Unit8 Natural disasters
Learning aims
1. To get a general idea about
natural disasters.
2. To learn the English names of
some natural disasters.
3.To talk about several common
natural disasters and their damage.
rainy
cloudy
sunny
windy
snowy
foggy
Free talk:
What's the weather like today?
Is there any bad weather in our city?
1. What’s the weather like?
2. What did Hobo see when he woke up?
Watch and answer !
3.Why doesn't Hobo want to go home alone?
Watch and answer !
1. What’s the weather like?
2. What did Hobo see when he woke up?
Watch and answer !
It's rainning!
He saw water everywhere.
3.Why doesn't Hobo want to go home alone?
Why doesn't Hobo want to go home alone?
Because he needs Eddie to mop up the water.
擦干净 =clean up
up:副词，彻底的，完全的；类似搭配：eat up
wake-woke
mop-mopped
mop up sth.
mop sth. up（it只能放中间）
wet-wetter-wettest
was/were+Ving
过去进行时
Read after the tape！
Act it out
Natural disaster!
Rain
Too much rain
in a short time!
Flood
What is a natural disaster ？
natural disaster
自然 灾害 /d??zɑ?st? /
A natural disaster is an event with a natural, as opposed to human, cause that results in large-scale loss of life or damage to property.
earthquakes
/???θkwe?k/
地震
forest fires
森林火灾
snowstorm
/?sn?ust?m/
暴风雪
Other natural disasters
droughts
/dra?t/
旱灾
storms
/st??m/
暴(风)雨；风暴
Other natural disasters
Other natural disasters
landslides
/l?ndsla?d/
塌方，滑坡
volcanic eruptions
/v?l?k?n?k ?'r?p?(?)n/
火山喷发
tsunamis
/tsu??nɑ?mi/
海啸; 海震;
tornado
/t???ne?d?u/
龙卷风
typhoon
/?ta??fu?n/
台风
hurricanes
/h?r??ke?nz/
飓风
Other natural disasters
闪电 /?la?tn??/
lightning
雷声 /?θ?nd?/
Thunder
Other natural disasters
Lightning may cause fires.
A coach crashed into a house.
/k?ut?/
长途汽车;教练
猛撞,撞 /kr??/
/??ks?d?nt/ 事故
Accident！
This is an accident!
The accidents are caused by__________, while the natural disasters are caused by_______.
humans
nature
“Accidents” or “Disasters”?
tick off natural disasters
Rules:
NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
1. Usually use simple present
tense.
2. leave out the be-verbs and
articles(a/an/the).
the
the
a
The
a
a
输掉决赛
数千人
车祸
撞上树
从树上跌下树
闪电引发一场大火
冲走村庄
Complete the sentences!
What are they talking about?
an accident or
a natural disaster?
Why do you think it was a natural disaster?
Because the fire is not started by huamns.
Read & answer！
1.What disaster was there?
There was a fire.
2.When and where did it happen?
It was at a school in the UK
last week.
3.How did the disaster happen?
There was a heavy storm.
Lightning hit the classroom.
4.Was anybody hurt?
No, nobody was hurt.
1.What disaster was there?
There was a fire.
2.When and where did it happen?
It was at a school in the UK
last week.
3.How did the disaster happen?
There was a heavy storm.
Lightning hit the classroom.
4.Was anybody hurt?
No, nobody was hurt.
Read after the tape!
听说
着火（强调动作），过去时：caught；be on fire 着火（强调状态）。
=hear of
hear from sb. 收到某人来信
happen v. 偶然发生（happened）
1. sth. happens+时间或地点
2.sth. happens to sb./sth. 某人/某物发生了某事（常指不好的事情）
一场电闪雷鸣的强暴风雨
Pair work:
make a new dialogue!
A: Did you hear about...?
B: No. What happened?
A: It was ... There was....
B:Oh. Really?
A: Yes. It was...
B: Was anyone hurt?
B: .....
....
What can we do to protect ourselves?
Homework
1.Get more information about natural disasters through the Internet.
2.Recite the passage.
