Unit 8 Safe and sound-Integration 教学设计 2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级上册
Unit 8 Safe and sound-Integration
This integration part of Unit 8 focuses on natural disasters and emergencies. Students will first read two online news reports about a heavy snowstorm in Heilongjiang Province and bush fires in Australia, learning about the damage caused by these disasters. Then, they will listen to a talk on how to stay safe in natural disasters and a conversation about staying safe in emergencies, and use the information to complete relevant notes. Finally, students are required to write a blog post on staying safe in natural disasters and emergencies. This part aims to improve students' reading, listening, and writing skills, as well as enhance their awareness of safety in the face of disasters.
教学目标 | Students can master the key words and phrases related to natural disasters and emergencies, such as "natural disaster", "power cut", "typhoon", "bush fire", "tidal wave", "calm down", "put out", etc. Students can understand the past continuous tense used in the context of reporting disasters and emergencies, and be able to use it correctly to describe past events. Students can learn some common safety tips and expressions for dealing with natural disasters and emergencies. |
教学重难点 | A. Key Points Key vocabulary and phrases related to natural disasters and emergency responses. The understanding and application of the past continuous tense in the context of disasters. Safety knowledge and expressions for different natural disasters and emergencies. B. Difficult Points How to help students use the past continuous tense accurately and flexibly to describe past events during disasters. Guiding students to integrate the knowledge they have learned and write a logical and content - rich blog post on staying safe in disasters. |
A. Key Words and Phrases
Natural Disasters and Emergencies
natural disaster (自然灾害)
power cut (停电)
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lightning (闪电)
typhoon (台风)
traffic accident (交通事故)
bush fire (山林大火)
tidal wave (海啸)
emergency (紧急情况)
Response Measures
put out (扑灭，熄灭)
calm down ((使) 平静)
stay safe (保持安全)
first aid (急救)
warn sb. to do sth. (警告某人做某事)
avoid doing sth. (避免做某事)
press on (按，压)
clear the snow (清除积雪)
get trapped (被困住)
People and Places
fireman (消防员)
policeman (警察)
postman (邮递员)
airport (机场)
office building (办公楼)
homeless people (无家可归的人)
B. Key Grammar: Past Continuous Tense
Structure: was/were + verb - ing
Usage: It is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. For example, "Last night there was a heavy snowstorm in the north of Heilongjiang Province and many homes were still without power this morning." Here, "was a heavy snowstorm" and "were still without power" are in the past continuous tense, indicating that the snowstorm was happening last night and the situation of power - cut was continuing this morning.
教学过程
A. Lead - in (5 minutes)
Show some pictures of different natural disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, typhoons, etc., on the PPT. Ask students: "What are these? Have you ever seen or experienced any of these natural disasters? How did you
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