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►Summary P16
1.遭受轻伤 L2-3
2.整个,全部 L4
3.紧紧抓住 L7
4.以防(万一);假使 L8
5.保持静止不动 L10
6.一…就… L12
7.逃生 L13
8.示意某人做某事 L13
9.整齐列队 L13-14
10.匆忙赶往,冲向 L15
11.点名 L16
12.安然无恙 L17
1. suffer slight injuries
2. at large
3. hold on to
4. in case
5. remain still
6. the moment
7. make one’s escape
8. signal (to) sb. to do sth.
9. in an orderly line
10. rush to
11. roll call
12. safe and sound
Welcome to the unit & Reading
—Reading comprehension
Unit 2 Natural disasters
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
1. read two news reports about how disaster preparation has helped save lives;
2. find good qualities of people in the news in the face of a natural disaster;
3. identify the structure and language characteristics of the news
reports;
4. understand the significance of making preparations for a natural disaster.
Reading
Unit 2
Natural disasters
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Natural disasters
Nature’s gifts
Please name the following natural disasters.
Step 1 Lead-in
Drought
Flood
Extreme cold(极度严寒)
Typhoon
Hurricane(飓风)
Forest fire
What will you do if you face an earthquake?
Step 2 Pre-reading
Read and learn the first passage.
1. We can’t prevent natural disasters, but is there anything we can do when they hit? What shall we do to keep safe if an earthquake happens?
Pre-reading
When indoors, stay there and wait until the shaking stops. Find a soft space, under a strong table, use the stairs and not the lift to get outside.
If you are outdoors, stay away from any building or large objects.
Task 5:
Language points
1. We cannot prevent natural disasters, but is there anything we can do when they hit.
我们无法预防自然灾害,但当它们来袭时,我们能做些什么呢?
(1) hit
vt.& vi. 打击,侵袭
vt. 使突然想起
(2) hit n.
[C] 打,击;
很受欢迎的人(或事物)
记 忆
hit- hit-hit
hit
vt. (用手或器具)击,打;
撞击, 碰撞 (造成损伤) (单击)
n. 风行一时的流行歌曲 (或唱片)
说出下列句子中 hit 的 词性 和 含义。
①Text messages are not popular any more when WeChat becomes a hit.
②It hit me all of a sudden that I had forgotten my sister's birthday.
③On May 12th, 2008, an earthquake hit Wenchuan County, leaving lots of people dead and injured.
④ Suddenly a football fell just in front of me and almost hit me.
n. 很受欢迎的人(或事物)
vt. 使......突然想起
vt. 打击,侵袭
vt. 撞击,碰撞
Step 2 Pre-reading
What is the writing type of the two articles?
Novel
News report
Essay
Expository writing
Step 3: Pre-reading
Structure/feature of a news report?
2. (1) What is the type of the two passages?
News report.
(2) How is this type of text usually organized?
Inverted pyramid (倒金字塔模式).
the lead
the body
the tail
Why is the “inverted pyramid” widely used in writing news report?
The purpose of news report is to inform readers of what is happening in the world. It makes senses for the facts to be arranged from most to least important.
The “inverted pyramid” allows information to be found quickly in specific sections.
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Fast-reading
Language characteristics of news reports
1. What is the feature of the two sentences?
On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2:27 p.m.
(News report 1)
A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger… (News report 2)
Accurate. All the key factors such as who, what, when, where, how are included and accurately stated.
News report 1: Pupils’ lives were spared during Falmont earthquake.
News report 2: A girl saves 100 people from tsunami.
Both of the titles are the main idea of each news report.
(1) What’s the main idea of each news report?
(2) Change the titles into complete sentences.
(3) What are the features of a news title?
2. According to the titles, answer the following questions.
To sum up the report accurately; brief; eye-catching.
The lead
Title
The body
The tail
How: the process
Why: the reason for their
calmness in the earthquake
What: the event
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
journalist dateline
location
While-reading
1. What’s the structure of the news report?
Fast-reading
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Where
When
What
Who
17 March
at 2:27 p.m.
