中职英语第三册Unit-3-Lesson-2.pptVIP

* 我有我的课堂 Lesson 2 Natural disasters 我有我的课堂 Words to learn 1. earthquake 地震 2.flood 洪水 3.danger 危险 4.damage损害，损失 5.melt 融化 我有我的课堂 earthquake An earthquake happens when the earth moves under the ground. 当地壳发生移动时就会造成地震。 flood It takes a long time to put things right after a flood. 洪水过后的重建工作需要大量的时间。 put things right 把事情办好 我有我的课堂 danger Fire is the greatest danger during an earthquake. 在地震中，火灾最危险。 damage Flooding causes lots of damage. 洪水造成极大的损失。 Lets take a look at the damage. 让我们看一下损失。 我有我的课堂 melt The ice and snow in the North and South Poles is beginning to melt. 南北极的冰雪开始融化了。 我有我的课堂 Task3 Reading practice: read the passage and fill in the form阅读课文,完成下列表格 Some of the Most Common Disasters A natural disaster is something that happens in nature. Man has no control over what happens. When it happens it can cause a lot of damage to the environment and human life, Let us have a look at some of the better known ones. 我有我的课堂 An earthquake happens when the earth moves under the ground. Hundreds of earthquakes take place every year, especially under the sea. We even dont know that they are happening. If earthquakes happen in or near large cities, they can cause serious problems. The moving ground makes the buildings shake and fall down. Water, gas, electricity pipes may be damaged. The result is flooding and fire. Fire is the greatest danger during an earthquake, because it can destroy so much in such a short time. 我有我的课堂 A flood happens when too much water covers land. The water is usually very deep, even deep enough to cover the top of a high building. Rivers, lakes and even the sea can flood large areas of land when there has been too much rain. Too much melting snow and ice can also cause flooding. Flooding causes lots of damage. People living on or near riverbanks are in great danger during a flood. It takes a long time to put things right after a flood. 我有我的课堂 Global warming is not a natural disaster but is also dangerous, Global warming is caused