高一英語(yǔ)(外研版)-必修三-Unit-6Disaster-and-hope(4)-2課件

必修三Unit6Disasterandhope(4)

高一年級(jí)英語(yǔ)Lesson4DevelopingideasStarsafterthestormRevisionTheWorstDisastersIn1881,a

typhoonstruckthesmallVietnamesecityofHaiphong,bringingterriblestrongwinds.Whenithitthecoast,hugetidalwavescausedsevereflood,costingthelivesofupto300,000citizens.RevisionTheWorstDisastersInAugust1949,theLandesregionofSouth-westFrancefacedamajorwildfirethatlastedalmostaweek.Some500km2offorested

landwasburntand82peoplekilled.Eventoday,itisconsideredoneofEurope’smostdeadlyforestfires.RevisionTheWorstDisastersThewinterof1950to1951cametobeknownastheWinterofTerorwhenover600avalanchesstrucktownsandvillagesinthemountainsoftheSwiss-AustrianAlps.Causedbyexceptionallyheavysnowfallwithinashortperiodoftime,theydestroyedbuildingsandforests,andclaimedover256lives.RevisionTheWorstDisastersIn1960,Chilesufferedthestrongestearthquakeeverrecordedinthe20thcentury.Theshockisgenerallyagreedtohavehadamagnitudeof9.5.Itcausedtsunamiwithwavesofupto25metresaffectingplacesasfarawayasHawaiiandJapan.

RevisionTheWorstDisastersAblizzardhitIraninFebruary1972,causingaweekofextremelylowtemperatures.Winterstormsbroughtasmuchas7.9metresofsnowinthesouthofthecountry,resultinginthedeathsofabout4,000people.RevisionTheWorstDisastersInJuly2011,adroughtstruckEastAfrica.Itwassaidtobetheworstin60years,andnotasingledropofrainfellforalmostawholeyear.Itledtoaseverefoodcrisisandthreatenedthelivelihoodsofmorethan9.5millionpeople.Watchavideoandthinkaboutwhathappenedtoanonce-prosperousancientcity.Warming

upDisasterintheOldTimeHurricaneKatrina

Hurricanesarestrongtropicalstorms,andtheyusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,TheCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.Thereareviolentwindsof120Kphormore,whichcausehugewaves,heavyrainandfloods.ThereareonaveragesixAtlantichurricaneseachyearandtheyusuallyaffecttheeastcoastoftheUSfromTexastoMaine.HurricaneKatrina

HurricaneKatrinawasoneofthedeadliesthurricanesthathitLouisianaonAugust29,2005.?

ItwasthemostdestructivenaturaldisasterinU.S.history.?Itimpacted93,000squaremiles.?Itsstormsurgecrestedat27feet.?HurricaneKatrina

Katrinawasmassivebeforeitevenmadelandfall.Itshurricane-forcewindsreached75mileseastofthecenter.Itsmaximumwindsstretched25to30nauticalmiles.Itforcedtheevacuationof75%ofthe819mannedoilplatformsintheGulfofMexico.?HurricaneKatrina

BythetimeitmadeitswaytosouthernFloridaonAug.25,KatrinawasamoderateCategory1hurricane.Katrinare-intensifiedintoahurricaneonAug.26,andbecameaCategory5stormonAug.28,withwindsblowingatabout175mph.ThestormweakenedtoaCategory3stormbeforemakinglandfallalongtheLouisiana-MississippiborderonthemorningofAug.29withsustainedwindsof120mph.HurricaneKatrina

LookatthepictureaboutHurricaneKatarina,andanswerthefollowingquestions.

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WheredidhurricaneKatrinaform?Wheredidithit?Howlongdiditlast?Howmanypeoplelosttheirlivesinthehurricane?WhatwasthecostofthedamagehurricaneKatrinacaused?

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WheredidhurricaneKatrinaform?FromthepictureweknowthatKatrinainitiallyformedabout200miles(322km)southeastoftheBahamasonAug.23,2005,asatropicaldepression.HurricaneKatrina

Wheredidithit?IthitNewOrleans,Louisiana,Alabama,Mississippi.Ithitinjusttherightareastocausemuchmoredamagethanotherstorms.HurricaneKatrina

Howlongdiditlast?ItstartedonAugust23in2005,anditendedon31inthesamemonth.Howmanypeoplelosttheirlivesinthehurricane?

