Hurricane

　　1. On Friday 16th Oct. 1987, a hurricane struck the southeast of England.

　　2. In the hurricane, ninety people lost their lives.

　　3. England usually has plenty of rain every month of the year.

　　4. In the morning people woke up and found the outside world hardly changed.

　　5. Many towns and villages had their water supply cut off because there was no electricity.

　　6. It took months to clear all the roads and to mend all the broken electricity lines and telephone lines by the army.

Answers: T  F  T  F  T  F

Step 5 Watch video and then do exercise I on page 124

Step Ⅴ Practice

Read the text quickly and then do the written exercise by filling in the blanks .

　　In 1987, a hurricane   1   the southeast of England. Nineteen people lost their   2  . If the hurricane   3   happened during the day - time, there   4   have been many more death. That night was the worst one   5   history.

　　In the morning people found the world outside their houses completely __6   . Fifteen million trees had been   7   down by the high winds. Electricity lines as   8  as telephone poles were brought down. Many towns and villages had their water supply   9  off because there was   10  electricity. Many people had to use   11   .

　　It took   12   to clear all the roads and mend all the broken electricity lines and telephone lines. The army was called _ 13 __ to cut through fallen trees and to help to __ 14__ the roads and paths. They worked for long hours for several weeks before everything returned to  15  .

[Answers:]1. hit/ struck  2. lives   3. had  4.would  5. in  6. changed 7. blown  8. well   9. cut   10. no   11. lamps   12. weeks   13. in   14. clear   15. normal

Step Ⅵ Language points

1.up to    2.as well as

3.If +主语+had done, 主语+should/ would/could/ might + have done.

4．call in       call at         call…back       call for

put down    bring down     blow down        cut down

1. Last year I went to Guiyang on business, but I had no time to ______ the place where she was    working.

2. Mr Zhang told the meeting that we were facing some new problems that ______immediate solution (解决) .

3. This morning Zhou Yan called me when I was away, but I still haven't got time to ______ her____.

4. Kate is so ill that we cannot move her. Please ______ a doctor quickly.

5. Whenever and wherever floods or earthquakes happen, the PLA soldiers are ______ to help     rescue the people.

6. The company manager told her to ______ all the customers’ names and addresses in order to  keep in touch with them.

7. It was really a hand job to rebuild the houses ______in the hurricane.

8. The electricity lines that were _______ in the earthquake were very dangerous to the people and animals.

9. The farmers must be told to stop the young trees for firewood.

Answers: 1. call at     2. called for    3. call…back 4. call in    5. called in    4. put down 7. blown down    8. brought down    9. cutting down

Step VII Workbook

　　Look at Page 124. Do Ex 1 and Ex 2 . Before doing Ex 2, revise the expressions. Let the students work in pairs. Check the answers with the whole class and get the students to put the sentences into Chinese.

Step VIII Homework

　　1. Prepare Lesson 43.

　　2. Write a short passage according to the four pictures on Page 63

探究活动

　　1.You and your friend have decided to see a play and your friend promised to meet you at the gate of the theatre at 6:00.The play begins at 6:30.It’s now nearly 7:00 o’clock, but still your friend hasn’t turned up yet. Later he arrives and you ask him the reason. Make a dialogue between you two.
　　2.Suppose you were one of the members of the family living in a house with very tall trees all around. Tell your experience in the hurricane in English. How strong the wind was? What decision did you make and what did you do later?
　　3.Suppose you were one of the workers from other parts of Britain. You were called to travel south to help repair the damage. Tell what you see all around and what you do there.