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Unit 8
Natural disasters
Period 6
Task
1.学习目标
3.重点探究
2.自主学习
学习导航
5.当堂检测
6.课堂总结
4.拓展提升
新课导入
Video about snowstorms
1.能熟悉并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。
2.能够用英语书写关于自然灾害的文章。
学习目标
自主学习
New words
nearly
clear
behind
adv. 几乎,将近
vt. 清除,清理
adv. 在后面
重点探究
Guessing game
What kind of natural disaster it is.
earthquake
drought
flood
snowstorm
A. Sandy wants to write about the snowstorm that hit Beijing this week. Read her notes below.
A snowstorm
When: Friday, 5 January
What: snowstorm hit Beijing
During the storm: I was doing my homework in the classroom when
Mr Wu came in and told us to go home early.
I shared an umbrella with Millie.
The snowstorm was terrible.
The snow kept falling.
I could hear the wind blowing.
I lost my umbrella in the wind.
I nearly fell over.
Many people were waiting at the bus stop.
After the storm: I stayed at Millie’s home.
I heard the noise of traffic the next morning.
People were trying to clear the snow from the streets.
Read and answer the questions below.
1. What was Sandy doing when Mr Wu came in and told
them to go home early
2. What could Sandy hear during the storm
3. What happened to Sandy during the storm
4. What did Sandy see after the storm
She was doing her homework.
She could hear the wind blowing.
She lost her umbrella in the wind. She nearly fell over.
People were trying to clear the snow from the streets.
Useful expressions
An earthquake / A flood / A snowstorm / … hit …
I was doing … when …
… because of the heavy rain / snow….
We could only hear / see …
… kept falling.
Suddenly, …
… had to walk slowly / pull oneself through ….
… was really terrible.
B. Sandy is writing an article for the school newsletter. Help her complete her article using the notes in Part A.
Snowstorm hit Beijing
A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday, 5 January.
I was doing my __________ in the classroom when Mr Wu came in and told us to____________. My parents could not get home that night because of the heavy snow, so Millie asked me to go to her home. I ______ an umbrella with her while we were walking to the bus stop. The weather was really terrible. The ______ kept falling around us. We could hear the _______ blowing.
homework
go home early
shared
wind
snow
Suddenly, a strong wind came from behind. I lost my _________ in the wind and I nearly ____ over. We had to walk slowly in the deep snow. When we arrived at the bus stop, we saw many people ________ there. At last, we got on a bus to Millie’s home.
I stayed at Millie’s home that night. I heard the noise of _______ the next morning. People were trying to _____ the snow from the streets.
fell
waiting
umbrella
traffic
clear
The structure of the article
Para 1
Para 2
Introduction
Para 3
During the snowstorm
Para 4
After the snowstorm
Free Talk
Do you know the damage of the snowstorm
1. Affect people's traffic and travel and cause traffic accidents.
2. Damage communications and could cause widespread
power outages.
3. Cause vegetables to freeze and animals to die.
C. You also want to write an article about a natural disaster for your school newsletter. First, make some notes. Then write your article.
There are smog problems in many cities. Smog is bad for people's health.
We had some smoggy days in Suzhou last week. One morning, I got up early as usual. Mum came in and put a mask in my bag. When I was going to school, I could not see clearly at all. I saw many people wearing masks in the road. The traffic was terrible and it took me a long time to get to school. Our teacher asked us not to have the P.E. lesson outside since the air was bad.
I didn't care about the smog until I got sick. I found myself feeling uncomfortable and coughed a lot. But it was too late. I took some medicine and now I am getting better.
I think we can do something to help beat the smog. For example, we can walk to work or ride a bike instead of driving. I really hope to have a bluer sky soon.
Sample
Self-assessment
拓展提升
Language Points
1. I nearly fell over.
fall over 摔倒、跌倒
e.g. He fell over on the ice.
他摔倒在冰上。
2. At last, we got on a bus to Millie’s home.
get on 上车 get off 下车
e.g. She got on a bus quickly.
她快速的上了一辆公共汽车。
当堂检测
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. I was (do) my homework when my mother came in.
2. He was (talk) on the phone when someone called him.
3. My father was (watch) TV when I came back home
last night.
4. He is (near) as tall as her.
5. He spoke quite (clear).
doing
talking
watching
nearly
clearly
二、改错。
1. The two DVDs are very interesting, so I don't know which one to buy.
2. —The pet cat in your hands is very nice. Is it your
—Yes, but I'll give it to my friend Lucy as her birthday present.
3. —Help yourself to some cakes, children
—Thank you.
4. David is new here, so we know something about him.
5. Some parents care about theirs children's education more than anything else.
but
yours
yourselves
nothing
their
课堂总结
Unit 8
Period 6
书写自然灾害的文章:
1.引入自然灾害;
2.发生自然灾害时;
3.发生自然灾害后。
重点单词和短语:
nearly, clear, behind, fell over, get on