ReadingandVocabularyTeachingGoals:getSstohavethegeneralideaofthereadingpassages.2.TogetSstoknowsomefactsofthetwodisasters.TeachingProcedures:Step1:Pre-readingReadabouttheGulfSteamandcheckthemeaningofthewords:Students’activities1.Whatisacurrent?(a)Akindofelectricity(b)Amovementofwater(c)Akindofwind2.Whatkindofthingsflow?(a)Water(b)Time(c)Money3.Iftwoplacesareonthesamelatitude,theyareonthesameline_____(a)east/west(b)north/southSuggestedanswers:b.a.aStep2:While-readingSkimmingReadthepassagequicklyandsilently.Findthewordsandexpressionsinthepassagesandmatchthemwiththedefinition.burydisasterfeatherfuroccurtropical1.youcanseethisonananimal__________2.describingthehottestpartsoftheearth,northandsouthoftheequator__________3.aterribleevent_________4.youcanseetheseonabird_________5.toplaceinthegroundortomb___________6.tohappen__________Suggestedanswers:1.fur2.tropical3.disaster4.feather5.bury6.occurb.Detailed-readingStudents’activitiesReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.Howstrongaretornadowinds?Whatcanhappentofurniturewhenahouseisdestroyedbyatornado?HowmanytornadoesarethereintheUSeveryyear?Howmanypeoplediedintheworsttornadoofalltime?Whathappensatseaduringahurricane?Whenwastheworsthurricaneofalltime?WastheactorCharlesCoghlandkilledinit?Whathappenedtohimafterthehurricane?Suggestedanswers:1.Morethan400km/h.2.Itstayswhereitwas.3.About800.4.Morethan700.5.Ithashugewaves.6.8thSeptember,1900.7.No,hewasn’t.8.HiscoffinwasdroppedintheseabyahurricaneandcarriedtoCanadabytheGulfStream.Step3:Post-readingReadthepassageagainandfillintheformwithsuitablewords.TornadoHurricaneDefinitionTimesPlacePhenomenaBadresultsTheworstexampleyouknowSuggestedanswers:TornadoHurricaneDefinitionArotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.Strongtropicalstorm.Times800intheUSeachyear6AtlantichurricaneseachyearPlaceFromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorthOccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexicoPhenomenaHavewindsofmorethan400kilometersperhourViolentwindsof120kilometersperhourormore,BadresultsPickupcars,trainsandevenhousesandputthemdowninthenextstreet;takethefurandfeathersoff;destroyhousesbutleavethefurniturewhereitwasCausehugewaves,heavyrainandfloodsTheworstexampleyouknowOccurredin1925Occurredonthe8thSeptember1900inGalveston,Step4:LanguageExplanations1.occur【課文原句】AlmostallofthemoccurintheUS,intheareafromTexasinthesoutheasttoSouthDakotainthenorth.(Page23)occur此處意為“發(fā)生”，不及物動(dòng)詞，沒有被動(dòng)語態(tài)。如：About400earthquakesoccurworldwideeveryday,andmorethanahundredthousandinayear.happen,occur,takeplace辨析(1)happen多用于偶然事情的發(fā)生，后面可跟happentodosth.意為“碰巧，恰巧”；happentosb.意為“……發(fā)生在某人身上”。如：Doyouhappentoknowhistelephonenumber?Ifanythinghappenstoyou,tellmeatonce.(2)occur多指意外事故、自然災(zāi)害的發(fā)生，雖也指“偶然性”，但程度比happen弱。Occur的常見搭配還有：sth.occurtosb.意為“突然想到……”。如：TheterribletrafficaccidentoccurredontheNo318highwayinthemorning.Thisideasuddenlyoccurredtome.(3)takeplace不帶有“偶然”之意，常指經(jīng)過安排的事情的發(fā)生。如：TheMay4thMovementtookplacein1919.2.cause【課文原句】Thereareviolentwindsof120kilometresperhourormore,whichcausehugewaves,heavyrainandfloods.(Page25)cause此處意為“導(dǎo)致、引起”，后接名詞、代詞作賓語，也可接不定式作復(fù)合賓語，還可接雙賓語。如：Whatcausedhisillness?Theoldcarhascausedmealotoftrouble.(1)cause也可作名詞，意為“原因，起因”，后可接of短語或不定式。如：Thecauseoftheaccidentwascarelessness.(2)cause和reason1)cause強(qiáng)調(diào)導(dǎo)致某種結(jié)果的原因，即指事物發(fā)生的直接原因。如：Theheavyrainwasthecauseoftheflood.2)reason作名詞，意為“理由，原因”，著重指在邏輯推理上引出的結(jié)論的原因，其后介詞多用for。如：Hehasnogoodreasonfordoingthat.注意：cause后不接why引導(dǎo)的定語從句，而reason后則可。如：Thereasonwhyhediedyoungwasthathedidn’tpayattentiontohishealth.3.destroy,furniture,leave【課文原句】Theycandestroyhouses,butleavethefurnitureinsideexactlywhereitwas.(Page23)(1)destroyvt.在此處意為“破壞,毀壞”。如：Thebuildingwascompletelydestroyedbythebigfire.destroy,injure,damagedestroy指通過某種有力的或粗暴的手段使之毀滅或無用，一般很難修復(fù)。如：Allhishopesweredestroyedbyherletterofrefusal.damage指“損害，損失”，損壞后價(jià)值或效率降低，一般是部分性的，還能修復(fù)，多用于無生命名詞。如：Theearthquakedamagedseveralbuildings.injure多指意外的傷害，在事故中受傷，大多造成容顏、功能的損害等。如：Oneoftheplayersinjuredhiskneesandwascarriedoff.(2)leave此處作“使……處于某狀態(tài)”講，賓補(bǔ)可以是介詞短語、形容詞、分詞等。如：Leavethedooropen,please.Don’tleaveherwaitingoutsideintherain.leavesb.todosth.意為“交給（委托）某人干某事”，如：Shewillleavemetolookafterherbaby.他要委托我照看她的孩子。4.putup,putdown【課文原句】Tornadoescanpickupcars,trainsandevenhousesandputthemdowninthenextstreet－oreveninthenexttown.(Page23)(1)pickup在此句中意為“卷起、掀起”。如：Thewindfromnorthwestpickedupdustandleavesontheground.pickup的常見意思還有：1)用車去接某人。如：I’llpickyouuponthecornerofthestreetatthreeo’clock.2)偶然獲得，學(xué)會(huì)（知識(shí)、語言等）。如：IpickedupFrenchwhenIlivedinFrance.3)振作起精神；恢復(fù)健康。如：Pickupourcourageandwewillsucceedatlast.(2)putdown在此處意為“放下”。如：ThePLAmenorderedtheenemiestoputdowntheirarms.putdown還有“記下，寫下”之意。如：Weshouldlistentoourteachercarefullyandputdownthenoteswellinclass.【課文原句】Onaverage,thereare800tornad