(共16张PPT)
Unit 4 Our World
Section D
Topic 2 How can we protect ourselves from the earthquake
Learning Objects
What will we do today
1.Learn some new words and useful expressions.
2.Know something about changes in Wenchuan.
3.Know about the basic elements of news reading
4.Try to write a piece of news.
5. What can we do to help the people in need.
What’s the basic elements of news reading
Here’s the news from Wenchuan in Sichuan Province ,watch and think about the following question. 这是一则来自四川省汶川地震的新闻,看视频并思考下面这个问题。
Task1 Watch and think
新闻阅读的基本要素是什么?
1. five million people
2. with the help of …
3. the whole nation
4. rebuild their home
5. return to normal life
6. has appeared
五百万人
在……的帮助下
全国
重建他们的家园
恢复正常的生活
已经出现
Task2 Listen and learn
三色笔标出下面短语,听录音,注意读音 ,然后理解汉意
Task3. Read the passage and complete the table on Page 96. 读文章完成表格
Time
Place
Event
Result
Measure
Present situation (现在情况)
At 2:28 in the afternoon, on May 12, 2008
Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province
There was a terrible earthquake.
More than 69 000 people lost their lives and five million people lost their homes.
With the help of the whole nation, people in Wenchuan are building their homes.
People are returning to normal life.
The children are able to study in safe, new schools.
(方法、措施)
【辨析】whole & all
1. 语序语义不同: the whole + 单数名词;
all the +复数名词/不可数名词
the whole country 国家 ; the whole village 整个村庄
all the countries 所有的国家; all the villages 所有的村庄
the whole China 全中国(指地域)
all China 全国人民 the whole nation
2. 容易误用:
all the money ( √ ) the whole money (×)
all the food ( √ ) the whole food (×)
Task4 Read and understand.
At 2:28 in the afternoon, on May 12, 2008, a terrible earthquake happened here. It killed more than 69 000 people. Five million people lost their homes. Many children died when their schools fell down.
But with the help of the whole nation, people in Wenchuan are rebuilding their homes and they are returning to normal life. The children are able to study in new, safe schools.
The people of Wenchuan are very brave, and they are starting their lives over again. Now a more beautiful new Wenchuan has appeared.
Basic elements
More information
(Here is the news from Wenchuan in Sichuan Province.)
Comments 评论
Learning Tips
To get the main idea of English news, we only need to focus on the first sentences. They usually tell us the basic elements of the news such as what, when, where, who, and so on.
Task5 Writing!
Write a piece of news about the Tangshan earthquake with the help of the following information. Pay attention to the elements in news, more information and comments. P96-2
Time (When) early morning July 28,1976
Place (Where ) near Tangshan, Hebei
Event (What ) Earthquake struck Tangshan
Result (What) 240 000 died , more than 160 000 got injured
Measure (How) sent the army to help; provided food and water; rebuilt their homes
got injured =got hurt 受伤的
send --sent 常用结构:
1. 发送,邮寄;send sb. sth = send sth. to sb.
Yesterday I sent my son an email./ Yesterday I sent an email to my son.
2. 派遣; send sb. to sp. 派某人去某地
send sb to do sth. 派某人去做某事
send for sb. 派某人去请某人
3. army n. 军队,部队; join the army 参军
Key points
Five million people lost their homes.
基数词修饰million, hundred, thousand时,只能用单数形式(表示确数)。
two hundred
three thousand
seven million
当hundred, thousand, million 与of连用时,一定要用复数(表示概数)。
hundreds of 数百,数以百计
thousands of 数千,成千上万
millions of 数百万
两百
三千
七百万
2.But with the help of the whole nation …
with the help of sb. / sth.
= with one’s help
Eg:在警察的帮助下,他终于找到了他的小狗。
____________________________________, he found his little dog at last.
在电脑的帮助下,他知道了很多的东西。
_________________the computer, he knows a lot of things.
在……的帮助下
With the help of the police/With the police’s help
With the help of
Natural Disasters
The people are in need.
What should we do to help them
floods
What to Do for Them
Government
Others
send the army
rebuilt their homes
care for children
…
donate money
provide food and water
raise money
be volunteers
…
Helping others is a virtue(美德).
The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 was __________ than this one, but the Tangshan earthquake in 1976 was_____________.
I think the mobile phone is _____________ than the telephone.
Yes, but the computer is ______________ of all.
Remember, _________________ thing is to stay calm.
__________ place is under a strong table or desk.
more serious
the most serious
more useful
the most useful
the most important
The safest
Grammar
Comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives (Ⅱ)
A terrible earthquake _____ Qinghai. Was it serious
I’m very sorry to ________ that .
______ can we protect ourselves _______ the earthquake
Functions
hit
hear
How
from
Summary
We learn:
some words and expressions: million, whole, nation,
rebuild, normal, appear, injure, send, army, …
the basic elements of news reading.
We can:
Write a news article.
Homework
整理笔记,完成练习册。
熟读课文。
写做小练笔。