内容正文:
Natural disaster
Reading -- The great flood
Grammar -- “ it ”
More Practice -- The ice storm
目录
CONTENT
03
04
01
02
More Practice
Comprehensive
Exercise
Reading Part
&
Key Words
Grammar
Reading Part & Key Words
PART.01
Do you know these natural disasters?
Lead-in
typhoon
flood
earthquake
drought
Lead-in
Do you know these natural disasters?
thunderstorm
sandstorm
forest fire
Before you read
Look at the pictures, the title, the introduction and the sub-headings of the interviews on Page 51. Then answer the questions.
1. What is the first word that you can think of to describe the story?
Dream B. Water C. City
2. Why did Kevin have this dream?
A. Because he is interested in the North and South Poles.
B. Because he is worried about the environment.
C. Because he likes Geography.
Paragraph 1 -3
Before the dream
01
02
03
Paragraph 4 - 9
During the dream
Paragraph 10
After the dream
While-reading: Skimming
Skim the story then divide the story into three parts.
While-reading: Detailed reading
How did Kevin feel in each situation?
Kevin woke up and found that there was no water.
frightened
brave
disappointed
anxious
surprised
Kevin saw his bedroom floor was a pool of water
Kevin decided to do something
Kevin didn’t get help from his father and best friend
Kevin found his cries fell on deaf ears.
Kevin saw people just sit and stare at their computer screens.
While-reading: Detailed reading
Read the story again then fill the forms.
roads
parks
small houses
stick with it
sit around and worry about the flood
While-reading: Detailed reading
Read the story again then fill the forms.
think about the flood
playing computer games
people’s rooms
their desks
their computers
Let’s discuss!
1. What should people do when there is a natural disaster?
What is the moral of Kevin’s story?
Kevin: It’s been raining for ten days. What awful weather!
Kate: I heard on the news that the heavy rain has caused floods in several towns.
Kevin: Really? Has anyone been hurt?
Kate: Yes. Some people were hit by that were floating in the water. The
government asked people to leave for higher ground, but this .Many
people just and waited for the rain to stop. When the floods came,
they pack up and leave.
Kevin: That was terrible!
Kate: Yes, but fortunately everyone was able to get out . Nobody was
killed.
While-reading: Detailed reading
Kevin is talking about the weather with his sister Kate. Complete their conversation
with the words from the box.
alive fall on deaf ears object badly have no time to sit around
badly
objects
fell on deaf ears
sat around
have no time to
alive
Key Words
Would anyone remain alive?
living
We make a living by writing novels.
We must take care of all the living things.
adj. 活着的,健在的 n. 生计,谋生
alive
He must be still alive.
adj. 活着的
live
The news is on live.
v. 居住 adj. 实况转播的
lively
He had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting.
adj. 活泼的,生动的
请用alive, living, live, lively
He was still___________when I reach the hospital.
It will be the biggest___________concert the world has ever seen.
Both plants and animals are___________things.
Did you___________here before?
He works hard to make a___________for his family.
She is remembered as a ___________teenager.
alive
live
living
live
living
lively
Key Words
I tried to call my dad, but the line was dead.
Key Words
try
try doing 尝试做
He tried opening the door, but failed.
try to do 努力去做
Yu Gong tried to move the mountains.
try one’s best to do 尽某人最大的力量去做
Try your best to win the game.
try on 试穿
Can I try it on?
Key Words
I tried to call my dad, but the line was dead.
dead adj. 不运行的,死的
The ling is dead.
The little cat is dead.
die v. 死亡
How many people died in the accident?
dying adj. 垂死的
When people are dying, they miss their family and friends.
death n. 死亡
The news of Qiong Yao’s death shocked everyone.
Grammar
PART.02
观察下面句子,比较 it 的所代表的含义。
It is nine o’clock in the morning.
It is Sunday today.
it 指代 时刻、星期、日期等。
It is only a five-minute walk from my home to the school.
it 指代 距离。
观察下面句子,比较 it 的所代表的含义。
It rained all day.
It is hot in this room.
it 指代 天气、温度、湿度等。
It is summer now.
It is 2000 this year.
it 指代 季节、年份等。
It is 20 kilometres long.
It is 5 meters wide.
it 指代 长度、宽度、高度、面积等。
Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. now / for supper / it/ time / is
It is time for supper now.
2. autumn / in Australia / now / it is
It is autumn in Australia now.
3. about five kilometres / it / is / to the park
It is about five kilometres to the park.
4. windy / was / it / yesterday
It was windy yesterday.
01
It took me a long time to build the house.
It takes sb. some time to do
It is time for us to have dinner.
It is time ( for sb. ) to do
02
03
It is not easy for you to finish the work.
It is + adj. (for / of sb.) to do
It seems that the problem is hard.
It seems / appears that + 句子
04
05
It is fun playing this game.
It is + n. (fun / no use / no good) + doing
it代替to do,
作形式主语
Write a sentence using it and a to-infinitive under each picture below.
calm / stay / fire / important
forest / start / fire / dangerous
It is important to stay calm when there is a fire.
It is dangerous to start a fire in the forest.
Write a sentence using it and a to-infinitive under each picture below.
take / umbrella / good idea
have / park / picnic / nice
It is a good idea to take an umbrella.
It is nice to have a picnic in the park.
More Practice
The ice storm
PART.03
Do you know what an ice storm is?
An ice storm is a storm characterized by freezing rain which usually happens in winter.
The main idea of each paragrah.
Pragraph 1 a dark day
in Canada in 1998
It rained for six days and the rain turned into ice.
