module 3 book 3 reading有翻译.ppt

The Violence of Nature Words and expressions occur tropical equator rotating violent wave current vi. 发生 adj. 热带的 n. 赤道 adj. 旋转的，循环的 adj. 猛烈的，激烈的 n. 波浪 n. 海流，潮流 Words and expressions latitude furniture feather strike cemetery coffin bury n. 纬度 n.家具 n.羽毛 vt. n. 袭击 n. 墓地，公墓 n. 棺材 vt.埋葬 pick up take off of all time on average in a population of be buried in 有史以来 脱下，移去 平均 卷起；捡起；拿起 埋葬于…… ……的人口 tornado hurricane A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. Reading Comprehension I Skimming What is a Tornado? skimming——Part 1 How strong are tornado winds? More than 400 Km/h. 2. What can happen to the furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? It stays where it was. 3. How many tornadoes are there in the US Every Year? About 800. 4. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? More than 700. skimming——Part 1 A hurricane is a strong tropical storm. Reading Comprehension I Skimming What is a hurricane? skimming——Part 2 5. What happens at sea during a hurricane? It has huge waves. 6. When was the worst hurricane of all time? 8th September, 1900 skimming——Part 2 7. Was the actor Charles Coghclan killed in it? No, he wasn’t. 8. What happened to him after the hurricane? His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. Names Tornado Hurricane Definitions Speed Places Damage The worst example A ______column of air from a ___________to the ground Strong ______storms Occurred in 1925, affecting_____________ Ocurred on the 8th Sept. 1900 in______________ More than ____kilometres per hour ____kilometres per hour or more The US, from _____in the southeast to South______ in the north The southern Atlantic Ocean,the___________ and the Gulf of Mexico Pick up…put down… take off…destroy… Cause__________, heavy rain and______ Scanning Read the first two short passages and fill in the form. rotating thunderstorm tropical 400 120 Texas Dakota Caribbean Sea huge waves floods