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Period 1 Module 3 The Violence of Nature Introduction Reading & Vocabulary Slide 2 Introduction-1. Matching (5m) Do you know the names of the nature disasters? flood lighting thunderstorm tornado hurricane flood tornado hurricane thunderstorm lighting Slide 3 Introduction-2.Speaking (6m) questions like these: 1. Have you ever experienced (a flood, a tornado a thunderstorm, a hurricane )? 2. Do you know anyone who has experienced one of the events. 3. Have you ever read a news of story about one of the events? Can you describe it? 4. Do you know anything about the events? Student A: reporter from one of the newspapers. Student B: interviewee. Now you are working on a special report about disasters, you need to interview some people. Slide 4 Reading&Vocabulary- 1.Answering (5m) Read the Gulf Stream and check the meaning of the words. 1. What is 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. Money 3. If two places are on the same latitude, they are on the same line______. A. east/west B. north/south B A A Slide 5 Reading&Vocabulary-2. Fast- reading(5m) read the passage,then finish the exercise at Activity 2, page 22. 1. More than 400 Km/h. 2. It stays where it was. 3. About 800. 4. More than 700. 5. It has huge waves. 6. 8th September, 1900 7. No, he wasnt 8. His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream. Slide 6 Reading&Vocabulary-3. Detailed-reading.(5m) True or False. 1All tornadoes have winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour. 2There are more tornadoes occurring in the US than in other parts of the world. 3Tornadoes can t destroy furniture because they are not violent enough. 4In the US, there are usually about 80 people killed in tornadoes every year. 5The worst tornado in history killed at least 700 people. Slide 7 6Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes. 7Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US. 8The worst hurricane of all time killed about one-sixth of the population in the US. 9Charles Coghlan didn't become famous until he moved to New York. 10Coghlan s coffin was destroyed by the 1900 Galveston hurricane. 11It was only because of the hurricane that Coghlan s body could travel back to Canada. Slide 8 Reading&Vocabulary-3. Vocabulary (5m) Finish the exercise at Activity 3, Page 22. Answers: 1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6.______ fur tropical disaster feathers bury occur Slide 9 Reading & Vocabulary 4.Filling (9m) TornadoHurricane Definition Place Phenome na Bad results The worst example rotating column of air Slide 10 Homework Collect more information on Internet about one of the disasters. Examples: hurricane tornado thunderstorm volcanic eruption earthquake tsunami flood Slide 11 Period 2 Module 3 The Violence of Nature Grammar 1 Grammar 2 Slide 12 Grammar 1-1. Observation (3m) what can you see from the following sentences?. 1.By the time the tornado ended, more than 700 people had been killed. 2.Coghlan traveled back to Canada after he had been buried in Texas. 3.My computer had been all right till last week. by, before, until, when Slide 13 Grammar 1 - 2.Exercise (4m) Finish the exercise at Activity 2, Page 24. Answers 1. saw, had disappeared 2. returned, found, had been buried 3. arrived, had taken 4. left, had finished 5. tried, passed after, before, when as soon as Slide 14 Grammar 1 - 3.Exercise (4m) Finish the exercise at Activity 3, Page 24. Answers 1. had been killed / had died 2. had been destroyed / had fallen down 3. had been flooded / destroyed 4. had been destroyed 5. had died / had been killed Slide 15 Grammar 2 -1. Observation (4m) I am a beautiful girl. What did the girl say? She said that she was a beautiful girl. : , . (direct speech) : (indirect speech) Slide 16 Grammar 2 -2. Observation (4m) What are the tense changes in indirect speech? Im still working because there is a lot to do. he said. He said that he was still working because there was a lot to do. was present simple becomes past simple Slide 17 Grammar 2 -2. Observation (4m) What are the tense changes in indirect speech? He said, Eleven thousand people live here and six thousand left last week. He said that eleven thousand people lived there and six thousand had left a week before. lived had lefta week before there present simple becomes past simple; past simple becomes past perfect; time phrase Slide 18 Grammar 2 -2. Observation (4m) What are the tense changes in indirect speech? Does this mean that the danger is over? he asked. He asked if this meant that the danger was over.ifmeantwas present simple becomes past simple; if Slide 19 Grammar 2 -3.Rules(8m) Read following sentences,then draw a conclusion of them. He often says, China is great. He often says (that) China is great. I dont want to play football. he said. He said (that) he didnt want to play football. 