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外研版普通高中英語 必修三
Unit 6 Disaster and Hope (第4課時)
Developing ideas---Stars after the storm
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To listen and learn how massive the Hurricane Katrina was.
To skim for the main idea and understand the title.
To draw the outline of the passage and figure out the change of the author’s feelings.
To learn to take a positive attitude when facing disasters or hardships in life.
Learning Objectives
Background Information
Homework
Listen to the brief introduction about the Hurricane Katrina and fill in the blank in your handout.
Warming up
Hurricane Katrina reached the state of Louisiana on the morning of August 29, 2005. It was the 1. ________ hurricane in American history, and one of the deadliest.
Hurricane Katrina 2._______ hardest in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. 3._____ and 4.___________ from the hurricane and its effects extended along the Gulf Coast. More than 5.________ people were killed.
The storm formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005. The next day, it grew strong enough for scientists to call it a tropical storm. Then it moved toward the United States. It first reached land in south Florida on August twenty-fifth. Experts identified the storm as a hurricane. They named it Katrina, and rated it as the least severe type of hurricane.
Hurricane Katrina weakened again after striking Florida. Later it moved to the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf's warm waters helped it gain strength. At one point, the storm's winds were blowing at more than 6.________ per hour. Experts increased its rating to the most 7.________ hurricane.
Time passed, and the winds again weakened. Then Hurricane Katrina reached land in Louisiana. Its speed had fallen to about two hundred kilometers per hour when it struck near New Orleans. But the wind was strong enough to 8.______________, vehicles and buildings. It 9._______________ the air like toys. Walls of water 10.________ over the land. Intense rain fell. Then Hurricane Katrina struck land again, this time at the border of Mississippi and Louisiana. Again, there was loss of life and terrible destruction.
costliest
Death
destruction
struck
1,800
268 km
severe
pick up trees
threw them into
flooded
Stars
after the storm
Check your homework
Read and summarize the main idea of the passage.
How do you understand the title “Stars after the storm”
What is the passage mainly
about
This passage is mainly about the author’s experience of Hurricane Katrina and feelings.
2. How do you understand the
title
In this text, the writer use stars to represent hope for the future. People also use stars to present beauty and the guiding light. Sometimes people use them to represent love or the late loved ones.
disaster
People often use emotional words and imagery(意象) to describe an important event or memorable experience. These words and phrases help us identify and interpret(闡釋) the thoughts and feelings of the author of the passage.
hope
HURRICANE KATRINA
During the hurricane
What happened
Right after the hurricane
After they were rescued
How did the author feel
How does the passage develop
Read the passage carefully and use words and expressions from the passage to finish the mind map. Post on your pad.
The roof flew off.
frightened
HURRICANE KATRINA
During the hurricane
What happened
Right after the hurricane
How did the author feel
The roof flew off.
The rain came down so hard that the street turned into a river and we were going nowhere.
Smartie disappeared.
We didn’t have enough drinking water.
The weather was really hot and smelled so bad everywhere.
We were bothered by mosquitos.
Mom told us always try to see the good/positive side of life.
Lying under the midnight sky and looking up at the amazing stars, we felt hopeful for the future.
frightened
terrified
shocked
anxious
worried
uncomfortable
miserable
feel better
relaxed
hopeful
P1-2
P3-4
HURRICANE KATRINA
What happened
After they were rescued
How did the author feel
A Few Days Later
We were rescued.
Smartie came home in time.
One Year Later
We have gone back home in New Orleans and are working together to rebuild our homes and lives.
delighted/happy
thankful
grateful
inspired
confident
hopeful
optimistic
P5
P6
The change of the author’s feelings:
delighted/happy
thankful
grateful
inspired
confident
hopeful
optimistic
frightened
terrified
shocked
anxious
worried
uncomfortable
miserable
feel better
relaxed
hopeful
disaster
hope
The author’s experience reflects a positive attitude toward/ towards the hardships(苦難) in life. Stars in the night sky stand for the hope that gives them the confidence to move on and rebuild their homes and lives.
What sort of attitude to life is reflected in the author’s experience of looking at the night sky
1. What’s the function of the two sentences
I was sitting in my room with my cat, Smartie, on my lap, when the roof just flew off.
All of a sudden, there was sky where the roof had been.
2. Why does the author say “Although it was only a few days before we were rescued, it felt like months”
1. What’s the function of the two sentences
I was sitting in my room with my cat, Smartie, on my lap, when the roof just flew off.
All of a sudden, there was sky where the roof had been.
The two sentences describe the tremendous(=very big, fast, powerful) violence of the hurricane vividly. They also give the readers space to think about it.
2. Why does the author say “Although it was only a few days before we were rescued, it felt like months”
Because they lost their home and suffered a lot from the hurricane. It was so hard to spend those miserable days that seemed endless.
Interview！
Work in pairs. Act out an interview with the author about their experience of Hurricane Katrina.
Eg. How did you feel when you realize that Smartie had disappeared
Food for thought
Whatever happens,
we should always try to see the bright side of things.
Homework
1. Complete the summary
2. Imitating writing
Thank
you

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