牛津译林版英语八年级上Unit 8 Natural disasters Reading1课件(25张PPT无素材)

8上Unit 8 Natural disasters
Reading 1
1. Develop a general understanding of the text.
2. Use some proper words to introduce a natural disaster.
3. Improve reading skills of skimming and scanning.
4. Learn how to face a natural disaster.
Teaching objectives
Brainstorm
Watch the pictures first and then try to tell us
what natural disasters they are.
thunder and lightning
flood
snowstorm
earthquake
I was sick in hospital last summer. I was lying in bed when the earthquake happened, my wife was looking after me, my daughter was watching TV at home with her grandparents. At that time I felt a slight shake, I heard the people outside scream in fear. I saw the people in the street run in all directions. At first I was very nervous , my heart was beating fast . But after a short while, I found everything was OK. I’m not afraid at all, my wife asked me to calm down, because we were still alive, we were safe.
The earthquake hit Yangzhou in 2012
Mr Li’s story
Background of Taiwan Earthquake
There was an earthquake
in Taiwan. It happened on
21st September 1999.
12,000 buildings fell down .
1,700 people died.
Timmy survived the earthquake.
He wrote his story and put it on his home page.
What's the story about?
My experience (经历) in Taiwan earthquake
Saving myself in Taiwan earthquake
Watch the video and choose:
Read the sentences and then guess the meanings of the underlined new words in the lesson.(B1)
move quickly from side to side, up and down, etc
2) People screamed in fear.(line5)
give a loud high cry
1) At first I felt a slight shake.(line5)
3) Then the walls began to come down too.(line8)
fall to the ground
4) It was dark and silent around me.(line9)
quiet
5) At last, I saw the bright daylight.(line20)
finally
6) I was safe.(line20)
not in danger
Read quickly and think about the main ideas of the paragraphs.
Para.1




What happened to Timmy after the earthquake.
What Timmy was doing When the earthquake started.
How Timmy was saved .
What Timmy did to save himself.
What the earthquake was like.
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.1-2 : During the earthquake
Para.3-5: After the earthquake
feel
hear
see

do
a slight shake
a loud noise like
some people
the real noise like
people
People
pieces of glass and bricks
the walls begin to
try his best to run out
When the earthquake came, what did Timmy …?
Para.1-2
thunder
bombs
scream in fear
run out of the building
run in all directions
fall down
come down
[ sla?t ]
…
Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and silent around me. I could not see anything at all, and I did not know if anyone else was near me. I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast. “I am trapped”, I said to myself. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
…
Para. 3
Find out the words to show Timmy’s feelings
Para. 4-5
What did he want to do?
--save himself
How?
I shouted for help…
I started to pull myself slowly …
I screamed, “Help! Please help! I am here”.
some actions :
I was trying to find my way out…
What do you think of Timmy according to his feeling changes and actions?
brave
calm
clever
Never give up
quality
others’ help
bright daylight
Read the sentences about Timmy’s feelings with emotion（感情）.
…, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
I screamed, “Help! Please help! I’m here!”
At last, I saw the bright daylight. I was safe.
hopeful
happy
calm
It was dark and silent around me. I couldn’t see anything at all.
nervous
afraid
5
2
6
1
4
3

Retell the story according to the pictures
Put the pictures in the correct order.(B2)
What to do in an earthquake
It’s right/wrong to …
We should/shouldn’t …
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
×
×
√
√
×
√
hide under the desk
stay in the corner
protect the head
run in all directions
stay in bed
jump out of the window
Whenever you have difficulty, tell yourself to calm down and never give up (放弃) easily!
Advice
What do you know about Timmy’s story in Taiwan earthquake?(B4)
When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was ________. He heard a loud noise like_________. Then the noise became louder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in ________. Then pieces of glass and __________ fell down.
When the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was ________ and could not get out. He felt _________ and his heart was ________ fast. A moment of fear went through his _______. Then he tried to _______ down and _________ himself slowly through the dark. Finally, people came and heard his cry for help. They moved away the bricks and ______ him. Timmy was ______ at last.
sleeping
pulled
safe
fear
bricks
trapped
nervous
beating
mind
calm
saved
thunder
Exercise
Homework
1、 Read the article fluently.
2、 Make a poster about some
safety rules in the earthquake.
3、 Try to retell the story.
Timmy was asleep when the earthquake started.
At first, Timmy heard a loud noise like thunder.
People ran in the same direction in the street.
Timmy was trapped in a dark place after the earthquake stopped.
There was not enough space for Timmy to pull himself through.
People found Timmy soon after he was trapped.
all directions
just
hours later.
Correct the wrong idea of each sentence
felt a slight shake.
T
F
F
T
F
F

Thank you for listening