(共30张PPT)
8A Unit 8
Reading I
An earthquake
What’s the weather like in Beijing
It’s smoggy.
Smog is not a natural disaster. It is mainly caused(造成) by air pollution(污染).
[tO:'neIdEK]
sandstorm
snowstorm
flood
typhoon
drought
earthquake
When an earthquake happens …
We can feel
We can hear
We can see
When an earthquake happens …
We can feel
nervous ['n v s]
the heart
the building
shaking
beating fast
When an earthquake happens …
We can hear
the loud noise
people screaming
like bombs
in fear[f ]
We can see
people running
the bricks and walls
people being
When an earthquake happens …
in all directions
coming down
trapped
Learn more new words
slight adj.轻微的 (light)
mind n.头脑 (find)
since [s ns] conj. 由于,既然 (inch)
alive [ ‘la v] adj.活着的
silent adj. 寂静的
direction n. 方向 (action)
daylight n.日光 (day+light)
calm [kɑ m] v. (使)平静,(使)镇定
safe adj.安全的
There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. Timmy survived. Read Timmy’s story and find out what happened to him.
The Taiwan earthquake
An earthquake
1. What was Timmy doing when the earthquake started
2.Did he die at last
3.Did he find his way out(come out) by himself
He was sleeping.
No, he was alive at last.
No. People outside saved him.
Skim(略读) the passage and answer the following questions.
Look through the passage and think about the main ideas of the paragraphs.
para.1-2
para.3-4
para.5
After the earthquake (trapped)
During the earthquake
After the earthquake (saved)
1.He felt
2.He heard
3.He saw
a.
b.
c.
a slight shake.
people screaming in fear
people running in all directions
Listen to para.1-2 and choose the correct pictures.
Read Para1-2 aloud by yourselves and fill in the blanks.
He felt (1)______________ at first.
He heard (2)__________ like thunder then.
(3)__________ like _______soon
(4) people screaming __________
He saw (5)people running ____________
(6) ____________________falling down.
(7)________coming down.
a slight shake
a loud noise
the real noise bombs
pieces of glass and bricks
the walls
in fear
in all directions
Read para.1-2 together and think about the things they did. (True or false)
1. Timmy was sleeping when the earthquake started.
2. When the earth started to shake, people screamed in surprise.
3. Some people ran out of the building.
4. Timmy ran out quickly with others.
5. People ran in the same direction in the
street.
T
F
in fear.
T
F
tried to run out but he couldn’t.
F
in all directions
It was
I could not see
I did not know
My heart was
A moment of fear went
Read Para.3 and match(连线) the left phrases with the right ones.
anything at all.
through my mind.
dark and silent around me.
if anyone else was near me.
beating fast.
He was t_______ and felt n________.
ervous
rapped
Read Para 3-4 aloud by yourselves and find out what Timmy did to save himself.
Timmy
shouted______________
started_______________________________
told ______________
himself to calm down
for help
to pull himself slowly through the dark
Weather It was dark and (1)_______ Timmy.
(4)_____ He felt (2)_________.
His heart was beating fast.
A moment of fear went through his
(3) ______.
(5) _______ He shouted for help.
He pulled himself slowly through the dark.
Read Para 3-4 silently and finish the table with only one word in each blank.
silent
Feelings
nervous
mind
Action
Tips: The answers of 4 and 5 are the conclusion(总结) of the sentences on the right side.
When he heard some noise above him, what did he do
How did people save him
He screamed, “Help! Please help! I’m here!”
They quickly moved away the bricks.
At last, Timmy saw the bright d________. He was s_____.
aylight
afe
Read para.5 together and answer two questions.
Finish P96 B4.
When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was (1) _______. He heard a loud noise like (2)_______. Then the noise became louder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in (3)____.Then pieces of glass and (4)_______ fell down.
When the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was (5)_______ and could not get out. He felt (6)_______ and his heart was (7)_______ fast. A moment of fear went through his (8)_____. Then he tried to (9)______ down and (10)______ himself slowly through the dark. Finally, people came and heard his cry for help. They moved away the bricks and (11)______ him. Timmy was (12) ______ at last.
sleeping
thunder
fear
bricks
trapped
nervous
beating
mind
calm
pulled
saved
safe
A reporter named Daniel wants to cover(报导)a series(系列) of earthquakes.
So he wants to interview (采访) Timmy about the Taiwan earthquake.
Now please have an interview with your partner. One as Timmy, and the other as Daniel.
Tips: pay attention to the expressions and tones when interviewing.(采访时注意神情和语气。)
You can start like this.
D--- Daniel T---Timmy
D: Welcome to our interview. Today we have a new friend named T..
T: Hello, everyone. I am Timmy. I am very happy to be here.
D: What were you doing when the earthquake started
T: … …
D: How did you know it was an earthquake
T: … …(slight, loud noise, real noise)
D: And what happened to people around you
T: … …(scream, run)
D: I learned that you were trapped, so how did you feel at that moment
T: … …(nervous, beat, mind, calm)
D: Did you do anything to help you out
T: … …(shout, pull, find one’s way out)
D: How did you feel after you were saved
T: … …
D: Thank you for coming. Bye-bye.
If an earthquake happened, what shall we do
First, we should calm down.
Then, we should hide under a desk
or under a hard thing
It is also right to stay in the corner.
to protect our heads.
If an earthquake happened, what shall we do
Never
try to use the lift.
Don’t
rush out without order.
It is also wrong to go upstairs and downstairs.
Tips: You had better keep them in mind!
It is also wrong to jump out of the window.