(共35张PPT)
Unit 6 Natural Disasters
Integrated Skills
How do you feel
earthquake
tsunami
(海啸)
snowstorm
fire
in Britain
last week
What happened in Britain
What caused the fire
Was anyone hurt
There was a heavy storm with thunder and lightning and Vivien’s school caught fire.
Lightning hit the school and started the fire.
No. It was a holiday and no one was at school.
A: Did you hear about the fire at school in
Britain last night
B: No. what happened
A: It was my online friend Viven’s school. She
told me about it. There was a heavy storm
with thunder and lightning.
B: Oh, really
A: Yes. It was terrible. Her school caught fire
because lightning hit it.
B: Was she hurt
A: No. As it was a holiday, no one was at
school.
Earthquake in Yellow Stone Park
catch fire
shake strongly
fall down
hurt
lose their lives
Traffic Accidents
on the highway
crash into
each other
hurt and die
A: Did you hear about……
B: No. what happened
A: I watched the film 2012. There was…in…
B: Oh, really
A: Yes. It was terrible. ..…(what happened)
B: Was anyone hurt
A: Yes. A lot of people....because…was/were
very serious.
earthquake in Yellow Stone Park
traffic accidents on the highway
Guessing:
What will the police write about the accident in the report
Police Report
Date of call 28th January
Time of call 7.40 p.m.
Time of arrival 7.45 p.m.
Place Starlight Street,Sunshine Town
No. of victims Two
Conditions of victims Mr. Su:ok,but felt cold and frightened
Mrs. Su: hurt her left leg
Action Arrived at Sunshine Hospital at 7.55 p.m.
Listen and answer:
What do they crash into
Where are they now
What is the weather like that day
Who is hurt
Who calls 110
Will anybody help them
A tree
They’re trapped in the car.
Snowy
His wife
Su Ning
Yes
Accident:Their car crashed into(1)_______.
They are(2)________in the car.
Weather conditions:
There is(3)_____________ and it covers the whole place.
Date of call: (4)___________________
Time of call: (5)___________________
Name of caller: (6)__________________
28th January
trapped
7.40 p.m.
a heavy snow
a tree
Su Ning
Place: (7)__________________
No. of victims: (8)_______
Conditions of victims:
Mr. Su---(9)____________________________
Mrs. Su----(10)_________________________
Action: Policemen arrived at(11)________
Sent the victims to(12)________________ at(13)____________
Starlight Street, Sunshine Town
Two
Ok, but felt cold and frightened
hurt her left leg
7.45 p.m.
Sunshine Hospital
7.55 p.m.
Sandy wrote an E-mail to tell her online Viven about the accident,
Try to help her complete the e-mail on P103.
Dear Vivien
How are you I left school early yesterday because the snowstorm got worse in the afternoon. The snow was really heavy.
This morning I read a newspaper article about a car accident. A man named _____ called the 110 hotline at_____using his mobile phone. His car crashed into______ near Starlight Street in___________ . He and his wife were ______ in the car. The snow was _______.The policemen arrive at _______ and they sent them to ______________ at ______ Mr. Su felt ______and __________but he was not hurt. Mrs. Su hurt her _________but it was not very serious.
What about London Do you have snowstorms there Please e-mail me soon.
Sandy
Dear Vivien:
How are you I left school early yesterday because the snowstorm started again in the afternoon and it got worse later. The snow was really heavy by then.
This morning I read a newspaper article about a car accident. A man named _______ called the 110 at _______ using his mobile phone.
SuNing
7.40 p.m.
His car crashed into _____ while he was driving in _____________ . He and his wife were _______ in the car.
The snow was _____ and it covered everything. The policemen arrived at ________ and they sent them to hospital at ________.
a tree
the snowstorm
trapped
heavy
7.45 p.m.
7.55p.m.
cold
frightened
left leg
Mr Su felt ____ and _________ but he was not hurt. Mrs Su hurt her ______
but it was not very serious.Now I know that bad weather can be dangerous. What about London Do you have any snowstorms there Please e-mail me soon.
Sandy
Can you find out these useful phrases
变得更糟糕
2. 读报纸上的文章
3.撞上一棵树
4. 在暴风雪中驾驶
5. 被困在车里
6. 覆盖所有的东西
7.把他们送到医院
8. 感到害怕
9. 受伤
10. 伤了她的左腿
get worse
read a newspaper article
send them to hospital
drive in the snowstorm
be trapped in the car
cover everything
crash into a tree
feel frightened
be hurt
hurt her left leg
Please remember these useful phrases
Company Logo
Interview
What happened to you, Mr. Su
Were you alone in the car
Why didn’t you get out by yourself
Was anyone hurt
Did you call someone for help
What do you think caused the accident
A TV reporter also wants to interview Mr. Su. Please work in pairs and have an interview.
On this beautiful planet, natural disasters may happen at any time.
Snowstorm
Wenchuan
Earthquake
When natural disasters come,
what should we do
Take right actions to
protect yourselves
Work together
Calm down
Help each other
Are all the disasters caused by natural forces
What kinds of disasters
can you see around us
There are many disasters caused by people themselevs.
Traffic Accidents
How to prevent accidents
We must obey(遵守) the traffic rules.
1. Walk, ride or drive on the right.
2. Cross the road at the Zebra Line.
3. Don’t drive or ride too fast.
4. Wait until the traffic light is green.
5. Don’t make phone calls while driving.
6. Don’t drive after drinking wine.
Helpless
Disasters are terrible!
We can always do something to protect ourselves!
plane crash
Complementary Reading
Some time ago, a light passenger plane flew off course and it crashed in the mountains and its pilot died. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were not hurt. It was the middle of winter. There was heavy snow on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the suitcase herself, but it was too small.
Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters “SOS” in the snow. Luckily, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived to save the survivors of the plane crash.
New words and expressions
passenger 乘客 fly off course偏离航线
Pilot飞行员 suitcase手提箱 helicopter直升飞机
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
How many people were there in the plane before it crashed
A. Only one. B. Three. C. Four D. Quite a lot.
2. Where did the woman put her baby daughters during the night
A. On the bed. B. On the snowy ground. C. In the suitcase. D. In her arms.
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “stamped out”
A.邮票 B. 寄信 C. 踩出 D. 呼救
4. Which of the following statement is true
A. The woman stayed in the suitcase with her daughters over the night.
B. She sent out a signal for help with her radio at last.
C. Finally all the survivors were saved by a helicopter.
D. The woman was very calm and clever when she was in danger.
5. Do you know the meaning of “SOS”
Cherish our lives！
Homework:
Revise what we have learnt today.
