2. flood hurricane lightning thunderstorm sandstorm tornado earthquake typhoon tidal wave 洪水 飓风 闪电 雷暴 沙尘暴 龙卷风 地震 台风 海啸 Disasters of Nature

3. A rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 龙卷风：一种纵向的气旋，伴随有倒漏斗形 的积雨云，涡流直径达几百码，以每小时八 百公里）的速度移动，具有极大的毁坏性 A rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 龙卷风：一种纵向的气旋，伴随有倒漏斗形 的积雨云，涡流直径达几百码，以每小时八 百公里）的速度移动，具有极大的毁坏性 What is a tornado?

4. hurricane A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain. 飓风：一种猛烈的热带风暴，形成于大西洋 或加勒比海赤道地区，从形成地向北、西北 或东北移动，常携有大量雨水 A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain. 飓风：一种猛烈的热带风暴，形成于大西洋 或加勒比海赤道地区，从形成地向北、西北 或东北移动，常携有大量雨水

5. How many articles are there in the passage? what are the titles of the articles? Match the article with its main idea. FAST-READING

6. Article one Article two Article three A.Charles Coghlan’s story in the worst hurricane disaster. B.A rotating column of air and its power. C.Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and introduce its power and the worst disaster by it.

7. Task1: Read the first part carefully and answer questions. Task1: Read the first part carefully and answer questions. CAREFUL-READING

8. Q1: What is a tornado? Q2:How strong are tornadoes winds? Q3: Where does the tornado occur? Q4: What are the damages of a tornado ? Q5:Do you know the worst tornado?

9. Have a better understanding of the text A Tornado Definition Speed Where Damage The worst one a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground >400km/h in the US, from Texas to South Dakota pick up/ put down/ take off/ destroy houses 1925, three states, over 700 killed, 2,700 injured

10. Task2:

11. 1. What is a hurricane? 2.How strong are hurricanes winds? 3. Where do the hurricanes occur? 4. What are the damage of hurricanes ? 5.Do you know the worst hurricane?

12. Have a better understanding of the text A Hurricane Definition Speed Where Damage The worst one Strong tropical storms 120km/h or more in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods Step.8 th,1900 in Galveston, Texas

13. A Tornado A Hurricane Definition Speed Where Damage The worst one a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground >400km/h in the US, from Texas to South Dakota pick up/ put down/ take off/ destroy houses 1925, three states, over 700 killed, 2,700 injured Strong tropical storms 120km/h or more in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods Step.8 th,1900 in Galveston, Texas

14. Task3: An extraordinary event 1.Who was Charles Coghlan? He was a nineteenth-century Irish actor who went to live in Canada and died in Galveston. 2.Map the road of Coghlan’ moving

15. Charles Coghlan live in Cananda famous New York died in Galveston ended in the sea coffin stream Prince Edward Island Canada

16. READING Complete the passage. Tornadoes can _________cars, trains and even houses and ____ them down in the next street. They can take the fur ____ the back of cat and feathers ____ a chicken. They can _______ houses. But leave the ________inside exactly where it was. pick up put destroy off furniture

17. pick up 1.This afternoon, I picked up the radio lying on the desk. 2.I pick up the English news on the radio. 3.It’s over the radio that I pick up English every day. 4.It was time for me to pick up my mother from railway station. _____________ 拾起，拿起 无意中学会 收听，接收 接某人

18. take off 1.Please take off your coat, as it is warm here. 2.The plane is taking off soon. 3.I’m taking a few days off to visit my parents. 4.My uncle’s business is taking off. 脱掉，去除 起飞 成功，兴隆 休假