(共21张PPT)
Unit 8 Natural disasters
Reading I
To develop a general understanding of the text.
To use some proper words to introduce a natural disaster.
To improve reading skills of skimming and scanning.
Learning Objectives
Revision
What natural disaster is it
Hint 1 Hint 2 Hint 3
wash away villages
make people homeless
the result of the heavy rain
Flood
hit a classroom building
cause the
fire
with thunder and lightning
Storm
Lead in
Watch and say:
I can see some houses _______.
shaking
I can see pieces of glass and
bricks ___________.
I can see walls _____________.
falling down
coming down
Watch and say:
I can see people running ______________.
in all directions
I can hear some people screaming .
[b m] n.炸弹
[skri m] V. 尖叫
I can hear a loud noise like bombs .
(An) earthquake
Presentation
Pre-reading
The Taiwan earthquake
There was an earthquake in Taiwan. It happened on 21st September 1999. 12,000 buildings fell down. 1,700 people died. Timmy survived the earthquake. He wrote his story and put it on his home page.
Tip: Read the story silently and quickly, try to catch
the main idea.
Can you give us another title(题目) to replace(代替)
‘The Taiwan earthquake ’
A. My experience (经历) in Taiwan earthquake.
B. A lot of people lost their lives in the Taiwan
earthquake.
Skimming
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Try to tell the main idea of each paragraph.
Help came and Timmy was saved.
Timmy was sleeping when the earthquake happened.
People ran in all directions .
Timmy shouted for help and pulled himself slowly through the dark.
Timmy was trapped under the stones.
Scanning
Para.1-2: During the earthquake
feel
hear
see people________________
some people____________ people________________
pieces of glass and bricks______________
the walls begin to____________________
do
a slight shake
a loud noise like
the real noise like
try his best to run out
When the earthquake came, what did Timmy …
thunder
bombs
scream in fear
run out of the building
run in all directions
fall down
come down
[ sla t ]
Careful reading
Para.3-5: After the earthquake
He could not see anything at all.
He felt nervous and his head was beating fast.
3. A moment of fear went through his body.
4.He shouted for help , but no one came.
5.He started to pull himself quickly through the dark.
heart
mind
T
F
F
F
T
slowly
What did Timmy do after he was trapped Choose T or F.
1.What did people do to help him out
2.What did he see at last
Read para5 and answer some questions.
They quickly moved away the bricks.
He saw the bright daylight.
Para.3-5: After the earthquake
B1
1 shake
5 at last
4 silent
2 scream
3 come down
6 safe
c give a loud high cry
b fall to the ground
a finally
d not in danger
e move quickly from side to
side,up and down
f quiet
Match words with the meanings
B2
Put the pictures in the correct order.
5
2
6
1
4
3
The earth started to shake.
Some people ran out of the building.
The walls came down.
I was trapped.
I screamed for help.
I saw the bright daylight.
Practice
Read in different ways
1. Read by yourselves.
2. Read in pairs.
3. Read in groups.
Post-reading
What’s the meaning of …
At last, I saw the bright daylight.
sunlight
hope
What to do in an earthquake
It’s right/ wrong to … We should/ shouldn’t …
×
×
√
×
√
hide under the desk
stay in the corner
protect the head
run in all directions
stay in bed
jump out of the window
Discussion
√
Do you know the sign of earthquake
Whenever you have
difficulty, tell yourself
to calm down and
never give up (放弃)
easily!
Advice
Discussion
B3
Tell whether the statements are true or false.
1. Timmy was asleep when the earthquake started.
2. At first, Timmy heard a loud noise like thunder.
3. People ran in the same direction in the street.
T
F
F
felt a slight shake
in all directions
4. Timmy was trapped in a dark place after the earthquake stopped.
5. There was not enough space for Timmy to pull himself through.
6. People found Timmy soon after he was trapped.
T
F
F
just
hours
B4
Complete the article with the words.
beating bricks calm fear mind nervous
pulled safe saved sleeping thunder trapped
When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was ________. He heard a loud noise like_______. Then the noise became lounder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in ____. Then pieces of glass and ______ fell down.
sleeping
thunder
fear
bricks
When the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was ______ and could not get out. He felt _______ and his heart was_______ fast. A moment of fear went through his _____. Then he tried to _____down and _______ himself slowly through the dark. Finally, people came and heard his cryfor help. They moved away the bricks and ____ him. Timmy was ______ at last.
trapped
nervous
calm
pulled
safe
beating
mind
saved
GOOD JOB
