课件31张PPT。Unit 8Natural disastersGrammarbreak
break down
because of vi. 损坏；打破
出故障；坏掉
由于；因为Words and expression reviewPresent continuous tense
be (am/is/are) + verb-ing现在进行时Tomplayfootball.isingLucy isreada book.ingWhat is Tom doing?What is Lucy doing?Tomplayfootball.wasingLucy wasreada book.ingWhat was Tom doing at that moment?What was Lucy doing at 2:30 p.m. yesterday? I was sleeping when it started to rain.
2. I was sleeping when the earthquake
started.Look at the following sentences carefully. Pay attention to the colored parts.3. Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
4. I felt nervous and my heart was
beating fast.
5. Hours later, as I was trying to find
way out, I suddenly heard some noise
above me.We use the past continuous tense to talk about things that were happening at a particular time in the past.Past continuous tense 过去进行时过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间内正在进行或发生的动作。
形式为was /were + V-ing。
常与表示过去的时间状语连用，如：at 10p.m. last night, from 8p.m. to 9p.m. last Saturday等；或者与when, while, as引导的过去时间状语连用。过去进行时的句式
1) 基本结构：was/were + V-ing
2) 肯定句: 主语 + was/ were + V-ing
3) 否定句：was/were not + V-ing
was not = wasn’t
were not = weren’t4) 疑问句：将 was/were 移到主语前
5) 特殊疑问句：疑问词 + was/were +主语 + Ving …?Make sentences.1. at 9 o’clock last Sunday
2. at this time yesterday
3. from 7a.m. to 6 p.m. last Monday
4. at that time
5. from 9 to 10 last nightwatch TV
read books
practise
swimming
watch a film
make cakesA snowstorm hit Sunshine TownA snowstorm hit Sunshine Town. Mr. Wu is asking the students about it. Complete their conversation with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Mr. Wu: What a terrible snowstorm! It started at about seven this morning . I ___________ (read) the newspaper then. What _____ you ______ (do), Simon?
Simon: I ___________ (have) breakfast.
Mr. Wu: What about you, Millie?was reading were doingwas havingMillie: I ____________ (walk) to the bus stop. Sandy, I saw you and your parents standing on the side of the road. _____ you _______ (wait) for a taxi?
Sandy: Yes. My dad’s car broke down because of the cold weather. He ___________ (ring) someone to come and help when you saw me. was walkingWere waitingwas ringingLook at the pictures and answer the questions. What was the rabbit doing just now?
What was the pig doing just now?
He was jumping just now.He was dancing just now.The rabbit was jumping while the pig was dancing.The worm was eating while the dog was reading.Two long actions went on at the same time.We were clapping our hands while the teachers were walking across the park.The rabbit was jumping while the pig was dancing.
The worm was eating while the dog was reading.
While the pig was dancing, the rabbit was jumping.While the dog was reading, the worm was eating.while, when and as 都表示“当……的时
候”。
e.g. I was sleeping when the earthquake started.
People were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
As I was trying to find my way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me. Using while, when and as.1. 当连接同时发生的两个延续性长动作时，常用while引导。
e.g. While I was watching TV, he
was listening to music.
Millie was reading a book while
Eddie was sleeping.2. 如果短暂性的动作是主句时，我们可
以用when, while 或 as 引导。
e.g. When/while/as Millie was watching TV, Andy came into the room.
3. 如果延续性的动作是主句时，我们经
常用when 来连接。
e.g. Millie was watching TV when Andy came into the room.4. 如果两个短暂性的动作同时发生，我
们通常用as 连接。
e.g. As Millie sat down on the sofa, Andy
came into the room.
注：当一个短暂性动作发生的同时伴随
着一个延续性的动作，这时我们通
常用过去进行时来表示延续性的动
作，用一般过去时来表示短暂性的
动作。Playing in the snowSome Class 1, Grade 8 students went to play in the snow. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in blanks. Use when, while and as to connect the sentences._______ Simon _________ (arrive), Amy ___________ (get) some snow from the ground.
2. ___________ Suzy and Kitty ____________ (build) a snowman, Millie ___________ (take) photos.
3. Daniel _______ (fall) over _____________ he ____________ (make) a big snowball.Whenarrivedfellwhile/as/whenwas makingWhilewas buildingwas takingwas getting4. Peter __________ (hide) behind a tree ______ a snowball ____ (hit) him.
