1、Module 3 The Violence of NaturePeriod 1 Reading and Vocabulary延川中學 白艷三維目標1. 知識與技能1) Make students master some new words and expressions.2) Learn something about natural disasters.3) Train students'reading ability.2. 過程與方法Make students know more about natural disasters.3. 情感與價值1) Make students ha

2、ve a better understanding of natural disasters.2) Inspire their determination to learn. 教學重點1. Discussion to help the students learn about natural disasters.2. Scanning to look for specific information.3. Skimming to get the general idea of the reading materials.4. Careful reading to help the studen

3、ts focus on some useful expressions and sentences.教學難點1) How to help students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better.2) How to master the important language points in this passage. 教學方法1) Fast reading to get the general idea of the text.2) Intensive reading to understand the

4、 passage better.3) Discussion to help students understand what they have learned better. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Leading-inviolence of natureA. Look at the pictures and have a discussion: What does refer to?B. Get the students to tell some other disasters.C. Give the words according to the pictu

5、res and their definitions.1. a lot of water in an area which is usually dry2. a very strong wind or storm3. a lot of rain falling quickly, with loud noises and flashes of light4. the flash of light which happens during a thunderstorm5. a column of air that turns very quicklyStep 2 Read the Gulf Stre

6、am and check the meaning of the words.1. What is a current?A. A kind of electricity B. A movement of waterC. A kind of wind2. What kind of things flow?A. Water B. Time C. Money3. If two places are on the same latitude, they are on the same line.A. east/west B. north/south Step 3 Fast Reading A. Read

7、 the three passages quickly and answer the questionSsc(anning)1) . What is a tornado?2) . What is a hurricane?B. Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:1). How strong are tornado winds?2). What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado?3) . How many tornadoes

8、 are there in the US every year?4) . How many people died in the worst tornado of all time?5) . What happens at sea during a hurricane?6) . When was the worst hurricane of all time?7) . Was the actor Charles Coghlan killed in it?8) . What happened to him after the hurricane? Step 4 Careful Reading A

9、ctivity 1 What is a Tornado? Questions-asking 1. Read this passage aloud and answer the following questions. 1). How can tornadoes destroy houses? They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. 2). Where do tornadoes mainly occur? In the US, with area from Texas in the

10、 Southeast to South Dakota in the north_ to the ground. On (the) about 80 andthree US states and making3) . Do a thorough reading and fill in the blanks. A tornado is a of air from a_average, there are tornadoes each year,1500. The worst occurred in, _700 and 2700.The key: rotating column thundersto

11、rm 800 causing Deaths injuries 1925 affecting dead/killed injured Activity2 What is a hurricane?1. Give the definitions of Tornado and Hurricane.A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. A hurricane is a strong tropical storm.2. Read and answer the questions1)What happ

12、ens during a hurricane? Why?There are huge waves, heavy rains and floods. Because there are violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more2) Where do they usually occur? In the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.3) When and where did the worst hurricane happen?It occ

13、urred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. So we call it the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.Activity 3 An Extraordinary Event1. Understand this sentenceThe Gulf Stream had carried it 3000 kilometers up the eastern US to Prince Edward Island.墨西哥灣流沿著美國東海岸把棺材一直帶到愛德華王子島， 行程 3000 公里。2. Fill in the bl

14、anks according to the text. the late 1890s, he to Galveston, he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane . The cemetery Coghlan was buried was bythe hurricane and Coghlan's coffin in the sea.The key: By; had moved; where; struck; where; destroyed ; ended up.Step 5 Discussion“ If we unexpectedly

15、 meet with natural disasters, what can we do to protect ourselves and others?”Step 6 Homework1. Collect more information on the Internet about one of the disasters.Examples: hurricane tornado thunderstorm volcanic eruption earthquake tsunami flood2. Recite one of the passages.P eriod 3 & 4Teachi

16、ng Content:Lan guage Points & FunctionTeaching Procedures:Ste p 1 RevisionStep 2 Language PointsA. Words1. disaster n 災難（C& U）a record of disaster 災難記錄2. flood n.洪水CThe rain storms caused floods in the low-lyi ng part of the town.暴風雨在該城的低洼地區造成了水災。floods of rain/ tears 傾盆大雨（淚如泉涌）a flood of li

17、ght/ anger/ words/ letters 一片光明（大發雷霆，滔滔的言語，大量的信 件）3. column n.柱狀物，柱狀體a column of smoke 煙柱a column of mercury 水銀柱the advertising columns 廣告欄a long colu mn of figures 一長列數字4. experience（1）n. C經歷U經驗 an unpleasant/ trying/unusual experienee 個令人不愉快的（難堪的、不平凡的） 經歷 We all lear n by exp erie nee.我們都從經驗中學習。He

18、 has n' t had eno ugh exp erie nee for the job.他沒有足夠的經驗擔當這項工作。（2）vt.經歷experienee pleasure/ pain/ difficulty 經歷快樂 / 痛苦/ 困難5. cause vt. 弓丨起，導致What causes the tides?潮 汐的原因為何？This has caused us much an xiety這件事讓我們極為擔心。What caused the plants to die?那些植物系死于何種原因？You' ve caused trouble to all of ug爾

