1、1Unit 8 Natural disastersPeriod 3 Reading IILearning aims1. To learn some new words and know more about natural disasters. 2. To encourage to do more to protect nature.Learning activitiesActivity one Having a dictation of new wordsActivity two Free talk1.What happened in an earthquake?2.When a terri
2、ble disaster comes, can we give up easily?3.How can people survive in an earthquake / a fire / a flood / a snowstorm / a typhoon ? Activ ity three Understanding of the language pointsStep 1 Usages of some new words1. fear: People in the shopping centre looked at each other in fear.句意：_ 常用词组：in fear
3、害怕地Frightened by the loud noise, the children looked at each other .(害怕地)2. shake: The earth started to shake. 句意：_ 词义：_词性：_ 过去式：_ 过去分词： 翻译：使用之前摇匀瓶子 the bottle well before use.。I felt a slight shaking through my body. shaking词义_词性_ _ shake hands with sb意 思是“_”;shake ones head意思是“_”。翻译：（1）我们与老朋友见面时常常
4、握手。We often _when we meet our friends.（2）她摇了摇头。She her head. 3. direction : People ran in all directions. 句意：_ 词义：_词性：_常用词组：in the direction of 意思是“往的方向” ； 朝四面八方_翻译：（1）他把车子开向北京。He drove his car Beijing. （2）警察赶到时, 人群便向四面八方散开了。When the police arrived, the crowed went away .4. wildly: People were runni
5、ng wildly while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down. 句意：_ 词义：_；词性：_其形容词为 _ 填空：（1）His heart was beating . （2）We should take actions to protect _animals. 5. calm: I calmed down and asked myself: “Did I really survive? “句意：_ _词义：_词性：_ He looked calm when he told us the bad news句意：_词义：_词性：_ 常用短
6、语： calm down 意思是： calm sb down 意思是：_ 2翻译：（1）听到优美的音乐，我平静了下来。I_ after hearing the beautiful music.(2) 母亲使她激动地孩子平静下来The mother _ her excited child _.6. moment: A moment of fear went through my mind but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive. 句意：_词义：_词性：_ 常用短语：at the moment, 此刻,正在那时 for a mo
7、ment 片刻； 一会儿at any moment 任何时刻 wait a moment 等一会儿翻译：（1）I didnt know who he was .(当时)(2) 我一会儿就回来，请稍等。I will be back _, Please wait_.7. hurry: They were in a great hurry to move away the bricks and stones. 句意_ 词义_词性_常用短语：be in a hurry to do sth 匆忙干某事=do sth in a hurry =hurry to do sth hurry up 赶快常用句式：
8、 Why all this hurry? 干嘛这么匆忙？(1) 改写句子，保持句意基本不变。 （两种）They were in a hurry to move away the bricks and stones.(2) 根据汉语完成句子。快点，我们时间所剩不多了。 , we have little time left.8. loudly: Dont talk loudly in the library. 句意_词义_词性_形容词为_她声嘶力竭地尖叫着。She screamed as _as she could. 9. mind: （1）He has a very sharp mind.句意：
9、_词义：_词性：_短语: change ones mind 改变主意make up ones mind to do sth下定决心做某事= decide to do sth我爸爸已下定决心戒烟. My father to give up smoking.(2) 动词: “介意,反对 ” 常用结构: Would / Do you mind + 形容词性物主代词+ doing sth ?我把窗户关上你介意吗? ?Never mind. 没关系,不要紧.-I am sorry, I came in a hurry an d forgot your book.- . (没关系)You can brin
10、g it h ere tomorrow.Step 2 Usages of some phrases1. I was doing some shopping when the earthquake started. 句意：_类似的词组有：打扫卫生 煮饭 读书 洗衣 2. I tried my best to run to the street.句意_尽某人的最大努力干某事 _We should (尽全力) to stay in safe places when the earthquake 3comes.3. Many cars were trapped in the high way beca
11、use of the heavy snow. 句意：_Five workers (被困) in the mine for 10 hours last monthStep 3 Usages of som e sentence patterns1. I was doing some shopping when it started.句意： When表示在某一时刻，译为：“就在那时，突然”这时，主句通常用过去进行时,从句用一般过去时。I was trying to find my way out when I suddenly heard some noise above me.当天开始下雨时,我和
12、朋友们在操场上打篮球.2. I was doing my homework in the bedroom while my mother was cooking supper.While表示“当时候” ，主句和从句通常是两个长动作同时发生，都用进行时。They are singing while we are drawing. 昨晚我做作业时，爸爸在看书。_3. I thought somebody could hear me but no one came for a very long time.句意：_. 句中 thought解释为“原以为”I （原以为） you werent here
