1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature Period1 Words and Phrases Learning aim: to master the usage of the words and phrases in Module 3 Leaning methods: make full use of the textbook, the guidebook and the dictionary. I. New words 1. _ v.经历 ;n.经验，经历 2. _纬度 longitude _ 3. _ adj.热带的 tropic_ 4. 猛烈的；强烈的 adj._
2、n._ 5. 爆发，喷发 vt._ n._ 6. 可能 n._ ; adj_-反义词_ 7. 幸运地，幸亏 adv._；_ II. 单词释义连线： 1. flood a. large objects that are used in houses, like beds, tables, etc. 2. furniture b. a mountain with a large opening at the top through which melting rocks 3. erupt c. a great overflow of water on to a place that is usua
3、lly dry 4. volcano d. a storm with a very strong fast wind 5. hurricane e. a continuously moving mass of liquid or gas 6. cemetery f. to explode and throw out fire, ash, and smoke 7. current g. a place where dead people are buried 8. disaster h. describing the hottest parts of the earth, north and s
4、outh of the equator 9. feather i. a terrible event 10. tropical j. you can see this on a bird III. 词义辨析 1. occur; happen; take place 三者都有“发生”的含义，但具体意义不同。 (1) occur 为正式用语，可指偶然发生，也可指在制定的时间发生、出现，也 可指抽象事物如思想等的发生。 (2) happen 为常用语，指事物或情况偶然或未能预见地发生，其后接不定式或 用在 It happened that.句型中，意为：恰好，碰巧，偶然。 (3) take plac
5、e 指“按计划使某事或效果发生”，一般没有偶然的意味。 如：How did the accident happen? 事故是如何发生的？ When will the wedding take place? 婚礼何时举行？ He told me how the accident occurred.他告诉我那事故是怎样发生的。 2. ruin; damage; destroy 三者都有“破坏，毁坏”之意，但含义不同。 ruin 表示破坏严重，以至不能修复，强调致使该物的功能出现了问题。 damage 指部分“损坏，破坏”之意，或指价值、用途降低或外表损坏等，在破 坏程度上 damage 要小于 d
6、estroy，损坏了还可修复。 destroy 指“通过某种有力的或粗暴的手段使之彻底毁坏以至不能或很难修复” ，有时用于比喻意义，表示希望、计划等被打破。如： She poured water all over my painting, and ruined it. 她把水全倒在了 我的画上，把画毁了。 Take care not to damage the timer mechanism. 当心一点，不要弄坏计时装 置。 In order to escape the punishment, they have destroyed all the evidence. 为了逃避惩罚，他们毁掉了
7、所有证据。 IV. 根据汉语提示完成句子： 1. He_ (拾起) his suitcase and walked out. 2. The man_ (结果为) in a cell for the night. 3. The house_ (着火) at about ten oclock last night but it was soon _ (扑灭了). 4. She came in and_ (脱下) her coat. 5. When did the accident_ (发生) exactly? 6There are_ six Atlantic hurricanes each yea
8、r. （平 均）7_, he failed the exam. （结果） ： Period2 Reading Learning aim: to know different kind of natural disasters Important and difficult points: the language points in the text. Learning methods: reading, geography book, group work , discussing, etc. Activity 1 Read the passage on page 22 and answer
9、 these questions. 1. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? 2. How many tornadoes are there in the US every year? 3. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? 4. What happens during a hurricane? 5. When was the worst hurricane of all time? 6. What happened
10、to him after the hurricane? Activity 2 Read the passage again and translate the following sentences. 1. Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street- or even in the next town. 2. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.
11、(1) Leave sb./sth.+(v.-ing/v.-ed/ adj./adv./介词短语 表示“使处于某种状态” (2) Inside 表示“在里面“形容词作后置定语 , 修饰 furniture (3) Where it was 是地点状语作 leave 的宾语补足语 3. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. causing about 80 deaths 为现在分词短语作状语表结果。分词的逻辑主语与句子 的主语保持一致
12、。 e.g. It rained heavily, causing severe flooding in that country. 4. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2700 had been injured. （1）by the time 意为 _引导时间状语从句，主句谓语动词用 _时态。 （2）过去完成时的被动语态由_ 构成，表明在过去某个时 间或动作之前已经被完成的动作。 5. The worst hurricane disaster of all time occurred on the
13、 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. 6. The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlans coffin ended up in the sea. end up _ e.g. If you go on doing that kind of thing , youll end up in the prison. Activity 3 .短文改错 A terrible storm took place in a summer night.