5. _________ Millie and her classmates ____________ (play) in the snow, Andy ______________ (run) towards them.were playingWhilewere runningwas hidingwhenhitThank you!课件38张PPT。Unit 8
Natural disastersWelcome to the unitWhat natural disasters do you know?thunder 雷
and lightning 闪电flood 洪水earthquake 地震They are all natural disasters.
灾害village 村庄The flood washed away the village.冲走mop up the floorthousands of people 成千上万的a train accident 事故coach 长途汽车The car crashed into a tree. 猛撞；碰撞 storm 风暴，暴（风）雨catch fire 着火disaster
mop
up
earthquake
thousands of
accident
coach
crashn. 灾难；不幸，祸患
vt. 用拖把擦干净
adv. 完全地
n. 地震
成千上万的
n. 事故，意外的事
n. 长途汽车
vi. & vt. 猛撞；碰撞New words and expressionsflood
wash away
village
lightning
storm
thunder
catch firen. 洪水，水灾
冲走
n. 村庄，乡村
n. 闪电
n. 风暴，暴（风）雨
n. 雷，雷声
着火It’s raining.His house is all wet.1. What’s the weather like?2. What happened to Hobo?Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.He was sleeping when it started to rain.3. What was Hobo doing when it started to rain?4. Did Hobo hear the rain?No he didn’t.He needs someone to help him mop the floor up because he doesn’t want to do it himself. 5. Why doesn’t he want to go home alone?6. What do you think of Hobo?He is very lazy.School football team loses final
2. Earthquake kills thousands of people
3. Car accident kills three men
4. coach crashes into treeNatural disasters and accidentsWhich headlines are about natural disasters?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 people1. What happened to Vivien’s school?
2. When did it happen?Lightening hit a classroom building and it caught fire.It happened at night.ListeningListen to the conversation and answer the questions.Language points1. wake up 醒来
wake sb. up 叫醒某人
e.g. I wake up at six every morning!
我每天早上六点钟醒来。
She wakes me up at six every morning.
她每天早上六点钟叫醒我。2. mop up 拖干，把......拖干
e.g. Hobo wants Eddie to mop up the water.
Hobo想要Eddie把水拖干净。
3. 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。4. a car accident 一场车祸
e.g. There was a car accident yesterday.
昨天有一场车祸。
5. crash into 猛撞，碰撞
e.g. A car crashed into a tree last night.
昨天晚上一辆车猛撞到一棵树上。
6. wash away 冲走
e.g. A terrible flood washed away his house.
一场可怕的洪水冲走了他的房子。7. fall from 从……掉下，落下
e.g. The boy fell from a tree and hurt his legs.
那个男孩从树上掉下来伤到了他的腿。
8. catch fire 着火
e.g. The house caught fire because of the lightening.
因为闪电那个房子着火了。 Fill in the blanks.
1. There are many ________ (灾害) in the world every day.
2. I heard of a car ________ (事故) here.
3. --- What was the weather like yesterday?
--- It was ______ (sun) but _____ (wind).disastersaccidentsunnywindyExercises4. There are many _______ (nature) disasters in the world every year.
5. Most of the rare animals live in ______ (nature) reserves.
6. There are _________ (thousand) of ducks on the farm.
naturalnaturethousandsFill in the blanks.
1. It’s _______ (rain) outside. You should take an umbrella.
2. --- What’s mum doing?
--- She is ________ (mop) up the floor.
3. A coach _______ (crash) into a tree just now.moppingcrashedraining4. Our school football team ____ (lose) the game last Friday.
5. My brother ___ (fall) off his bike just now.
6. I _________ (do) my homework when my mother came back.lostfellwas doingTranslate the phrases.1. 自然灾害2. 半个小时以后3. 把所有的水拖干净4. 输了比赛5. 成百上千的人natural disastershalf an hour latermop up all the waterlose the gamethousands of people6. 一场车祸7. 撞上一棵树8. 把村庄冲走9. 燃起了一场大火10. 从树上掉下来fall from a treestart a big firewash away the villagecrash into a treea car accidentTranslate the following sentences.
1. 下周天气将会变得更糟。
The weather ________________ next week.
2. 数千人在一次地震中丧生了。
____________ people ____________ in the earthquake.
3. 一场洪水冲走了他们的房子。
A flood ________________________.will become worseThousands oflost their liveswashed their houses away4. 如果你不小心驾车，你会撞到前面的树。
If you __________________, you ___________________________.
5. 上周六Daniel从自行车上摔下来了。
Daniel ______________ the bike last Saturday.don’t drive carefullywill crash into the tree in frontfell (down) from1. Read the text book and learn the new words and phrases by heart.
2. Do the exercises in the workbook.HomeworkThank you!