ThedeathtollofKatrinawas1,833people.

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WhatwasthecostofthedamagehurricaneKatrinacaused?

AccordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,itcausedabout$108billionindamage.It’struecostwas$250billionincludingboththedamageanditseconomicimpact.HurricaneKatrina

Readthepassage,trytogetthemainideaofeachparagraph,anddividethewholepassageinalogicalwaybasedonthedevelopmentofthestory.Starsafterthestorm

It’sstrange,butIdon’treallyremembermuchaboutthehurricaneitself.Starsafterthestorm

Itallhappenedsoquickly.Iwassittinginmyroomwithmycat,Smartie,onmylap,whentheroofjustflewoff.Allofasudden,therewasskywheretheroofhadbeen.IwassofrightenedthatIjustfroze.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?Ittellsusthecomingofthehurricane.

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Momcriedtogetoutquickly,butitwasalreadytoolatebythen.

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Therainwascomingdownsohardandsofast.Ourstreetturnedintoariverinseconds.Weweregoingnowhere.Starsafterthestorm

Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?Ittellsusexactlywhatitlookedlikewhenthehurricanehitthecity.Atfirst,Iwaspleasedwecouldstayathome,butsoonitgotreallytough.Starsafterthestorm

Withoutaroof,stayinginsidewastoodangerous.

Iwassittinginmyroomwith

mycat,Smartie,onmylap,whentheroofjustflewoff.Therewaswatereverywhere,butwecouldn’tdrinkanyofitotherwisewe’dgetreallysick.

Wejusthaddrinkingwaterthatwassenttousbyhelicopter,butitwasneverenough.Starsafterthestorm

ItwasAugust,soitwasreally,reallyhotanditsmelledsobadeverywhere!IjustspentthedayswatchingtheboatsgoingupanddownthestreetandlookingoutforSmartie.Hehaddisappearedthemomentthestormhit.Starsafterthestorm

Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?Ittellsusexactlythelivingconditionofmyfamilyrightafterthehurricane.Livingintheopenair,webecamebreakfast,lunchanddinnerforthemosquitos.Starsafterthestorm

ButMomsaidthatwhateverhappens,weshouldalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Itwasdifficulttostaypositive,though.Wehadlostourhomeandeverythinginit,includingSmartie.Allwehadleftweretheclothesonourbacks.Starsafterthestorm

ButasMomkeptonremindingus,wewerealltogetherandsafe.Mom’swordsmadeusfeelbetter.Irememberusalllyingunderthemidnightskyandlookingupatthestars.Becausetherewerenolights,wecouldseetheBigDipper,theLittleDipperandtheMilkyWay.Starsafterthestorm

Itwasamazing!Eventhoughwehadlostalot,momentslikethosegaveushopeforthefuture.Starsafterthestorm

Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?Ittellsusthatalthoughitwasreallyhard,weshouldalwayslookupatthestarstofindthebrightsideofthings.

Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths.

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Weweretakentoanothertowninafarawaycounty.Thankfully,Smartiecamehomejustintime.

Weweresohappytotakehimwithus,althoughthen,noneofusknewthatwewouldn’tbebackforquiteawhile.

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Whatisthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?Ittellsusthatwewererescuedandresettled.Now,oneyearhaspassedandI’mbackhomeinNewOrleans.

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Somefamilieshaveyettoreturn,butmanyothershavecomeback.Althoughwearesurroundedbyremindersofthedisaster,weareworkingtogethertorebuildourhomesandourlives.

Wejusthaddrinkingwaterthatwassenttousbyhelicopter,butitwasneverenough.Starsafterthestorm

ItwasAugust,soitwasreally,reallyhotanditsmelledsobadeverywhere!IjustspentthedayswatchingtheboatsgoingupanddownthestreetandlookingoutforSmartie.Hehaddisappearedthemomentthestormhit.NowwehaveanotherchancetolookupatthestarsofNewOrleans,theirbeautyinspiringusandgivingusconfidencetomoveon.

