TEACHINGAIMSKnowledgeAim:LetstudentsmastertheusagesofsomewordsandphrasesandgettoknowmoreaboutthesandstormsinChina.AbilityAim:Developstudents’readingability,especiallytheirskimmingandscanningability.EmotionAim:Enhancetheirawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.tornadovolcaniceruptionhurricaneNaturalDisastersearthquake

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A.SandstormsinAsiaParagraph2

B.SandstormssometimesaffectBeijing.

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C.Thegovernmentplantstreestopreventsandstorms.

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D.Sandstormshavebeenamajordisasterforcenturies.

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E.Sandstormsdoalotofdamagetopeople

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F.SandstormsinChinaappeartohaveincreasedbecauseofdesertification.DAFBECFast-readingMatchthemainideawitheachparagraph

CarefulreadingPara.1What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?____A.Toleadinthetopicofthispassage.B.Totelluswhatsandstormsare.C.Totelluswherethesandstormsoccur.APara2:⑴Sandstormsarestrongwindscarrying____throughtheair.A.dirtandmudB.sandanddust(2)Wheredosandstormsoccuroften?

CarefulreadingThefourmainplacesintheworld(wheretherearesandstorms)areCentralAsia,NorthAmerica,CentralAfricaandAustralia.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.BCDACentralAsiaNorthAmericaCentralAfricaAustralia

Para3.1.WhatisthemainreasonfortheincreaseofsandstormsinChinarecently?_________.A.Tobeclosetomanydeserts.B.TheworseningoftheweatherinChina.C.Theresultofdesertification.D.Peoplecuttingdowntreesanddiggingupgrass.c2.Thefactorsthatcauselandtobedesertare________________________________________________________.

climatechangesandpeople’scuttingdowntreesanddiggingupgrassdesertificationPara41.Whateffectsaresandstormsbringingtopeoplelivingincities?_________A.Thewholecityisusuallycoveredbythickandyellowdust.B.Trafficmovesveryslowly.C.Itishardforpeopletosee.D.Allofabove.

D2.Trafficmovedveryslowlybecause___________________.thedrivercan’tseePara51.Translatethefollowingsentence.TheChineseCentralWeatherStationcanforecastasandstormsomeweeksbeforeitarrivesinBeijing,butthestrengthofthestormsometimessurprisespeople.中國中央氣象站能在沙塵暴到達北京前幾周預報沙塵暴，但沙塵暴的力量有時很驚人。2.Whenasandstormarrivesinthecity,what’stheweatherexperts’advice?3.WhatisHuangXiaomei’sadviceifyouwanttogoout?Nottogoout.You’dbetterwearamask.Para6Fromthelastparagraphweknow_______.A.thegovernmentwon’tplanttreesanymoreinfiveyearsB.

thedistancebetweenthedesertandthecenterofBeijingisonly250kilometersC.morethan30milliontreeshavebeenplantedinBeijingD.thegovernmentistakingmeasurestopreventsandstormsDChallengeYourMemory1砍倒____________2挖____________3突然遭遇（風暴____________4由于，因為____________5一個接一個地____________6醒來面對；意識到___________7阻止某人做···____________cutdowndigupbecaughtinasaresultofoneafteranotherwakeuptopreventsb.fromdoingPostreading:FillinthechartParts

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amajordisasterAmass___________hasbeenstartedtohelpsolvesandstorm.PartⅡ

Para.________Sandstormsarestrong,drywindsthatcarrysand.

desertification;cuttingdowntrees;diggingupgrass;climatechangeseffectsaffectclimate,t______andpeople.PartIIIplantingmoretrees.

Advisingpeoplenottogooutandwearamask.

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SupposeyouareaninterviewerfromCCTV.Youwanttointroducesandstormstopeople,includingsandstorms’description,causes,effects,suggestionsandmeasurestakenbythegovernment.DevelopmentYoucanaskandanswerthefollowingquestions,andyoumayaddsomeotherdetails:Whatisasandstorm?Wheredoesitoccurintheworld/inChina?Whatarethecausesofsandstorms?Whataretheeffectsofsandstorm?Whatshouldwedoifsandstormsoccur?Discussion

Whatcanwedotoprotectourearth?Workingroupsoffourandmakealistofyoursuggestionsrecyclesave

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