8A Unit 8 Natural disastersWelcome to the unit

扬中市新坝中学 陈颖

1.Learn about some natural disasters.

了解常见自然灾害。2.Know the difference between a natural disaster

and an accident.

学会区分自然灾害和人为事故。3.Learn to cherish life and love the nature.

珍视生命，热爱自然。

Learning aims:

1.湿透了2.开始下雨3. 把水拖干净4. 自然灾害5. 输了决赛6. 冲走村庄7. 引发大火8. 交通事故9. 撞到树上10. 雷电

be all wetstart to rainmop up the waternatural disasterslose finalwash away villagestart big firecar accidentcrash into treethunder and lightning

CHECK YOUR PREVIEWChallenge your memories 开始下雨 自然灾害 湿透了 冲走村庄 把水拖干净 雷电 撞到树上 交通事故

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Warm-up

• How is weather in England?

• What is the weather like in France?

• It’s foggy in England.

• It’s rainy in France.

Task1 ： Watch and answer

How is the weather in their dialogue?

Comic Strip

It’s rainy/ It is raining.

Comic Strip

How is the weather in their dialogue?

1.What was Hobo doing when it started to rain?

2. Did Hobo hear the rain?

3.What did Hobo want Eddie to do?

He was sleeping when it started to rain.

No, he didn’t.

He wanted Eddie to mop up the water.

Task2 ： Read and answer

It’s raining. My house is all wet. Can I come in, Eddie?

Sure, come in.

I was sleeping when it started to rain.

Who will mop up the water if I go home without you?

No. When I woke up, there was water everywhere! Come with me , Eddie.

Didn’t you hear the rain?

Why?

Act out the Act out the dialoguedialogue

Task3: Work in pairs

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Task4: Complete the passage One day, Hobo came to

Eddie’s house because his own house was ________ .

He ____________when it began to rain. When he woke up, ______________________.

He asked Eddie to go home with him because he wanted Eddie to ________________.

all wetwas sleeping

there was water everywhere!

mop up the water

Bad weather can cause disasters

rainstormthunder and lightning flood

A flood can wash everything away.

Natural disasters

Welcome to the unit

Task5:

墨西哥湾石油泄漏事故

Natural disasters

洪水无情人有情南非遭遇最严重干旱

印尼爪哇岛南部发生海啸

俄罗斯南部森林大火

北京遭遇沙尘暴

美国东北部地区遭遇暴雪台风“宝霞”登陆菲律宾

sandstorm 沙尘暴

typhoon 台风forest fire 森林大火

snowstorm 暴风雪earthquake 地震

tsunami 海啸

Group PK

sandstorm

typhoonforest fire

snowstorm earthquake

Task6:Group Work

1.What natural force( 力量 ) can

start a forest fire?

2.What can help make the

sandstorm come less often?

tsunami

lightning

3.Can we run wildly in the

street during an earthquake?

plant more trees

traffic accident

A car crashed into the other car.

Tell the differences between natural disasters and accidents

cause

AccidentsNatural disasters

Nature People

4.Flood washes away village.

1.Earthquake kills thousands of people.

2.Car accident kills three men.3.Coach crashes into tree.

5.Lightning starts a big fire in classroom building.6.Young boy falls from tree and hurts legs.

7.Big storm kills 20 people.

disasters accidents

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1.Earthquake kills thousands of people.

2.Car accident kills three men.

4.Flood washes away village.5.Lightning starts a big fire in classroom building.

7.Big storm kills 20 people.

3.Coach crashes into tree.

6.Young boy falls from tree and hurts legs.

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Natural disasters or accidentsTask7:

8.School football team loses final. 8.School football team loses final. 8

Listen and Listen and finish the form finish the form

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

stormthunder

lightning

hurt

Group 1-3: talk about floodfloodGroup 4-6: talk about accidentaccident

Sample conversation:Sample conversation:S1: Did you hear about …?S2: No. What happened?S1: …(describe it)S2: Oh really?S1: Yes, it was terrible. …(describe it)S2: Was anyone hurt?S1: Yes/No, …

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Task8: make a dialogue

Cherish your life

Love & protect the nature

1. some natural disasters.

2. the difference between a natural disaster and

an accident.

3. cherish life and love the nature.

What have we learnt today?

Homework1.Prepare for the reading part.2.Finish the exercises

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