Unit 6 Disaster and Hope Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 6 Disaster and hope Understanding Ideas To predict the main idea of the text by looking at the pictures. To understand the author's intent by reading the text. To realise the global warming, extreme weather and other issues caused by climate change, and improve environmental awareness. Pre-reading Look at the thermometer and answer the questions. 56.7 The highest temperature recorded on Earth (California, 1913) -93.2 The lowest temperature recorded on Earth (Antarctica, 2010) 1. What happens when the temperature goes very high or very low? How do people deal with 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. 2. What were the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in Nanchong? How do you feel in extreme temperatures? Free 南充各月气温极值概览(基于近年数据) | **月份* | **历史最高温** | **历史最低温** | *典型天气特征 | | **1月** | 15 (2025) | -2 (2024) | 干冷,少雨 | | **2月** | 18 (2025) | 0 (2024) | 阴冷为主 | | **7-8月* | 41 (2024) | 22 (2024) | 湿热,多突发暴雨 | | **12月* | 17 (2024) | -2 (2024) | 晴冷,偶有雾霾 | Tasks: 2.Match each paragraph with its main idea. Fast-reading 3.What is the main purpose of the passage? 1.Look at the picture and predict what the passage is about. Look at the picture and predict what the passage is about. Then read the passage and check your prediction. The passage is about the author’s feelings and concerns on the London Tube on an unusually hot day. Hot! Hot! Hot! Task 1 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. Task 2 Choose the author’s writing purpose. (Activity 3 P84) A. To explain why summers in London are getting hotter and hotter. B. To complain about the London Tube. C. To warn people about the danger of London being flooded. D. To express his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions. Task 3 What is the author’s primary purpose in writing this article? A. To criticize London’s outdated Tube system. B. To describe personal discomfort during a heatwave and reflect on climate change. C. To propose solutions for global warming. D. To compare weather patterns in Europe and Asia. Careful reading 1. What do we know about the Central Line in London? A.It was built later than most of the other lines. B.The air conditioning was invented early than it. C.Going down on the stairs is hard for the passengers. D.It was the hottest and deepest on the whole Tube system. 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. Read Para. 1. Nanchong No.1 Tube Line will be completed at the end of this year. 南充1号地铁线将于年底完成。 2. Why does the author feel a bit sick in the train? A. Because there is an air conditioning. B. Because working in a tall glass building is awful. C. Because it is extremely hot inside the train. D. Because the breakfast smells terrible. Read Para. 2. 3. 词义猜测题 In Paragraph 2, what does the word "melting" most likely mean? A. Physically turning into liquid. B. Feeling extremely hot and losing energy. C. Blending into the crowd invisibly. D. Experiencing emotional breakdown. 与火车相比,这不算什么 avoid doing sth 避免做某事 (尤指在困难情况下)准时到达 (在某个活动中)获得成功 Read Para. 3. 4. Which of the following doesn't belong to the author's plans 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. 把...挂在网上售卖 注意:冠词 注意:拼写 Read Para. 4. 5. How does the author feel about the reports of natural disasters around the world? A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Shocked. D. Embarrassed. 6.推理判断题 What can be inferred from the news about the hurricane and forest fires? A. They are isolated(隔离的) incidents in Asia and Europe. B. They demonstrate the worsening effects of climate change. C. The author plans to travel to these regions. D. They happen only in remote areas. 双写 快速查看;浏览 look through somebody: 佯装没有看见而不理会某人 【注意】 occur的过去式为occurred, 过去分词为occurred, 现在分词为occurring。 occur没有被动语态,不用于进行时。occur作谓语时,主语不能为人。 Read Para. 5. 8. 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. 7.How does the author feel at the end of the passage? A. More anxious and scared. B. Relieved and self-aware. C. Angry about the Tube system. D. Excited about learning to swim. 倒装 9. What can we learn from the text? A. There is a volcano in London erupting now. B. The working place will move to the top floor. C. The author wants to sell his flat and buy a boat. D. The temperature in London is higher than before. 10. 作者态度题 How does the author’s emotion change from the beginning to the end? A. From anger to acceptance. B. From panic to lighthearted relief. C. From indifference to alarm. D. From curiosity to disappointment. 11. 主旨大意题(标题归纳) Which title best captures the essence of the article? A. "London’s Transport Crisis: A Call for Renovation" B. "Surviving Summer: From Tube Rides to Climate Fears" C. "Global Warming: An Imminent Threat" D. "A Tourist’s Guide to London Heatwaves" 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. melting and becoming one 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. _. 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 Going outside, the author feels refreshed and realises he has been 9. _. worrying too much Post-reading Retell the passage after completing the two lines. Story line Emotional line awful a bit scared feelings before entering the London Tube imagination about the future in the London Tube experiences in the London Tube avoid the feeling by thinking about work Retell the passage after completing the two lines. Story line Emotional line nervous bad weather caused by climate change feelings while stepping out of the station a heavy heart feelings after stepping out of the station relieved 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? Homework Summarize we have learnt some key words and expressions today. null 246403.17 $$