Finish exercises in your workbook.
Thank you for
your attention!(共29张PPT)
8A
Unit 6
Revision
根据提示，用你刚刚记忆的单词填空
In the ____________ (地震),
we felt the earth s __________.
2.Many people lost their lives in the traffic
a___________.
3.There are many ____________________
(自然灾害) in the world.
4.People ran in all d __________because of
__________(恐惧).
5.Don’t c_______ the food with a piece of paper.
6.Many years ago, London is a ______(有雾的)city.
7.Have you heard the loud noise of _________(雷声).
earthquake
haking
ccident
natural disasters
irections
fear
over
foggy
thunder
9.His ____________(到来)made me happy.
10.The lightening h___ that building last night.
11. The _______(大)rain stopped us from going out.
12.The man was t__________ in the car
because of the __________(暴雨).
13. The plants grow w______________
in the warm wetlands .
14. Are you afraid of __________(炸弹)
15.When Timmy saw the bright d_________,
he knew he was safe.
16. I got up and found it was a ______(有霜的)day.
arrival
it
heavy
rapped
rainstorm
ildly
bombs
aylight
frosty
用括号内所给词的恰当形式填空
1.The boy cried because he was ___________(frighten).
2.He told us to stay _____ (live).
3.The highest temperature is 32 C
and the ________(low ) is 18 C.
4.A man named SuNing called the police_________(use) his mobile phone.
5.She warned her son ________
(not go ) there.
frightened
alive
lowest
not to go
using
6.I don’t like the ______ (fog ) day.
7.How _______ (heavy) it rained last night!
8.I asked ______(me ), “Did I really survive ”
9.Was anyone _____(hurt) in the car accident
10.Our teacher told us _________
(speak) more English after class.
foggy
heavily
myself
hurt
to speak
Read Timmy’s story
on Page 94-95
Timmy was one of the luckiest men in the world.
One afternoon, in 1999, while he was in a _______ centre, a terrible earthquake happened. At first, he felt a slight ________ through his body, then he heard a big _______ like thunder. People looked at each other in ________ . Some children screamed ________ they were very frightened. Then real noise began, like bombs ________ the ground. People ran in all directions. Pieces of glass and bricks ________ down and the walls began to ________ down too!
Rewrite the story
Timmy
shopping
shaking
noise
fear
because
under
fell
come
Lucky
Timmy tried his best to run out to the ________. After the noise and shaking ended, he found he was _______. He felt afraid. But he tried to _______ down since he was still alive. He had a packet of chocolate but he didn’t eat it all because he knew he might be there for a ________ time. When he heard some noise above him, he screamed for help. People were excited to hear somebody still alive. They hurried to _______ away the bricks and stones. He was saved at last.
street
trapped
calm
long
move
Pay attention to the sentences
１．起初我感到一阵轻微的震动掠过我的身体．
２．一些孩子因为恐惧而尖叫．
３．随着玻璃和砖头碎片的落下，人们疯狂地奔跑．
４．我一点也看不见，而且我不知道我的周围是否有人．
At first , I felt a slight shaking
through my body.
Some children screamed because
they were very frightened.
People ran wildly as pieces of glass
and bricks fell down.
I couldn’t see anything at all and I
didn’t know if anyone was around me.
５．一阵恐惧掠过我的心头．但是我告诉自己
平静下来因为我还活着．
６.我认为有人能听见我，但是很长一段时间没有一个人来．
７．人们非常匆忙地把砖头和石块搬走．
A moment of fear went through my mind but I
told myself to calm down since I was alive.
I thought Somebody could hear me
but no one came for a very long time.
People were in a great hurry to move
away the bricks and stones.
Grammar
Past continuous
tense
(过去进行时)
was / were + V-ing
was / were not + V-ing
定义：过去进行时主要表示过去某个时刻或某一阶段正在进行的动作，常和表示过去时间的状语then，at this（that） time yesterday，at nine last night等连用。但在不少情况下，没有表示时间的状语，这时需要通过上下文来表示。
结构：
肯定：
否定：
疑问：
Was / Were + V-ing…
昨晚九点时，你在做什么？
What were you doing at nine last night？
当我离开办公室时，雨下得正大。
It was raining hard when I left my office.
你打电话时，我正在吃饭.
When you called，I was eating. 。
一些学生在踢足球，同时别的学生正在跑道上跑步。
Some students were playing football，while others
were running round the track
when，while都有“当……时候”的意思。
I was just reading a book
when she came into my room.
她走进我房间时，我正在看书。
老师进来的时候，你在写字吗？
Were you writing
when the teacher came in
when和while的区别在于：
while引导的时间状语从句多用进行时态，
而when引导的时间状语从句多用一般时态。
While Jim was mending his bike,
Lin Tao came to see him.
正当吉姆修自行车时，林涛来看他。
你不能一边看电视一边做家庭作业。
You can’t do your homework
while you’re watching TV.
正在他们谈话的时候，上课铃响了。
While they were talking , the bell rang.
把下列短语翻译成英语
8.大声喊救命
1.把某物拖干净
2.向窗外看
3.在地震中幸存下来
4.听到像雷一样的一阵巨响
5.像地下的炸弹爆炸一样
6.跑到街上
7.陷入困境
mop sth up / mop up sth
look out of the window
survive the earthquake
hear a big noise like thunder
like bombs below the ground
run out to the street
be trapped
shout /scream for help
9.(严重）受伤
10. 听到兴奋的叫喊声
11. 把玻璃碎片……搬走
12. 晴朗的/多云的/有雾的/有霜的/暴风雨的天气
13.（混身）湿透了
14.听到车辆的声音
move the pieces of glass away / move away the pieces of glass
hear excited shouts
be sunny / cloudy /foggy / frosty / stormy
be （badly） hurt
get all wet
hear the noise of traffic
15.自然灾害
16.把…冲走
17.起先感到一阵轻微的震动
18.惊恐地互相看
19.向四面八方逃跑
20.安静下来
feel a slight shaking at first
run in all directions
calm down
look at each other in fear
natural disasters
wash sth away / wash away sth
22.把雪移走
23.活着
24.极为匆忙地（做某事）
25.降到零下5摄氏度左右
in a great hurry （to do sth ）
stay alive
drop to -5℃
remove the snow
21.到达的时间
time of arrival
26.一阵大风暴伴随着雷电声
a heavy storm with thunder and lightning
句子翻译
1．当我平静下来的时候，我发现我的周围一片漆黑。
2．TOM从一场台风中幸存下来，但是他家庭剩余的人都不幸丧生。
3．由于寒冷的天气，他的轿车坏了。
4．今天气温多少？大约7度，但是明天气温会下降一点。
I found it was dark around me when I calmed down.
