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Unit 5
Nature’s Temper
UNIT
5
Storm Chasing: A Dangerous but Important Job
能够读懂介绍风暴追逐者工作内容、意义与风险的科普类说明文。
能够从危险性和重要性两条线理解风暴追逐者的工作。
能够认识到风暴追逐者是用生命守护更多人的安全，让危险的工作拥有了超越风险的意义。
能够掌握文章中重要的知识点。
What do you think of this natural disaster Are you afraid of it
Most people run away from storms, but some people run towards them. They are called storm chasers. Do you know the job of a storm chaser
Look at the title and think about the questions.
Why is it dangerous
Why is it important
Read the passage to check your predictions.
Why is it dangerous
Why is it important
Read the text quickly and answer the questions.
The main idea of the passage is that storm chasing is a dangerous but important job.
He is a storm chaser.
What is the main idea of the passage
Who is Tim Samaras
Storm chasers
What do storm chasers do Why is their job important Why is it dangerous
Read the text quickly again and complete the table.
They get close to tornados to collect important information.
Their job helps improve weather forecasts and changes how people build houses.
Because storms can hit suddenly, change quickly and are very powerful, so their lives are in great danger.
Why do storm chasers have to be prepared
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
Because storms hit suddenly and move quickly.
Read paragraphs 2-3 and answer the question.
What information do storm chasers collect
They collect information such as wind speed and air pressure.
Why is the job worth it even though it's dangerous
Read paragraph 6 and answer the question.
Because their work helps people learn more about storms and keep people safe.
Read paragraphs 4-5 and answer the question.
Why did Samaras and his team die
Because the tornado became stronger unexpectedly, changed its speed and direction suddenly, and finally hit them.
A tornado is a type of storm. It can hit _________ and move very quickly. Storm chasers get close to tornadoes to collect important __________. This can help scientists to make better __________. It can also change how people build ________. However, storm chasing can be a very __________ job. In 2013, Tim Samaras and his team _________ when they were chasing the El Reno tornado. But storm chasers today continue to do such work. Their goal is to keep people ________.
Read the text again and complete the summary.
suddenly
information
forecasts
houses
safe
dangerous
died
做好准备
出乎意料地
令某人惊讶的是
在…… 中发挥重要作用
值得的
Discuss the questions.
1. What do you think of Tim Samaras’s job as a storm chaser
2. What do you need to be a good storm chaser
I think he was very brave to do that job. I feel sad that he died while chasing a storm. I think his job is dangerous but important, because it helps to gather information about tornadoes to keep us safe.
You need to be curious, have a passion for science, and want to help make the world a safer place for people.
3. Do you know of any other dangerous jobs Why do people
do them
Being a firefighter is a dangerous job. I think people do this job because they want to help others.
Would you like to be a storm chaser Why or why not
1. Such storms can hit suddenly and move very quickly, so
storm chasers have to be prepared.
这类风暴会突然来袭，并且移动速度极快，因此追风者必
须时刻做好准备。
hit表示 “（灾害）侵袭” 时，主语是灾害，宾语是地点 / 人。
e.g. The village has been hit by a devastating drought.
那个村庄遭受了严重的干旱。
The tornado hit the city.
龙卷风袭击了这座城市。
2. Often, he filmed the storms while they were happening just
a few kilometres away.
他常常在风暴发生时，在仅几公里外的地方拍摄这些风暴。
film v. 把……拍成电影，拍摄（影片）
e.g. They are filming in Moscow right now.
目前他们正在莫斯科拍电影。
It took them six weeks to film the documentary.
他们花了六周时间拍摄这部纪录片。
3. During a storm, storm chasers put special equipment in the
way of the tornado.
在风暴期间，追风者会将特殊设备放置在龙卷风的路径上。
equipment是不可数名词，不能说 equipments。
e.g. The laboratory has all the latest equipment.
该实验室配备了所有最新的设备。
All our equipment has been carefully tested.
我们的所有设备都经过了仔细检测。
4. For people like Samaras, that goal makes it all worth it.
对于像萨马拉斯这样的人来说，这个目标让一切都值得了。
make + 宾语 + 形容词, 这是 “make” 的常用结构，表示“使……变得……”; “worth”在这里是形容词，作宾语补足语，补充说明 it all的状态。
worth作形容词，有两个意思，表示“值……钱；相当于……的价值”还有“值得”的意思。
表示“值得”的意思时，有如下用法：
worth+名词/代词/动名词 = 值……的；值得……的
e.g. It’s worth a try. 值得一试。
We have to work very hard on it, but it is worth it.
我们必须为此非常努力，但这是值得的。
The film is well worth seeing.
这部电影非常值得一看。
The book is worth $10.
这本书值10美元。
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
(1) 也许我们不会成功，但是这事值得一试。
Maybe we will not succeed, but it is __________
__________ __________.
(2) 我认为这本书不值得一读。
I don’t think the book is __________ __________.
worth
a try
worth reading
5. It can even help people understand how powerful the winds
can be, and as a result, change how we build our houses.
这能帮助科学家做出更准确的预报，甚至能帮助人们了解风
力可以达到多么强大，进而改变我们建造房屋的方式。
主干：It can help people understand... and change... （it 指代前文的 “收集到的信息”）宾语从句 1：how powerful the winds can be （作 understand 的宾语）宾语从句 2：how we build our houses （作 change 的宾语）as a result 是插入语，表因果。
I can
读懂介绍风暴追逐者工作内容、意义与风险的科普类说明文
从危险性和重要性两条线理解风暴追逐者的工作
认识到风暴追逐者是用生命守护更多人的安全，让危险的工作拥有了超越风险的意义
掌握文章中重要的知识点
背诵核心词汇和重点句型。
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