外研版高中英语必修三课件：Module 3 The Violence of Nature Introduction Cultural Corner(共20张PPT).ppt

The Violence of Nature violence [vai?l?ns] n. 暴力 violent [vai?l?nt] adj. 暴力的 Can you name some natural disasters? naturaldisasters landslide sandstorm twister (tornado) forest fire lightning flood Hurricane [h?rik?n] volcanic eruption [v?lk?nik] [ir?p??n] earthquake drought [draut] thunderstorm Tsunami [tsunɑ:mi] 2. Match the words in the box with definitions.(Page21) 1. A flood is a lot of water in an area which is usually dry. 2. A hurricane is a very strong wind and storm. 3. Lightning is the flash of light which occurs during a thunderstorm. 4. A thunderstorm is a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light. 5. A tornado is a column of air that turns very quickly. [‘k?l?m] 柱形、栏目 flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm tornado Function ——Giving a definition(Page27) “A is B that/which…” an earthquake a volcanic eruption a plane crash 1.An earthquake is a kind of earth movement which happens when the earth shakes. 2.A volcanic eruption is the coming out of lava and ash from a volcano. 3.A plane crash is an accident which happens when a plane stopping flying and crashing into the earth. Asia-Pacific remains most disaster-prone region in world in 2015 UNITED NATIONS - The Asia-Pacific region continues to be the most disaster prone part of the world in 2015 and needs a risk-sensitive development approach, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here Thursday. More than half of the worlds 344 disasters in 2015, resulting in more than 16,000 deaths and affecting some 59 million people, occurred in Asia-Pacific, Dujarric said, quoting a new report by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), which was released earlier Thursday. The report was entitled Disasters in Asia and the Pacific: 2015 Year in Review. South Asia was the hardest hit, recording 52 disasters and more than 14,000 deaths, with most deaths attributed to the 7.6 magnitude earthqua