Falmont Primary School
476 Students and 36 teachers
Escaped the earthquake with 5 of them injured
Report 1
Task 1: read for key information
News report 1
How many deaths and injuries did the earthquake cause
in Falmont? How about the Falmont Primary School?
Only 5 students suffered slight injuries in the school, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area at large.
When the earthquake hit, the students and teachers at Falmont Primary School reacted correctly and quickly.
Careful-reading
Paragraph 1
2. What can we infer from the contrast?
at large
整个,全部;在逃的,未被捕获的;一般的
1. The chemical pollution poses a threat to the population at large.
化学污染对民众整体造成了威胁。
2. This article represents the opinion of the public at large.
这篇文章代表了广大公众的意见。
3. The escaped prisoners are still at large.
越狱犯依然在逃。
4. At large, girls are good at language.
一般来说,女孩子善于学语言。
Who What Why
Alice Brown ● (1)_______ the classroom door
Students
●(3)________ to her students to
exit in an orderly line (4)_______
their heads with hands
● in case it became damaged and
(2)______ to open
● it was the best time (5)________
their escape
● (6)_______ under their desks,
(7)________ the legs of the desks
●(9)_________ still, (10)_______ calmly and quietly
● went down the stairs and (12)
________ to the playground
● to (8)_______ themselves from
being injured by falling pieces
● to (11)__________ the teacher’s
instruction
● to (13)_______ and shelter in a safe place
1. Read Paragraphs 2-3 and fill in the table.
Paragraphs 2-3
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The air crash resulted from his carelessness.
3. He predicted correctly that there was going to be stock market(股市) crash.
2. The computer crashed due to the virus.
n.坠机
v. 崩溃
n. 暴跌
4. The little baby crashed into the table and cried.
v.撞到...上
crash
He crept into the house, trying not to make a sound.
They heard what sounded like a huge explosion.
Passing motorists驾车者sounded their horns喇叭in support.
4.He was lying in bed, sound asleep.
n. 声音
(系动词) 听起来
vi. & vt. 使发出声音
adv. 熟睡
sound
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Who What Why
Alice Brown ● (1)_______ the classroom door
Students
●(3)________ to her students to
exit in an orderly line (4)_______
their heads with hands
● in case it became damaged and
(2)______ to open
● it was the best time (5)________
their escape
● (6)_______ under their desks,
(7)________ the legs of the desks
●(9)_________ still, (10)_______ calmly and quietly
● went down the stairs and (12)
________ to the playground
● to (8)_______ themselves from
being injured by falling pieces
● to (11)__________ the teacher’s
instruction
● to (13)_______ and shelter in a safe place
opened
signalled
covering
failed
moved
held on to
remained
waited
rushed
to make
protect
escape
wait for
1. Read Paragraphs 2-3 and fill in the table.
Paragraphs 2-3
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2. Choose correct actions according to the article.
a. Practise earthquake safety procedures
b. Rush to the playground
c. Move under desk
d. Have a roll call
e. Open the door
For an earthquake Before
During
After
a
c, e
b, d
3. Which word can be used to replace the phrase “held on to” in Para. 2?
A. Grasped. B. Carried.
C. Designed. D. Removed.
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5.What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?
A.Alice Brown was too nervous to say one word.
B.Alice Brown was calm, organized and thoughtful.
C.Alice Brown was irresponsible.
D.Alice Brown was cold-hearted.
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“We practise earthquake safety ___________(procedure) twice a year,” said Miss Brown, “so the kids were calm enough ________ (protect) themselves during the earthquake .”
be enough to do sth 足够做某事
procedures
to protect
What did Miss Brown’s words show?
A. Few students were always calm.
B. Miss Brown was good at dealing with all kinds of problems.
C. Practising earthquake safety procedures was very important for students.
D. Earthquakes often happened in Falmont.
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Paragraph 4
►Summary P16
1.遭受轻伤 L2-3
2.整个,全部 L4
3.紧紧抓住 L7
4.以防(万一);假使 L8
5.保持静止不动 L10
6.一…就… L12
7.逃生 L13
8.示意某人做某事 L13
9.整齐列队 L13-14
10.匆忙赶往,冲向 L15
11.点名 L16
12.安然无恙 L17
1. suffer slight injuries
2. at large
3. hold on to
4. in case
5. remain still
6. the moment
7. make one’s escape
8. signal (to) sb. to do sth.
