外研社必修3 module3Reading and vocabulary.ppt

* * What do you think about tornado and hurricane? Can you describe them in your own words? tornado tornado hurricane Read about the Gulf Steam and check the meaning of the words 1. What is a current ? (a) A kind of electricity (b) A movement of water (c) A kind of wind 2. What kind of things flow ? (a) Water (b) Time (c) Money 3. If two places are on the same latitude ,they are on the same line _____ (a) east/west (b) north/south ★ ★ ★ Match the words with the definitions. bury disaster feather fur occur tropical 1.You can see this on an animal _____ 2.describe the hottest parts of the earth _____ fur tropical 3 a terrible event ______ 4 you can see these on a bird ______ 5 to place in the ground or tomb ______ 6 to happen ______ disaster feather bury occur Match the article with its main idea. FAST-READING Article one Article two Article three Charles Coghlan’s story in the worst hurricane disaster. A rotating column of air and its power. Hurricanes are strong tropical storms and introduce its power and the worst disaster by it. Read the first part carefully and answer questions. CAREFUL-READING 1. What is a tornado? A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. 2. What can happen to furniture when a  house is destroyed by a tornado? Furniture can be inside exactly where it was. 3. What can tornadoes do? They can pick up…, put down…, take off..., destroy…, leave…. Read the first part of the passage carefully. Answer the questions. 1. How strong are tornado winds? 2. What can happen to furniture when a house is destroyed by a tornado? More than 400 km/h. It stays where it was. 3. How many tornadoes are there in the US every year? 4. How many people died in the worst tornado of all time? About 800. More than 700. Re