14、The _ _ 1._ wind was so strong that many trees brought down. It _ 2. was already eleven oclock. Li Ming who had been to _ 3. night school, was still not back and her parents were _ 4. very anxious. Half an hour later the wind stopped, and it _ 5. was still raining, Li Mings parents were about to loo
15、king _ 6. for him when he returned. Li Ming explained the storm has _ 7. pushed over many big trees as well telephone lines, blocking _ 8. the roads and that the bridge had been washed away by _ 9. the floods. So they had been to find another way back. 10. Period3.Grammar Learning aim: to review wha
16、t we have learnt in Module 3 Important and difficult points: some language points that the students havent mastered Learning methods: group work; discussing; etc. II. 语法专练 . 把下列直接引语改为间接引语 1.The hotel manager said to me , “You have to stay in the hotel because this is the start of a hurricane.” The h
17、otel manager said to me _ 2. He said , “ I saw the roof of the house across the road disappear a moment ago.” He said _. 3. A scientist said, “ Volcanic eruptions dont happened very often on this island. A scientist said _. 4. The journalist said, “ The residents will travel back to the island when
18、the danger is over. The journalist said _. 5. He said, “ Half the residents left the island last week.” He said _. 6. He asked, “Does this mean that the danger is over.” He asked _. 7. He asked her, “May I go there now.” He asked _. 8. He asked me, “What were you doing when the earthquake happened.”
19、 He asked me _. 9. He asked the governor, “Can we go back to our homes tomorrow?” He asked the governor _. 10. The tourist asked the local people, “ Had the fire been put out before firefighter arrived. The tourist asked the local people _. III. 单项选择 1, By the time he leaves university , he _ much w
20、ork experience so long as he takes a part-time job. A . will have gained B . has gained C . may have gained D . will gain 2, The problem just _ to be discussed at next meeting . A . referred is B. referred to be C . referring to is D. referred to is 3. It suddenly _ to me that the man might be the r
21、obber the police had been hunting for. A. comes B. referred C. happened D. occurred 4. He kept looking at her，wondering whether he _ her somewhere . A. saw B. has seen C. sees D. had seen 5. There was a big fire in the building last night. _ , all the people were able to escape. A. Unluckily B. Fort
22、unately C. To be sure D. Above all 6. Children need many things , but _ they need love. A. above all B. in all C. as well D. after all 7. The teacher _ the exam marks on the wall so that the students could see them. A. put up B. put on C. take down D. take off 8. The boss went into the house,_ the f
23、ive boys _ in the rain. A. left ; standing B. leaving ; standing C. left; stand D. leaving; stand 9. She started with the aim of doing harm to others only _ ruining herself. A. to end up with B. ending up with C. to end D. ending in Period4. Words Learning aim: to practice learning skills and revise
24、 words and expressions in this module Learning methods: group work, discussing, etc. I. 单词拼写 1, U_, hundreds of house caught fire when the lava reached them. 2, A tornado is a c_ of air that turns very quickly in the air. 3, A lighting is the flash of light which o_ during a thunder storm. 4,Thousan
25、ds of people lost their lives during the natural d_. 5, His village was f_ in the heavy rain, so he had to move to a mountain nearby. 6, After he died, he was b_ with his wife in the country. 7, It happened that no one was on the island during the volcanic e_. 8, Is there any p_ that well see you th
26、is weekend. 9,The v_ earthquake in California in 1906 caused 500 deaths. 10, The tidal wave caused a lot of d_ to the Southeastern Asian countries. II. 单项选择 1. We _our breakfast when an old man came to the door. A. just have had B. have just had C. just had D. had just had 2. Thirty soldiers were ki
27、lled and many more were _. A. Wounded B. hurt C. injured D. damaged 3. A sudden blizzard occurred in Beijing last night, _great inconvenience in transport. A. caused B. causing C. affecting D. brought 4. When they had finished playing, the children were made to _ all the toys they had taken out. A.