9. in an orderly line
10. rush to
11. roll call
12. safe and sound
Girl saves 100 from tsunami
The lead
Title
The body
How: the process
What: the event
journalist dateline
location
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
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20 December
Goldshore Beach
A 10-year-old girl
Saved around 100 people on the beach from a terrible tsunami
When
Where
Who
What
Report 2
Task 1: read for key information
Why was Goldshore Beach the only local beach to survive the disaster without any loss of life?
Paragraph 1
News report 2
【语境应用】翻译
1) I don’t know if I’ll be fit enough to take part in the race.
n. 比赛
2) At the first sight of the score, my heart began to race and
my mind went blankly.
我的心就开始狂跳 v.
3) I made sure I sounded calm but my mind was racing.
但我的思绪却在飞速运转 v.
race
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3. Complete the table according to the two news reports.
News report 1 News report 2
When (1)____________ 20 December
Where Falmont Primary School (4)_______________
What Students and teachers at a primary school (2)___________________. A girl (5)_____________________
_________________________.
How They reacted correctly and quickly when the earthquake hit. (6)____________________________________________________________________________________
Why (3)________________________________________________________________________________________ The girl had learnt about tsunami in a Geography lesson.
17 March
Goldshore Beach
escaped an earthquake
saved around 100 people
She warned of an approaching tsunami and the beach was cleared of people in time.
They practise earthquake safety
on the beach from a tsunami
procedures twice a year and kept calm when the earthquake happened.
1).Don’t leave water ________ (run)after you leave.
2).Don’t leave the work half ________(finish).
3).The teacher asked us a puzzling question, leaving all of us ______.
(puzzle)
4).Leave the motor______ . 让发动机开着
5).They died and left the whole nation __________(处于悲伤).
6) His parents died in the earthquake, ________________________.
留下他成为一名孤儿。
running
finished
puzzled
leaving him an orphan
on
in sorrow
leave+ 宾语+ 形容词/副词/介词短语/名词
v.-ing(主动)
v.-ed (被动)
adj.
adv.
介词短语
名词短语
leave+宾语+宾补
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Why was Goldshore Beach the only local beach to survive the disaster without any loss of life?
It was Sabrina who saved people with her knowledge of tsunamis.
Paragraph 1
News report 2
What’s the right order according to the passage?
a.Sabrina’s parents didn’t believe her words.
b.Sabrina’s parents talked to the safety officer.
c.The beach was rapidly cleared of people by the safety officer.
d.People were enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind happily.
e.Sabrina noticed something unusual and told her parents.
A.c—d—e—b—a B.e—a—b—c—d
C.d—e—a—b—c D.c—b—a—e—d
Paragraphs 2-3
He carried on telling jokes, laughing his head off.
2. Everyone put their heads together and eventually an arrangement was reached.
3.She lost her head and started screaming at me.
慌张失措
狂笑,哈哈大笑
齐心协力
head
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To her great ______(relieve), the officer immediately realized the coming danger. The beach was rapidly cleared of people, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast .
to one’s relief 令某人欣慰的是
relief n. 宽慰,轻松;减轻,消除;救济[disaster relief 赈灾 relief agencies 救济机构 relief work 救济工作]
relieve vt. 减轻;缓解;消除;救济
relieve sb of sth. 缓解/减轻某人的(痛苦/负担等)
relieved adj. 感到欣慰的
relief
What’s the right order according to the passage?
a.Sabrina’s parents didn’t believe her words.
b.Sabrina’s parents talked to the safety officer.
c.The beach was rapidly cleared of people by the safety officer.
d.People were enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind happily.
e.Sabrina noticed something unusual and told her parents.
A.c—d—e—b—a B.e—a—b—c—d
C.d—e—a—b—c D.c—b—a—e—d
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Paragraphs 2-3
1. What did Sabrina notice about the sea?
A.The water was frothy(多泡的;起泡的) and kept coming in.
