Unit 8 Natural disasters Welcome to the unit课件(共31张PPT) 2023-2024学年牛津译林版英语八年级上册

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Unit 8
Period 1
Welcome to the unit
新课导入
Free Talk
1. What words do we use to talk about natural disasters
2. What words do we use to talk about accidents
rainstorm, snowstorm, typhoon …
car accident, plane crash, fire...
All these natural disasters are caused by natural force. They are different from accidents. Accidents are usually caused by people.
3. What's the difference between natural disasters and accidents
1
2
能熟悉并能正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。
能掌握常见的自然灾害和事故及二者的区别。
3
能用英语谈论自然灾害和事故。
预习检测
C
C
1. The floor is very clean. Who ______ just now
A. mop it up B. mop up it C. mopped it up D. mopped up it
2. Which of the following is NOT a natural disaster ______
A. A house caught fire because lightning hit it.
B. Many houses fell down because of the earthquake.
C. A car knocked Tom down when he was reading a storybook on the way home
D. A flood destroyed the farm near the town.
B
A
3. It may be dangerous ______ a car ______ a snowy day. A. to drive, in B. to drive, on C. drive, in D. drive, on
4. —Sam, what will the weather be like tomorrow —Sorry, mum. I didn't watch the weather forecast just now.
I _____ a football match. A. was watching B. am watching C. would watch D. will watch5. Lightning ______ a classroom building and it ______ fire. A. hit; catch B. hit; caught C. beat; catch D. beat; caught
B
知识梳理
e.g. I mop up the water on the bathroom floor.
Language Points
1. When I woke up, there was water everywhere!
wake up 醒来
e.g. I wake up at six every morning.
我每天早上六点钟醒来。
mop up 擦干，抹干，拖干
我拖干了浴室地板上的水。
2. Who will mop up the water if I go home without you
e.g. A car crashed into a tree last night.
3. Earthquake kills thousands of people
thousands of 成千上万的
e.g. There are thousands of people on the road.
路上有成千上万的人。
crash into 猛撞，碰撞
昨天晚上一辆车猛撞到一棵树上。
4. Coach crashes into tree
e.g. What did people use to start a fire many years ago
5. Flood washes away village
wash away 冲走，洗掉
e.g. A terrible flood washed away his house.
一场可怕的洪水冲走了他的房子。
start a fire 生火，放火
许多年前，人们用什么来生火？
6. Lightning starts big fire in classroom building
e.g. They must decide what to leave out.
7. Young boy falls from tree and hurts legs
fall from 从……落下
e.g. An apple fell from the tree.
一个苹果从树上掉下来了。
leave out 遗漏，省去；不考虑
他们必须决定省去什么。
8. ... words like a, an, the and the verb be are often left out.
e.g. These cookers catch fire easily.
9. Did you hear about the fire at a school in the UK last week
hear about 听说；得知
e.g. I heard about his illness just now.
我刚才听说他病了。
catch fire 着火
这些厨具容易着火。
10. Lightning hit a classroom building and it caught fire.
谈论自然灾害和事故
rainstorm/storm [st :m]
Storm is a kind of ________________.
It can make some houses___________
natural disaster
fall down
some houses fall down
wash a village away
flood [fl d]
Flood is a kind of ________________.
It can _____________________
natural disaster
wash a village away
['v l d ]
snowstorm
fall from a bike
hurt her legs
Snowstorm is a kind of ______________.
Someone may _________________
and ________________.
hurt his/her legs
fall from a bike
natural disaster
typhoon [ta 'fu:n]
Typhoon is a kind of ______________.
It can _______________.
natural disaster
pull trees up
pull trees up
See:
Hear:
thunder ['θ nd (r)]
start a big fire in a house
Thunder and lightning is a kind of _______
_________. It can ______________________.
natural
disaster
start a big fire in a house
lightning [ la tn ]
an earthquake [' :θ kwe k]
thousands of people lost their lives
An earthquake killed thousands of people.
So it is a kind of __________________.
natural disaster
Tip:
In newspaper headlines, the simple present tense is used and words like a, an, the and the verb be are often left out.
