Naturaldisasters牛津版英語（初中）MorepracticeUnit4Anicestormisastormcharacterizedbyfreezingrainwhichusuallyhappensinwinter.Whatisanicestorm?Brainstormideaswithyourclassmates.Theremaybenoelectricityinpeople’shomes.Theroadsmaybecoveredwithice.Cropsmayfreezetodeathandfarmersmaylosetheirbusinesses.…Whatmayanicestormcause?AReadthearticleaboutanaturaldisasterinCanada.Thenanswerthequestionsbelow.AReadthearticleaboutanaturaldisasterinCanada.Thenanswerthequestionsbelow.Becauseitwasnotordinaryrain—itturnedtoiceasitfellthroughthecoldair.Itrainedforsixdaysandasmuchastencentimetresoficecollectedonroads,treesandpowerlines.Itcausedmanypowerlinestofalldownandmanypeoplehadnoelectricity.Italsomadetheroadsdangeroustowalkordriveon.Inaddition,manyhomesweredamagedandmanypeoplelosttheirbusinesses.1Whywasthestormin1998unusualinCanada?2Whatproblemsdidtheicestormcause?No.Becausethehugeamountoficemadethewholeareaverydangerous.Astheicestartedtomelt,itfellfromtheroofsofbuildingsandtreeslikeknives.Mostofthepowerlinesweresobadlydamagedthattheycouldnotberepaired.3Didthetroubleendwhentheicestormstopped?Whyorwhynot?Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestionsbelow.Theyfoundtheyhadnoelectricityintheirhomes.Somefamilieshadnoelectricityforawholemonth.Manyhomesweredamagedandmanypeople,especiallyfarmers,losttheirbusinesses.WhatdidthepeopleofMontrealfindwhentheywokeuponthemorningof5thJanuary1998?Whatdamagedidthedisastercause?Givesomeexamples.Theeffectoftheicestormin1998Somefamilies…Manyhomeswere…Andmanypeople…Everyonehopesthattherewillneverbeanothericestormliketheonein1998.BHaveyoueverexperiencedorheardaboutanaturaldisaster?Ingroups,discussthefollowingquestions.Whatwasthenaturaldisasterlike?Whatdidpeopleexperienceduringthedisaster?CulturecornerHowatyphoongetsitsnameTyphoonWiphaTyphoonMatsaTyphoonDamreyHowdotyphoonsgettheirnames?

AnswerthequestionsbelowaccordingtothepassageinCulturecorner.Howdidcountriesnametyphoonsintheolddays?Whendidpeopleagreeononesystemfornamingtyphoons?Howmanycountriesandregionsofferedthetyphoons’names?Wheredothenamesalwayscomefrom?Howmanynamesfortyphoonsarethere?Whenthenamesareusedup,whatwillhappen?Differentcountriesgavethesametyphoondifferentnames.In2000.14.Thenamesofmen,women,flowers,animals,treesorfooditems.140.Thesamenameswillbeusedoveragain.stayinsideprepareasurvivalkitkeepthedoorsandwindowsshut…Whatshouldwedoifthereisatyphoon?ProjectNaturaldisastersurvivaltipsReadtheintroductionandlearnaboutthetaskofthisproject.A

Ingroupsoffour,decidewhichnaturaldisastertotalkabout.Youcanuseonefromtheboxbelow,oranaturaldisasterofyourchoice.DiscusswhatdangersmayhappenwhenanaturaldisasterinAhappens.Whatdangersmayhappen?B

Eachgroupshoulddoresearchonhowtosurvivethekindofnaturaldisasterthattheyhavechosen.Hereisanexample.C

Basedonyourresearch,thinkofatleastfivetipsandwritethemonapieceofpaper.Findsomephotostogowithyourwork.Followtheexample.D

Aftereachgroupisdone,putallthepagestogetherandmakeabookletoftipsonsurvivinganaturaldisaster.1.Wehavereadanotherarticleaboutnaturaldisaster.2.Wehavelearnedhowatyphoongetsitsname.andsomeearthquakesurvivaltips.一、選擇最佳答案填空。()1.Theseapplesaretoosmall.Iwanttobuysomebig____. A.one B.ones C.apple D.不填()2.ThepriceofhousesinGuangzhouishighnow,butitiseven____inBeijing. A.moreexpensive B.muchexpensive C.expensive D.veryexpensiveBA()3.LearningEnglishcanmakeus____moreabouttheworldinthefuture. A.toknow B.known C.know D.knowing()4.Thefootballgamelastnightmademe____. A.toexcite B.excites C.exciting D.excitedDC二、根據(jù)漢語意思完成句子。1.為了健康，他堅持每天跑步。He____________everydaytostayhealthy.2.我期望我們將來的生活會更美好。I_____