Module3TheViolenceofNatureLearningaims

Tomaster

somenewwordsandexpressionsassociatedwithdisasters(hurricane,tornado,experience,occur,violent,strike…etc.)Towriteashortpassageaboutadisaster.Toarousethesenseofprotectingourenvironmentbydoingalittlethingsaroundus.Trytodescribeyourfeelingstowardsthefilm2012.

Whatdoes“violenceofnature”referto?

Pre-ReadingAGuessingGame

1.alotofwaterinanareawhichis

usually

dry______flood2.averystrongwindorstorm________hurricane3.alotofrainfallingquickly,withloudnoisesandflashesoflight___________thunderstorm4.Theflashoflightwhichhappensduringathunderstorm________lightning5.acolumnofairthatturnsveryquickly_______tornadotsunami/tsu

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Part1and2:An__________part3:A_____________Fast-readingexpositionnarrationpart1Part2Part3Atornadois________________fromathunderstormtotheground.Astoryaboutthe_______________________Hurricansare_______________andtheyusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexicoarotatingcolumnofairstrongtropicalstorms1900GalvestonhurricaneCare-Reading▲fillintheform（part1&2）▲orderputtingandretelling（part3）▲translation

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TornadoHurricanedefinitionplaceHowoften

phenomenon(現象)theworstexample

badresultsrotatingcolumnofairwind400kmstrongtropicalstormswindof120theUS..fromTexastosouthDakotathesouthernAtlanticOcean,thecaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexioOnaverage800sixAtlantichurricanesperyearpickup/put..downtake...off/destroycausewavesrainfloods1925Septemer8th,1900affect3USstates700killed/2700injuredkilled6,000destroy3,600buildingstask1TornadoHurricaneReadPart3andputtheeventsinorderandthentrytoretellit.a.AhurricanehitGalveston.b.CharlesCoghlan,anIrishactor,wenttoliveinCanada.c.HediedinGalvestonandwasburiedinTexas.d.CharlesCoghlanmovedtoNewYorkandbecamefamous.e.CharlesCoghlan’scoffinwasfoundintheeastofCanada.f.Hiscemeterywasdestroyedandhiscoffinendedupinthesea.Answer:____________________________________________bdcafetask2RetellPart3:astoryabouttheworsthurricane-1900GalvestonhurricaneAnExtraodinaryEventGalvestoncoffin

movedtoCanadastreamPrinceEdwardISlandCharlesCoghlan

NewYorkfamous1900hurricaneendedinthesealate1890sdiedin18991.Theycandestroyhouses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.它們能毀掉房子，卻把房內的家具留在原處。2.ThecemeterywhereCoghlanwasburiedwasdestroyedbythehurricaneandCoghlan’scoffinendedupinthesea.掩埋科格倫的公墓被颶風所摧毀，他的棺材最后被卷入了大海。task3Translationwhere引導定語從句PostReading

Atornadoisarotating

ofairfromathunderstormtotheground,

canpickupcars,trainsandevenhouses.Theycantakethefur

thebackofacat.Theydestroyhouses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactly

itwas.

worsttornadoofalltimeOccurredin1925,

(affect)threeUSstates.

thetimeitended,morethan700people

.Hurricanesarestrongstorms.Theycausehugewaves,heavyrainandflood.Theworsthurricaneofalltimeoccurredin1900,(kill)600people.

columnwhichoffwhere

The

affecting

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hadbeenkilledkilling

CharlesCoghlan,anactor,diedin1899,ayearbeforethehurricanestruck.Thecemetery

hewasburied(destroy)bythehurricane.Eightyearslater,thecoffinwasfoundbyfishermenintheeastofCanada.where

wasdestroyedHowcanweusethewordsandexpressionstoformapassageondisasters?DiscussionGroupwork(groups)Task1:usefuldescriptivewordsandvividexpressionsTask2:verbsandphrasesweusetoexpressdisastersTask3:theresult(inwhichaspects?)Task5:Whatshouldwedoorwhataboutourthoughts?Task4:Afterthedisaster,thewordstodescribethereactionorresponse（反應）PresentationSharingtheworkTask1:usefuldescriptivewordsandvividexpressionsviolentworststronghugeheavyterribleseriousseveredangerousPresentationSharingtheworkTask2:verbsandphrasesweusetoexpressdisastershit,strike,occur,happen,takeplace,breakout,lastpickupput...downtake...offdestroydamage,ruin,hurt,killinjureburnburycauseaffectleaveloseone'slife,sufferagreatlossPresentationSharingtheworkTask3:theresult(inwhichaspects?)falldownblock/destroycutoff/lackkilledinjuredburiedtrappedhomelessbuildingsroadswaterelectricitypeoplePresentationSharingtheworkTask4:Thewordsandexpressionstodescribeourreactionorresponsetothestrickenarea.Responseofferhelporsupportshowone’slovetodonateclothesorraisemoneydevotevolunteerrescuePresentationSharingtheworkTask5:Whatshouldwedoorourthoughts?1raisepeople’sawarenessoftheimportanceofprotectingthenature3plantmoretreestobeautifyourland…2reducetheproductionofthewasteandtrytoreusethemMakeareport2008年5月12日，一次特大地震襲擊了汶川，數以萬計的人員傷亡，更有許多人無家可歸（homeless)。震后，交通阻斷(getblocked)，水電供應也中斷(cut