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，：Module Theof，：Nature，們的是寬恕，但她也嚴(yán)格地懲罰過我們。1998年的洪災(zāi)、的沙塵暴、2003年的“”等，恐怕是她給我們的警鐘。大自然是無Period1INTRODUCTIONVocabularyandspeaking和READINGANDPeriod2Gr24和26頁合并為第二“語法課，學(xué)習(xí)ThepastperfectpassiveandIndirectspeechPeriod327Givingadefinition。Period4Period528頁EVERYDAYENGLISH擴(kuò)展為“口語課，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生進(jìn)行劇puttingthetextintoadialoguePeriod629CULTURECORNEREATHQUAKEAROUNDTHEPACIFIC介紹環(huán)太平洋地區(qū)暨中國地區(qū)的Period730頁的TASK是“任務(wù)課，學(xué)習(xí)用英文編撰或談?wù)撟匀?。Part Period Reading—WhatIsaTolearntoreadpassageswiththepastperfectpassiveandindirectspeechaboutTolearntoreadwithStep1:Warmingupbyreviewing21stcenturyHi,class.NicetoseeyousafeandTodaywetakeupModule3 ofThroughouthistorytherehavebeensudden,terribleeventsthathaveshakentheworld.Sometimestheyareman-made,rangingfromtheinfamoussinkingoftheTitanictothedeadlyChernobylmeownof1986,whileothersarenaturaldisasters,suchasthecatastrophiceruptionoftheislandofKrakatauorthedevastatingTokyoearthquakeof1923.2001GujaratEarthquake,Bhuj, (January26,2001)EuropeanHeatWaveof2003,EuropeBamEarthquake,Iran(December26,HurricaneIvan,CaribbeanSeaSoutheasternUnitedStatesSeptember2004)2001GujaratEarthquake,Bhuj, (January26,2001)EuropeanHeatWaveof2003,EuropeBamEarthquake,Iran(December26,HurricaneIvan,CaribbeanSeaSoutheasternUnitedStatesSeptember2004) nOceanearthquakeandtsunami（海嘯）,Indonesia,Sri,andelsewhere(December26,2004)186,983killed,42,8832005Sumatranearthquake,Indonesia(March28,2005),atleast1,000killed2005Maharashtrafloods,Mumbai,Maharashtra,Western (July2005)HurricaneKatrina,UnitedStates(August2005),tollvaries,2,000killed2005Kashmirearthquake,Kashmir,Pakistan,(October8,2005),deathtolliscurrently87,350butsomeestimateittoriseover100,0002006SouthernLeytemudslide（泥流）Philippines17February2006)950May2006Javaearthquake,Yogyakarta,Java,Indonesia(May27,2006),6,200July2006Javaearthquake,Java,Indonesia(July17,2006),550TyphoonSaomai(2006), ,(August,2006),250WarmingupbydefiningAviolentweatherphenomenoninwhicharotatingcolumnofairformsintoafunnelcloud,oftenreachingtheground,causingseveredamage.ThefollowingarefactsaboutTheymaystrikequickly,withlittleornoTheymayappearnearlytransparentuntildustanddebrisarepickeduporacloudformsintheTheaveragetornadomovesSouthwesttoNortheast,buttornadoeshavebeenknowntomoveinanydirection.Theaverageforwardspeedofatornadois30MPH,butmayvaryfromstationaryto70Tornadoes panytropicalstormsandhurricanesastheymoveontoWaterspoutsaretornadoesthatformoverTornadoesaremostfrequentlyreportedeastoftheRockyMountainsduringspringandsummerPeaktornadoseasoninthesouthernstatesisMarchthroughMay;inthenorthernstates,itislatespringthroughearlysummer.Tornadoesaremostlikelytooccurbetween3p.m.and9p.m.,butcanoccuratanyStep2:BeforeyouPleasegooverthewordlistforthismodule,payingattentiontothepronunciationoftheword,therelationshipbetweenitspronunciationanditsspelling.Step3:WhileyouTypeofwritingandsummariesofWhatIsaTypeofPart1and2:Anexposition;Part3:AnSummariesof1stAtornadoisarotatingcolumnofair/fromathunderstorm/toSummariesof2ndHurricanesarestrongtropicalstorms,andtheyusuallyoccur/insouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSea/andtheGulfofSummariesof3rdThisisastory/aboutthe1900GalvestonAtornado:arotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtothegroundPart1AdiagramofWhatIsAtornado:arotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtothegroundPart1