内容正文:
Christina Chu
B3U2 reading
(language points)
Step 1 lead in
What natural disasters in history have you heard about?
Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004)
Pompeii
Flood in 1998
(China)
Hurricane katrina (2005, America)
What can you think of when seeing the pics?
How do you feel?
What might the natural disasters bring to people?
Some people might be killed.
Town/Villages might be destroyed.
Many roads and other infrastructure(基础设施) might be destroyed.
Disease might spread around the affected area.
The local economy might be badly affected.
There might be huge food and water shortages.
What do you know about the signs of a natural disaster?
Rain and Wind Suddenly Falls Away During a Storm
It is during this time when many people peek out their heads or leave shelter
thinking the worst has passed only to be hammered by the following tornado.
This means you will experience another natural instance of “the calm before the storm.”
Step 2 read for structure
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Information they must have to know what happened
A_______ information that helps them understand but isn’t essential
Information ____ is interest or nice to have
Critical info must go at the ______(beginning/end)
dditional
that/which
beginning
17 March
saved
themselves from an earthquake
The school’s safety procedures
taught students and teachers
how to protect themselves
Goldshore Beach
saved around 100 people
on the beach from a
terrible tsunami
The girl warned of an approach
tsunami, and the beach was
cleared just in time.
Step 3 read for details
For her travel was an e_____ from the boredom of her everyday life.
There is no escaping the fact that…
Your names escape me.
Part of speech?
Luckily, I _____(escape) the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.
He wanted to spare his mother any______(anxious).
She was s