1. 3
MODULE
The Violence of Nature

2. tornado

3. flood

4. hurricane

5. lightning

6. thunderstorm

7. sandstorm

8. flood 洪水 hurricane 飓风 lightning 闪电 thunderstorm 雷暴 sandstorm 沙尘暴
Disasters of Nature
flood
hurricane
lightning
thunderstorm
sandstorm
tornado
earthquake
typhoon
tsunami/tidal wave
volcanic eruption 洪水 飓风 闪电 雷暴
沙尘暴
龙卷风 地震 台风 海啸
火山喷发

9. Create word webs for the following two
terms and find all the words that are
related to them.
strike
hit
break out
happen
disaster
occur
last
take place
When/where/what

10. damage injure /hurt /kill destroy /damage / ruin cause/ affect bury
burn
damage
block/cut off
lose one’s life
be trapped in / be caught in get into trouble

11. More useful descriptive words and vivid expressions
terrible terrifying serious awful violent strong worse worst huge dangerous heavy severe(剧烈的，严重的）
tropical storm
survivor
be reduced to ashes（化为灰烬）
disease spread
lack of food clean water medicine
suffer a great loss

12. with more than eighty thousand people dying
Complete the following sentences
occurred in /hit /struck
1 .The worst earthquake_________ （发生在）the United
States in 1906,_______（导致）the worst natural disaster
in the nation’s history.
2.The Wenchuan earthquakes__________________（破坏
整个城市），_____________________________（8万多人
死亡）,with thirty thousand people injured,and making
five million people homeless.
3.The hurricane _______________________（持续了3
天），which________________________（真是可怕）.
resulting in
happened in
with more than eighty thousand people dying
causing
destroyed the whole city
killing more than eighty thousand people
lasted /continued for three days
was terrifying/terrible/awful

13. 5.The worst tornado of all time occurred in
the most violent
4 .The winds in _________________（最肆虐）tornado can reach up to more then 400 kilometers per hour.
5.The worst tornado of all time occurred in
1925,________________________（影响了美国三个州）.
6.Hurricanes are strong ____________(热带风暴).
7.When the lava reached the sea ,there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave ,which___________________(能淹没半个岛)
8.Tens of thousands of people ____________________（被困在）the earthquake stricken areas.
9.People at home and abroad
_______________________________(伸出援助之手).
affecting three American states
tropical storms
flooded half the island
were trapped/stuck/ in
offered their help/extended their hands

14. Complete these sentences related to disasters with proper tense and voice
1.By the time it ended ,more than700 people_ _________________(die/kill) and 2,700 people______________(injure)
2.After the hurricane ,mary_____ (see) that the roof of the house_____________(disappear).
3.She ________(return) home ,and _____(find) all the
furniture ____________(ruin) by the flood.
4.We _____(leave) the house,when the thunderstorm ___________(finish)
5.When she _________(weak up ),she_____(find) that her house ________________(destroy) by the thundersdorm.
6.Arther was unhappy because some of his animals_____________________(kill/die).
had died/had been killed
had been injured
saw
had disappeared
returned
found
had been ruined
left
had finished
woke up
found
had been destroyed
had been killed /had died

15. Choose the words for transition（过渡词） to complete the sentences luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately
Luckily/Fortunately
1 _________________, they left the house before it collapsed.
2 ___________________, many people lost their lives.
3____________, many people showed their love to the survivors.
4 _________, it won’t be long before everything returns to normal.
Sadly/Unfortunately
Thankfully
Hopefully

16. How can we use the words and expressions we have just reviewed to form a passage on disasters?

17. In the Face of Snow Disaster
Last winter, unexpectedly, heavy snowstorms hit/struck/happened in/occurred in more than ten provinces in China, which did great harm to the affected areas. The traffic was blocked and . the supply of water and electricity was cut off. Timely help was in great need.
Hearing the news, people throughout China showed their love in different ways. The government immediately made careful arrangements, and sent many skilled workers to help repair things that had been damaged. Some big companies sent a lot of goods to the disaster areas for free. People in other parts of China also donated a lot of money.
In the face of the severe /serious /terrible/terrifying snow disaster, the Chinese people were not afraid and united like a big family. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, everything is back to normal again.

18. How to describe a natural disaster ?
When
Where
Results:
buildings
roads
water
electricity
deaths
the injured
response:
the government
organizations/companies
common people
foreign countries

19. Homework: writing 根据下面的提示写一篇120-150词的短文，可适当增添细节。
2008年5月12日，一次特大地震袭击了汶川，数以万计的人员伤亡，更有许多人无家可归。震后，交通阻断，水电供应也中断了，灾区情况严峻。消息传出后，全国人民纷纷伸出援助之手，众多国际组织和外国政府实施紧急救援，帮助灾区人们渡过难关。

20. Can you use the expressions in your writing?
变成废墟
顷刻间 结果
无家可归
更糟糕的是 丧生
采取行动 捐钱
筹集资金
号召某人做
与…分担痛苦与伤悲
在短时间里
为…做出贡献
be in ruins
in a flash
as a result
become homeless
what’s worse
lose one’s life
take action
donate money
raise/collect money
call on sb. to do
share pains and sorrows with...
in a short time
make contributions to

21. some useful sentences for writing
They call on people to do anything in their power to help those in need.
Many people are doing their part to help poor people out.
What we can do will make much difference to our society.
I am firmly convinced that they will overcome their difficulty and build a new future with the help of us.