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Unit 8 Natural disasters
Reading
学习目标
1．记住并会准确运用下列单词及短语：shake， loud， fear， direction， in all directions， while， come down， shaking， silent， not．．．at all， if， nervous， heart， beat， mind， since， still， alive， dark， find one’s way out， shout， at last， daylight， safe。
2．通过阅读训练，学会运用过去进行时态描述地震状况，用适当的语言向他人介绍地震灾害。
3．通过本课的学习，学生能够了解地震的危害，提高自我保护意识。
Have a guess!
I’m the bad son of nature,
I like shaking like a dancer
When I am angry,
I make a sound like a thunder,
You may hear me in Wenchuan 2008
What am I
I am earthquake.
Taiwan Earthquake
21st September 1999
over1700 people died
8700 buildings fell down
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Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
分段阅读，了解每段的大意。
At the beginning of the earthquake．
During the earthquake．
Timmy was trapped．
Timmy shouted for help．
Timmy was saved．
felt
heard
saw
did
The earth started to __________
a loud noise like _______under the ground
some people______________
people run _____________
people _________the building
pieces of glass and_______ falling down
the walls begin to_______
tried his best to __________
When the earthquake came, what did Timmy feel/hear/see/do
screamed in fear
bombs
bricks
shake
people
buildings
in all directions
run out of
come down
run out
1.When the earthquake came, what happened to the earth
2.When the earthquake came, what happened to the buildings
3.When the earthquake came, what did peopledo unusually
4.Before Timmy was safe, what did he do and how did he feel
Read and Discussion
Group work
1.When the earthquake came,
what happened to the earth
At first, I felt a slight shake.
The earth started to shake.
Finally, the noise and shaking ended.
2.When the earthquake came,
what happened to the buildings
Pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
Then the walls began to come down too.
3.When the earthquake came,
what did people do unusually
People screamed in fear.
Some ran out of the building.
People were running in all directions.
scream in fear
scream with excitement
4.Before Timmy was safe, what
did he do and how did he feel
I was sleeping when the earthquake started.
I tried my best to run out too, but I could not.
I could not see anything at all.
I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast.
“I’m trapped,” I said to myself.
A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down.
I shouted for help.
I started to pull myself slowly.
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 cry for help. They moved away the bricks and Timmy was _____ at last.
trapped
nervous
beating
mind
calm
pulled
safe
Read Para.3-5 again and try to fill the blanks
brave
clever
funny
kind
humorous
generous
careful
polite
patient
honest
helpful
honest
What is Timmy like Choose his personalities
cleverness
bravery
others’ help
+
=
bright daylight
patience
How did Timmy get out
Keep calm.
Don’t be too worried.
Save energy to stay alive.
Don’t shout all the time.
Try to find your way out.
Don’t hurry to run in all directions.
Wait for help. Be patient.
Don’t lose heart.
…
If you were Timmy, what ideas do you want to give us
1 shake (line 5)
2 scream (line 5)
3 come down (line 8)
4 silent (line 9)
5 at last (line 20)
6 safe (line 20)
c
b
f
a
d
e
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, etc
f. quiet
Match the words with the meanings
I screamed for help.
Put the pictures in the correct order.
Some people ran out of the building.
I saw the bright daylight.
The earth started to shake.
I was trapped.
The walls came down.
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2
3
4
5
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( ) 1. Timmy was sleeping when thearthquake started.
( )2. At first, Timmy heard a loud noise like thunder.
( )3. People ran in the same direction in the street.
( )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.
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T
T
F
F
F
Fill in the blanks with the words below.
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
sleeping
thunder
______.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.
nervous
saved
bricks
trapped
mind
calm
pulled
fear
beating
safe
●People screamed in fear． 人们惊恐地尖叫。
in fear 意为“惊恐地”。其中fear用作名词，意为“害怕，恐惧”。例如：
The poor dog shook in fear when it saw the tiger． 可怜的小狗见到老虎吓得发抖。
in trouble 处于困境 in safety 处于安全状态
in danger 处于危险中 in pain 处于疼痛中
in silence 处于安静状态 in surprise 吃惊地
in peace 处于和平状态 in excellentcondition 健康状况良好
【拓展】“in ＋ 名词”表示处于某种状态。
●I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast． 我感到紧张，我的心脏在快速地跳动。
beat （beat， beaten）用作动词，常有以下用法：
1．作不及物动词，意为“跳动”，指心脏、脉搏等的跳动。例如：
My heart usually beats faster while I am running． 当我跑步时，我的心脏通常会跳得更快。
2．作及物动词，意为“敲打，敲击”。例如：
The rain is beating the window． 雨滴在敲打着窗户。
3．作及物动词，意为“打败，战胜”，其宾语一般是竞争对手。例如：
Our team beat the one from No． 1 Middle School． 我们队打败了来自第一中学的队。
一、根据句意和汉语提示完成单词
1It’s very silent （寂静的） in the countryside at night．
2The boy was trapped （困住的） in a dark place after the earthquake．
3Many people quickly moved away the bricks （砖块） and stones when they found the boy．
silent
trapped
bricks
三、根据汉语提示完成句子
11他们告诉自己镇静下来。
They told themselves to calm down ．
12人们到处乱跑，但不知道该去哪里。
People ran in all directions but they didn’t know where to go ．
told
themselves
to
calm
down
in
all
directions
where
to
go
1. Read aloud the article and try to retell the story.
2. Remember the new words in this lesson.
3. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
Homework
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