28、put off B .put away C. put up D. put out 5. How _do you attend the evening classes? _,three times per week. A. long; On the whole B. often; On average C. soon; Generally speaking D. much; In all 6. When the firemen arrived , the office building _ for an hour. A. had been on fire B. was on fire C. ha
29、d caught fire D. caught fire 7. When they had finished playing, the children were made to _ all the toys they had taken out. A. put off B .put away C. put up D. put out 8. How _do you attend the evening classes? _,three times per week. A. long; On the whole B. often; On average C. soon; Generally sp
30、eaking D. much; In all 9. Do you mind my taking this seat? -_. A. Yes, sit down B. No, of course not C. Yes, take it D. No, you cant take it 10. When I was walking in the street, I _ to meet a former friend of mine. A. happened B. broke out C. occurred D. took place 11. A sudden blizzard occurred in
31、 Beijing last night, _great inconvenience in transport. A. caused B. causing C. affecting D. brought III.汉译英 1 大雨使他们不能去野餐了。 （preventfrom ） 2 听到孩子的话，他们猛然意识到实际上国王没穿衣服。(wake up to) 3 困在了沙漠之中，于成纯只能希望自己能活下来。(be caught in) 4 他烟瘾很大，因而得了肺癌。(as a result) Period5.Exercises Important and difficult points: some
32、 language points that the students havent mastered Learning methods: group work; discussing; etc. Activity 1 Read the passage on page 29 and answer these questions 1. Where and when was the worst Chinese earthquake? 2. Which earthquake caused the worst natural disaster in American history? 3. What w
33、as the most dangerous thing about the California Earthquake of 1906? 4. How many people were killed by the earthquake in the whole of California? 5. What caused the 1906 earthquake? Activity 2 Read the passage on page81-82 and do exercise 11-12 on page 82. 2. Reading comprehension A Mr. Black and Mr
34、. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture. One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to e
35、at the apples. The old man saw it and said, “You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture.” They went to Mr. Whites house. There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?”
36、He said, “Lift the curtains, and you will find my picture.” The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. Whites picture. The old man said, “Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best
37、one.” 1. Mr. Black drew . A. an apple tree B. the best picture C. curtains D. birds 2. The old man thought Mr. Blacks picture was good because . A. it was in the field B. it was an apple tree C. the birds liked it D. the birds thought it was real 3. Mr. Whites picture was . A. an apple tree B. curta
38、ins C. nothing D. an old man 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The birds came and ate the apples up. B. The old man said Mr. Whites picture was the best one at last. C. The two pictures were not so good. D. The curtains on the wall were real. B Mr. and Mrs. Williams got married when h
39、e was twenty-three, and she was three years younger. Twenty-five years later, they had a big party, and a photographer came and took some photographs of them. Then the photographer gave Mrs. Williams a card and said, “They will be ready next Wednesday. You can get them from our studio（照相馆）.” “No,” M
40、rs. Williams said, “Please send them to us.” The photographs arrived a week later, but Mrs. Williams was not happy when she saw them. She got into her car and drove to the photographers studio. She went inside and said angrily, “You took some photographs of me and my husband last week, but I am not
41、going to pay for them.” “Oh, why not?” the photographer asked. “Because my husband looks like a monkey,” Mrs. Williams said. “Well”, the photographer answered, “that isnt our fault. Why didnt you think of that before you married him?” 5. When Mr. and Mrs. Williams had a party, he was , and she was .
42、 A. 23; 20 B. 28; 25 C.48; 45 D. 43; 40 6. When Mrs. Williams saw the photographs, she was with them. A. contented B. satisfied C. pleased D. unhappy 7. Mrs. Williams didnt want to pay because . A. she had no money B. her husband looked like a monkey in the photographs C. she looked like a monkey in
43、 the photographs D. she lost her money 8. The photographer said, “ .” A. Sorry, its my fault B. Oh, its our fault C. Pardon, its our fault D. Well, that isnt our fault Period6 Revision Learning aim: to review what we have learnt in Module 3 Important and difficult points: some language points that t
44、he students havent mastered Learning methods: group work; discussing; etc. I. 单词拼写 1, U_, hundreds of house caught fire when the lava reached them. 2, A tornado is a c_ of air that turns very quickly in the air. 3, A lighting is the flash of light which o_ during a thunder storm. 4,Thousands of people lost their lives during the natural d_. 5, His village was f_ in the heavy rain, so he had to move to a mountain nearby. 6, After he died, he was b_ with his wife in the country. 7, It happened that no one was on the island during the volcanic e_. 8, Is there a
