Unit 2 Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading—Reading comprehension （课件）-【步步高】2023-2024学年高一英语必修第三册（译林版2020）

null Unit 2 Natural disasters Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading—Reading comprehension 读前清障 精读课文 读前 清障 3 Ⅰ.匹配单词 1.injure　　 A.the feeling of happiness that you have when sth unpleasant stops or does not happen 2.orderly B.strange or unusual 3.relief C.to state or show that sth is definitely true or correct， especially by providing evidence 4.inform D.to harm yourself or sb else physically，especially in an accident 5.odd E.arranged or organized in a neat，careful and logical way 6.confirm F.to tell sb about sth，especially in an official way 1.We all thought he had been killed in the plane crash，but three days later he showed up . 2.At this point，the teacher could suggest revision of the paragraph . 3.When Jim heard the fire alarm，he and looked for the nearest exit. 4.Strong winds can also the valuable soil that lies on the top of the fields. 5. ，the new method finally proved to be a success. Ⅱ.选词填空 at large，keep one’s head，safe and sound，to one’s relief，blow away 返 回 safe and sound at large kept his head blow away To our relief 精读 课文 6 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. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV V Welcome to the unit 8 Lead-in Natural disasters are terrible reminders of the power of nature. Watch the video and finish the following exercise. Plates moving underground can cause an earthquake, which is of the earth’s surface. When a volcano erupts, , volcanic ash and even rocks escape through a large opening at the top. A large amount of falling down a hill or mountain is called a landslide. a sudden shaking hot gases earth and rock What other types of natural disasters do you know about? Natural disasters pests insects tsunami tornado drought sandstorm typhoon forest fire flood Question 1 : and more … Can we avoid natural disasters? Question 2: We cannot completely prevent or predict natural disasters but we should arm ourselves with certain knowledge. Loss of life can be limited through disaster preparation. 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. 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. 14 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 15 The lead Title The body How: the process What: the event journalist dateline location Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 16 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. 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. 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? 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 20 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. √ 22 4. (1) What does “a roll call” in Para. 3 mean? What did it confirm? A roll call means the reading of a list of names, which confirmed that all students were safe and sound. (2) How did the students feel after the roll call? They _______, ________,_______ and _______ each other. relaxed laughing crying hugging 23 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. √ 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. √ Paragraph 4 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 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. √ Paragraphs 2-3 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. 4. 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 √ happy 5. How did Sabrina’s emotions change during the whole event? frightened calm relieved 6. 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. √ 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. 32 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 2. What can be done to prepare for a natural disaster? (Creative thinking) (1) Equip ourselves with knowledge about certain disaster. (2) Learn some techniques to help us survive in the disaster. (3) Practice safety procedures and learn to keep calm in face of disasters. 主题升华 To prepare for the disaster, to protect ourselves. Equip yourself with knowledge. Drill, drill, drill! Be calm, and be brave. 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 40 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 1．Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School, was teaching when the floor began to shake. [句式分析]　此句是______句，其中head teacher at Falmont Primary School作Alice Brown的_______。此句是______________________句型，意为“___________________________”,此处的when为并列连词，而不是从属连词。 [自主翻译]　 并列 同位语 sb be doing sth when... 某人正在做某事，这时…… 弗尔蒙特小学校长艾丽斯·布朗当时正在授课，突然地面开始晃动。 Sentences Analysis 2．The moment the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape. [句式分析]　此句是_______句，名词词组_____________用作连词引导_________从句，也可用the minute/second/instant替换，意义上和when相近；it was the best time for the class to make their escape是省略了that的__________。 [自主翻译]　 复合 the moment 宾语从句 晃动一停止，布朗女士立即意识到这是全班逃生的最好时机。 时间状语 3．On 20 December, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead. [句式分析]　此句有___个并列的谓语。caused by an undersea earthquake作a series of huge waves的_________。left thousands dead 是“_______________________”结构，意为“使……处于某种状态”。常在此结构中用作宾语补足语的有动词-ing形式、过去分词、名词、形容词、介词短语。 [自主翻译]　 后置定语 leave＋宾语＋宾语补足语 12月20日，由海底地震引起的一排排巨浪席卷了金海岸附近的海域，造成数千人死亡。 2 4．Goldshore Beach was the only local beach to survive the disaster without any loss of life. [句式分析]　此句是________句，其中to survive the disaster without any loss of life作the only local beach的__________。当修饰的名词被the only，the next，the best，the first，the last以及序数词或形容词的_______级修饰时，用_______作_____________。 [自主翻译]　 简单 后置定语 最高 不定式 后置定语 金海岸海滩是当地唯一一个在此次灾难中没有任何人员损失的海滩。 5．It immediately occurred to her that these were signs of an approaching tsunami. [句式分析]　It occurred to sb that...是固定句式，意为“__________________”；it作________主语，真正的主语是____________。 [自主翻译]　 某人突然想到…… 形式 that从句 她立刻意识到这些是海啸来临的征兆。 Homework Review what we have learnt and preview language points. 返 回 47 Lavf58.20.100 $$