内容正文:
Listening and Speaking
Unit 4
Natural Disasters
人教版2019必修第一册
Learning objectives
1. identify and name various natural disasters and understand their basic characteristics;
2. listen for specific information in news reports about natural disasters and answer related questions accurately;
3. compose and present short news reports about natural disasters using appropriate structures, key information, and common expressions;
4. distinguish and pronounce unvoiced and voiced consonants correctly, as well as master the pronunciation rules of the "-ed" endings in verbs.
Contents
1. Lead in
2. Pre-listening
3. While-listening
4. Post-listening
5. Pronunciation
6. Summary
7. Assessment
8. Homework
01. Lead in
Look and Discuss
1.What's going on in this photo?
2. What kinds of natural disasters can you think of?
A troop of soldiers are rescuing an injured person after an earthquake.
hurricane
sandstorm
flood
Natural Disasters
drought
earthquake
typhoon
tsunami
snowstorm
wildfire
landslide
...
Watch and Fill
The video is a
about a natural disaster——
.
news report
wildfire
02. Pre-listening
Task 1: Watch the video and identify different natural disasters.
Warming up
Task 2: Look at the pictures of natural disasters and write down their names.
tornado[tɔːˈneɪdəʊ]
earthquake
tsunami[tsuːˈnɑːmi]
flood [flʌd]
wildfire
①
②
③
④
⑤
03. While-listening
Listen and Tick
Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.
earthquake tornado wildfire drought
landslide tsunami flood volcanic eruption
Listen for details
Circle the key word(s) in the questions and write the kind of information they refer to. Then listen again and answer the questions.
Question Type of information Answer
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador?
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador?
3. Where are the floods?
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area?
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis?
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul?
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul?
Think about what you are listening for before you listen: numbers, dates, times, addresses, activities, people or places, reasons, etc.
Listening Tips: Listen for details
Task 1: Circle the key word(s) in the questions and categorize the type of information they refer to.
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador?
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador?
3. Where are the floods?
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area?
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis?
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul?
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul?
number
number
place
activity
time
place
reason
Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions.
Question Answer
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador?
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador?
3. Where are the floods?
4. What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area?
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis?
6. Which building were damaged in Seoul?
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul?
7.8
About 230 people were killed
and more than 1500 were injured.
central China
They are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.
at 9:25 a.m.
a library and a supermarket
By heavy rain that has fallen in the last week
04. Post-listening
If you were a journalist, what information will you mention in a news report?
Brainstorming
dates
reasons
addresses
times
people
numbers
places
activities
Speaking
Read about the disasters and prepare a short news report on one of them. Then present your report to a partner.
●
Task 1: Scan the information given quickly and categorize it into right type.
Earthquake
Wenchuan, China
●14:28 Monday,12 May
●Magnitude 7.8(8.0)
●At least 8,500 killed(by 13 May)
●Rescue workers(medical teams, troops, volunteers, etc.) organised quickly
Wildfire
Alberta, Canada
●Began on 1 May
●2,400 homes destroyed
●Almost 88,000 people evacuated
●Hundreds of firefighters arrived
●Planes, helicopters used to fight the fire
●No deaths, no injuries
Flood
Colombo,Sri Lanka
●Began in May
●82 killed, 500,000 affected
●Rescue teams provided food and water
●Shelters set up by the government
place
time
number
activities
Task 2: Read the four scripts of the news reports in the listening exercise, and try to sort out some useful expressions.
News report 1
Good morning, it’s 17 April. A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings, and early reports said that about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured. Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
News report 2
Good evening. Today is 27 March. More news about the floods in central China. The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the rising water. Homes and land have been destroyed, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
News report 3
Breaking news, Saturday 12 August. A tornado was just seen in southern Memphis. Eyewitnesses said that at 9:25 a.m., the tornado destroyed four homes. A police officer tells us that at least one person has died. More tornadoes are possible, and the police advise avoiding the area.
News report 4
And in Seoul, a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbourhood. The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week. According to the police, no one was injured in the landslide, but several cars were damaged. Those are the top news for today, Wednesday 21 July.
Tense Typical Expressions
Time
Place
Damage
Rescue work
It’s/ Today is…
... hit/ struck + place
... was just seen in + place
The ... earthquake damaged...
...were killed/injured.
...have been destroyed but no
one has been killed.
...are helping the survivors.
...are working day and night to
make sure that ...
