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Learning aims: 1. to memorize the important words and phrases in this module; 2. to review the text “Great European Cities”; 3. to practice reading exercises. Learning method: group work. Step one Dictation of words and phrases. Step two Review this module and finish the short passage. By studying this module, we can learn much about the violence of nature, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, volcano eruptions and earthquakes. Tornadoes can ____________things and _____ _______ in the next street. They can ______the fur ______ the back of a cat and the feathers _______a chicken. They can destroy houses, but ______ the furniture inside exactly where it was. ______ ______, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, ________ about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries. The worst tornado of all time _________ in 1925, _______ three US states. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed. The worst hurricane disaster _______ ______ ______ occurred in 1900. In this hurricane Coughlin’s coffin ________ ______ in the sea. Montserrat has three volcanoes. When one volcano erupted in 1995, ash and lava _______ _______ the mountain, ________ _______ ______ hundreds of houses. Because the houses _______ _______, half the population managed to get to another island. Finally, all the fires were _______ _______. | 