Tom survived (in) the storm, but unluckily the rest people of his family lost their lives.
His car broke down because of cold weather.
What’s the temperature today It is around 7℃.The temperature is going to drop a little tomorrow.
5.那时他们在分发食物和干净的饮用水给当地人 。
They were giving out food and clean drinking water to the local people at the moment.
Sandstorm
Sandstorms usually happens in spring. This year, sandstorms started in late March. More than 70 million people have had problems because of the storms. I went to attend a speech during the storms this spring. The sky was dark and the land was covered with sand. Buses and cars all moved slowly. People couldn’t see for even 20 metres. What should we do to stop sandstorms from happening I think everyone should protect our environment.八年级英语复习案
8B unit 6 Revision
一：学习目标
课文复习 词汇识记 重点词组 重点句型 表达运用 语法回顾
二：温故知新
1.Reading
·Timmy is a teenager. He ____in Taiwan. He ________ the __________in 1999. He was
_______some shopping when it________.At first, he felt a _______ _______through his body. People in the shopping mall looked at each other _____ ______.Some people
________because they were very _______.
·Then the real noise came, like_____ under the ground. The _____started to _______.People ran in all ______.
·I ______my best to run to the street too. People were running _______as pieces of glass and _______were _______down. Then the walls began to ________down. _______,the noise and ______ended. He was _______and _______get out .A moment of _______went _______ his
mind. Then he tried to ______ ______and ________ for help. Finally, people ______in a ______ to _______away the bricks and stones and ________him.
2.词汇识记
1. nature(形容词) 2.mop (过去式) 3. shake (名词)
4. trap (过去式) 5. dead (反义词) 6. wind(形容词)
7. fog (形容词) 8. loud (副词) 9.drop (过去式) 10.arrive(名词) 11.fireman(复数) 12.frighten(形容词)
13. hear (过去式) 14. frost (形容词) 15. save (形容词)
16. call (名词) 17. break(过去式) 18. fall (过去式)
19. snow (形容词) 20. cloud (形容词) 21. sun (形容词)
22. rain(形容词)
3.翻译词组
1. 自然灾害 2. 用拖把拖干净 3. 成千上万的人 4. 一场汽车事故
5. 撞毁 6. 把村庄冲走
7. 引起一场大火 8. 从树上掉下来
9. 感到有点颤动 10. 听到像雷一样的声音
11. 害怕 12. 开始晃动
13. 四处乱跑 14. 尽某人的努力做某事
15. 疯狂地跑 16. 掉下
17. 镇静下来 18. 被困
19. 自言自语 20. 大声喊救命
4.词组巩固
填上合适的词组
scream for help crash into run in all directions calm down move away
1.I told myself ________________ since I was still alive.
2. When the tiger appeared, all the little animals
____________________.
3.When Timmy heard the noise above him ,he _______________________.
4.Finally, people hurried _________________ the stones and saved that poor girl.
5.Last night a car _______________ that tree.
fall over do some shopping try to find catch fire read newspapers
1.While Daniel was making a snowball, he____________.
2. Their school ____________because lightning hit it.
3.The teachers ________________________when it started to rain.
4.My dad _____________________in that shopping mall at this time yesterday.
5.I _____________________my way out when I suddenly heard some noise above me .
5.重点句型
1.I ________ ___________(睡觉) when it ________ ______
___________(开始下雨).
2.The Taiwan earthquake killed ___________ ______ _________
(成千上万人)
3.They looked at ________ _________(对方) ______ _______
( 惊恐).
4.People were _________ __________(疯狂地跑）while bricks
were __________ ___________（掉下）．
5.The snow was _________ ___________.( 的确很大）
６．Bad weather sometimes __________ __________
_____________．(导致自然灾害）
７．Millie asked me to go to her house because I _________
______ ________(忘了带） my keys .
８.I ________ _________(告诫自己) I must _______ _______．
( 活下去）
９．When the noise _______ ________(结束）,we _______
__________(被困）in a dark place.
10.The temperature __________ __________(降至）-5
yesterday.
6.表达与应用
1. 用shake/ shaking填空
1. ________ the bottle before you take the medicine.
2. He felt a slight ________ through his body because of fear.
3. He ________ his head and said ‘No’.
2. alive / live / living / life
1. All of them ________ a happy _________.
2. These plants can’t stay ________ in this weather.
3. She’s one of the greatest ________ writers in the world.
7.Complete the sentences with the right words
according to the meaning
(1) It is ______ outside. I should bring ______ my umbrella!
(2) Look! How ______ it is! It will blow my hat off.
(3) It’s quite _____ . I can not see things clearly .
(4) Don’t forget your sunglasses. It is very _______ today.
(5) There are many______ (云) in the sky, it’s very______ .It’s going to ____
Thursday
用所给动词的适当形式填空
1. We’ll get there on time if it __________ (not rain) tomorrow.
2. There’s plenty (大量的) of ________ (rain) in the south.
3. It’s better to stay at home on ________ (rain) days.
4. It’s ________ (rain) heavily. You’d better take a raincoat.
同义句改写
1. What’s the weather like today
________ the weather today
2. The temperature will be 2-9.
The ________ temperature will be 2, and the ________ temperature will be 9.
8.过去进行时的用法和结构
过去进行时主要表示：
在过去某一时刻正在进行的动作
在过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作
过去进行时的句式
（1）基本结构：was/were + verb-ing
（2）否定式：was/were not + verb-ing
was not = wasn’t
were not = weren’t
（3）疑问句：将 was/were 调到主语前
巩固练习
1. What ________ your brother ________ (do) at nine o’clock last night
2. They ____________ (listen) to music at that time.
3. When I saw him, he _____________ (search) the Internet.
4. They ______________ (discuss) a problem in the meeting room at this time yesterday.
5. ______ Amy ______ (visit) the Science Museum from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. yesterday
9.连词 while 与过去进行时
。 当两个延续性动词同时进行时，我们可以在两个句子中都用过去进行时，并用 while 连接。
。当延续性动作进行的同时也有别的动作发生,用when或while 连接两动作,延续性动作用
过去进行时而短暂性动作用过去时.
