全国赛教课件必修三the Violence of Nature.ppt

Have you ever experienced such natural disasters? The violence of nature reading Predict： part one part two part three Charles Coghlan’s story in the worst hurricane disaster. A rotating column of air and its power. Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and introduce its power and the worst disaster by it. What is a hurricane? 2. There are on average six Atlantic hurricanes each year and they usually affect the west coast of the US( ) 1.Who was Charles Coghlan? * 周红梅 A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain. 飓风：一种猛烈的热带风暴，形成于大西洋或加勒比海赤道地区，从形成地向北、西北或东北移动，常携有大量雨水 hurricane tornado A rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 龙卷风：一种纵向的气旋，伴随有倒漏斗形的积雨云，涡流直径达几百码，以每小时八百公里）的速度移动，具有极大的毁坏性 lightning 雷暴： a violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail. 短暂且有时很猛烈的雷和闪电的风暴，通常伴有雨且有时下冰雹 Flood tidal wave / tsunami An earthquake originating under the sea floor. 海震/海啸：发自海底的地震 Sandstorm flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm tornado earthquake ?? typhoon tidal wave volcanic eruption 洪水 泥石流 飓风 闪电 雷暴 沙尘暴 龙卷风 地震 台风 海啸 火山喷发 Disasters of Nature Mud-rock flow Module 3 Reading and Vocabulary 延安市宝塔区四中 周红梅 Fast Reading Match each part with its main idea. 1. How strong are tornado winds? 2. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? 3. How many tornados are there in the US every year? 4. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? Part 1 × 1. Hurricanes are strong tropical sandstorms( ) × 3.The worst hurricane of all time had winds of 200 kilometres per hour and high waves of five metres .( ) √ 4.The disaster killed a population of 37000. ( ) × Part 2 T/F An extraordinary event 2.What is the meaning of “Coghlan  traveled back to Canada after he had  been buried in Texas”? Part 3 American Canada Mexico bury disaster feathers fur occur tropical you can see this on an animal