(共21张PPT)
Unit 8 Natural disasters
Reading 2
Review
When the earthquake started, I felt a slight ______. Then I heard a big noise like ________. People looked at each other in ______. When the walls started to come _____, people ran in all _________. When it ended, I felt ________ and my heart was __________ fast. I knew I was _______. A _______ of fear went through my _____. I tried to calm down since I was _____. Luckily, there was just _________ space for me to move. Then I ________ for help. People quickly move away the _______ and stones. I was _____ in the disaster.
shake
thunder
fear
down
directions
nervous
beating
trapped
moment
mind
alive
enough
shouted
bricks
safe
It was about two o’clock ___________________ (在凌晨). I ____________ (正在睡觉) when the earthquake started. At first, I __________________ (感到一阵轻微的晃动). Then I heard _________
_________________ (像雷一样的响声).
in the early morning
was sleeping
felt a slight shake
a loud
noise like thunder
Para 1
Language points
1. I was sleeping when the earthquake started.
be sleeping 正在睡 be asleep 睡着的
be sleepy 犯困的
Practice:
1. Turn down the radio, please. Your father is _______.
2. How long is he _______
3. Going to bed too late makes him very _______ now.
4. Don’t _______ in the garden, you may catch a cold.
sleeping
asleep
sleepy
sleep
2. At first, I felt a slight shake.
shake vi.&vt. 摇动,震动
shake n. 摇动,震动 = shaking n. 摇动,震动
Practice:
1. 假如你不同意我加入你们,你可以摇头。
If you don’t agree ____ ____ me ______ you , you can _________ your heads.
2. 有人感受到轻微的摇晃了吗?
_____ anyone feel a ______ ________________
3. 你最好不要晃动桌子。
You’d better _____ _______ the desk.
to let join
shake
Did slight shake/shaking
not shake
Para 2
Soon the _____ noise came, like ________ under the ground. The ______ started to ______. People screamed in _____. Some _____ out of the building. I _____ my best to run out too, but I could not. _______, people were running in all __________ while pieces of glass and ______ were falling down. Then the walls began to ______ down too!
real
bombs
earth
shake
fear
ran
tried
Outside
directions
bricks
come
3. People screamed in fear.
in fear (处在)害怕(中)
in danger (处在)危险(中)
in trouble (处在)麻烦(中)
介词+名词
Practice:
1. 许多小孩害怕地大哭起来。
______________________________________
2. 我们害怕地闭上了眼睛。
______________________________________
3. 其余的人们害怕地逃跑了。
______________________________________
Many kids cried in fear.
We closed our eyes in fear.
The rest people ran away in fear.
4. I tried my best to run out too, but I could not.
try one’s best to do sth.= do one’s best to do sth.
尽某人最大的努力做某事
Practice:
1. All of us did our best ___________ (move) the
coach, but we _________ (fail) at last.
2. Why not _____ (try) your best _________ (help)
those poor children, they need your support.
3. __________ (mop) up the water, the little boy
tried his best.
to move
failed
try
to help
To mop
5. Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
in all directions 四面八方
in the direction of + place 朝……的方向
a good sense of direction 好的方向感
Practice:
1. 他们因为没有人指明正确的方向,纷纷四处逃散。
They all ran ____________________ because nobody showed them ___________________.
2. 学生们放学之后就回家了。
Students go __________________ their home after school.
in all directions
the right direction/way
in the direction of
6. Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
fall down = come down 掉落下来
fall (down) from = fall off 从……掉下来
Practice:
1. She _____________________ my bike and hurt her leg.
2. The bricks began to ___________________.
fell off / fell down from
come / fall down
Para 3
Finally, the noise and ________ ended. It was ______ and silent around me. I could not see anything ___ ___, and I did not know if anyone else was _______ me. I felt very ________ and my ______ was _______ fast. “I was _______,” I said to _________. A moment of ______ went ________ my mind, but I told myself to _____ ______ since I was still _____.
shaking
dark
at all
near
nervous
heart
beating
trapped
myself
fear
through
calm down
alive
7. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
through指穿越物体内部,贯穿
go through my mind 出现在我的脑海里
walk through the tunnel 穿过隧道
sleep through the winter 睡过整个冬天
Practice:
1. 童年的甜蜜的回忆时不时出现在我的脑海里。
_______ __________ _____ childhood ____ __________ _____ _______ from time to time.
Sweet memories of go
through my mind
8. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
calm down 冷静,平静
calm sb. down 使某人镇静下来
Practice:
1. 你为什么不冷静下来找到更好的办法呢?
Why don’t you _____ _____ ___ find a _______ way
2. My mother often tells me to __________ when I am in trouble.
A. come down B. slow down
C. calm down D. get down
calm down to better
9. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
living adj. 活着的 (往往做定语,修饰名词)
e.g. living plants / living animals / living things
alive adj. 活着的 (往往做表语,放在系动词后)
e.g. be alive/ keep alive/ stay alive / become alive
Practice:
1. Luckily, the boy is still _____ with many _______ animals around him.
2. Every ________ thing needs air. Without it, nothing can keep ______.
A. living, living B. living, alive
C. alive, alive D. alive, living
alive
living
Para 4
I ___________________ (呼喊寻求帮助), but no one came. I started _______________
______________________ (在黑暗中慢慢地向前移动身体). Luckily, there was just _______________ (足够的空间)for me to move.
shouted for help
pull myself
slowly through the dark
enough space
Para 5
______ later, as I was trying to ___________ ______ (找出路), I suddenly heard some noise above me. I ________, “Help! Please help! I’m here!” Then I heard shouts from _________ people. They quickly ______ ______ the bricks. At last, I saw the _______ __________. I was _____.
Hours
find my way
out
screamed
excited
moved away
bright daylight
safe
Useful phrases and expressions
1. in the early morning 清晨,凌晨
2. feel a slight shake 感到轻微的摇晃
3. hear a loud noise like thunder听到雷鸣般的巨响
4. run out of the building 跑出大楼
5. not…at all 根本不,一点也不
6. feel nervous 感到紧张
7. say to oneself 自言自语
8. a moment of fear 一阵害怕
9. be still alive 仍然活着
Useful phrases and expressions
10. shout for help 呼喊寻求帮助
11. pull oneself slowly through the dark
在黑暗中慢慢地向前移动身体
12. hours later 几小时后
13. find one’s way out 找到出路
14. hear shouts from excited people
听到激动的人群的叫喊声
15. move away 搬走
16. be trapped in a dark place 被困在黑暗的地方
Exercises
1. Frightened by the loud noise, the children looked
at each other in ______ (害怕地).
2. The small animals in the forest ran in all
__________ (方向) when they saw a tiger coming.
3. The fans _________ (尖叫) all the time during the
concert.
4. I ______ (平静) down after listening to the
beautiful music.
5. Five workers were ________ (被困) in the mine
for 10 hours last month.
6. People in Tibet build their homes with wood and
stones instead of _______ (砖头).
fear
directions
screamed
calmed
trapped
bricks
1. --- Did you hear the shouts _______ the boy
--- Yes. When I arrived there, I found the boy had gone out ________ the open window.
A. from; across B. at; through
C. from; through D. from; over
2. Jenny is afraid to travel by plane. She always feels ________ when getting on it.
A. nervous B. interested C. relaxed D. happy
3. Let’s_______ the big stone, or there may be a traffic accident.
A. move on B. move away
C. move in D. move around
Thank you!