。when和while作并列连词时， when 意为 “就在这时；突然”， 相当于and then. While 则表示 “而；却”， 相当于but, yet.
巩固练习
1. My wallet dropped on the ground __________ I was running.
2. __________ I was falling asleep, there was a loud knock on the door.
3. __________ he was reading, an earthquake started.
4. Were the students listening to the teacher carefully __________ the teacher was giving a lesson
5. __________ the telephone rang, I became nervous
6. Was she clearing up the desk __________ the bell rang
7. The days get longer __________ spring comes.
8. Lucy was listening to the radio __________ Lily was watching TV.
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Unit 6 Natural disasters
Main task & Checkout
Friday, January 28th
at school,
told---to go home
ask---to---
share --- with---
lost ,
could only walk slowly
a. we lost our umbrella in the wind
b. I was at school and Mr. Wu told us to go home
c. could hear the wind
d. I shared an umbrella with Millie
e. heard the noise of traffic in the morning
f. I looked out of the window at Millie’s home after I heard the noise.
Notes
g. worried that there would be no buses
h. it was Friday, January 28th
i. snowstorm hit Beijing
j. the snowstorm was terrible
k. snow on roads
l. many people at the bus stop
m. people removed the snow
n. could only walk slowly in the snow
Notes
A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday, It got worse in the afternoon.
I was at and Mr. Wu told us early. Millie asked me to go to her house because I forgot to bring my keys. I an umbrella with her and then we walked to the bus stop. The weather was really terrible. We could only hear the . continued to fall around us.
January 28th, shared, snow, school, wind, to go home
January 28th
school
to go home
shared
wind
Snow
Suddenly, a strong wind came from behind .We lost our in the wind and I nearly fell over. We could do nothing but slowly in the storm. When we arrived at the bus stop, we could see many .We were really as there would be no buses soon. At last, we got on a bus and went to Millie’s house.
I stayed in Millie’s home that night. I heard the noise of the next morning. I looked out of the and saw that people were in a hurry to__________ the snow.
umbrella, people, traffic, window, remove, worried, walk
walk
people
umbrella
worried
traffic
window
remove
P1 A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday, January 28th.It got worse in the afternoon.
p2 I was at school and Mr. Wu told us to go home early. Millie asked me to go to her house because I forgot to bring my keys. I shared an umbrella with her and then we walked to the bus stop. The weather was really terrible. We could only hear the wind.Snow continued to fall around us.
P3 Suddenly, a strong wind came from behind .We lost our umbrella in the wind and I nearly fell over. We could do nothing but walk slowly in the storm. When we arrived at the bus stop, we could see many people. We were really worried as there would be no buses soon. At last, we got on a bus and went to Millie’s house.
P4 I stayed in Millie’s home that night. I heard the noise of traffic the next morning. I looked out of the window and saw that people were in a hurry to remove the snow.
Read the article!
Introduction Where did it happen
When did it happen
During the
snowstorm Where was she
What did she do
What did she hear
What did she see
What happened
How did she feel
After the snowstorm
Where was she
What did she hear
What did she see
How did she feel
Beijing
Friday , Jan 28th
at school
shared, walked to bus stop
wind
snow, people at ---
lost ---, walked slowly
worried: the buses
at Millie’s home
noise of traffic
people removed the snow
It was terrible
P2-p3
p4
p1
choose the topic
定题
choose materials
选材
start to write
着手写作
make the lists
列提纲
Let’s choose the topic!
A fire
An earthquake
A flood
A rainstorm
A typhoon
A snowstorm
A sandstorm
An accident
Write the introduction part
sentence structure:
It happened in Beijng, on December 13th .
A snowstorm hit Beijing on December 13th.
It was in Beijing, It happened on December 13th.
---
Introduction Where did it happen
When did it happen
Introduction Where did it happen
When did it happen
During the
Disaster/
accident Where were you
What did you do
What did you hear
What did you see
What happened
How did you feel
After the disaster/
accident Where were you
What did you hear
What did you see
How did you feel
Make the list !
Which is useful for you Choose them out !
1.What did you do
1.wore more clothes/rain coat/glasses
2.called 110/119/120 hotline
3.closed the door and windows
4. went to high places---
2.heard strong wind/big noise/ thunder
3.saw the lightning/lots of smoke/sand / dark cloud/thick snow/ many people---
Which is useful for you Choose them out !
4. What happened
1.be trapped/be frightened 2. lost my umbrella
3.walked/drove/rode---slowly/hard
4.fall down/over 5.crashed into---
5.How did you feel
1.frightened/excited/terrible/in fear/worried/sad---
2.screamed/shouted/calmed down---
First,
Then,
Next,
Finally/At last
These words are useful:
Useful expressions for the last part：
hear noise/cries/shouts---
saw people removed the snow/cleaned the way/
sent the victims to the hospital
got something from the flood---
3.How did you feel
terrible/happy/sad/excited/thankful(感激的）
Finish the article.
2. Finish the exercises in exercise book.
Tornado (龙卷风)
On April 21st, a tornado hit Hengyang in Hunan.
At the beginning, it became dark. Everyone
could hear a strange noise. They were very frightened. But nobody knew what was happening.
A few minutes later, it came. First , people heard thunders and saw lightning. Then, everything began to move. It rolled up paper and sticks, car and houses into the sky. It was very terrible.
At last, it stopped suddenly. The great noise
disappeared(消失). Everything was in a mess(混乱), About 7 people died. Over 2,400 houses fell down.
Talk about weather
What’s the weather like
How is the weather
What’s the temperature
snow --- cloud ---
wind --- rain ---
storm --- frost ---
sun --- fog ---
snowy
cloudy
windy
rainy
stormy
frosty
sunny
foggy
We add y at the end of the noun forms to get adjective forms
Sometimes bad weather causes natural disasters
rainstorm
thunder and lightning
sandstorm
Some other disasters
earthquake 地震
tsunami 海啸
volcano 火山
tornado 龙卷风
flood 洪水
hurricane 飓风
fire 火灾
China is a country where many natural disasters often happen
A true story about Timmy in the Taiwan earthquake in 1999.