...are bringing food and water to ...
●Good morning/ evening.
●Breaking news(爆炸新闻).
●Early reports said that…
●More news about…
●Eyewitnesses(目击者) said...
●According to ...
●Those are the top news
(头条新闻) for today.
●That’s all for today’s news.
Task 3: Discuss and summarize the features (特点) of a news report.
Language features of a news report:
clear and concise
written in 3rd person
written in past tense
factual and accurate
Task 4: Work in groups and choose one of the three disasters to compose a news report using the expressions learned.
Example 1:
A news report on earthquake
Today is 13 May. A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan China yesterday. It has killed at least 8,500 people by now. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale(里氏震级). Rescue workers, including medical workers, troops, and volunteers organized quickly to move the injured survivors to safe places.
A wildfire which began on 1 May in Alberta, Canada, has destroyed 2,400 homes. Almost 88,000 people have been evacuated. Hundreds of firefighters along with planes and helicopters have arrived to help fight the fire. Luckily, there have been no deaths or injuries.
A news report on wildfire
Example 2:
Example 3:
A flood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has killed 82 people. The flood, which began in May, has affected nearly 500,000 people. Rescue teams are providing food and water, and shelters have been set up by the government.
A news report on flood
05. Pronunciation
Task 1: Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
pipe brick
think they
truly draw
tend death
campus amaze
events friends
keen glory
flash garage
fond view
French bridge
unvoiced consonants (清辅音) :
p t k f th s sh ch tr ts
/p/ /t/ /k/ /f/ /θ/ /s/ /ʃ/ /tʃ/ /tr/ /ts/
voiced consonants (浊辅音) :
b d g v th z g dg dr ds
/b/ /d/ /g/ /v/ /ð/ /z/ /ʒ/ /dʒ/ /dr/ /dz/
Task 2: Read the words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the
-ed endings. Then write the words in the boxes.
begged breathed described concentrated confused debated
exchanged helped laughed learned depended embarrassed
pretended reserved shocked viewed watched wished
Task 3: Listen to the words in each box, check your answers and repeat.
helped, laughed, embarrassed, shocked, watched, wished
begged, breathed, described, confused, exchanged, learned, reserved, viewed
concentrated, debated, depended, pretended
-ed 在动词词尾的发音有三种情况:
在清辅音后读作/t/,如asked,helped;
在浊辅音和元音后读作/d/,如listened,loved,viewed;
在/d/后读/ɪd/,如minded,landed。
06. Summary
lead
A news report about
natural disasters
five main parts
time
disaster
place
damage
rescue
tenses
disaster
damage
rescue
(did)
(did)
(have/has done)
(have/has done)
(be doing)
language
plain (simple and clear)
person
the third person
07. Assessment
Things I can do. Scores
I can name different natural disasters like earthquake, flood, wildfire, tornado, etc. 5 4 3 2 1
I can listen to news reports about natural disasters and get specific information such as numbers, times, and places. 5 4 3 2 1
I can write a short news report about a natural disaster with key elements like time, place, damage, and rescue work. 5 4 3 2 1
I can pronounce unvoiced and voiced consonants correctly and read words with "-ed" endings following the pronunciation rules. 5 4 3 2 1
08. Homework
lead
Assignment
Assignment 1: information gathering(信息收集)
选择近 3 个月内全球范围内发生的一起真实自然灾难(如地震、洪水、飓风、野火等,需与本节课学习的灾害类型相关),可参照所给表格填写相应内容。
Type of information Content
Basic Facts Disaster Type, Time, Place
Impact Damage, Casualties(伤亡人数)
Rescue & Relief Rescue Work, Relief Work(灾后措施)
Special Details Reason, Forewarning...
lead
Assignment
Assignment 2: a news report preparation(新闻报道准备)
● 基于收集的信息,撰写一份1.5-2 分钟的英文播报稿,需包含新闻报道的核心要素(时间、地点、事件、影响、救援),并模仿本节课学习的新闻表达(如 “Breaking news...”, “According to...”, “Rescue teams are working to...” 等)。
● 设计播报形式:可单人模拟 “新闻主播”,也可小组分工(如主播 + 现场记者连线、主播 + 专家访谈),需准备简单道具(如自制话筒、背景板标注新闻标题)。
● 注意播报语言风格:清晰、简洁、客观,加入适当的语气变化(如紧急事件用急促语调,救援进展用沉稳语调)。
Thank you
for your listening
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