1. , that , Slide 20 Grammar 2 -3.Rules(8m) Read following sentences,then draw a conclusion of them. He says,Is Tom an Englishman? He asked whether/if Tom was an Englishman. He asked me Do you want to go? He asked me if/whether I wanted to go. 2. , if/whether , Slide 21 Grammar 2 -3.Rules(8m) Read following sentences,then draw a conclusion of them. He said, Where is she going? He asked where she was going. He asked me what did you do? He asked me what I had done. 3. , , . Slide 22 Grammar 2 -3.Rules(8m) Read following sentences,then draw a conclusion of them. Tom, he said to him, come here, please. He asked Tom to go there. Father said to me,Dont do that. Father told me not to do that. 4. , ask / tell / order sb. to/not to do sth. Slide 23 Grammar 2 4.Exercise(5m) Finish the exercise at Activity 2, Page 26. Answers: 1.volcanic eruptions didn t happen very often on the island. 2.no one was/had been on the island during the volcanic eruption. 3.the thunderstorm would put out the fires. 4.the residents could go back to their homes. 5.several eruptions had taken place in the previous 20 years ago. 6.the residents would travel back to the island when the danger was over. Slide 24 Grammar 2 5.Exercise(5m) Change the following sentences into indirect speech. 1.He asked me, You are a student, aren t you? 2. Where is the station? said Tom. 3. Why don t you stay here over the weekend? she said. He asked me if I was a student. Tom asked where the station was. She suggested I should stay here over the weekend. Slide 25 Homework Exchange your idea about the grammar with your classmates. Slide 26 Period 3 Module 3 The Violence of Nature Listening and Vocabulary Everyday English Slide 27 Listening & Vocabulary 1. Speaking (6m) Read the passage at Activity 1, Page 25,then fill the map and explain the process of eruption. volcano erupt ash lava tidal wave sea Slide 28 Listening & Vocabulary 2. Answering (6m) Finish the exercise at Activity 3, Page 25. Answers: 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.B Slide 29 Listening & Vocabulary 3.Answering (8m) Listen and answer the following questions at Activity 4, Page 25. Answers: 1.In the center of Plymouth, capital of Monserrat. 2.A reporter and Frank Savage, Governor of the island. 3.No, it isnt. 4.About 6,000. 5.None. 6.They dont know. Slide 30 Listening & Vocabulary - 4.Extra- exercise (10m) listen to the tape and fill the blank. Reporter: Im standing in the center of Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat, where just one week ago, a ______ _________ took place.With me is Frank Savage, the_________ of the island. Mr Savage, thank you for talking to us. Savage: Youre welcome. Reporter: What exactly _________ last week? Savage: Well, the volcano ________, and ____ and _____ poured down the mountain towards the sea. ___________, there are several villages in its path. volcanic eruption governor happened eruptedash lava Unfortunately Slide 31 Listening & Vocabulary - 4.Extra- exercise listen to the tape and fill the blank. Reporter: Thats _________. Was anybody hurt? Savage: No. _________, we had plenty of ________ and I told people who lived in the path of the ash and lava to leave the island. We ______ ______ get half the population to another island before the eruption took place. Reporter: Why are you still here? Savage: Well, Im still working because theres a lot to do. terrible Luckily warning managed to Slide 32 Listening & Vocabulary - 4.Extra- exercise listen to the tape and fill the blank. Reporter: How many people live on the island? Savage: Eleven thousand people live here and about six thousand people have left. Reporter: Which areas are the most__________? Savage: Well, the most dangerous places are between the ______ and the sea. There are a lot of villages there. And it was very dangerous. _________, hundreds of houses ______ ________ when the lava reached them. Reporter: Oh, Im very sorry to hear that. Savage: _____________, no one was killed. dangerous volcano Sadly caught fire Thankfully Slide 33 Listening & Vocabulary - 4.Extra- exercise listen to the tape and fill the blank. Reporter: Are the houses still _____ _______? Savage: No. Fortunately, we _____ all the fires _____ quite quickly. Reporter: Thats very good news. Well, its a beautiful sunny day here in Plymouth. Does this mean that the danger _____ ________? Savage: No! The volcano could erupt again! People must understand that it is still very dangerous and they cant ________to their houses. on fire putout is over go back Slide 34 Listening & Vocabulary - 4.Extra- exercise listen to the tape and fill the blank. Reporter: OK-So thats the message from the governor__________________________. When will people be able to return home? Savage: We dont know at the moment. ____________, it wont be too long. Reporter: Thank you for your time, Mr Savage. Savage: Thank you. dont go back to you houses Hopefully Slide 35 Everyday English 1.Matching (7m) bad news good news sadly luckily hopefully thankfully fortunately unfortunately Slide 36 Everyday English 2.Exercises (8m) Finish the exercises at Activity 2, Page 28. Answers: 1.Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily 2.Unfortunately/ Sadly 3.Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily 4.Hopefully/ Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily 5. Unfortunately/ Sadly 6. Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily Slide 37 Homework Go to the library or surf the Internet to find some information about the volcanic eruption, the do a presentation tomorrow. Slide 38 Period 4 Module 3 The Violence of Nature Culture corner Speaking Function Writing Slide 39 Cultural Corner -1. Fast- reading(5m) Read the article and answer the questions. 1. Where was the worst Chinese earthquake? 2. What was the most dangerous thing about the California Earthquake of 1906? 3. Is it possible there could be another earthquake there? It was in Hua County in Shanxi Province. The fires that started. Yes, there is. Slide 40 Cultural Corner - 2. Finding (8m) Find the useful words and phrases used to describe the earthquakes Hua CountyCalifornia terrible earthquakes occur affect cover be killed in all lose ones life the worst earthquake the fires burn destroy be killed be made homeless causedeaths Slide 41 Speaking - 1. Role-play (5m) Student A: You are a television reporter. You are reporting on a natural disaster. 1. Make a list of questions to ask. Student B: You are local residents in the area of the violent natural event. 1.Decide which kind of violent natural event you saw. 2.Think of things that happened to you or things that you saw. 3. Tell the reporter where you are and what you saw. Slide 42 Writing - 1. Answering (5m) Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. Where did this happen? 2. What happened to the trees? 3. Where did the person have to stay? 4. For how long? Near the beach. Begin to move from side to side. In their rooms. About two days. Slide 43 Writing - 2.Filling (7ms) Fill the blank first, then reorganize all information into a passage. Violent natural event When Where Why How strong Damag e Slide 44 Writing -3. Peer checking and rewriting (15m) Read your writing to your partner. Check and rewrite your writing according to the following. Then share it with the whole class. Are you clear what happen(4Wand H)? Do you know the writers attitude and emotion? Are there any good connecting words or phrases? Are there any good phrases or sentences? Are there any spelling mistakes? Slide 45 Howe work Working in group, try to make a postcard about one of the natural disasters we have learnt this module. More photos are welcome. Slide 46 Language Date Bank Language points for Reading Slide 47 Language Date Bank 1.Tonadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street pick up: 1) , The monkey picked up a stone. 2) , , Wait at the gate after school and I ll pick you up. Slide 48 Language Date Bank 2. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north. occur: =happen . He told me how the accident occurred. occur to( ) , , . An excellent idea occurred to me when I woke up this morning. . It occurred to me that I would travel to Europe. Slide 49 Language Date Bank 3. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. on average: 8 . The price of the egg is eight yuan per kg on average Slide 50 Language Date Bank 4. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. Causing , , . 80 , . Football is played in more than 80countries, making it the most popular game in the world. Slide 51 Language Date Bank 6. The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin ended up in the sea. end up with begin with start with , . Without your help, the experiment will end up with failure. Slide 52 Language Date Bank 8. The Gulf Stream had carried it 3000 kilometres up the eastern US coast to Prince Edward Island. Up to a place , , . , down. Slide 53 Language Date Bank- Practice 1. Yesterday afternoon, father told me about his _____________ as a young man. 2. Our country __________________ great changes in the last thirty years. 3. Before we moved into the new house, we bought many ______. A.furnituresB. furniture C. Pieces of furnitureD. pieces of furnitures experiences has experienced Slide 54 Language Date Bank 4. --Gennys mother died last night. --No wonder her spirits has been ______ greatly. A. effectedB. affectedC. caused 5. The sudden change of weather _______ his health. 6. I want to know when this event_________. affected occurred Slide 55 Language Date Bank 7. The idea ___________ him in a dream. 8. 400 400 people a year die of this disease__________. 9. The bus _______passengers outside the airport. occurred to on average picks up Slide 56 Language Date Bank( ) 1.I ____ you not to move my dictionarynow I cant find it.(04 ) A. asked B. ask C. was taking D. had asked 2.According to the art dealer, the painting ____ to go for at least a million dollars.(04 ) A. is expected B. expects C. expected D. is expecting A A Slide 57 Language Date Bank( ) 3. --- The window is dirty. --- I know. It ____ for weeks.(04 ) A. hasnt cleaned B. didnt clean C. wasnt cleaned D. hasnt been cleaned 4. More patients ____ in hospital this year than last year.(04 ) A. treated B. have treated C. had been treated D. have been treated D D Slide 58 Language Date Bank( ) 5. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ____ increased enormously ever since. (04 ) A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 6.--- How long ____ at this job? --- Since 1990. A. were you employed B. have you been employed C. had you been employed D. will you employed C B