课件77张PPT。Unit 8Natural disastersReadingTo learn the new words and
expressions
To know something about the
Taiwan earthquake
To pay attention to the past
continuous tense in this story
What happened
on 12 May 2008?
A powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province on May 12, 2008. More than 69000 people died.
What happened on
14 April 2010?
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai province on April 14, 2010.
What happened on
40 April 2013?
学生早读时已预习过本单元单
词,可利用几分钟时间带学生快速回顾温习。对单词的熟练度越高,阅读的速率也越高。slight
shake
loud
shake
fear
bomb
directionadj. 轻微的
n. 摇动;震动
adj. 响亮的
vi. & vt. 摇动;震动
n. 害怕,恐惧
n. 炸弹
n. 方向in all directions
while
brick
come down
shaking
silent四面八方
conj. 当…的时候
n. 砖;砖块
崩塌;坍塌
n. 摇动,晃动
adj. 寂静的not…at all
if
nervous
heart
beat
trapped
mind一点也不
conj. 是否
adj. 紧张不安的
n. 心脏
vi. & vt. 使规律作响
adj. 困住的
n. 头脑calm
calm down
since
still
alive
dark
find one’s wayvi. & vt.(使) 平静
冷静
conj. 由于,既然
adv. 仍然
adj. 活着的
n. 黑暗
找到出路shout
at last
daylight
safe
asleep
aftern. 呼喊,喊叫声
最后,终于
n. 日光
adj. 安全的
adj. 睡着的
conj. 在…之后的What is an earthquake?An earthquake is what happens
when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. 1999年台湾9·21大地震
1999年9月21日凌晨1时47分,台湾省南投县集集发生7.6级大地震,震源深度10公里左右,重灾区在日月潭地区。该区有许多活断层,开始是“双冬断层”发生活动,同时牵动相邻的车笼埔断层的大规模滑动,导致断层沿岸的丰原、大境、务峰、中兴新村、南投和名间、竹川等市县村镇地区的灾难性破坏,大部分地段已被夷为平地。
整个灾区死亡2329人,伤8722人,失踪39人,倒塌各种建筑9909栋,严重破坏7575栋,受灾人口250万,灾民32万,财产损失92亿美元。 There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. Many people lost their lives in the earthquake, but a boy called Timmy survived. Let’s listen to the story to see what happened to him. Then answer the questions below.An earthquakeListening What was Timmy doing when the
earthquake started?2. How did people feel ?He was sleeping.People screamed in fear and ran in all directions.3. What happened to the building?4. Where was Timmy when the
shaking stopped?Pieces of glass and bricks fell down. Then the walls began to come down.It was dark and silent around him and he didn’t know where he was. He was trapped.5. How did Timmy feel?6. What did Timmy do while he was
waiting for help?When he found that he was trapped, a moment of fear went through his mind but he told himself to calm down.He started to pull himself slowly through the dark.7. How was he saved?People quickly moved away the bricks and and saved him.Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.shake
scream
come down
silent
at last
safefinally
fall to the ground
give a loud high cry
not in danger
move quickly from side to side,up and down,etc.
quiet1. 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.TFFReading4. 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.TFFB2. Matching the pictures with the captions. Then put the pictures into the correct order. I saw the bright daylight.
I was trapped.
The walls came down.
I screamed for help.
Some people ran out of the building.
The earth started to shake.I screamed for help.Some people ran out of the building.I saw the bright daylight.The earth started to shake.I was trapped.The walls came down.123456Fill in the blanks with the words below.beating bricks calm fear mind nervous pulled safe saved sleeping thunder trappedWhen 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 ________.sleepingthunder______.Then pieces of glass and
_______ fell down.
When the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was ________ and could not get out. He felt _________ and his heart was__________. 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.nervoussavedbrickstrappedmindcalmpulledfearbeatingsafe Suppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do to keep ourselves safe?(Group work)If an earthquake happened, what shall we do?If at school:
1. Hide under a desk or table.?
2. Follow teachers’ advice. If at home:
Hide under a heavy table or bed. If on a road:
1. Use something hard (硬的) to protect
your head.
2. Avoid the buildings.Don’t rush out without order.Never try to use the lift.Stay calm!If we are in a high buildingLanguage points1. At first, I felt a slight shake.shake n. 摇动; 晃动We felt a slight shake before the earthquake started. 2. People screamed in fear.in fear 害怕地,恐惧地
相似的结构还有:
in trouble 有麻烦的 in need 需要帮助的
in danger 处于危险之中
in hunger 饥饿的They got lost in the forest. They had to try different ways in fear.3. People were running in all
directions…in all directions 向各个方向The crowd disappeared in all directions.?
