英语必修Ⅲ外研版MODULE3课件（共28张）W-UP精品.ppt

1、P1Warming UpThe Violence of NatureM3More and more natural disasters and extreme weather are impacting on our lives.Can you give any other examples?Whats the video about?natural disasters2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesian island 2005 Hurricane Katrina in USA2008 Wenchuan earthquak

2、e in China2011 Flood in Thailand2013 Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines 1.To learn about the natural disasters 2.and their damage2.To learn some new words and useful expressions to describe disastersObjectivesHow many natural disasters do you know?Can you speak them out?floodlightningthunderstormsandstor

3、mhurricanetornadotyphoonlandslideearthquaketsunamivolcano eruption闪电洪水龙卷风雷暴火山喷发沙尘暴海啸地震飓风滑坡台风Disasters of Nature(match up)lightning:the flash of light which happens during a thunderstormGuess what the natural disaster is according to its definition.tsunami:an earthquake happening under the sea floore

4、arthquake:a sudden violent movement of the Earths surface,sometimes causing great damagethunderstorm:a lot of rain falling quickly,with loud noises and flashes of lightsandstorm:a storm caused by strong winds and blowing sand or dust volcano eruption:ash sometimes rise into the air from inside the e

5、arthflood:a lot of water in an area which is usually drytornado:a column of air that turns very quicklytyphoon:a tropical cyclone(热带气旋)occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceanshurricane:a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rainlandslide:a large amount of earth and rocks fall

6、ing down a cliff or the side of a mountain.Can we do something to reduce the disasters?In order to reduce the occurrence of natural disasters and the further deterioration of the environment,we should try our best to protect our environment!Create word webs for the following two terms and find some

7、words/expressions related to them.hit strikebreak outoccurtake placeWhen/where/whatlasthappendisasterdamageinjure/hurt/kill cause/affect buryblock/cut off be trapped in/be caught in/get into trouble lose ones life burndestroy/ruin 1.Have you ever experienced a thunderstorm,a flood,a hurricane,a torn

8、ado,or an earthquake?2.Do you know anyone who has experienced one of the events?3.Have you ever read a news story about one of the events?Can you describe it?DiscussionWork in pairs and talk about one of the disasters from the following aspects:1)the reason2)the main phenomenon3)the damage 1.What is

9、 a current?(a)A kind of electricity (b)A movement of water (c)A kind of wind 2.What kind of things flow?(a)Water (b)Time (c)Money3.If two places are on the same latitude,they are on the same line _.(a)east/west (b)north/southRead about the Gulf Steam on page 22 and check the meaning of the words.HomeworkTo read the passage and preview the new words and expressions on Pages 22&23