Sandy is reading some newspaper headlines. Look at them. Which are about natural disasters Put a tick (√) in the correct boxes.
1. School football team loses
final
2. Earthquake kills thousands
of people
3. Car accident kills three
men
4. Coach crashes into tree
5. Flood washes away
village
6. Lightning starts big fire
in classroom building
7. Young boy falls from
tree and hurts legs
8. Big storm kills 20 people
√
√
√
√
1. What happened to Vivien’s school
2. When did it happen
Lightning hit a classroom building and it caused fire.
It happened at night.
Sandy and Millie are chatting online about natural disasters and accidents. Listen to the tape and answer the questions below.
Sandy: Did you hear about the fire at a school in the UK last week
Millie: No. What happened
Sandy: It was at my friend Vivien’s school. She told me about it.
There was a heavy storm with thunder and lightning.
Millie: Oh, really
Sandy: Yes. It was terrible. Lightning hit a classroom building and
it caught fire.
Millie: Was anyone hurt
Sandy: No. Nobody was hurt. It happened at night.
Disaster: (1) _______
Time: (2) __________
Place: At a (3) ________ in the UK
Cause: There was a heavy (4) _______ with
(5) ___________ and lightning
Result: (6) _________ hit a classroom building and it caught fire
People: Nobody was (7) _______
Fire
Last week
school
storm
thunder
Lightning
hurt
Read and fill in the table.
Work in pairs and act it out!
Work in pairs and discuss the topic with your partner. Use the conversation below as a model.
A: Did you hear about ...
B: No. What happened
A: My friend told me about it. There was ...
B: Oh, really
A: Yes, it was terrible. ...
B: Was anyone hurt
A: Yes/No, ...
It’s raining. My house is all
wet. Can I come in, Eddie
Sure, come in.
I was sleeping when it
started to rain.
Didn’t you hear the rain
Why
No. When I woke up, there was water everywhere! Come with me, Eddie.
Who will mop up the water
if I go home without you
His house is all wet.
1. What happens to Hobo
Read their conversation and answer the questions.
He was sleeping when it started to rain.
2. What was Hobo doing when it started to rain
3. Did Hobo hear the rain
No, he didn’t.
He needs Eddie to mop up the floor.
4. Why doesn’t he want to go home alone
5. What do you think of Hobo
He is very lazy.
Work in pairs and act it out!
通过以
活动小结
通过以上的活动，我们了解了自然灾害和事故：
自然灾害是由____________造成的，事故是由_________造成的，自然灾害有地震_________，火灾_________，洪水_________等。
natural force
people
earthquake
fire
flood
当堂检测
一、根据句意及提示完成下列句子。
1. He is giving a report on _______ (nature) disasters.
2. Look at Eddie! He __________ (mop) up the floor.
3. It rained _______ (heavy) last night.
4. The traffic a_______ killed two people.
5. He made a mistake by l_______ out a letter when
writing the word.
natural
is mopping
heavily
ccident
eaving
二、翻译句子。
1. 1998年的特大洪水冲走了许多房屋和树。
The big flood in 1998 ________________________________.
2. 在唐山大地震中，成千上万人遇难。
The Tangshan Earthquake _______________________.
3. 昨天一个年轻人从2 楼摔下来，竟然安然无恙。
Yesterday a young man _______________ _ , but he didn’t get hurt.
4. 上个星期五两个小学生在教室里玩火，在大楼里引起一场大火。
Two pupils played with fire in their classroom last Friday and
___________________________.
5. 在昨晚的事故中，一辆大客车撞到了树上。
A coach crashed into a tree ______________ last night.
washed away a lot of houses and trees
killed thousands of people
fell from the 2nd floor
started a big fire in the building
in the accident
Unit 8
Period 1
重点单词和短语：
disaster, mop, up, earthquake, accident, coach, crash, flood, village, lighting, storm, thunder, thousands of, wash away, catch fire
自然灾害：
地震_________，火灾____，
洪水______。
earthquake
fire
flood