人群朝四处散去。
When the fire broke out in the cinema, the people lost their heads and ran in all directions.
当电影院失火时,人们惊慌失措四处乱跑。 in all directions 4. I tried my best to run out too, but I
could not. try one’s best 竭尽全力I am not sure, but I’ll try my best. ?
我没把握,不过我将尽力而为。
We’ll try our best to help you.
我们将尽量帮助你。
We will try our best to satisfy you.?
我们将尽力使您满意。 5. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.calm down 平静下来,冷静下来I won’t talk to you until you calm down.
等你冷静下来的时候我再和你谈。
I told myself to calm down. ? ?
我告诫自己要冷静下来。
The sea calmed down.
海上已风平浪静了。 6. “I’m trapped,” I said to myself.be trapped 被困住,受困 He was trapped on that island for a long time.
他曾被困在那个岛上很长时间。
Someone was trapped in the lift the other day. ? ?
那天有人被困在电梯里。 Let the word flyTips for teacherLet the word fly 板块是帮助学生
学习一些一词多义、熟词生意的词
汇。通过此环节,学生可以对一些
常见词的用法、意思有一个透彻的
了解。Can you translate the following sentences?calm
动词, 使平静,使镇静。
calm down 平静下来,镇静下来
Mother soon calmed the baby.
母亲很快让孩子平静下来。
We waited inside until things calmed down.
我们一直在里面等待,直到事情平息。2)形容词,平静的,镇定的
You should keep calm even in face of danger.
即使遇到危险你也应该保持镇定。
3)名词,平静,宁静
I like the calm of the summer evening.
我喜欢夏日黄昏的宁静。根据提示,完成句子。
他很快使吠叫的狗安静下来。
He soon _________the barking dog.
2. 让孩子们静一静,他们太兴奋了。
Try to make the children ______ ______.
They are too excited.
3. 平静的湖水像一面镜子。
______ ______ ______ in the lake looks
like a mirror.calmedcalm downThe calm waterGame TimeNow I will divide you into several groups. Make up sentences with your partners with the words and phrases above. Then speak them out to us. Let’s see which group is the most productive. 请点击 Frightened by the loud noise, the
children looked at each other
________ (害怕地).
2. The small animals in the forest
__________________ (四处逃窜)
when they saw a tiger coming.ran in all directionsI. Fill in the blanks.in fear3. We _________________ (正在尽全力)
to protect wild animals.
4. The fans ________ (尖叫) all the time
during the concert.
5. I _____________ (平静下来) after
listening to the beautiful music.
6. Five workers ____________ (被困) in
the mine for 10 hours last month.screamedare trying our bestcalmed downwere trapped7. Traffic ________ (事故) killed many
people every year.
8. The little girl ________ (尖叫) when she
saw the snake.
9. People in Tibet build their homes with
wood and stones instead of _______
(砖头).
10. There was a flood in the _________
(南方) part of China because of the
________ (大) rain.accidentsscreamedbrickssouthernheavyII. Translation.1. 地震开始的时候,她正在睡觉。When the earthquake _______ , she ____________. 2. 人们在疯狂奔逃时,一块块的玻璃
和砖块直往下掉。People ___________________ while pieces of glass and bricks __________________ . started
was sleeping were running wildly
were falling down3. 我正在努力找出路时,这时突然听到
我的上方有声音。I _______________ my way out when I suddenly heard some noise above me. 4. 我听到了兴奋的人们的呼喊声。 I heard ________________________. was trying to find shouts from excited people5. 我感到一阵轻微的颤动传遍我全身。
I felt a _________________________
my body.slight shake throughReflection in fear
in all directions
3. try one’s best 竭尽全力
4. calm down
5. be trapped
6. go throughHomework书面表达
请根据下面信息,写一篇介绍四川
雅安地震的短文。
发生时间:2013年4月20日早晨
发生地点:雅安地震
地震损失:200多人遇难,1万多人受伤,成千上万的房屋倒塌。
救灾情况:成千上万的士兵前来援助,救援队日夜搜寻幸存人员。人们纷纷捐款捐物帮助当地人们走出困境。要求:1. 条理清楚,语句通顺。
2. 70词左右。
参考词汇:受伤 get hurt; 救援队 rescue team; 幸存者 survivor
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