(共65张PPT)
Unit 4
Natural Disasters
Period 1 Listening and Speaking
课前自主预习
some words about traveling
地震 earthquake
雪崩 avalanche
泥石流 mudflow/landslide
火山爆发 volcanic eruption
洪水 flood
海啸 Tsunami
干旱 Drought
热浪 heat wave
飓风(台风)Hurricanes,Tropical cyclones,and Typhoons
冰雹 ice storm
龙卷风 tornado
冰河时代 ice age
森林大火 wildfire
流行病 Epidemic
饥荒 Famine
太阳耀斑 Solar flare
Some words about natural disaster.
Let′s play
1.We were all shocked by the____________.
这场灾难使我们所有人大为震惊。
2.His_________ is weightier than Mount Tai.
他的死重于泰山。
disaster
death
3. A ________was knocked unconscious when the helicopter ditched.
直升机迫降时有位幸存者受到撞击,晕了过去。
4. Drinking and smoking can _________your health.
饮酒和吸烟会损害你的健康。
survivor
damage
课文呈现
Report natural disasters
1 Watch the video Natural Disasters and
look at the photos. Do you know what
these disasters are Write down their
names.
tornado
tsunami
earthquake
wildfire
flood
2 Listen to the news reports and tick the
disasters that you hear.
○ earthquake ○ tornado ○ wildfire ○ drought
○ landslide ○ tsunami ○ flood
○ volcanic eruption
Listen for details
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates,times,addresses,activities,people or places,reasons,etc.
3 Circle the key word(s) in the questions
below and write the kind of information
they refer to. Then listen again and
answer the questions.
Question Type of information Answer
1 What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador number
2 How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
3 Where are the floods
4 What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area
number
place
activities
Question Type of information Answer
5 When did people see the tornado in Memphis
6 Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
7 What caused the landslide in Seoul
time
place
reason
Listen again and answer the questions. News report 1
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador
7.8
About 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.
Listen again and answer the questions. News report 2
3. Where are the floods
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the
flood-hit area
Central China
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis
At 9:25 a.m.
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul
A library and a supermarket.
News report 3
News report 4
7. What caused the landside in Seoul
By heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week.
4 Read about the disasters below and prepare
a short news report on one of them. Then
present your news report to a partner.
Earthquake
Wenchuan,China
Wildfire
Alberta,Canada
Flood
Colombo,Sri Lanka
Earthquake
Wenchuan,China
14∶28 Monday.12 May
Magnitude 7.8 (8.0)
At least 8,500 killed (by 13May)
Rescue workers (medical teams, troops,volunteers,
etc.) organised quickly
Sample News Reports
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan,China yesterday. It has killed at least 8,500 people by now. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. Injured survivors have been moved to safety by rescue workers,including medical workers,troops, and volunteers,who organised quickly.
Began on 1 May
2400 homes destroyed
Almost 88,000 people evacuated
Hundreds of firefighters arrived
Planes,helicopters used to fight the fire
No deaths,no injuries
Wildfire
Alberta,Canada
Sample News Reports
A wildfire which began on 1 May in Alberta,Canada, has destroyed 2.400 homes . Almost 88, 000 people have been evacuated. Hundreds of firefighters along with planes and helicopters have arrived to help fight the fire. Luckily, there have been no deaths or injuries.
Began in May
82 killed, 500,000 affected
Rescue teams provided food and water
Shelters set up by the government
Flood
Colombo,Sri Lanka
Sample News Reports
A flood in Colombo,Sri Lanka,has killed 82 people. The flood which began in May, has affected nearly 500, 000 people. Rescue teams are providing food and water,and shelters have been set up by the government.
EXAMPLE
Good morning. Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan,China yesterday afternoon …
Today is 13 May.
A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan,China yesterday. It has killed at least 8,500 people by now. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale (里氏震级).
News repot on earthquake
Rescue wokers,including medical medical workers,troops,and volunteers moved the injured surviors to safe place.
Pronunciation
1 Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
pipe brick tend death keen glory fond view
think they campus amaze flash garage
French bridge truly draw events friends
2 Read the words aloud.
Pay attention to the pronunciation of the -ed endings.
Then write the words in the boxes.
begged breathed described concentrated confused debated exchanged helped laughed learned depended
embarrassed pretended reserved shocked viewed
watched wished
begged breathed described concentrated confused debated exchanged helped laughed learned depended
embarrassed pretended reserved shocked viewed
watched wished
/t/
/d/
/Id/
breathed
helped
laughed
embarrassed
shocked
watched
wished
begged
described
confused
exchanged
learned
reserved
viewed
concentrated
debated
learned
depended
pretended
Skills about pronunciation
3 Listen to the words in each box and repeat.
考点精讲
1. disaster n.灾难;灾害
disastrous adj 灾难性的
environmental disasters ____________________
survive the disaster ___________________
horrible disaster ___________________
disaster area _________________
disaster victims ___________________
disaster relief ______________________
环境灾害
幸免于难
惨祸,严重的
灾区
灾区难民
赈灾物品
既学既练
1. He was the only person that__________ _________
__________ _____________.
他是这次灾难中唯一的幸存者。
2. People from all over the country volunteer to provide
________ _________ for the people there.
来自全国各地的人们自愿为那里的人民提供救灾物资.
a
disaster
was
avoided
disaster
relief
3. Their environmental effect of this new factory could
be_____________(disaster).