Hurricanes:strongtropicalstorms,usuallyoccurringinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexicoHurricanes:strongtropicalstorms,usuallyoccurringinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexicoPartWhatIsaaastoryaboutthe1900GalvestonPartCompletethearticlewithonewordineachWhatIsaTornado?Beingarotating_1_ofairfromathunderstormtothegroundtornadosalmostoccurintheUS,inthe_2_fromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth.WhatIsaHurricane?Beingstrong_3_storms,hurricanesusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.Thereare_4_windsof120kilometersperhourormore,which_5_hugewaves,heavyrainandfloods.HereisanExtraordinaryEvent.Thisisastory_6_the1900Galvestonhurricane.CharlesCoghlan,anineteenth-centuryIrishactor.Hediedin1899._7_yearslater,hiscoffinwasfoundbyfishermenintheseanearhishome.TheGulfStreamhad_8_it3,000kilometersuptheeasternUScoasttoPrinceEdwardIsland.KeysKeys:12345678AnswerthereadingcomprehensionquestionsaccordingtotheOnaverage,thereare tornadoesintheUSeachyear,causingabout deathsand A.700,70, B.800,80, C.600,60, D.800,85,Themostviolenttornadoshavewindsofmorethan kilometersperA. 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Period FUNCTION—GivingaTolearntogiveaStep1:DefiningaAdefinitionmaybeastatementoftheessentialpropertiesofacertainthing,orastatementofequivalencebetweenatermandthatterm'smeaning.Thetwoarenotmutuallyexclusive,noraretheyequivalent.Aconciseexnationofthemeaningofawordorphraseorsymbol.AstatementthatgivesthemeaningofawordorsymbolintermsthathasbeenpreviouslydefinedorareacceptedasundefinedStep2:GivingaAnearthquakeisatremblingorashakingmovementoftheEarth'ssurface.Earthquakestypicallyresultfromthemovementoffaults,quasi-narzonesofdeformationwithinitsuppermostlayers.Thewordearthquakeisalsowidelyusedtoindicatethesourceregionitself.Thesolidearthisinslowbutconstantmotion(seetetectonics)andearthquakesoccurwheretheresultingstressexceedsthecapacityofEarthmaterialstosupportit....Avolcanoisageologicallandform(usuallyamountain)wheremagma(rockoftheearth'sinteriormademoltenorliquidbyhighpressureandtemperature)eruptsthroughthesurfaceofthenet.Althoughtherearenumerousvolcanoes(someveryactive)onthesolarsystem'srockynetsandmoons,onEarthatleast,thisphenomenontendstooccurneartheboundariesofthecontinentaltes.However,importantexceptionsexistinhotspotvolcanoes.Atornadoisaviolentwindstormcharacterizedbyatwisting,funnel-shapedcloud.Theword"tornado"comesfromtheSpanishorPortugueseverbtornar,meaning"toturn."Tornadoesforminstormsallaroundtheworld,mostfamouslyinabroadareaoftheAmericanMidwestandSouthknownasTornadoAlley.Althoughinpurenumberofincidences,theUnitedStatesexperiencesmoretornadoesthananyothercountry,theUnitedKingdomisthemostproportionallytornado-pronecountryforitssize....Ahurricaneisaseveretropicalcycloneusuallywithheavyrainsandwindsmovinga73-136knots(12ontheBeaufortscale)Period WritingaboutaviolentnaturalTolearntowriteaboutnaturalStep1:TalkingabouttheworstnaturaldisasterssinceGujarat,,2001:earthquake(20,000ElSalvador,2001:earthquake(850Afghanistan,2002:earthquake(2,500Algeria,2003:earthquake(2,266Asia,2003:SARS(744dead,mostlyin)AndhraPradesh,,2003:Heatwave(1,300dead)France,SpainandItaly,2003:Heatwave(50,000dead)Bam,Iran,2003:earthquake(26,300dead)Al-Hoceima,Morocco,2004:earthquake(571dead)HaitiandDominicanRepublic,2004:rains(2,400dead)Philippines,2004:typhoon(1,000dead),2004:floods(1,300SoutheastAsia,2004:tsunamiscausedby9.0earthquake(111,000deadinIndonesia,31,000inSriLanka,10,700in,5,400inThailand,68inMalaysia,82intheMaldives,300inMyanmarand150inSomalia,including1,500Scandinaviantourists,anddozensofGermans,Italians,Dutch,etc)Zarand,Iran,2005:earthquake(500dead)Nias,Indonesia,2005:8.7earthquake(1000Mumbai,,2005:monsoon(1,000,2005:floods(567LouisianaandMississippi,USA,2005:hurricane(1,069Niger,2005:famine(10,000?Kashmir,2005:earthquake(80,500dead,ofwhich79,000inPakistanand1,350in