Timmy lives in Taiwan. He survived the e_____ in 1999. One day when he was ________(在购物中心), he suddenly heard a big n____. He felt a slight s____ through his body. People looked at each other _____(恐惧的).Then People were all so f_____ that they ran out ________.(四面八方) The walls began to _____(倒下). When the noise ended, he was t_____ and couldn’t come out.
He tried to ______(镇静下来) and s____ for help. But nobody came. He couldn’t believe that he was still a ____. _______(最后), people came to _______(搬走) the bricks and stones and s____ him.
Use because, since, as to join two sentences
1. Some children screamed. They were frightened.
2. People ran in all directions. They didn’t know where to go.
3. Some people got hurt. Pieces of glass and bricks fell down.
4. It was dark around me. I could not see at all.
5. I told myself to calm down. I was still alive.
6. I didn’t eat the chocolate all. I knew I might be there for a long time.
7. Many people came to help. I was saved.
A talk on what to do during the natural disasters
Mr. Wu decided to give a talk on what to do in case of earthquakes.
But Simon was not here. Please tell him about it.
Use tell, ask, order, advise and warn to report Mr. Wu’s orders and advice.
do’s don’ts
keep calm be too frightened
run to a safe place stand by the buildings
stay in the open stay indoors
try to get help wait for help
be hopeful lose hope
(tell, ask, advise, warn, order…)
Do’s
Close the window.
Turn off the lights.
Walk out of the classroom one by one.
Wear a raincoat.
Don’ts
Don’t forget to lock the door.
Don’t run down the stairs.
Don’t ride your bicycle.
As the snowstorm got worse in the afternoon, Mr. Wu told the students to leave school early.
Do you still remember what happened to Sandy and Millie on the way home.
Sandy wanted to write an article about the snowstorm. Please help her.
1.星期五的时候一场暴风雪袭击了北京，下午天气变的更糟糕了。
2.吴老师叫我们早点回家.由于我忘记带钥匙了,所以Millie叫我去她家.
3.刚开始,我和Millie共用一把伞. 但不幸的是我们在风中把伞弄丢了,我还差点跌了一跤.
4.我们什么都不能做,只能在雪里慢慢行走.
5.我们到车站时,人很多.幸运的是我们最终上了汽车到了Millie的家.
6.我在Millie家过了一夜,第二天早晨,我向窗外望去,看见人们在匆忙的扫雪.
Natural disasters can be very dangerous.
They can bring people a lot of trouble in their daily life, and some even can kill lots of people(共42张PPT)
8A Unit 6
(Revision)
8A Unit 6 复习主要内容：
课文复习
写作部分
重点句型
重点词组
语法回顾
范文展示
词汇识记
表达运用
Reading
Timmy is a teenager. He ____in Taiwan. He
________ the __________in 1999. He was
_______some shopping when it________.
At first, he felt a _______ _______through his
body. People in the shopping mall looked at
each other _____ ______.Some people
________because they were very _______.
lives
survived
earthquake
doing
started
slight
shaking
in
fear
screamed
frightened
Then the real noise came, like_____ under the ground. The _____started to _______.People ran in all ______.
I ______my best to run to the street too. People were running _______as pieces of glass and _______were _______down. Then the walls began to ________down.
bombs
earth
shake
directions
tried
wildly
bricks
falling
come
_______,the noise and ______ended. He
was _______and _______get out .A
moment of _______went _______ his
mind. Then he tried to ______ ______and
________ for help. Finally, people ______
in a ______ to _______away the bricks
and stones and ________him.
Finally
shaking
trapped
couldn’t
fear
through
calm
down
screamed
were
hurry
move
saved
词汇识记
1. nature(形容词)
2.mop (过去式)
3. shake (名词)
4. trap (过去式)
5. dead (反义词)
6. wind(形容词)
7. fog (形容词)
8. loud (副词)
9.drop (过去式)
10.arrive(名词)
11.fireman(复数)
12.frighten(形容词)
13. hear (过去式)
14. frost (形容词)
15. save (形容词)
16. call (名词)
17. break(过去式)
18. fall (过去式)
19. snow (形容词)
20. cloud (形容词)
21. sun (形容词)
22. rain(形容词)
n
natural
mopped
shaking
trapped
alive
windy
foggy
loudly
dropped
arrival
firemen
frightened
heard
frosty
safe
caller
broke
fell
snowy
cloudy
sunny
rainy
大自然的
地震
事故
冲掉
村庄
闪电
风暴
暴雨
雷
摇动
natural
earthquake
accident
wash
village
lightning
storm
rainstorm
thunder
shaking
fear
scream
bomb
shake
direction
wildly
brick
calm
moment
mind
害怕
尖叫
炸弹
摇动
方向
失去控制地
砖
平静下来
片刻
头脑
since
somebody
hurry
daylight
loudly
everywhere
cloud
wind
windy
fog
由于
某人
急忙
日光
大声地
到处
云
风
有风的
雾
有雾的
霜
有霜的
天气
下降
低的
可怕的
破碎
损坏
雪球
foggy
frost
frosty
weather
drop
low
terrible
break
break down
snowball
snowman
hit
cover
caller
arrival
lady
fireman
nearly
sandstorm
warning
雪人
击中
覆盖
打电话的人
到达
女士
消防队员
几乎
沙尘暴
警告
1. 自然灾害
2. 用拖把拖干净
3. 成千上万的人
4. 一场汽车事故
5. 撞毁
6. 把村庄冲走
7. 引起一场大火
8. 从树上掉下来
9. 感到有点颤动
10. 听到像雷一样的声音
natural disasters
mop up
thousands of people
a car accident
crash into
wash the villages away
start a big fire
fall from the tree
feel a slight shaking
hear a big noise
like thunder
11. 害怕
12. 开始晃动
13. 四处乱跑
14. 尽某人的努力做某事
15. 疯狂地跑
16. 掉下
17. 镇静下来
18. 被困
19. 自言自语
20. 大声喊救命
in fear
start to shake
run in all directions
try one’s best to do sth
run wildly
fall down
calm down
be trapped
say to oneself
scream for help
21. 活着
22. 一包巧克力
23. 急匆匆做某事
24. 最后
25. 移开
26. 在地震中幸免于难
27. 降至零下3度
28. 计划去唐山旅行
29. 抛锚
30. 听到从我上面传来的声音
stay alive
a packet of chocolate
in a great hurry to do sth.
at last
move away
survive the earthquake
drop to -3℃
plan a trip to Tangshan
break down
hear some noise above me
31. 覆盖整个地面
32. 感到又冷又害怕
33. 报警
34. 给我发电子邮件
35. 持续很长时间
36. 着火
37. 向前跌倒
38. 第二天早晨
39. 把雪清除
40. 给当地的人分发食物和饮用水
cover the whole road
feel cold and frightened
call the police
e-mail me
last long
catch fire
fall over
the next morning
remove the snow
give out food and drinking water to the local people
词组巩固1– 填上合适的词组
scream for help crash into run in all directions calm down move away
1.I told myself ________________ since I was still alive.
