Unit 6 Disaster and hope Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

unit6 Disaster and hope 外研社高中英语选择性必修三 understanding ideas Author:Miss. Liu understanding ideas Hot!Hot! Hot! Learning objectives 1)To obtain the important words and phrases in the passage; 2)To understand the author's intent by reading the text; 3)To realise the global warming, extreme weather and other issues caused by climate change, and improve environmental awareness; 4)To know how to organize and polish a passage. Pre-reading---warming up Activity 1 : Let us watch a video and tell how you feel after watching it. Look at the thermometer and answer the questions. Activity 2 1. What happens when the temperature goes very high or very low? How do people deal with extreme temperatures? 2. What were the highest and lowest temperatures recorded where you live? How do you feel in extreme temperatures? The first scourge (天灾) of warming is drought. Forest fires are common. The amount of land available to grow food will decrease, and crops will be reduced due to lack of heat. Activity3: Scan the passage,and finish the tasks. 1.What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Journey in London. B. The Tube system in London. C. Crowded situation. D. The extreme weather conditions. While-reading 2.Match the main idea with each paragraph. The temperature inside the train can reach 35 degrees and the author thinks he is melting and becoming one with the passage next to him. There are reports of natural disasters around the world caused by climate change, so the author thinks he should move to space to avoid a disaster on Earth. Coming out of the station, the author feels a fresh wind and realizes he has been worrying too much. The temperature is expected to reach 30 plus degrees and the author is going to travel on the Tube. Thinking that London will definitely get hotter, the author feels a bit scared. He thinks he should buy a boat, advise the manager to move the office to the top floor and learn to swim. Activity4:Read the first two paragraphs and answer the questions. 1. Why is the Tube station so hot? 2. What do you know about the author’s journey? 3. What is the temperature inside the train? 4. Where does the author work? Because there is no air conditioning. It is on one of the oldest, deepest and hottest lines. 35 degrees. He works in a tall, glass building. Activity 5 :Read the third and fourth paragraphs and complete the form. The author’s plan Put his flat on the (1) ___________ and buy a boat. Speak with his manager about (2) ________ to the top floor. Join a beginner’s swimming class (3) ____________. The disasters all over the world A typhoon in Asia has (4) _________ a town. Heavy rain in Eastern Europe has caused (5) __________ The (6) __________ across Southern Europe has caused forest fires. market moving immediately destroyed landslides heat Activity6: Read the last paragraph and answer the questions. 1. What is the author’s destination? 2. How does the author feel when he gets out of the station? Bank station. Comfortable. Post reading Activity7 Think and share(group discussion) 1. Do you share the author’s concerns about extreme weather conditions? Why? 2. Do you think climate change will affect your life in the future? How would you adapt? Activity 8 Exercise 1. Choose the best answer. ①What do we know about the Central Line in London? A. It was built earlier than most of the other lines. B. The air conditioning was invented earlier than it. C. Going down on the stairs is hard for the passengers. D. It was the hottest and deepest on the world's Tube system. ②Why does the author feel uncomfortable in the Tube? A. Because he is wearing a suit today. B. Because he had special food for breakfast. C. Because he can make it to Bank station soon. D. Because there are many people and much hot air. ③Which of the following doesn’t belong to the author’s preparations for the future? A. Move the flat to another city. B. Buy a boat. C. Move the office to the top floor. D. Learn to swim. ④ How does the author feel about the reports of natural disasters around the world? A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Shocked. D. Embarrassed. ⑤ Why does the author feel good after walking out of the Tube? A. Because he has been worrying too much. B. Because he is moving to space. C. Because he feels cooler outside. D. Because his destination is here now. 2.Complete the flow chart with words and expressions from the passage. The author is travelling on the London Tube. It is very hot and the temperature outside will be 1. ____________________________. He feels awful. It is even hotter inside the train than outside, and the author thinks he is 2. __________________ with the passenger next to him. Thinking that London will probably get hotter, the author feels 3. _____________. To prepare for the future, he thinks he should: 4. ________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________ In the newspaper, there are reports of natural disasters around the world caused by 7. ______________, which makes the author feel 8. __________. Going outside, the author feels refreshed and realises he has been 9. ___________________. 30 plus degrees/ over 30 degrees melting and becoming one a bit scared put his flat on the market and buy a boat speak with his manager about moving to the top floor learn to swim climate change nervous worrying too much Thanks for your listening! Lavf58.46.101 $$