Developing

ideasUnit6

DisasterandhopeLearningaimsToreadandgraspthemainideaofthepassage.Togetthedetailedinformationofthepassage.Todealwiththewordsandexpressions.Todealwiththesentencepatterns.ComprehensionPartoneBeforereadingWheredidHurricaneKatrinaform?Wheredidithit?Howlongdiditlast?Howmanypeoplelosttheirlivesinthehurricane?WhatwasthecostofthedamageHurricaneKatrinacaused?1.KatrinaformedontheAtlanticOcean,wheretherewasatropicaldepression.2.IthitmainlytheSouthernstates,including

thesouthofFlorida,Louisiana,Mississippi,

andAlabama.3.Itlastedmorethanoneweek.4.Over1,800peoplelosttheirlivesinthe

hurricane.5.ItcausedUSD108billionindamage.BeforereadingFastreadingReadthepassagequicklyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Thepassageisabout______.A.howtoprotectourselvesduringahurricaneB.suggestionsonprotectingtheenvironmentC.theauthor'sexperienceduringandafterahurricane2.Thepassageisdevelopedby______.A.theorderofspaceB.theorderoftimeC.makingcomparisonsC.theauthor'sexperienceduringandafterahurricaneB.theorderoftimeDeepReadingReadthepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).Thewriterstillremembersthehurricaneclearly.()Theroofwasblownawayandthestreetwasfilledwithwater.()Itwasveryhotandwewereshortofdrinkingwater.()Motherkepttellingustostaypositive.()Itwasmonthsbeforewewererescuedandtakentoatown.()Wereturnedhomeafterayearandareworkingtogethertorebuildourhomesandlives.()Fdoesn’tremembermuchaboutthehurricaneTTTFonlyafewdaysTCarefulReadingfrightenedflewoff/wasblownawaysmelled/smeltsobadeverywherealwaystrytoseethe

goodsideofthingshappycamehomeintimerebuildourhomesandourlivesReadthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblanks.Time

LocationFeelingsCausesDuringthehurricaneAthomefrightenedTheroofflewoff/wasblownaway.Thestreetturnedintoariverandweweregoingnowhere.RightafterthehurricaneIntheopenairworriedhopefulWedidn’thaveenoughdrinkingwater.Itwashotandsmelled/smeltbadeverywhere.Momtoldustoalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Theamazingstarsatnightgaveushopeforthefuture.RetellingRetellthepassageaccordingtothechart.Time

LocationFeelingsCausesAfewdayslaterAnothertowninafarawaycountyhappyWewererescued.Smartiecamehomejustintime.OneyearlaterBackhomeoptimisticManyfamilieshavecomebacktoNewOrleansandareworkingtogethertorebuildourhomesandourlives.RetellingRetellthepassageaccordingtothechart.Whydoestheauthorsay“Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths”?Whatsortofattitudetolifeisreflectedintheauthor’sexperienceoflookingatthenightsky?Ifyouwereinthesamesituationastheauthor,whatwouldyouthinkanddo?Whatdoyouthinkcouldbedonetohelpthelocalpeoplerebuildtheirhomes?Think&ShareThink&ShareWhydoestheauthorsay“Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths”?Whatsortofattitudetolifeisreflectedintheauthor’sexperienceoflookingatthenightsky?Becausetheylosttheirhomeandsufferedalotfromthehurricane.Itwassohardtospendthosemiserabledaysthatseemedendless.Itreflectsapositiveattitudetoward/towardsthehardshipsinlife.Starsinthenightskystandforthehopethatgivesthemtheconfidencetomoveonandrebuildtheirhomesandlives.3.Ifyouwereinthesamesituationastheauthor,whatwouldyouthinkanddo?4.Whatdoyouthinkcouldbedonetohelpthelocalpeoplerebuild

theirhomes?Asforme,Iwouldfeelworriedandfrightened,andIwouldstaywithmyfamilyandlookforsomehelp.Ithink,firstly,thegovernmentshouldtakemeasurestohelpthecityrecover;thenprovidealotofbenefitstothelocalpeople.What’smore,offerthemjobsandhousestolivein.Think&SharePairWorkWorkinpairsandactoutaninterviewwiththeauthorabouttheirexperienceofHurricaneKatrina.Step1:Readthepassageagainandunderlinetheimportant

information.Step2:Preparequestionsfortheinterviewusingtheinformation

youunderlined.LanguagepointsParttwo_____num.十億

2.___n.（坐著時的）大腿部3._______adv.什么地方都不，無處4.________adv.否則，要不然5.__________n.直升機6.__________n.蚊子7.________n.子夜，午夜8.____________北斗七星nowherebillionlaphelicopter

otherwiseWordsmosquito

midnighttheBigDipper9._____________小北斗七星10.____________銀河11.______n.（美國等國家的）縣；（英國的）郡12.______n.