2. When the tiger appeared, all the little animals
____________________.
3.When Timmy heard the noise above him ,he _______________________.
4.Finally, people hurried _________________ the stones and saved that poor girl.
5.Last night a car _______________ that tree.
to calm down
ran in all directions
screamed for help
to move away
crashed into
词组巩固2– 填上合适的词组
fall over do some shopping try to find catch fire read newspapers
1.While Daniel was making a snowball, he____________.
2. Their school ____________because lightning hit it.
3.The teachers ________________________when it started to rain.
4.My dad _____________________in that shopping mall at this time yesterday.
5.I _____________________my way out when I suddenly heard some noise above me .
fell over
caught fire
were reading newspapers
was doing some shopping
was trying to find
词组巩固3,填上合适的词组
break down use the mobile phone mop up the water lose the game wait for a bus
They called the police at 8:00 a.m.____________________.
His father’s car ________________because of the terrible weather.
Hobo and Eddie ________________________on the floor when we came .
I looked out of the window and saw many people ________________at that bus stop.
They __________________if you don’t cheer for them.
using the mobile phone
broke down
were mopping up the water
waiting for a bus
will lose the game
重点句型
1.I ________ ___________(睡觉) when it ________ ______
___________(开始下雨).
2.The Taiwan earthquake killed ___________ ______ _________
(成千上万人)
3.They looked at ________ _________(对方) ______ _______
( 惊恐).
4.People were _________ __________(疯狂地跑）while bricks
were __________ ___________（掉下）．
5.The snow was _________ ___________.( 的确很大）
was
sleeping
started
to
rain
thousands
of
people
each
other
in
fear
running
wildly
falling
down
really
heavy
６．Bad weather sometimes __________ __________
_____________．(导致自然灾害）
７．Millie asked me to go to her house because I _________
______ ________(忘了带） my keys .
８.I ________ _________(告诫自己) I must _______ _______．
( 活下去）
９．When the noise _______ ________(结束）,we _______
__________(被困）in a dark place.
10.The temperature __________ __________(降至）-5
yesterday.
causes
natural
disasters
forgot
to
bring
told
myself
stay
alive
was
over
were
trapped
dropped
to
16. The school ________ ________ (着火) because lightning ________ (击中) it.
17. A moment of ________ (恐惧) ________ ________ ________ ________. (袭入我的心头)
18. I saw many people ________ ________ (辛勤忙碌) ________ ________ (除去) the snow at 9:00 a.m. yesterday.
19. They ________ ________ ________ (尽力) ________ ________ ________ (跑向) that station just now.
20. They ________ ________ ________ (分发) food to the local people when we ________ (到达).
21. All of us ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (告诫自己保持镇静) when the earth ________ ________ ________ (开始晃动)
caught
fire
hit
fear
went
through
my
mind
working
hard
to
remove
tried
their
best
to
run
to
were
giving
out
arrived
told
ourselves
to
calm
down
started
to
shake
1. 人们急匆匆地把石头移开。
People ________________________________the stones.
People ____________________ the stones.
People moved away the stones ____________.
People moved away the stones ________ .
2. 三人在那场交通事故中丧生。
Three people ________________________.
Three people _________________________________.
That ____________________ three people.
were in a great hurry to move away
hurried to move away
in a hurry
hurriedly
died in that traffic accident
lost their lives in that traffic accident
traffic accident killed
3. 昨天雪下得很大。
The snow ____________ yesterday.
It _______________ yesterday.
It _______________ yesterday.
4. 昨天天气如何？
______________________ yesterday
______________________ yesterday
5. 1999年台湾发生了一场地震。
______________________ in Taiwan in 1999.
______________________ in Taiwan in 1999.
was heavy
snowed heavily
What was the weather like
How was the weather
An earthquake happened
There was an earthquake
snowed hard
6. 他们不知道该往哪儿走。
They didn’t know _____________.
They didn’t know ____________________.
7. 整个马路现在被雪覆盖。
Now the whole road _________________ snow.
Now the snow _________ the whole road.
8. 他们站在树下谈论得很开心。
They _________ under the tree and __________ happily.
They _________ under the tree, __________ happily.
9. 最终他在那场洪水中幸免于难。
_______, he _________ that flood.
_____ ______, he ______ ______ in that flood.
where to go
where they should go
is covered with
covers
stood
talked
stood
talking
Finally
survived
At
last
was
safe
表达与应用
1. 用shake/ shaking填空
1. ________ the bottle before you take the medicine.
2. He felt a slight ________ through his body because of fear.
3. He ________ his head and said ‘No’.
Shake
shaking
shook
shake (v.)摇动，晃动 过去式：shook
shaking (n.) 摇动，震动
2. alive / live / living / life
1. All of them ________ a happy _________.
2. These plants can’t stay ________ in this weather.
3. She’s one of the greatest ________ writers in the world.
live
life
alive
living
alive (adj.) 在世的，活着的，只能作表语
living (adj.) 在世的，活着的，可作定语修饰名词，
如living things
live (v.) 活着，居住
life (n.) [复数] lives 一生
介词 with 和 without 的用法:
根据提示完成下列句子:
1.它是一幢带有花园的漂亮建筑物。 (8A P39)
It is ______________________________________
2.鱼睁着眼睛睡觉。（7B P57 )
Fish ______________________________.
3.没有闪电就没有植物的生命。(7B P57 )
There is ____________________________________
4.下了一场大暴雨并伴随着电闪雷鸣.(8A P103)
There was a heavy storm _______________________________.
总结：
1.with ‘’有 ’’ “带有” “用”
2.without “没有” “不”
3.with 和 without 后面可接名词或动名词。
a beautiful building with a garden .
sleep with their eyes open
no plant life without lightning .
with thunder and lightning .
