高中英語3Module3TheViolenceofNature定稿

1.Whatdoes“violenceofnature”referto?Itreferstodisastersofnature.2.Canyounamesomedisastersofnature?floodearthquake地震sandstorm沙塵暴volcano火山Volcaniceruptiontsunamifloodhurricanelightningthunderstormsandstormtornadoearthquakevolcaniceruptiontsunami洪水颶風(fēng)閃電雷暴沙塵暴龍卷風(fēng)地震火山噴發(fā)海嘯DisastersofNatureAtornado

Ahurricane

AnextraordinaryeventReadingandvocabularytornadohurricaneReadingandvocabularyReadthefirstpartofthepassagecarefully.Answerthequestions.1.Howstrongaretornadowinds?2.Whatcanhappentofurniturewhenahouseisdestroyedbyatornado?Morethan400km/h.Itstayswhereitwas.3.HowmanytornadoesarethereintheUSeveryyear?4.Howmanypeoplediedintheworsttornadoofalltime?About800.Morethan700.Readthesecondandlastpartsofthepassagecarefully.Answerthequestions.5.Whathappensatseaduringahurricane?6.Whenwastheworsthurricaneofalltime?Itcauseshugewaves,heavyrainandfloods.On8thSeptember,1900.7.WastheactorCharlesCoghlankilledinit?8.Whathappenedtohimafterthehurricane?No,hewasn’t.HiscoffinwasdroppedintheseabyahurricaneandcarriedtoCanadabytheGulfStream.TornadoHurricaneDefinitionSpeedPlaceDamageTheworstexamplearotatingcolumnofairastrongtropicalstormover400km/h120km/hormoreintheUSintheAtlanticOcean...pickup…,

put…

down,

take

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off

…,destroy

…kill…

destroy…1925US1900GalvestonSummary:Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.

Atornado,______isarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtothegroundusuallyoccursintheUS,______(affect)severalUSstatesgreatly.Hurricanes,whicharestrong______(tropic)storms,usuallyhittheeastcoastoftheUSfromTexastoMarine,the_____(bad)oneofwhichcaused6,000______(die)and_________(destroy)of3,600buildings.destructiondeathsworsttropicalaffectingwhichHereisastoryabouttheworsthurricane.CharlesCoghlanafamousIrishactor,movedtoCanada,thenNewYork,andfinallyGalvestone,_______hediedin1889,ayearbeforethehurricanecame.Inthehurricane,hiscemetery__________(destroy)andhiscoffinendedup___thesea,whichwascarriedbytheGulfStreamtohishomeonPrinceEdwardIslandintheeastofCanadaeightyears______(late).laterinwasdestroyedwhereInthepasthundredyears,therehavebeenfrequentnaturaldisasters,suchastsunami,floods,earthquakesandthestretchingofnewdesertsandsoon.Thedisastershavekilledmillionsofpeople,destroyedcountlesshomes,andwipedoutnumerouspiecesoffertileland.Discussion:

Nowmoreandmorepeoplebecomeawarethatthosedisastershavemuchtodowithwhatwehavedonetotheearth.Theearthisouronlyhome-planet.Itisurgentforustostopdamagingit,andtodoourbesttoprotectitandmakeitalovelyplacesuitabletolivein.Whatshouldwedotoprotectourearth?1.Donotcutdowntoomanytreesinthef