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Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?Ittellsusthatwereturnedandstartedrebuildingourhomes.Starsafterthestorm

Talkaboutyourunderstandingofthetitle.Starsafterthestorm

Thetitle“Starsafterthestorm”hastwomeanings.First,itstandsforthemidnightskyafterthestorm,onwhichtheauthorsawtheBigDipper,theLittleDipperandtheMilkyWay.Second,itstandsforthehopeafterthedisaster.Starsafterthestorm

Completethediagramwithwordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.Starsafterthestorm

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During

thehurricaneFeelings:frightenedCauses:Theroofjustflewoffsuddenlyandthestreetturnedintoariverandweweregoingnowhere.

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RightafterhurricaneFeelings:worried;hopefulCauses:Becausewedidn’thaveenoughdrinkingwateranditwashotanditsmelledbadeverywhere.

Momtoldustoalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Theamazingstarsatnightgaveushopeforthefuture.Starsafterthestorm

Afewdays

laterFeelings:happyCauses:TheywererescuedandSmartiecamehomejustintime.Starsafterthestorm

OneyearlaterFeelings:optimisticCauses:ManyfamilieshavecomebacktonewOrleansandareworkingtogethertorebuildourhomesandlives.Starsafterthestorm

ThinkandShareWhydoestheauthorsay“Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths”?

Whatsortofattitudetolifeisreflectedintheauthor’sexperienceoflookingatthenightsky?Starsafterthestorm

ThinkandShareIfyouwereinthesamesituationastheauthor,whatwouldyouthinkanddo?

Whatdoyouthinkcouldbedonetohelpthelocalpeoplerebuildtheirhomes?

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Whydoestheauthorsay“Althoughitwasonlyafewdaysbeforewewererescued,itfeltlikemonths”?

Thereasonsare:1.Thesituationwasterrible.Theyhadlittlefoodtoeat,littlewatertodrinkandnocomfortableplacetosleepin.2.Theyfeltworriedanddepressedafterthehurricane,sothetimeseemedtobestopped.Starsafterthestorm

Whatsortofattitudetolifeisreflectedintheauthor’sexperienceoflookingatthenightsky?Theattitudetolifereflectedintheauthor’sexperienceisthatweshouldbepositivetowardslifewhenwe’refacingwithterriblesituations.Starsafterthestorm

Ifyouwereinthesamesituationastheauthor,whatwouldyouthinkanddo?1.Keepagoodandcalmmoodinlife.2.Askfriendsforhelp.3.Seethebrightsidewhenfacinganegativesituation.4.Fulfillhopeforthefuture.5.Dosomepreparation.Starsafterthestorm

Whatdoyouthinkcouldbedonetohelpthelocalpeoplerebuildtheirhomes?

Raisemoneyforthemtorebuild

theirhomes.Writeletterstoencouragethem.Dosomephysicalworkforthemifpossible.Sendnecessarymaterialstothem.languageknowledge

Iwassittinginmyroomwithmycat,Smartie,onmylap,whentheroofjustflewoff.Allofasudden,therewasskywheretheroofhadbeen.

“Flewoff”or“flyoff”,meanstogoawayorseparatequicklyandsuddenly.Afterthegunshot,thebirdsflewoff.languageknowledge

Iwassittinginmyroomwithmycat,Smartie,onmylap,whentheroofjustflewoff.Allofasudden,therewasskywheretheroofhadbeen.

Allofasudden

meanssuddenly,quicklyandwithoutwarning.Allofasudden,weheardaloudnoise.languageknowledge

Iwassittinginmyroomwithmycat,Smartie,onmylap,whentheroofjustflewoff.Allofasudden,therewasskywheretheroofhadbeen.

Was/weredoing...when...

Iwasjustgoingoutwhentherewasaknockatthedoor.

languageknowledge

ButasMomkeptonremindingus,wewerealltogetherandsafe.“Keepondoingsomething”meanstocontinuedoingsomething,ortodosomething.Keeponpracticingthesepositivehabitsandyou’llsurelyseeanoticeableimprovementinyourproductivitylevelatwork.languageknowledge

ButMomsaidthatwhateverhappens,weshouldalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Itwasdifficulttostaypositive,though.whateverlanguageknowledge

ButMomsaidthatwhateverhappens,weshouldalwaystrytoseethegoodsideofthings.Itwasdifficulttostaypositive,though.stayEatrighttostayhealthy.languageknowledge

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