Nouns Adjectives
sun sunny
wind windy
rain rainy
snow snowy
Nouns Adjectives
cloud
fog
frost
storm
表 天气的名词 + y (双写 + y） 形容词
cloudy
stormy
frosty
foggy
Noun+y Adjective
(1) It is ______ outside. I should bring my umbrella!
(2) Look! How ______ it is! It will blow my hat off.
(3) It’s quite _____ . I can not see things clearly .
(4) Don’t forget your sunglasses. It is very _______ today.
(5) There are many______ in the sky, it’s very______ .It’s going to ____ .
.
Complete the sentences with the right words
according to the pictures
rainy
windy
foggy
sunny
clouds
cloudy
rain
Look at the weather forecast and fill in the blanks
Thursday
7-9 oC Friday
5-7 oC Saturday
2-4 oC Sunday
0-2 oC Next Monday
-5-0 oC
The weather today is ________ but it’ll be _________ tomorrow . The temperature will be around 7 °C . It will be __________ on Saturday . The temperature is going to drop a little . It will be __________ on Sunday . The temperature will be lower . It will be only 0 °C . The temperature will become worse next Monday . It’ll be _________ and the temperature will drop to -5 ° .
sunny
cloudy
windy
frosty
snowy
five degrees below zero
用所给动词的适当形式填空
1. We’ll get there on time if it __________ (not rain) tomorrow.
2. There’s plenty (大量的) of ________ (rain) in the south.
3. It’s better to stay at home on ________ (rain) days.
4. It’s ________ (rain) heavily. You’d better take a raincoat.
同义句改写
1. What’s the weather like today
________ the weather today
2. The temperature will be 2-9.
The ________ temperature will be 2, and the ________ temperature will be 9.
doesn’t rain
rain
rainy
raining
How’s
low
high
过去进行时的用法和结构
过去进行时主要表示：
在过去某一时刻正在进行的动作
（a）They were eating breakfast at 7:00 am yesterday .
（b）I was writing a letter at this time yesterday .
在过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作
（a）From 1983 to 1998 , he was teaching at Yale .
（b）They were building a dam last winter .
过去进行时的句式
（1）基本结构：was/were + verb-ing
（2）否定式：was/were not + verb-ing
was not = wasn’t
were not = weren’t
（3）疑问句：将 was/were 调到主语前
（4）I/he/she/it was + verb-ing
you/we/they were + verb-ing
时间状语
at this time yesterday, at that time, at nine yesterday morning, the whole afternoon, from 6:00 to 8:00 yesterday morning
巩固练习
1. What ________ your brother ________ (do) at nine o’clock last night
2. They ____________ (listen) to music at that time.
3. When I saw him, he _____________ (search) the Internet.
4. They ______________ (discuss) a problem in the meeting room at this time yesterday.
5. ______ Amy ______ (visit) the Science Museum from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. yesterday
was
doing
were listening
was searching
were discussing
Was
visiting
连词 while 与过去进行时
当两个延续性动词同时进行时，我们可以在两个句子中都用过去进行时，并用 while 连接。
1. People were running wildly while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
2. Suzy was making a snowman while Kitty was standing beside her.
当延续性动作进行的同时也有别的动作发生,
用when或while 连接两动作,延续性动作用
过去进行时而短暂性动作用过去时.
1. The earthquake started while I was doing some shopping.
2. I was trying to find my way out when I suddenly heard some noise above me.
when和while作并列连词时， when 意为 “就在这时；突然”， 相当于and then. While 则表示 “而；却”， 相当于but, yet.
1. I was walking when someone called me from behind.
2. She was doing her homework while her mother was cooking.
3. I like apples while my sister likes oranges.
巩固练习
1. My wallet dropped on the ground __________ I was running.
2. __________ I was falling asleep, there was a loud knock on the door.
3. __________ he was reading, an earthquake started.
4. Were the students listening to the teacher carefully __________ the teacher was giving a lesson
5. __________ the telephone rang, I became nervous.
while
When
While
while
When
6. Was she clearing up the desk __________ the bell rang
7. The days get longer __________ spring comes.
8. Lucy was listening to the radio __________ Lily was watching TV.
9. __________ we were boating on the lake, we saw a fish jump out of the water.
10. They have their PE lesson indoors __________ it rains.
when
when
while
while
when
中考链接
1. -Did you see the traffic accident yesterday
-Yes. It happened when I _________ past the museum.
A. walked B. am walking C. will walk D. was walking
D
[点评]根据上下文语境,我们可以知道对话所谈及的是昨天发生的事,所以该句只能选择用过去进行时,表示 “事情发生时我正从展览馆走过”。
2. –Would you please show me your new radio
–I’m sorry. I _____________ (listen) to the music. I did
not catch you. Would you please say it again
was listening
[点评]根据语境，由于“我”刚才正听音乐，没听清对方所讲的话，所以才用Would you please say it again “刚才正听” 应该用过去进行时。
D
D
3. –I fell off my bike and hurt myself yesterday.
– _____. You’d better be more careful.
A. Congratulations B. That’s funny
C. All right D. I’m sorry to hear that
4. Nanjing is a city with many places of interest.
_____ tourists come here every year.
A. Thousand of B. Thousand
C. Thousands D. Thousands of
5. On her way home Lucy saw a thief _____ in a shop.
She stopped _____110 at once.
A. steal; call B. to steal; call
C. stealing; to call D. stealing; calling
C
解题思路：
这是一篇 纪实报道，根据表格中的简单记录记录写出地震发生的时间、地点、经过、结果及受害者的具体情况。
参考词汇
hit, kill thousands of, one of the victims, begin to shake, break, fall down, be trapped, in fear, scream for help, be very frightened, unluckily, be badly hurt, send sb to hospital, be safe
注意事项：
1. 正确运用时态，题目给出的事件发生在1976年，所以短文应以一般过去时为主
2. 叙事类文章属于记叙文，写时应注意将记叙文的六要素写清楚。
3. 方框内的提示要全部写进文章里。
One possible version:
On July 28,1976, an earthquake hit the sleeping city of Tangshan, in North China. The very strong earthquake was rare in China and killed thousands of people. Li Mei was one of the victims. At that time, Li Mei and her parents were sleeping. Suddenly, the house began to shake, then the windows broke and the house fell down. All her families were trapped in the house. Everyone was in fear and screamed for help. Soon, the police arrived, and they found Li Mei. She was OK. However, she was very frightened. Unluckily, the legs of her parents were badly hurt. The police sent them to the hospital at once. At last, they were all safe.(共25张PPT)
Unit 6 Natural disasters
Main task
《牛津初中英语》8A
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简要提示
一、年级：八年级
二、教学内容：8A Natural disasters
三、课型：Main task
四、教学目标
1.知识目标
掌握并运用描述自然灾害的词汇
和句型。
2.能力目标
1)能看懂并写出流程图。
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2)能根据流程图写出关于自然灾害的文章。
3.情感目标
激发学生保护自然的意识以及引导他们学会在遇到灾害时如何自救。
五、教学重难点
1.收集关于自然灾害的信息。
2.写出流程图。
3.根据流程图写出文章。
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Part One Lead-in
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A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday,
28th January.