CentralAmerica,2005:floods(1,400dead,ofwhich1,200inGuatemala)Step2:WritingaboutviolentnaturaleventsIMet"Mr.Flood"YiXie(Amy)Iusedtothinkpeopleareveryclever,butwecan'tdoanythingwhennaturaldisastershappen.Wecan'tpreventthem,controlthem,orstopthem.Theonlythingwecandoiscleanupafterthedisasters.It'sverysad.WhenIwasinhighschool,ImetMr.Flood.Itstartedrainingandkeptrainingalmostamonth;thewateronthestreetsgothigherandhighereveryday.Weusedboatsinsteadofcars.Welostlotsofthings,includingourbusinesses,ourjobs,andourhomes.Schoolsclosedandfarmsweredestroyed.Weranoutoffoodandelectricity.Insomecesthewaterwashigherthanthebuildings.Ifeltlikewelivedinawaterworld.Becauseoftheflood,lotsofillnessesbrokeout.Becauseofdeadanimals,peopledied.Thesoilandotherthingsmadethewater every,verydirty.Thatwasinsummertime,soeventhoughitwasraining,thetemperaturewasstillhigh.Thehotweatherandreallydirtywatercausedtheairtobeverybad.Hospitalshadnoextraroomsforpatients.Whenthefloodwasover,Ilookedaroundmycity.Onewordcandescribethesituation--sad.Everythingwasdestroyedandlotsofpeopleweresick,butwewereverystrong,Ithink.Werebuiltourcity,tookcareofthesickpeople,andstartedourbusinessesagain.Ijusthopethatonedaypeoplecanstopthenaturaldisasterswhenevertheyhappen.Wereallyneedtotakecareofourlovelyworld.TheHurricanewasaKevinParfaitfromThisstorytookceaboutsevenyearsago.AtthattimeIwasonlyelevenyearsold,butimagesofthatweekarestillasclearasitallhappenedyesterday.Duringthatweek,wehadtofaceuptothemostpowerfulhurricaneMartiniquehasevenseen.ThefactthatIwaslittleincreasedtheeffectsofsuchanexperience.Icanstillhearthenoiseofthewindblowingonthetapedwindowsthatwereshaking.Outside,everythingwasflyingormoving...trees,papers,stics.Butthenightmarewasnotthatphase,whenwewerejustafraidwithoutanyotherpossibilities.Therealonewasafterithit.Infact,thehurricanedidnotcrosstheislandonlyonce,butthreetimes,causingateachcrossingmoreandmoredamage.Duringtheentireweekfollowingthatevent,wewerenotabletogooutofthehouse.Alltheroadswerecutoff,andwedidnothaverunningwaterorphones.Underthoseconditions,thehardestpartwashavingnocontactwiththerestofmyfamilylivingaroundtheisland.Thefeelingofpresumingthedeathofyourclosefriendsandrelativeswashardtoendure.Westayedlikethatforonehorribleweekbeforeeverythingwasfixed.Forme,thosesevendays,almosteight,werearealnightmare.ItReallywasanAnearthquakeinOnedaymyfriendsandIwerecelebratingourlastdayinhighschoolatoneofourhouseswhichhadapool.Wehadabigpartywhichweenjoyedverymuch.Whenwewereallinthepool,Iaskedmybestfriend,“Don'tyouthinkwearehavingtoomuchfuninthisparty?”SheaskedmewhyIsaidthat,andIreallydidn’tknow,butIfeltdizzy.Afewminuteslater,myfriendsaid,“It’sanearthquake.”Itreallywasanearthquake.Itwasstrangebecauseweactuallyenjoyedit.Wehadnoideathatinsomepartsofthecountrymanypeoplewerescaredandmostofthemlosttheirhouses.Forexample,inPuertoLaCruztherearemanyhouseboats.Also,therearetoomanyhousesbuiltonthemountains,andmostofthosehousesweredestroyed,somanypeoplelosttheirhomes.Thatearthquakewasn’tstrong,buttheweatherreporthadn’tsaidanythingaboutitsonooneknewitwascomingorhadtimetopreparefortheconsequences.Aftertheearthquake,peopledidn’thavefoodorbottledwaterandmanyofthemdied.AFloodHitOurAnotaiUdomwittayakrafromWhenIwasabout14yearsold,IlivedinSurathanee,whichisintheSouthofThailand.Afloodhitourdistrictbecauseofarainstorm.Theroadswerefloodedwithalotofwater.MyfamilyandIworkedtofindthings--brick,stone,andsandbags--inordertodamthewaterthatfloodedourhouse.Also,otherpeopledidlikeourfamily.Thepeoplewholivednexttotheriverhadtoclimbuptheroofsoftheirhousesbecausewaterfromtheriverfloodedtheirhousesveryquickly.Theyhadtositontheroofswiththeirfamiliesandsomeoftheirthingsthattheyhadbeenabletobringwiththemuntilarescuepartycametohelpthem.Thereweremanyconsequencesofthisflood.Forexample,myfather'srubberbusinesswasdamagedbecausehisrubbergotwetandhecouldn'tuseitinhisbusinessanymore.Inaddition,peoplewhohadtogoouthadtouseboatsinsteadofcarsorwalking.Manyhousesweredamaged.Peoplehadtostayatthecesthattherescuepartiespreparedforthem.Somemerchantschosethischancetomakemoremoney.Theyhoardedthefoodandproductsinordertoseethemtopeopleexpensively.Period Speaking—PuttingthetextintoaTopracticespeakingStep1:ReadingaloudtotheYouaregoingtoreadaloudthetexttothetape.Whilereadingaloudpayenoughattentiontothepronunciation,stress,pausesandintonationbythenativespeaker.Step2:PuttingthetextintoaA:WhatisaB:Atornadoisarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.A:Howviolentisit?B:ThemostviolenthaveA:WhatisaB:Atornadoisarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.A:Howviolentisit?B:Themostviolenthavewindsofmorethan400kilometersperA:WheredotheyB:AlmostallofthemoccurintheUS.A:Whichpartofit?B:TheycomeintheareafromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth.A:Howstrongisatornado?B:Tornadoescanpickupcars,trainsandevenhousesandputthemdowninthenextstreetoreveninthenexttown.A:HowterribletheyB:Theycanbemoreterrible.Theycantakethefuroffthebackofacatandthefeathersoffachicken.Theycandestroyhouses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.A:Thentheyarestrange,too.Bythewayhowmanytornadoesarethereinayear?B:Onaverage,thereare800tornadoesintheUSeachyear.A:Arethereanydeathscausedbythem?B:Yes,thereare.A:Theycauseabout80deathsand1,500injuries.B:Whatistheworsttornado?A:Theworsttornadoofalltimeoccurredin1925.ItaffectedthreeUSstates:Missouri,Illinois B:Howmanydeathsdiditbringto A:Bythetimeitended,morethan700peoplehadbeenkilledand2,700hadbeenA:WhatisaB:Hurricanesarestrongtropicalstorms.A:Wheredotheyoccur?B:TheyusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.A:Theyarestrongwinds,aren’tthey?B:Yes,theyare.Theyareviolentwindsof120kilometersperhourormore.A:Howharmfularethey?B:Theycausehugewaves,heavyrainandfloods.A:Howoftendotheycome?B:ThereareonaveragesixAtlantichurricaneseachyear.A:What cesareaffected?B:TheeastcoastoftheUSfromTexastoMaineisusuallyaffected.A:Whenwastheworsthurricane?B:Theworsthurricanedisasterofalltimeoccurredonthe8thSeptember1900inGalveston,A:HowstrongwasB:Windsof200kilometersperhourandfive-meterhighwaveshitthecity.A:Itmusthavecausedmanydeaths.B:Thedisasterkilled6,000peopleinapopulationof37,000anddestroyed3,600A:Iamtoldthatabout400earthquakesoccurworldwideeveryday,A:Iamtoldthatabout400earthquakesoccurworldwideeveryday,morethanahundredthousandinayear.B:What A:issituatedinoneofthemostactiveearthquakeregionsintheB:Thatiswhytherehavebeenmanyterribleearthquakesin .Whatisthemostseriousearth