19、給我們大家都惹了麻煩。6. current n. 海流，潮流A cold curre nt of air came in whe n the door was open ed.門打開時進來一股冷風。The warm curre nts in the Atla ntic in flue nee the climate of Great Brita in.大西洋中暖流影響英國的氣候。The gover nment used the radio to in flue nee the curre nt of thought.政府利用無線電廣播影響思想的趨勢。7. furniture n.家具Ua pi

20、ece of furniture 一件家具8bury vt. 埋葬He was buried at sea .他被海葬了。You wouldn ' t like to be buried aliv你不會喜歡被人活埋。The house was half buried un der snow I那房屋半截被埋在雪里。She buried her face in her han ds她用雙手蒙住她的臉。 9occur vi. 發生Don' t let this occur again. 不要讓這件事再發生。occur to 想起An idea has occurred to me.

21、 我想到一個主意。Did it ever occur to you that 你有沒想到？10tropical adj. 熱帶的 a tropical climate 熱帶氣候 tropical fruits 熱帶水果 11violent adj. 猛烈的，激烈的 a violent wind/ attack 暴風 （猛吹） in a violent temper 在盛怒之下12. strike vt & n. （struck; struck/ stricken）（雷電、暴風雨等）襲擊He struck me on the chin. 他打在我下巴上。 The tree was str

22、uck by lightning. 那棵樹被閃電擊中了。 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁熱打鐵。 （諺語 ） strike a match 擦燃火柴The clock has just struck four. 鐘剛敲 4 下。 13ruin（ 1） vt. 毀壞You will ruin your prospects if you continue to be so foolish. 如果你繼續此種愚行，你將自毀前程。The storm ruined the crops. 暴風雨摧毀了農作物。 （ 2） n. 毀滅，瓦解 the ruin of her hop

23、es 她的希望的幻滅The building is in ruins. 那建筑物已成斷壁殘垣。 14 ash n. 灰Don' t drop cigarette ash on the carpet. 不要讓香煙灰落在地毯上。The house was burnt to ashes. 房子燒成灰燼了。15 erupt vt. （火山的 ）爆發，噴發 eruption n. 火山爆發 16 previous adj. 以前的 on a previous occasion 在早先的一個場合Aren 't you rather previous in supposing that I

24、will marry you? 你以為我會嫁給你不是言之過早嗎？17 possibility n. U 可能，可能性 Is there any/ much possibility of your getting to London this week? 本周你很可能去倫敦嗎？C可能之事警告。Don' t neglect the possibility that his trainhas been delayed. 不要忽略他所搭的火車有誤點的可能。 18terrifying adj. 嚇人的，可怕的 What a terrifying experience! 多可怕的一次經歷！ 19l

25、uckily adv. 幸運地，幸虧 Luckily for me the train was late, so I just caught it. 幸虧火車誤點了，所以我剛好搭上。 20 warning n. 警告 He paid no attention to my warnings. 他不重視我的You should take warning from what happened to me. 你應該以我的遭遇為戒。21 worldwide adj. 全世界的 world- wide fame 享譽全球 22 active adj. 積極的 He' s over 90 and n

26、ot very active. 他 90 多歲了，不太活動了。 Mount Vesuvious is an active volcano. 維蘇威山是一個活火山。23 damage n. & v. 損失，損害 The storm did great damage to the crops. 那次暴風雨對農作物造成極大的損害。 furniture damaged by fire 被火損壞的家具B. Phrases 1pick up 拾起，撿起Pick up one ' s 拾起帽子 得到，獲得pick up a foreign language 學到一種外語 偶然結識a girl

27、 he p icked up on the street他在街上邂逅的女孩子 搭載He stopped the car to pick up a young girl who was hitch-hiking across Europe. 他停下車來搭載一個乘便車旅行歐洲的年輕女郎。2take off 除去，脫掉take off one ' s sh脫掉襯衫 移動Take your hand off my shoulder. 把你的手從我肩上移開。 減少take 50p off the price 減價 50 便士 使某人離開某物The crew were take n off the

28、 wrecked shi p by the lifeboat.船員們被救生艇救離了難船。3. on ( an/the )average 平均起來On average, there are twenty boys p rese nt everyday. 平均每天有20個男生出席。4. end up /end (sth) up吉果為If you continue to steal, you' II end up in prison.如果你繼續行竊，總有一天你要坐牢。We started with soup, and had fruit to end up with. 我們開始喝湯，最后吃水

29、果。5. set fire to 放火set sth. on fire; set fire to sth. He set the haystack on fire.他將那干草堆燃著了。6. catch fire 著火 take/ catch fire 著火Paper catches fire easily.紙易著火。7. put out撲滅火put out the Lights/ the candle/ the gas 熄滅燈(燭，煤氣)8. take pl aceThe wedd ing/ p arty/ celebrati on took p lace yesterday. 婚禮(宴會，慶

