TongYang High SchoolGe PingRevision:Questions:1. Why were Pippa' s parents worried?2. Why couldn' t they get across the river?3.Why did they get wet and dirty?4.Why did they take a long time to get back?5.Why did Jane’s foot hurt?Discussion:1.What happens in a hurricane?2.Why are hurricanes dangerous?3.Which parts of China have hurricanes?4.Have you ever been in a hurricane?Presentation:1.Why did the hurricane cause so much damage?2.Who helped to get things back to normal after the hurricane?Answers:1.It had been raining heavily for 2 days and the ground was wet.Besides,the trees had their leaves on and were easily pushed over by the strong winds.2.The army,electricity and telephone workers.Reading comprehension:1.If the hurricane had happened in the daytime,it would have caused_______ people to die.A.many more B.some C.much more D.more and more2.The trees were easily pushed over by the strong windsbecause_______.A.it had been raining heavily for several hoursB.the ground was very wet C.the trees had leaves onD.A,B and C3.When a hurricane happens,there are usually_____.A.strong winds B.heavy rainC.terrible noises D. A,B and C★★★4.In the morning people found the world outside quite different because_____.A.the roads,paths and railway lines were blocked by fallen treesB.the electricity lines and the telephone poles were brought down everywhereC.the water supply was cut offD.A,B and C5.The night when the hurricane happened,the woman who was awake in bed______.A.was struck by a fallen tree B.died in her houseC.had a lucky escape D.was listening to the music★★6.It was_______to clear all the roads and to mendall the broken electricity lines and telephone lines.A.quick B.easy C.difficult D.impossible★General idea for eac...