Paragraph 2 on 5th of January in Montreal
No electricity at home and roads were covered in ice.
Families had to stay at inside and burn wood to keep warm
Paragraph 3
The ice kept falling
More power lines fell down and roads became even more dangerous
The main idea of each paragrah.
Pragraph 4 by the third day
Many families had no food to eat
The army sent over 14,000 soldiers to help
Paragraph 5 after six days
The ice storm stopped
ice started to melt, it fell like knives. Most of power lines were badly damaged
Paragraph 6 for a whole month
Some families had no electricity for a whole month
Many homes were damaged and many people lost their business
Clear up the ice on the power lines.
Sprinkle salt on the road to help the ice melt.
Store enough food and water
How to deal with the problems of ice storm?
Comprehensive Exercise
PART.04
Exercise 适当形式填空
1. The villa was____________ (flood) after the thunderstorm.
2. Many people____________ (dead) in the war.
3. My parents looked at each other in____________ (surprised).
4. I have no time____________ (think) about you now.
5. We still stay____________ (wake) at midnight.
6. He did even____________ (bad) for the second time.
flooded
died
surprise
to think
awake
worse
Students can’t afford _______ time in playing too many games.
A. waste B. to waste C. wasting D. to wasting
2. Suddenly the phone went _______ .
A. dead B. dying C. death D. die
3. The coat looks nice. Can I _______ ?
A. try on it B. try on them C. try it on D. try them on
4. The child tried _______ the rock, but he failed.
A. climb B. to climb C. to climbing D. climbing
Exercise 选择题
5. We always try our best to keep the tradition _______ .
A. live B. alive C. to live D. to living
6. Miss Liu teaches us in a _______ way.
A. living B. live C. alive D. lively
7. The hero is not afraid to face _______ .
A. death B. die C. dead D. dying
8. The girl always _______ the post office on her way to school.
A. past B. pass C. passed D. passing
Exercise 选择题
9. The weather report says _______ will be sunny tomorrow.
A. that B. it C. they D. this
10. _______ is ten o’clock now.
A. It B. That C. They D. This
11. _______ is clever of you _______ this problem.
A. It, solve B. That, to solve C. It, to solve D. That, solve
12. _______ is important _______ us not to give up.
A. It, of B. It, for C. That, of D. This, for
Exercise 选择题
Exercise 完成句子
1. 艺术家们一直在思考如何让这门传统技艺保持活力。
Artists have been thinking about_________this traditional skill_________.
2. Tony每天都经过我家。
Tony ________ ________ my house every day.
3. 饥饿不是自然灾害,而是一个政治问题。
Hunger is not a________ ________, but a political problem.
4. 那天晚上,他一直在公寓里无所事事坐着。
All he did that evening was________ ________in the flat.
keeping alive
passes by
natural disaster
sitting around
Exercise 完成句子
5. 他们惊讶地默默凝视那奇景。
They________ ________ the strange sight with amazement in silence.
6. 这个男孩大声喊救命,但不被理睬。
The boy shouted “Help” loudly, but his cries ________ ________ ________ ________.
7. 你要暂时放弃那个念头。
Put it out of your head________ ________ .
8. 他们惊讶地看着舞台上的表演。
They watched the show on the stage________ ________ .
stared at
fell on deaf ears
for now
in surprise
Exercise 完成句子
9. 他花了1小时完成作业。
_________ _________him one hour to finish homework.
10. 我们互相帮助是很重要的。
_________ _________very important for us_________ _________each other.
11. 从广州到深圳开车要多行时间?
_________ _________does_________ _________to drive from Guangzhou to Shenzhen?
12. 他很勇敢地救出了那只猫。
_________brave_________him_________ _________that cat.
It took
It is to help
How long it take
It’s of to save
Roy was a rich and clever boy, but nothing could make him happy. One day, his parents bought him a very old mirror from a mysterious old man. Roy looked into the mirror and saw a___1___ reflection(映像). He tried smiling, but his reflection remained sad-looking.
Surprised, Roy went off to buy some sweets, toys and a pair of sports shoes. He then came home as ____2____ as he could be, and looked into the mirror again, but he still looked sad in it. Roy got ____3____ and said to himself, “What a terrible mirror! It doesn’t work at all! ” Then, he dropped it in a corner.
1. A. sad B. happy C. anxious D. strange
2. A. satisfied B. cheerful C. confident D. disappointed
3. A. nervous B. ashamed C. confused D. annoyed
Exercise 完形填空
Later that ____4____, he decided to go to the park. On his way, he saw a little girl ___5___ so hard. Roy went over to see what happened. The little girl told him that she had ____6____ her parents. Roy felt sorry for her and bought her some candies to make her happy. Then, the two children set off to ____7____ the girl’s parents. After much walking, they finally found her parents, who were so grateful to Roy.
4. A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. evening
5. A. crying B. complaining C. begging D. shouting
6. A. left B. lost C. hurt D. forgot
7. A. look at B. look out C. look after D. look for
Exercise 完形填空
Roy said goodbye to the little girl and her parents and went towards ____8____. But seeing it was getting dark, he decided to turn around and go home instead. When he got home, he___9___ a shining light in the corner where he had dropped the mirror. He went over to the mirror and found that the light was coming from his own body, so radiant(光芒四射的) with happiness. Suddenly, Roy understood the secret of that mirror: it could only reflect the true happiness of its owner. He also realized that his true happiness was making ____10____ happy.
8. A. his home B. her home C. the park D. the shop
9. A. proved B. noticed C. received D. met
10. A. the girl B. himself C. others D. the mirror
Exercise 完形填空
Thank you
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