1. welcome

5. strike

6. bring down
block

7. cottage

8. return to normal

9. Find the main idea of each paragraph.
the reasons why the hurricane caused so much
damage
back to normal
basic facts about a hurricane in England
lucky escapes
the damage caused by the hurricane
(Para.2)
(Para.5)
(Para.1)
(Para.4)
(Para.3)

10. MAIN IDEAS Para.1 basic facts about one hurricane in England
Para.2 the reasons why the hurricane caused so much damage
Para.3 the damage caused by the hurricane
Para.4 lucky escapes
Para.5 back to normal

11. Para.1 basic facts about the 1987 hurricane in England
On Friday 16th October,1987, a hurricane struck the
southeast of England.
Time
Place
The hurricane crossed the southeast corner of England
with winds of up to 160kph.
Speed of wind
Nineteen people lost their lives
The number of people who lost their lives

12. Basic facts in para.1:
time ,place, the speed of wind
the number of people who lost their lives
If the hurricane had happened during the day-time,
there would have been many more deaths

13. struck crossed lost had happened would have been
Fill in the blanks with words from the text.
On Friday 16th October,1987, a hurricane
__________the southeast of England .Between
the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. the hurricane
_________the southeast corner of England with winds
of up to 160kph.Nineteen people ______their lives
If the hurricane _______________during the day-time,
there ____________________many more deaths.
struck
crossed
lost
had happened
would have been

14. rain heavily / 2 days ground/wet autumn/leaves on
Para.2 the reasons why the hurricane caused so much
damage
rain heavily / 2 days
ground/wet
autumn/leaves on

15. blocked Traffic brought down Communication cut off
Para.3 the damage caused by the hurricane
1.Roads, paths and railway lines were _______
2.Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were _____________
3.Electricity and water supply were ______
blocked
_______ was blocked
Traffic
brought down
_________________ was interrupted
Communication
cut off

16. (tree/not fall onto her body)
one woman
(tree/not fall onto her body)
If the tree ____________(fall) onto her
body,she ______________________(kill)
had fallen
would have been killed
Para.4
lucky escapes
one family
(not remain in the house/ move to
a field nearby/escape being killed)
If the family ______________(not move) to a field nearby,the daughter______________(die)
hadn’t moved
would have died

17. Advice from the experts:
☆ canned food and an opener
☆ plenty of water
☆ flashlights
☆ a battery powered radio and extra batteries 　
☆ a first aid kit and necessary medicines
☆ sleeping bags, and protective clothing
☆ cash and credit cards
advice

18. Para.5 back to normal difficult time,labour and money
It was ___________to clear all the roads and to mend all the
broken electricity lines and telephone poles.
A.quick B.easy C.difficult D.impossible
difficult
It cost _______________________ to get everything back
to normal.
A.time B.labour C.money D.all of the above
time,labour and money