内容正文:
Hot
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B3U6 Understanding Ideas
warm
hot
burning hot/ scorching
cool
chilly
cold
freezing
1. What happens when the temperature
goes very high?
-93.2 ˚C
Minus ninety-three point two degrees Centigrade
1. What happens when the temperature
goes too low?
forest fires
mudslide
drought
snowstorm/
blizzard
famine
(饥荒)
heat wave
degrees centigrade
minus
flood
56.7 ˚C
Fifty-six point seven
2
Prediction
Focus on the title and the illustration of the passage and think :
Where does the story take place?
What kind of weather is the story about?
What may the passage talk about ?
地铁
Subway 美
Underground 英
Tube 英
Metro 法
Read for main idea
Check your prediction and choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
To explain why summers in London are getting hotter and hotter.
To complain about the London Tube.
To warn people about the danger of London being flooded.
To express his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions.
Read for structure
What is the text type of the passage?
How is the passage organized?
The passage is developed in the order of ________ .
A. Narration
B. Argumentation
C. News Report
D. Exposition
inside the station
onto the platform
At tht Tube station
out of the station
Space
Read for information
At tht Tube station
onto the platform
inside the station
out of the station
Read carefully and try to analyze the author’s feelings at different places and the causes:
Read for details
Causes
Feeling
The temperature in London is ____________________
____________________
____________________
_________
awful
My journey is on one of the oldest and deepest lines.
no air conditioning
at the Tube station
30 plus degrees/over 30 degrees.
Read for details
on the platform
Causes
Feeling
____________________
____________________
_________
hot
like jumping into a volcano
no air conditioning
Read for details
thinking about work. I work in a tall, glass
building. One very hot summer, the sun
reflected off it and melted cars parked below!
Will this happen again today?
inside the Tube
Causes
Feeling
The temperature can reach ____________________
dress:____________________
surroundings:______________
breakfast:_________________
_________
sick
wear a suit
in a crowd of passengers
bacon and eggs
35 degrees.
融为一体
Read for details
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________
3 Yes, each summer in London definitely seems hotter
than the last. I suddenly feel a bit scared. Perhaps
now is the time to start planning for the future? I
should probably put my flat on the market and buy
a boat. That way, when the Thames rises and there
is a flood in London, I’ll still be able to get to work.
But wait! Would I still have a workplace to go to?
My office is only on the third floor of the building,
so quite low. I’ll speak with my manager about
moving to the top floor. Most importantly, I will
need to learn to swim! I’ll join a beginner’s
swimming class immediately. Then I’ll be able to
survive even when the tall buildings are flooded.
inside the Tube
Causes
Feeling
______________________________________________________
_________
scared
Each summer seems hotter than the last.
What are the author’s plans?
put his flat on the market and buy a boat
speak with his manager about moving to the top floor
learn to swim
Read for details
4 Looking through my newspaper, I’m shocked by
photos showing that a hurricane in Asia has
destroyed a town. What’s more, heavy rain in
Eastern Europe has caused landslides, and the heat
across Southern Europe has caused forest fires.
Experts say this bad weather has occurred due to
climate change. News like this makes me feel
nervous. Now that it’s hard to avoid a disaster on
Earth, perhaps I should start thinking about moving
to space…
inside the Tube
Causes
Feeling
________in Asia
________in Eastern Europe
________in Soutern Europe
_________
shocked, nervous
hurricane
heavy rain
forest fires
due to climate change
Causes
Feeling
_______________________________
The tempreture is_________________
_________
refreshed
I suddenly feel a fresh wind on my face
only 30 degrees outside.
out of the station
Read for details
Read for information
At tht Tube station
onto the platform
inside the station
out of the station
Retall the passage acording to the changed feelings.
Think & share. Do you share the author’s concerns about extreme weather conditions? In what way climate change will affect your life in the future?
met trouble halfway
save for a rainy day
The sea level will rise.
Extreme weather will be common.
The ecological system will be destroyed.
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