威脅，可能會帶來危險的人(事)→

_______v.威脅13.________n.

所有物，資產，財產14.________adj.

足夠的，充足的→

_________adv.足夠地，

充足地15.________n.

庇護，掩蔽theLittleDippercounty

theMilkyWaythreat

threaten

property

sufficient

sufficiently

shelter

WordsPhrases1.飛走，跑掉2.突然3.變成4.抬頭看，仰望5.即使6.還沒有做某事7.及時8.鼓舞某人做某事1.flyoff2.allofasudden3.turninto4.lookupat5.eventhough/if6.haveyettodo7.intime8.inspiresb.todosth.1.turninto變成turnon/off打開/關掉

turnup調高；出現；被找到turndown調低；拒絕

turnin上交；交還turnout結果是，證明是

turnover翻轉；移交turnback使折回，往回走

turnto求助于；翻到；轉向（to是介詞）Keypoints單句語法填空(1)Ifnothingisdone，theoceanswillturn_____

fishdeserts.(2)Withnoonetoturn_____

inthedarkstreet，thegirlfelthelpless.(3)Whenthesportsheroturned____

atourparty，hewaswarmlywelcomed

by

us.(4)Thewitchputamagicspellontheprinceandturnedhim______afrog.(5)Lucyhadtoturn_______theinvitationtothepartyyesterdaybecauseshe

hadtoworkextrahours.(6)ThegamesmyparentstaughtmewhenIwasachildturned_____tobe

veryusefullaterinmylife.intotoupintodownoutKeypoints2.remindv.使想起，提醒 remindsb.todosth.

提醒某人做某事remindsb.that…提醒某人……remindsb.ofsb./sth.

使某人想起某人/某物Keypoints【歸納拓展】與remindsb.ofsth.結構相同的短語：curesb.ofsth.治愈某人的……病informsb.ofsth.通知某人某事warnsb.ofsth.提醒/警告某人某事ridsb.ofsth.使某人擺脫某事robsb.ofsth.搶劫某人某物accusesb.ofsth.控告某人某事convincesb.ofsth.使某人相信某事suspectsb.ofsth.懷疑某人某事Keypoints單句語法填空(1)However，herdad________(remind)

herthat

junkfoodisbadforherhealth.(2)Myhusband

remindedme_____(set)offearlyincaseIwaslateforthe

interview.(3)_________(remind)

nottomisstheflight,themanagerset

outforthe

airport

inahurry.(4)Michaelputupapictureofthesportsstar

besidethebedtokeep

himself

_________(remind)ofhisowndreams.

remindstosetReminded

remindedKeypoints3.sheltern.庇護，掩蔽；棲身之地，住處；庇護處，避難處

v.為……提供庇護處；躲避in/undertheshelterof在……的庇護下takeshelterfrom躲避……

seek/takeshelter尋求/得到庇護ananimalshelter動物收容所shelter...from...保護……免受……shelterfrom躲避；避難Keypoints單句語法填空(1）Wesatintheshade,_________(shelter)

fromthesun.(2）Sheencouragedasenseofcommunitybycreating

_______(shelter)andpromotingeducationandservices

forpeopleinneed.(3）Theywerestanding________theshelterof

ahugetree.(4)Wetookshelter_____therainthatwaspouring

downina

busstop.shelteringsheltersin/underfromKeypoints4.Iwassittinginmyroomwithmycat，Smartie，onmylap，whentheroofjustflewoff.句式分析本句的結構是was/weredoing…when...，意為“正在做某事這時……”when為并列連詞，表示“這時”，相當于andatthat/thistime。類似的句型還有：sb.wasabouttodo...when...某人正要做……這時……sb.wasonthepointofdoing...when...某人正要做……這時……sb.hadjustdone...when...某人剛做完……這時……Keypoints單句語法填空(1)Wewerehavingdinnerathome______weheardscreaming.(2)I___________(walk)onthestreetwhenIranacrossmyoldfriend.(3)Iwasabouttoleavetheoffice_____mybossaskedmetodosome

typing.(4)Theyhadcoveredthreemileswhenthey_____