Understandingideas

Unit6Disasterandhope目錄頁contentsPre-readingILanguagepointsIVFastreadingIIHomeworkVCarefulreadingIIIVIPost-readingIPre-readingLead-in:Read&AnswerWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1.Whereisthecity?Whathappenedthere?2.Howdidpeopletherereacttothedisaster?Whatwastheresult?Lead-in:Read&Answer1.Whereisthecity?Whathappenedthere?ThecitywasinItaly.Itwasclosetoavolcanoandintheyear79AD,thevolcanoerupted,andthecitywasdestroyed.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Lead-in:Read&Answer2.Howdidpeopletherereacttothedisaster?Whatwastheresult?Peopletherewerefrightenedbythesuddendisaster.Theytookwhattheycouldastheytriedtogetawayfromthecity.Manypeopleweretrappedbythebuildingsthatwerefallingdown,andkilledbythepowerfulflowofgas,ashandrock.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Lead-in:Read&AnswerIntotheStormisa2014Americandisasterfilm,whichtellsthestoryoftornado-strickenSilverton,Oklahoma.Itshowsthatpeoplesufferingfromthetornadoesexpressanew-foundappreciationfortheirlives,andahopefuloutlookonlife.Italsopraisespeople’sdedicationtoscience.Backgroundinformationofthemovies.Lead-in:Read&AnswerAftershockisa2010Chineseemotionalanddisasterfilm,whichissetinthe1976Tangshanearthquakeandtellsastoryof“23secondsand32years”.Thefilmfocusesonthechangesofemotionsandthereturnofemotionsafterthedisaster.Backgroundinformationofthemovies.Backgroundinformationofthemovies.Lead-in:Read&AnswerPoseidonisa2006Americanactionanddisasterfilm,whichissetinagiantshipoverturnedbyatsunami.Ittellsastoryofthepeopletrappedintheshiptryingtofindawaytosurvive.Thefilmshowsthestrengthofhumannatureinthefaceofdisaster.Lookatthethermometerandanswerthequestions.1.Whathappenswhenthetemperaturegoesveryhighorverylow?Howdopeopledealwithextremetemperatures?Itmaycausesomedisasterssuchasdrought,floodandtornadoes,whichaffectpeople’slifeseverely.Facingextremetemperatures,peopleshouldraisetheirawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.Pre-reading:Read&Answer2.Whatwerethehighestandlowesttemperaturesrecordedwhereyoulive?Howdoyoufeelinextremetemperatures?Inourcity,accordingtotheweatherreportsrecorded,thehighesttemperatureis40.8℃whilethelowestis-13℃,whichhaveabadeffectonourlifeandhealth.

Pre-reading:Read&AnswerLookatthethermometerandanswerthequestions.IIFastreadingLookatthepictureandpredictwhatthepassageisabout.Thenreadthepassageandcheckyourprediction.Thepassageisabouttheauthor’sfeelingsandconcernsontheLondonTubeonanunusuallyhotday.Fastreading:Read&AnswerFastreading:BackgroundTheLondonUnderground(alsoknownasthe“Underground”or“theTube”)isapublictransportsystemforLondonanditsneighbouringareas.Theundergroundistheworld’sfirstundergroundrailway.Openedin1863,thenetworkhas11lines,makingitoneoftheworld’sbusiestmetrosystems.1.ToexplainwhysummersinLondonaregettinghotterandhotter.2.TocomplainabouttheLondonTube.3.TowarnpeopleaboutthedangerofLondonbeingflooded.4.Toexpresshisworriesaboutthedangersofextremeweatherconditions.Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.Fastreading:Read&AnswerFindargumentsforthewriter’spurpose.Fastreading:Read&AnswerTheaveragehightemperatureinJulyisonly22degrees,soover30isnotusualforLondon.ItisgoingtobeawfulontheCentralLine,withnoairconditioning.Para.1

Findargumentsforthewriter’spurpose.Fastreading:Read&AnswerYes,eachsummerinLondondefinitelyseemshotterthanthelast.Isuddenlyfeelabitscared.Perhapsnowisthetimetostartplanningforthefuture?Para.3

Findargumentsforthewriter’spurpose.Lookingthroughmynewspaper,I’mshockedbyphotosshowingthatahurricaneinAsiahasdestroyedatown....Newslikethismakesmefeelnervous.Nowthatit’shardtoavoidadisasteronEarth,perhapsIshouldstartthinkingaboutmovingtospace...Fastreading:Read&AnswerPara.4

IIICarefulreadingCarefulreading:Read&AnswerTheauthoristravellingontheLondonTube.Itisveryhotandthetemperatureoutsidewillbe______________.Hefeelsawful.Itisevenhotterinsidethetrainthanoutside,andtheauthorthinksheis________________________withthepassengersnexttohim.30-plusdegreesmeltingandbecomingoneCompletetheflowchatwithwordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.Carefulreading:Read&AnswerThinkingthatLondonwillprobablygethotter,theauthorfeels___________.Toprepareforthefuture,hethinksheshould:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.abitscaredputhisflatonthemarketandbuyaboat;speakwithhismanageraboutmovingtothetopfloor;learntoswimCompletetheflowchatwithwordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.Carefulreading:Read&AnswerInthenewspaper,therearesportsofnaturaldisastersaroundtheworldcausedby______________whichmakestheauthorfeel________.Goingoutside,theauthorfeelsrefreshedandrealiseshehasbeen__________________.climatechangenervousworryingtoomuchCompletetheflowchatwithwordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.IVPost-readingPost-reading:Usekeywordstoretellthepassage.StorylinesawfulabitscaredfeelingsbeforeenteringtheLondonTubeimaginationaboutthefutureintheLondonTubeexperiencesintheLondonTubeEmotionalLinesavoidthefeelingbythinkingaboutwork

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