5. It has huge waves.

6. 8th September, 1900.

7. No, he wasn't.

8. His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.

Step 3 Post-reading

Read the passage again and fill in the form with suitable words.

Tornado Hurricane Definition Times Place Phenomena Bad results The worst example you know Suggested answers:

Tornado Hurricane Definition A rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. Strong tropical storm. Times 800 in the US each year 6 Atlantic hurricanes each year Place From Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north Occur in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico Phenomena Have winds of more than 400 kilometers per hour Violent winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more, Bad results Pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street; take the fur and feathers off; destroy houses but leave the furniture where it was Cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods The worst example you know Occurred in 1925 Occurred on the 8th September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. Step 4 Language Explanations

【词条1】occur

【课文原句】Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north. (Page23)

【点拨】occur此处意为"发生"，不及物动词，没有被动语态。如：

About 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every day, and more than a hundred thousand in a year.

【拓展】happen, occur, take place辨析