这家新工厂给自然环境带来的影响可能是灾难性的。
disastrous
2. rescue v & n 营救,救援
rescue sb from _______________________
make/ perform a rescue _____________
attempt a rescue ____________________
come to one′s rescue ________________
cry for rescue ________________
把某人从…….营救出来
进行营救
设法(实行)营救
来救某人
呼喊救援
与 rescue 相关的名词短语
rescue operations 救援工作
rescue party/ team 救援队
1. Why don′t you_________ ___________ ___________
____________when they were making fun of me
他们拿我开玩笑时, 他怎么不来为我结尾?
2. I had a tour of the prison before Mom ____________
(rescue) me.
在妈妈救我之前,我去监狱转了一圈。
既学既练
come
to
my
rescue
rescued
3. I was the first Western TV reporter permitted to film a
special unit caring for pandas_________ ____________
starvation in the wild.
我是第一 个被允许拍摄保护野生大熊猫免于饥饿的特别看护区的西方电视台记者。
rescued
from
3. damage vt 损害;破坏 n.损坏,损失
damaged adj 被破坏的
do/cause damage to 对……造成损失、损害
suffer damage 遭受损害
repair the damage 弥补损失
形容词+damage
serious/heavy damage 严重损害
total damage 总损失
damage+介词、介词+damage
damage from 由….. 引起
damage to 对….的损坏
with damage 有损害
既学既练
1. Without oxygen,the brain _______________(damage) quickly.
没有氧气,大脑很快就会受损。
2. The damage _______the computer is not very serious.
这台计算机的损失不太严重。
is damaged
to
3. Many of the images were stored in an ice chest,under
freezing water,in the___________(damage) wooden
ship.
许多画像被保存在冰冷的水下一艘受损的木船上的一个冰柜。
damaged
4. survive vi幸存,存活 vt幸存,
survivor n.幸存者
survive on 靠……生存
survive sb by 比某人多活…..
survive the disaster 幸免于难
构词法:v+al-----n
arrive-----arrival
propose ----proposal
refuse---refusal
remove---removal
approve---approval
既学既练
1. These little creatures ____________ (survive) on Earth
for more than 140 million years.
这些小生物已经在地球上生存了超过一亿四千万年。
had survived
2. Human life is regarded as part of nature and as such,the
only way of us__________ (survive) is to live in harmony
with nature.
人类生命被认为是自然的一部分,因此,我们生存的唯一方法就是与自然和谐相处。
to survive
5. death n.死,死亡
die a hero′s death 英勇牺牲
Starve to death 饿死
Suffer death 遭受死亡
Be sentenced to death 被判死刑
Death rate 死亡率
v/adj+th ----n
grow v ---growth
long v-----length
wide v-----width
deep v----depth
true v----truth
既学既练
1. Thousands of people ________ _________as a result
of the bomb attacks.
这场炸弹袭击造成数千人死亡。
2. No doubt the theater has contribute to the area′s
development and economic__________(grow). 毫无疑问,剧院为这个地区的发展和经济增长做出了贡献。
suffer death
growth
6. affect vt. 影响;侵袭;使感染
effect n.影响,效果,作用
effective adj. 有效的, 生效的
be affected by 被 ……打动
have a great effect on 对…..有重大影响
take effect 生效,起作用
side effects 副作用
special effect 特效
greenhouse effect 温室效应
in effect 在实施中, 生效中
随堂练习
Exercise
1. We________ _________ ___________her death.
她的去世对我们影响很大。
2. Apparently,blindly following others′ advice will
______ (effect) our own judgment.
显然,盲目地听从别人的建议会影响我们自己的判断。
was deeply affected
affect
3. Family environment______ ______ ________ _____
The shaping of children′s characters.
家庭环境对儿童性格的形成有影响。
has an effect on
4. It was because of their help that ____ _________ _____
_______.
正是由于他们的帮助,才得以避免一场灾难。
a disaster was
avoided
5. A_________ _________ risked his life saving two tourists
who had been trapped in the mountains for two years.
一名救援人员冒着生命危险救了两名被困在山里两天的游客。
6. Without the glaciers,water will arrive in the rivers at
times when it can __________ __________.
如果没有冰川,水会时常流入河流,这时会破坏农作物.
rescue worker
damage crops
7. None of these seems to have much chance of _________
(survive).
这些似乎都没有多大的生存机会。
8. Dance expresses love and hate,joy and sorrow,life and
_________(die) and everything else in between.
舞蹈表达爱与恨,欢乐与悲伤,生与死,以及两者之间的一切。
death
survival
9. It′s surprising how much simple movements of the body
can________ ________ ______ we think.
令人惊讶的是,身体的简单运用竟能影响我们的思维方式这么多。
affect the way
Homework
Discuss with your partner
1.When the earthquake happens,
what you should do
2. Write an article about your
opinion.
How to survive an earthquake
1 Earthquake! Protect yourself first.
Right After An Earthquake
2 Keep calm. Check all fire sources. Put out fire quickly.
3 Panic can hurt you.
4 Make sure you have a way out:open doors and windows.
5 Don′t rush out in a panic.
Watch out for falling objects.
本课结束
This lesson is over
THANKS!