内容正文:
Humans
and
Nature
Unit 5
Lesson 2
Let’s check.
1 I still remember the day ______________ I first came to Beijing.
2 The factory ______________ his father works is in the west of the city.
3 That is the reason ______________ I did the job.
4 This is the hospital ______________my mother works.
5 This is the hospital ______________we visited the day before yesterday.
when/ on which
where/ in which
why/ for which
where/ in which
that
LESSON 2
PROFESSIONAL RESCUE TEAM
To read and talk about professional rescue teams
To listen for understanding
To recall information previously heard
To maintain, interrupt and end a conversation
Volcanic eruption
Earthquake
Hurricane
Avalanche
Flood
Drought
Forest fire
Landslide
Natural disasters
Lead in
Lead in
Look at the photos.
Use phrases below to describe what is happening in each photo.
a drought an earthquake a flood a forest fire
a landslide a storm a volanic eruption a hurricane
Match the photos (a-d) with the descriptions (1- 4).
( ) 1 Search and rescue vehicles are brought into destroyed areas.
( ) 2 Trained dogs are used to help search for anyone who is still alive.
( ) 3 Rescue teams try to save people trapped under buildings.
( ) 4 Many houses are destroyed by the terrible flood.
d
c
a
b
n. 交通工具, 车辆
vt. 困住; 使陷于危险中
n. / vt. 营救; 救援
Listening and speaking
1 What is the interview about?
2 Who is the interviewee?
3 Which two disasters are mentioned?
Listen to the first part of the interview. Answer the questions.
Before you listening, read the information in the Skill Builder.
It is an interview on a professional rescue team.
Some words about disasters and rescue.
disasters
& rescue
death n. 死, 死亡
loss n. 丧失; 死亡
damage n. 伤害,
损失, 损害
measure vt. 估量,
衡量; 测量
operation n. 行动;
手术;操作
site n. 场所,地点
duty n. 职责,
义务; 责任
suffering n. (肉体或精神
上的)痛苦;折磨
battle n. 较量,竞争;
斗争;战斗
Listening for Main Ideas and Details
Main ideas are the key points of