Intensivereading1.Readthepassagecarefullyandfinishanswerthequestions.(1)Whichofthecitiesarecapitalcities?(2)Whichoneissituatedonthecoast?(3)Whichisfamousforitsplacestoeat?(4).Whichonesareorwereimportantcitiesforwritersandartists?(5)Whichwastheworld’sgreatestcityalongtimea...