B.It was calm and going in and out.
C.The water was warm.
D.There was nothing special.
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At first, she was shocked but she soon calmed herself down.
2. What does the author mean by saying “..., but she soon kept her head”?
3. What was her parents’ first reaction when Sabrina warned them of the approaching tsunami?
They thought she was joking.
happy
6. How did Sabrina’s emotions change during the whole event?
frightened
calm
relieved
7. Which of the following words can best describe Sabrina?
A. Enthusiastic and doubtful.
B. Kind and calm.
C. Sympathetic and generous.
D. Ambitious and tolerant.
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►Key phrases P17
1.拯救某人免遭…
2.一系列的 L1
3.在灾难中幸存下来 L3
4.席卷 L2
5.某人突然想到…L12
6.海啸来临的前兆 L12
7.保持冷静
8.提醒某人当心…
9.即将到来 L15
10.令某人宽慰的是L16
11.清除…L17
12.撞上 L17-18
1. save sb. from sth.
2. a series of
3. survive the disaster
4. race across
5. It occurred to sb. that…
6. signs of an approaching tsunami
7. keep one’s head
8. warn sb. of sth.
9. (sth.) be on its way
10. to one’s (great) relief
11. Be cleared of
12. crash into
Further-reading
Language characteristics of news reports
1. What is the feature of the two sentences?
On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2:27 p.m.
(News report 1)
A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger… (News report 2)
Accurate. All the key factors such as who, what, when, where, how are included and accurately stated.
Her students’ reaction was quick and correct—they moved under their desks, head first, and held on to the legs of the desks.(News report 1)
2. What is the feature of the sentence?
Brief. Use the description of movement to tell readers the whole process.
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3. What is the feature of the following two sentences?
“We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a year,” said Miss Brown, “so the kids were calm enough to protect themselves during the earthquake.” (News report 1)
“The water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer, ” she later explained. “It wasn’t calm and it wasn’t going in and then out. It was just coming in and in and in.” (News report 2)
Objective.Direct speech gives the exact words of a person and helps convince the reader that the report is real.
4. The news reports describe scenes using different senses. Find the sentences using senses and figure out the function of using different senses.
There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground,but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly.
(News report 1)
People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair.
(News report 2)
sight & hearing
sight
touch
Function: When describing a scene,use sensory information to put the reader in the action. Such descriptive details allow the reader to be transported into the scene.
To be _________.
To be _______.
To be ___________.
...
To describe scenes ___________________.
accurate
brief
objective
using different senses
5. Conclude the language characteristics of news reports.
1. What can you learn from these two news reports? (Critical thinking)
We cannot prevent natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge. Loss of life can be limited through disaster preparation. We need to respond to these situations calmly and quickly.
Discussion
Post-reading
What can be done to prepare for an earthquake?
Step 3 Critical thinking and discussion
We can...to prepare for an earthquake.
Pack the emergency kit(紧急救援包)(food, water, medcine and so on).
Learn some necessary knowledge about how to protect ourselves.
Practice in advance.
Step 3 Critical thinking and discussion
On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake hitting the county at 2:27 p.m. Only 5 students suffered slight injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 1._______(injure) in the disaster area at large. Alice Brown was teaching 2._____ the floor began to shake. Her students’ reaction was quick and correct. 3.____ moment the shaking stopped, Miss Brown signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an 4._______(order) line covering their heads with their hands.
injured
when
The
orderly
Summary
She said that they practised earthquake safety 5.__________(procedure) twice a year, so the kids were calm enough to protect themselves during the earthquake.
On 20 December, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead. Goldshore Beach was the only local beach 6._________(survive) the disaster without any loss of life. When people were enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind, Sabrina
procedures
to survive
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noticed something odd. It occurred 7.___ her that these were signs of an approaching tsunami and then she asked her parents to talk to a 8.______(safe) officer. The officer immediately realized the 9._______(come) danger. The beach was rapidly cleared of people, just before the huge waves 10._______(crash) into the coast.
coming
crashed
to
safety
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