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FORTY-FIVE SECONDS INSIDE A TORNADO
TRUE ACCOUNTSlide2
Building Background
A tornado is a funnel cloud that extends down to earth.
The winds of a tornado are the most violent wind on earth.
The winds can rotate at more than 200 miles per hour.Tornadoes can travel as far as 20 miles.Slide3
Connect 2 Ur Life
What do you know about tornadoes?
How might it feel to be caught in one?
Share your ideas with a partner.Find Ira Baden & Roy Miller pictureSlide4
Key 2 the True Account
This is a true account of two men who were caught in a tornado that hit Waco, Texas.Slide5
Words 2 know
Wake n.
trail
Rubble n. broken bits of something that is destroyedDevastated v. completely destroyed
Pale adj. without much color, as if illSlide6
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix & Suffix
Prefix
word parts added to beginning of base words.
Suffix word parts added to the end of base words.Slide7
PREFIX
MEANING
EXAMPLES
Dis
-
Not; the absence of
Dislike, disbelief
In-
Not; opposite
Inexpensive, inactive
Over-
Above, too much
Overhead, overloadSlide8
1st
chunkSlide9
VOCABULARY
Measurements
measure +
ment = act of measuringLine 16: talked over their planSlide10
THINK IT THROUGH
What kind of damage will the tornado cause?
114 deaths, more than 500 injuries, two square miles of rubble. REREAD: What signs show that a storm is coming?
The air is strangely heavy & still; it seems to press down on them; the sky is black.Describe the weather on the day the tornado hits.What details let you know this is a true account?
The setting is a real time & place. The event can be proved to have happened
.Slide11
2ND
CHUNKSlide12
VOCABULARY
Unbearably un + bear + able +
ly
= in a way not able to be borne.Line 35: don’t like the looks of itLine 37: put aside their fears
Line 47: skitteredLine 48: did somersaultsSlide13
THINK IT THROUGH
What details helped you imagine the approaching tornado?
raindrops flying sideways; an odd, loud, roaring noise; breaking glass; objects flying by; overwhelming wind; a force that ripped apart buildings and tore power lines loose.Slide14
3RD
CHUNKSlide15
VOCABULARY
Line 60: showering sparks everywhere
Line 66: glued to the railing
Line 67: plasteredLINE 78: demolish = destroyedLine 80: level a movie theaterLine 108: cross-section drawingSlide16
THINK IT THROUGH
What are three amazing events that Baden witnesses?
The men who disappear into the tornado.
The buildings that are destroyedThe cars that leap upward.Slide17
4TH
CHUNKSlide18
VOCABULARY
Line 126: downpour
Line 131: in a daze
Line 131: eyes were blankLine 136: survivors, silentlyLine 143: incredibly, untouchedLine 156: face-to-faceSlide19
THINK IT THROUGH
REREAD: Why do you think the writer tells about Baden’s glasses?
to demonstrate the unpredictable nature of tornadoes; to create a feeling of awe in reader.Slide20
HOMEWORK
How did Baden & Miller help others after tornado moved on
?
They helped to search for survivors.
What details did the writer use to help you understand the power of a tornado? The writer describes the tornado as on ‘overwhelming’ wind, a “powerful force” moving up the street, a force so strong that it glued Baden to then railing.
What one thing do you find most memorable about Baden and Miller’s account?Slide21
VISUALIZING (page 24)
Visualizing
imagining how it looks
Reread lines 56-123Fill in the missing wordsThe Dennis building lost its top four floors.
The tornado ripped the walls off one building, and a man inside was sucked up into the tornado.
Cars driving down the street swerved to avoid downed power lines.Slide22
VISUALIZING (page 24)
A man who ran out of the Amicable Building was picked up and carried away by the tornado.
At the front of the Amicable Building, Roy Miller was holding on to the wall.
On the far side of the streets, cars were squashed.On the near side of the streets, cars were not touched.Slide23
EVALUATING (page 25)
Evaluating
judging it
1. What are the author’s purposes for this article? To entertain by showing how scary a tornado is
To tell the true story of what happened in one tornadoSlide24
EVALUATING (page 25)
2. Purpose: to entertain
good or poor? Why?
Purpose: to report good or poor? Why?3. Do you feel the writer gave an accurate account of the event?
Yes, the story was told by people who were part of it.4. Did you enjoy reading the article?
5. How would you rate, or evaluate the article?Slide25
PREFIXES & SUFFIXES (page 26)
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
Example
Definition
Re-
again
rework
Work again
Un-
not
uncovered
Not covered
-
ful
Full of
careful
Full of care
-less
without
motionless
Without
motionSlide26
Workbook
CREED = belief
Credible
suffix “ible” = c. able to be believed
Incredibly prefix “in” + suffix “ible” + “
ly
” = a. in an unbelievable manner
Incredible prefix “in” + suffix “
ible
” = b. not able to be believedSlide27
Workbook
Powerful
suffix “
ful” = full of powerRemove prefix “re” = move again
Disappear prefix “dis
” = opposite “appear”
Horrible suffix “
ible
” = causing horrorSlide28
9.1. PREFIXES
Opposites
discreet
Indiscreet
Sensitive
insensitive
Convincing
unconvincing
Relevant
irrelevant
Obedient
disobedient
Efficient
Inefficient
Responsible
Irresponsible
Grateful
ungrateful
Loyal
disloyal
tolerant
intolerantSlide29
9.2 Negative adjectives
NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES
MEANING
Unmarried
Not having a husband
or wife
inedible
Impossible to eat
illiterate
Unable to
read or write
unemployed
Not having a job
impartial
Fair in giving
judgement
irreplaceable
Unable
to be replacedSlide30
9.3 Use the word in brackets
Wrap
unwrapping
Agree disagree
Prove disprove
Veil
unveiled
Load
unload
Connect
disconnectSlide31
9.4
Microwave
Antibiotic
MultinationalAuto-pilot
Post-graduate S2 s1 under-graduate
subwaySlide32
9.5 Using the table opposite
Meaning
Mispronouncing
Pronouncing incorrectly
Overworked
but underpaid
Have to
work too hard but are paid too little
Post-dated
cheque
Dated
his
cheque
with a date that was later than the real date
Ex-husband
The man
who used to be her husband
rewrite
Write
it again