30、祝會)在昨日舉行。9. in all 總計We were fifteen in all.我們共十五位。C. Senten ces1. (1) He then moved to New York, where he became famous.(2) The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan' s coffin ended up in the sea.在第一個句子中，where引導定語從句，指的是in New York，因此這個句子可 拆分為"He then

31、moved to New York.He became famous in New York.在第二個句子中，where引導的也是定語從句，指的是in the cemetery。這個句子 可看作下面兩個句子的合成。elery was buried by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin ended 叩 in the sea. was buried in the cemetery.(3) They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.這個句子中where領

32、導的是一個狀語從句，作地點狀語，意思是將家具留在它原來的位置”。where引導定語從句與狀語從句區別在于定語從句中會有先行詞。You can find your keys in the pl ace where you put them 定)You can find you keys where you put them.狀)2On average, there are 800 tornadoesin the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.The worst tornado of all time occurr

33、ed in 1925, affecting three US states.( 1)第一個句子中出現了分詞做定語的用法， 相當于一個非限定性的定語從句。On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, which cause about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.(2)第二個句子中，affecting這個分詞作狀語，此句可看成： The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925 and affected three states.3Winds if 200

34、 kilometers per hour and five-metre high waves hit the city.(1) per每一(后接可數名詞單數)per hour 每小時per metre 每米per man 每人( 2) five-metre high 五米高 a three-year-old child 一個三歲的小孩 4The disaster killed 6,000 people in a population of 37,000. a popu lati on of 人口5People were told to leave the island as ash and s

35、team began to come out of the e out(of) 出來，擺脫The buds/ flowers are coming out. 蓓蕾 (花)綻放When will his new book come out? 他的新著會何時出來？ come out of poverty 擺脫貧困6In some communities, 60 percent of the population were killed. 百分數中無論分子為多少，分母都是單數。60%: 60 percent7In all, 830,000 people cost their L

36、ives.( 1) In all: as the total 總共，合計 we were fifteen in all. 我們共有十五位人。(2) lose one ' s lif失去生命 生命在這個詞組中為可數名詞。 lose their lives 失去他們的生命8The California Earthquake of the 18th of April 1906 is the worst earthquake that has ever happened in the cenited states.ve ever seen.ever adv. 有史以來 This is the

37、most beautiful girl I 這是我有生以來見過的最美麗的女孩。9Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most damage.(1)這個句子中caused為過去分詞作后置定語表被動。相當于：fires which werecaused ( 2) do the damage 造成損害The storm did great damage to the crops. 那次暴風雨對農作物造成極大的損害。10About 500 people were killed in the city of San Francisco an

38、d 250,000 were made homeless. make sb homeless sb was made homeless這個結構中homeless為賓語補足語，又如：make the room cleanStep 3 HomeworkP eriod 5 & 6Teaching Content:GrammarTeaching Procedures:Ste p 1 RevisionSte p 2 GrammarA.過去完成時：形式：“助動詞had+過去分詞”構成。1. 表示在過去某一時間或動作之前已經完成了的動作。它表示這個動作發生的時間是“過去的過去”；這一過去時間可用by

39、, at, before等構成的短語或 whe n, after, un til等引導的從句或通過上下文來表示，如:By the time he was twelve, Edis on(begin) to make a livi ng by himself.2. 表示由過去某一時間開始，延續到過去另一時間的動作。這個動作可能還要延續下去。常和for或since引導的表示一段時間的短語或從He句連用。(live) in New York for ten years before he moved to Bost on.3. 用于表示與過去事實相反的虛擬條件從句。如:If he(see) you

40、yesterday, he(ask) you about it.4.用在間接引語或賓語從句中。放在像said, told, thought, wondered等過去時動詞的后面，表示在這些動作之前已經發生的行為。My frie nd told me that he(p ass) the exam.5.用在It was the first/second time that句型中。此句型中如主句用一般過去時,that引導的定語從句中用過去完成時。It was the first time (that) we(sp eak)together.Choose the best answers:(1).H

41、emore tha n 5000 En glish words whe n he en tered the uni versity atthe age of 15. (2005北京)A. has lear nedB. would have lear nedC. learned D. had lear ned(2).-Hurry up! Alice and Sue are wait ing for you at the school gate.-I thought theywithout me.her somewhere.A. went B. are going C. have gone D.

42、had gone 3).He kept look ing at her won deri ng whether heA. saw B. has see n C. sees D. had see nB.直接引語和間接引語當句子從直接引語變為間接引語時，應特別注意各部分的變化。1.時態的變化 若主句動詞為過去時的時候，間接引語動詞的時態變化如下: 現在時7過去時；過去時/現在完成時/過去完成時7過去完成時preparingI'm preparing my lessons” she said. 7She said (that)less ons.“I don t need your help today,”7 Tom said.(that)n eedhelp.He said to me, “I read it yesterdays He tofdme that he注：1).表示不變的真理和事實，間接引語中的動詞時態不變.it2).表示歷史上的事實或有明確的表示時間的狀語時，間接引語中的動詞時態保持不變.The geogra phy teacher said to us,The earth goes around the sun.The geogra phyus (that) the e