Unit 2 Nature Disasters Welcome to the unit课件 2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版必修第三册

Unit2NaturaldisasterWelcometotheunitLeadin1.Whathappenedinthenewsvideo?Anearthquakestroke/hitJapan.2.Ifyouwerethere,howwouldyoufeel?LeadinWhatothernaturaldisastersdoyouknow?skymountainsoilsinkholetornadolandslidestormsurgehurricanelighteningriver/seawildfireearthquakefloodtsunamiWatchvideoNaturaldisastersareterribleremindersofthepowerofnature.Watchthevideo.What’sthemeaningof“thepowerofnature?”Destructive?Unpredictable?Extensive?Unstoppable?Watchthevideoandfinishthefollowingexercises.Platesmovingundergroundcancauseanearthquake,whichis_____________________oftheearth’ssurface.Whenavolcanoerupts,____________,volcanicashandevenrocksescapethroughalargeopeningatthetop.Alargeamountof_________________fallingdownahillormountainiscalledalandslide.asuddenshakinghotgasesearthandrockWatchvideoHowmanysmallearthquakeshappeneveryyear?Severalmillionsmallearthquakes.Whatcanthevolcanicgasandashcause?Theycancauseacidrainandevenstorms.3.Whatarelandslidesoftencausedby?Heavyrainfall,earthquakes,volcaniceruptionsorothernaturaldisasters.Sometimeshumanactivitiessuchascuttingdownforestscanalsocauselandslides.PresentationEarthquakeplaten.板块surfacen.表面volcanoeruptv.爆发ashn.灰escapev.逃离landslidefalldown倒塌hilln.山丘Trytouseyourwordstoexplainwhyorhowithappened?DiscussionWhatnaturaldisastersinhistoryhaveyouheardabout?Let’stakealookatsomeoftheworld’smostdestructivenaturaldisasters.2011Tōhokuearthquakeandtsunami日本东北地方太平洋近海地震2011Tōhokuearthquakeandtsunami日本东北地方太平洋近海地震ItwasthemostpowerfulearthquakeeverrecordedinJapan,andthefourthmostpowerfulearthquakeintheworld.theJapaneseNationalPoliceAgencyreportconfirmed15,899deaths,6,157injured,and2,529peoplemissing.Thetsunamicausednuclearaccidents,primarilythelevel7meltdownsatthreereactorsintheFukushimaDaiichiNuclearPowerPlantcomplex.HurricaneAndrewof1993HurricaneAndrewof1992DamageandeconomiclossesHurricaneAndrewwasaCategory5stormthathitSouthFloridaonAugust24th1992withwindspeedsof165milesperhour.ThestormcauseddamagetosouthLouisianaandtheBahamas,butthebruntofitsimpactfellonSouthFlorida,where:About250,000peoplewerelefthomelessinDadeCountyalone.Therewere26deaths.25,524homesweredestroyedand101,241othersdamaged.2008WenchuanearthquakeinChina2008WenchuanearthquakeinChinaThebiggestearthquakestruckChina’sSichuanProvinceonMay12,2008.Theearthquakewasmeasuredat7.9onRichterscaleandkilledabout87,000people.Itleftmillionsofpeoplehomeless.Thousandsofthemwereburiedundertherubbleofcrushedcommunities.Factories,schools,homeswerecollapsedandittooktroopsandrescueteamssignificantamountsofefforttoreachareasofsouthwesternChina.DiscussionWhatdoesdisastersremindyouof?thepowerofnaturetheharmwe’vedonetotheearththecostwemaypayDiscussionCanweavoidnaturaldisasters?1.Wecannotcompletelypreventorpredictnaturaldisastersbutweshouldarmourselveswithcertainknowledge.2.Lossoflifecanbelimitedthroughdisasterpreparation.DiscussionNatureiskindofalovingmother,butalsoabutcherincoldblood.——VictorHugo

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What’syourunderstandingofthequotation?NaturalresourceLivingspaceFriendlyecologicalcircleUnpredictabledisasterKilluncountablecreaturesDiscussionVictorHugo,(bornFebruary26,1802,Besançon,France—diedMay22,1885,Paris),poet,novelist,anddramatistwhowasthemostimportantoftheFrenchRomanticwriters.ThoughregardedinFranceasoneof