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Unit8 Natural disasters
Comic strip and Welcome to the unit
Learning aims
1.Learn about some natural disasters.
2.Learn to tell the difference between a natural disaster and an accident.
3.Learn to cherish life and love the nature.
Lead-in:Enjoy a video
When Peppa and George were having a picnic, what strange noise did they hear?
◊ What strange noise did they hear?
They heard a loud “bang” sound.
◊ What was it exactly?
It was thunder.
◊ How was the weather after thunder
and lightning?
It was rainy.
Task1:Listen and answer
What was Hobo doing when it started to rain?
2.Did Hobo want Eddie to go home with him ?
He was sleeping when it started to rain .
Yes.Because he wanted Eddie to mop up the water for him.
mop up表示打扫,清理;出现代词时,需要将代词置于中间(mop it/them up)
Comic strip
It was a ______ day, Hobo came to Eddie’s house because his own house was ________ .
He ____________when it began to rain. When he ________, there was water _____________.
He asked Eddie to go home with him because he wanted Eddie to _______ all the water ______.
all wet
was sleeping
everywhere
mop
rainy
woke up
Task2:Complete the passage
up
Think:
If it kept raining,
what would it cause?
Task1:Look and learn
snowstorm
thunder and lightning
rainstorm
flood
earthquake
sandstorm
Welcome
snowstorm
thunder and lightning
rainstorm
flood
earthquake
sandstorm
Activity: What is missing?
snowstorm
thunder and lightning
rainstorm
flood
earthquake
sandstorm
snowstorm
thunder and lightning
rainstorm
flood
earthquake
sandstorm
snowstorm
thunder and lightning
rainstorm
flood
earthquake
sandstorm
snowstorm
thunder and lightning
rainstorm
flood
earthquake
sandstorm
snowstorm
thunder and lightning
rainstorm
flood
earthquake
sandstorm
typhoon
[tai'fu:n]
14
Tsunami (海啸)
Tornado (龙卷风)
The earth is short of water.
It is very dry.
drought 干旱
Some other natural disasters
缺水
17
[vɒl'keinəu]
volcano
火山爆发
mudslide
泥石流
hail [ heil ]冰雹
Task2:Read and compare
Natural disaster?
OR
Accident?