13、.4. since: Some people screamed because they were very frightened.Since everyone is here, lets begin our class.since 词义：_词性：_ ；because 词义：_词性：_ 用法比较：since 表示_because 表示_用 since或 because 填空：（1）Mike was very hungry he hadnt eaten breakfast.（2） were young, we shouldnt be too afraid of making mistakes.E
14、xercises【检测反馈】一、根据句意或中文提示完成句子。1.The girl _(尖叫) when she saw a snake in front of her.2. A small boy was _ in a building for 8 hours last week.3. The old man lives alone and often speaks to h_.4. Will you please wait for a _.(片刻)5. Dont h_. We have plenty of time.二、用所给词的适当形式填空。wild direct shake loud l
15、ive1.At first, I felt a slight _ through my body.2.People were so frightened that they ran in all _.3.People were running _ while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.4.Please speak _ so that everyone can hear you.5.The fish is still _.三、单项选择。( )1. He was watching TV _ he heard a loud noise
16、outside.A. while B. as C. since D. when( )2. -Do you mind my opening the window?4-_.Im a little cold.A. No, not at all. B .Of course not.C. Youd better not. D. Go ahead.( ) 3.I was doing my homework._ my mother was washing dishes at eight last night.A. after B. before C. while D. because( ) 4. Anima
17、ls wont stay_ if they lose their _homes.A. alive; alive B. living; aliveC. living; living D. alive; living( ) 5._ you have nothing else to do, why not go shopping with me?A. After B. When C. Since D. Because( )6. Lets _ or it may cause an accidentAmove away it Bmove away themCmove it away Dmove them
18、 away( )7. Timmy_ in a dark place when the earthquake _Atrapped；stopped Bwas trapped；stopedCtrapped；stopped Dwas trapped；stopped( )8. Miss Green didnt tell us _ in 2004Awhere does she live Bwhere she livesCwhere did she live Dwhere she 1ived( )9. Im sorry I _ my homework at home this morning .A .for
19、got B .leave C left D forget( )10. Just now I heard a noise _ thunder.A. about B. l ike C. as D. forExercises【巩固提升】一、用方框内所给词组填空：H: Why are you , Eddie?E: My friend in a car , a big snowball onto his car , I am worried about him.H: Eddie, let me help you the snowball.E: Youre so kind , Hobo. Thank yo
20、u very much.二、完形填空。Chinese doctors in Haiti had treated more than 11 hundred patients in the week they had been on the job. Every day, 1 before the doctors arrived there, 2 of locals line up (排队) at the medical station set up by the Chinese team, hoping for 3 . 70 percent of them were women and chil
21、dren. The doctors said most of the 4 h ad suffered from malnutrition (营养不良) and diseases caused by poor sanitation (环境卫生). 5 the aid（帮助） of the medical equipment doctors brought to Haiti, they were able to 6 out various physical examinations. All of these were badly 7 in Haiti.Guan Qun, Chinese doct
22、or, said, “We have to carry on with the operation. You see the 8 is so long every day. Generally speaking, the medical conditions here are really 9 . Ive checked so many people. And I feel that the lack（缺少） of doctors and medicine here is very, very 10 . I have to put aside (撇开) my personal concerns
23、 (关注) for now and live up to the peoples expectations (期望).”be trapped , move away, fall down, calm down , in a hurry5( ) 1. A. even B. most C. least D. hardly( ) 2. A. hundreds B. hundred C. lot D. hundred( ) 3. A. food B. water C. help D. life( ) 4. A. boys B. girls C. soldiers D. patients( ) 5. A
24、. Under B. With C. To D. For( ) 6. A. put B. carry C. bring D. ask( ) 7. A. needed B. bought C. saved D. used( ) 8. A. people B. doctors C. line D. nurses( ) 9. A. poor B. normal C. few D. little( ) 10. A. expensive B. important C. necessary D. serious三、书面表达：运用所给词组，帮助 Sandy完成一篇日记。 Timmy survived the earthquake_
