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droughtTornadohurricaneLighteningvolcaniceruptionsandstormNaturalDisastersearthquakefloodhurricanethunderstormsandstormtornadoLightening……Readthethreeparagraphsquicklyandfindoutthetopicsentenceofeachpart.(5min.)FastreadingTopicsentence

（主題句）asentencetotellthereaderwhattheparagraphismainlyabout.

Howcanwegetthetopicsentenceofaparagraph？(1)Wecangetthemainideaofaparagraphbyfindingthetopicsentence，whichmayappearatthebeginningof、inthemiddleoforattheendofaparagraph;(2)Ifwecan’tfindatopicsentencefromtheparagraph,we’llhavetogeneralize(歸納）themainideafromthewholeparagraphbyourselves.1.ATornadoisarotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtotheground.2.Hurricanesarestrongtropicalstorms,andtheyusuallyoccurinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.3.Thisisastoryaboutthe1900Galvestonhurricane.CarefulReadingPartOneandPartTwo:TornadoandHurricane

Studentsaredividedintotwoparts:ThefirstandsecondgroupbelongtoTeam1andthethirdandfourthgroupbelongtoTeam2.Theywillcompetewitheachotherfornumberone.FightingReadthefirsttwopassagescarefullyandfillintheformwithyourpartner.GameTime

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PlaceWindspeedBadresultsTheworstexamplearotatingcolumnofairfromathunderstormtothegroundStrongtropicalstormsIntheUSinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexioMorethan400kms/h120kms/hormorepickup;putdown;takeoff;destroy;leavehugewaves,heavyrainandfloodsIn1925,intheUS,affecting700people;killed,2,700;injuredSeptember8th,1900.Killed6,000people;destroyed3,600buildingPartThreeAnExtraordinaryEvent1.Readthepart3anddecideifthesesentencesaretrue(T)orfalse(F)(1)CharlesCoghlandidn'tbecomefamousuntilhemovedtoNewYork.(2)Coghlan’scoffinwasdestroyedbythe1900Galvestonhurricane.(3)ItwasonlybecauseofthehurricanethatCoghlan’sbodycouldtravelbacktoCanada.TFF2.ReadthePart3andputtheeventsinorder.a.AhurricanehitGalveston.b.CharlesCoghlan,anIrishactor,wenttoliveinCanada.c.HediedinGalvestonandwasburiedinTexas.d.CharlesCoghlanmovedtoNewYorkandbecamefamous.e.CharlesCoghlan’scoffinwasfoundintheeastofCanada.f.Hiscemeterywasdestroyedandhiscoffinendedupinthesea.Answer:bdcafe(1).Thephrase“pickup”inpartone(thesecondparagraph)means______”.A.撿起B(yǎng).無意中學會C.卷起D.接收(2).Windsof______kilometersperhourandfive-meter-highwaveshittheGalveston,Texas.A.120B.200C.400D.220(3).WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TherearefiveAtlantichurricaneseveryyear.B.Theworsthurricaneofalltimekilledaboutone-sixthofthepopulationintheU.S.C.ThehurricanesusuallyhappenedinthesouthernAtlanticOcean,theCaribbeanSeaandtheGulfofMexico.D.Hurricaneshavenoinfluenceonpeople’sworkandlife.(4).InwhichcitydidCoghlanbecomefamous?A.CanadaB.NewYorkC.IrelandD.GalvestonChoosethebestanswerBCBC

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tornadoeseachyear,________about80______and1500_________.Theworstoccurredin____,_______threeUSstatesandmaking700___________and2700________.rotatingcolumn

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injuredSummary_____thelate1890s,he__________toGalveston,______hediedin1899,ayearbeforethehurricane______.Thecemetery_______Coghlanwasburiedwas_________bythehurricaneandCoghlan’scoffin

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wherestruckwheredestroyedendedupAfterlearningtheViolenceofNature,wemayfeelveryfrightenedaboutdisasters.Asweallknow,ourhumanbeingssometimesmaydoharmtoournature.Now,let’sthinkaboutsomemeasurestoprotectournaturebetter.Discussion

Whatshouldwedotoprotectournature?1raisepeople’sawarenessofprotectingthenature3plantmoretreestobeautifyourland…2reducethewasteoftheproductionandtrytoreusethem1.Graspthemainideaofthetext.2.Recitethebeautifulsentences.3.Finishtheexercisesonthetextbook.教材與高考書面表達2008年四川卷書面表達(Homework)你校學生會準備辦一期英語墻報，主題為：保護環(huán)境從我做起。請你根據(jù)下圖所示寫一篇英語短文。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，開頭語已為你寫好；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。WhatcanIdoforourenvironment?Everyonecandosomethingforourenvironment.

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WhatcanIdoforourenvironment?Everyonecandosomethingforourenvironment.Forme,Ishouldtrytosaveelectricityinmydailylife.Forexample,ifIamthelastpersonleavetheclassroomintheevening,Iwillalwaysremembertoturnoffthelights.Inordertoprotectourforests,Iwillusepaperwisely.Ishouldtrytousebothsidesofpaperwheneveritispossible.Iwillnotusethingslikepapercupsanddisposablechopsticksbecausetheyaremadeofwood.Ib