Module4

SandstormsinAsiaⅠ.Pre-readingEnjoyashortvideothenaskthestudentstoanswerthesequestions.

Beforewatchingthevideo,pleaselookatthefollowingquestions.AnswerthesequestionsWhatishappening?(2)Whatisthecyclistwearingandwhy?(3)Whatdoyouthinkhappenstotrafficinthissituation?Why(4)Ifyouwereaweatherexpert,whatwouldyouadvisepeopletodointhissituation?

AvideoaboutaviolenceofnatureWatchthevideo<sandstorm>Ⅱ.Pre-reading

ThepassageisaboutsandstormsinAsia.Lookatthetitleandpictureinthetext.Canyoupredictwhatthepassagewilltellus?

Ⅲ.While-reading

1.Thepassagestructureshouldbe

A:①B.①②C.①②③④⑤③④⑤②⑥⑥③④⑤⑥

（A）2.Readthroughthepassageandthenmatcheachpartwithitsmainidea.

PartOne

A:Sandstorms---amajordisasterformanyAsiancountries.

PartTwo

B:thegovernmentisplantingtreestopreventsandstormscomingnearer.PartThreeC:thedescription,places,causesandeffectsofsandstormsaswellasweatherexperts’adviceonsandstorms.PartTwoScanning

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.NorthwestChinaisthesandstormcenterinCentralAsia.2.Sandstormsbeginindesertareas.

(F)(T)3.SandstormsinChinaappeartohavedecreasedinrecentyears.4.Desertificationisonlybecausepeoplecutdowntreesanddigupgrass.5.TheChineseCentralWeatherStationcan’tforecastasandstormsomeweeksbeforeitarrivesinBeijing.6.Thedesertis250kilometersawaytothewestofBeijing.Sothereisnoneedtotakesomemeasures.(F)(F)(F)(F)PartThreecomingupwithyourquestion.Eachgroupshouldraiseaquestionbyyourselvesandletothergroupsanswerandyouwillbethejudges.Ⅳ.Post-reading

Retellthetextbyfillingintheblanks.Sandstormsarestrong,drywindsthatcarry______.Theyareoften____thickthatyoucannotseethesun,andthewindissometimesstrong______tomovesand______.sandsoenoughdunesNorthwestChinais_____ofthesandstormcentreinCentralAsia.Sandstormsbeginin______areas.Desertificationisa_______thathappenswhenlandbecomesdesertbecauseof______changesandbecausepeople___________treesand__________grass.Sandstormssometimes_____Beijing.Citizens________________anorangeskyandstrongwindsthat_______thecityinathick,brown-yellow______.partdesertprocessclimatecutdowndigupaffectwakeuptocoverdust

TheChineseCentralWeatherStationcan______asandstormsomeweeksbeforeitarrivesinBeijing,butthe_______ofthestormsometimes________people.Thedesertisonly250kilometersaway______thewestofBeijing.Inorderto______itcomingnearer,the_______hasplantedmorethan30billiontreesandplansto________plantingforthenextfiveyears.

forecaststrengthsurprisestopreventgovernmentcontinueⅤ.PairWork

Workinpairstoprepareaninterview.oneofthetwopartnersactsasaninterviewerfromCCTV-9,andtheotherhasexperienceinthesandstorm.YoucanstartlikethisA:Excuseme,I’mthereporterfromCCTV,andcouldyousparemeafewminutes?I’dliketoaskyouseveralquestionsonsandstorms.B:Absolutely.Goahead.A:……?B:……Ⅵ.GroupWork:Discussion

Asweallknow,ourschoolwasalsostruckbysandstormsandasaseniorhighstudent,whatshouldwedotopreventsandstorms?Nowdiscussitinyourgroupandpresentittous.Ⅶ.Summary

Whathaveyoulearntfromthispassage?Ⅷ.Homework