1
hit
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2
People shared umbrellas with others.
share…with
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3
Sandy and Millie lost their umbrella
in the wind.
lose
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4
People could only walk slowly in the snow.
walk slowly
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5
People were working hard to remove
the snow.
remove v.
除去，消除
move away
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Part Two Writing structure
Planning carefully is very important to create a powerful piece of writing. We can make flow charts to help organize our ideas before we start writing.
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choose a topic
a snowstorm
what to write
about
introduction
during the snowstorm
after the snowstorm
A flow chart
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facts about
the snowstorm
Where was I
What did I do
What happened to me
What did I hear
What did I see
Where was I
What did I hear
What did I see
How did I feel
introduction
during the
snowstorm
after the
snowstorm
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Pair work
Reading Part A and B on page 105 carefully
A：When and where did the snowstorm happen
B：It hit Beijing on Friday, 28th January.
Asking and answering questions with your partner as below:
Task One
Task Two
Writing the correct letters in the boxes in Part
B to complete the flow chart
...
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Let’s check answers
facts about the snowstorm
Where was I
What did I do
What happened to me
What did I hear
What did I see
Where was I
What did I hear
What did I see
How did I feel
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
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Helping Sandy complete her article in Part C on page 106
1 28th January 2 was doing my homework
3 to go home 4 shared 5 wind
6 Snow 7 umbrella 8 walk
9 people 10 traffic
11 window 12 remove
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a snowstorm
introduction
during the snowstorm
after the snowstorm
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
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Part Three Practice
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1 Choose a topic.
2 Brainstorm ideas about the natural
disaster and write them down.
3 Sort out your notes into a flow chart as
in Part B.
4 Discuss your notes with others and share
your flow chart with your group members.
Working in groups
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Place: Jiangning, Nanjing
Time: 7th July, 2007
Hear: strong wind
See: rain heavily for a
whole day
Feel: frightened
See: water everywhere
Do: can’t go out, only
stay at home
Feel: terrible
intro-
duction
during …
after …
a rainstorm
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Introduction
During …
An outline
A snowstorm/flood ... hit ... on...
I was doing ... when ...
The weather was really ...
I could only hear/see ...
I had to ...
I felt ...
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After …
I saw/ heard/felt …
…died/were hurt/were trapped …
People were working hard to …
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Useful expressions (Page 106)
a fire/an earthquake/a flood/a rainstorm/
a typhoon/a snowstorm/a sandstorm
typhoon signal number/weather
report/snowstorm warning
110 hotline/policemen
roll up trousers/walk slowly
died/hurt/trapped
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Homework
Finish your article about a natural disaster.
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说明
本课时是8A Unit6的Main task。本课
时主要要求学生能够综合运用本单元所学
的语言知识写一篇关于自然灾害的文章。
教师在教学过程中，要引导学生分析
课本中的范文，掌握描写关于自然灾害的
文章的一般结构；同时，教师要特别注重
培养学生根据流程图写文章的能力。
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八上8A Unit 6 Main task
Teaching objectives
To learn to organize ideas for writing an article for the school newsletter
To write an article about natural disasters
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Explain the context. Sandy wants to write an article about a natural disaster for the school newsletter. She wants to write about the snowstorm that hit Beijing this week. Let’s help her, OK
2. Show some pictures about the snowstorm. Talk about them with the whole class and encourage students to make some sentences according to these pictures and key words provided beside each picture.
e.g. A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday, 28th January.
People shared umbrellas with others.
Sandy and Millie lost their umbrella in the wind.
People could only walk slowly in the snow.
People were working hard to remove the snow. Explain ‘remove’ is a verb. It means ‘move away’.
Step 2 Writing structure
1. Ask students to think about how we can organize these ideas to describe the snowstorm. Tell them planning ahead carefully is very important to create a powerful piece of writing. We can make flow charts to help organize our ideas before we start writing.
2. Point out when we want to write an article, first of all, we should choose a topic, we should decide what to write about. This time we are going to write about a snowstorm. There should be three main parts in such an article: Introduction, during the snowstorm, and after the snowstorm.
3. Students talk about what should be written about in each part in groups.
4. Show them some questions and say these questions can help them organize their ideas.
5. Do a pair work. Ask students to turn to Page 105 ,read through the questions in Part B carefully and try to find out the answers in Part A.
They should finish two tasks. Task 1, ask and answer these questions orally with their partner. For example, A: When and where did the snowstorm happen B: It hit Beijing on Friday, 28th January.
Task 2, write the correct letters in the boxes to complete the flow chart.
Then invite some pairs to ask and answer these questions in front of the class.
6. Say we have helped Sandy complete her flow chart. Now let’s help her complete her article for the school newsletter. Ask students to complete Part C on page 106.
7. Analyze the structure of this article with the whole class. Ask them to match the four paragraphs with the three main parts of this article.
Then make a conclusion: Para 1 is the introduction of the snowstorm. Para2 and 3 describe what happened during the snowstorm. And Para 4 describes what happened after the snowstorm.
Step Three Practice
1. Say we have helped Sandy complete an article about a snowstorm. Ask students to write an article about a natural disaster by themselves
2. Show some pictures about different natural disasters. Ask students to choose any one they would like to write about.
3. Ask students to work in groups of four. First, each group chooses a topic to write about. Then talk in groups. Brainstorm ideas about the natural disaster and write them down. Next, Sort out their notes into a flow chart as in Part B. Last, discuss their notes with others and share their flow charst with their group members.
4. Ask some individuals to show his/her flow chart and talk about it with the whole class.
5. Tell the class an outline can help they produce a good piece of writing. Show them how to draft an outline. Remind them when they are writing , the useful expressions in Part D on page 106 may be helpful. They can also search the Internet for more information.
6. Students complete their articles.
