Unit 6 When disaster strikes（Word教案）-【优翼·学练优】2025-2026学年八年级英语上册同步备课（外研版2024）
Unit 6 When disaster strikes
单元教学目标
【Language Abilities】 | 1.Use words and expressions in the unit to talk about natural disasters. 2.Use the past continuous tense to tell natural disaster stories. 3.Describe ways of saving lives. |
【Culture Awareness】 | 1.Learn about the historic event of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii. 2. Understand the positive spirit in face of disasters and show empathy for survivors. |
【Quality of Thinking】 |
disasters based on pictures and text information.
analyzing Niu Yu's story. |
【Learning Abilities】 | 1.Students will learn to introduce an event according to the timeline. 2.Students can enhance reading, summarizing and self-learning abilities through the study of the text. |
【Class Hour Division】 | Six periods |
第一课时 | Starting out&Reading |
第二课时 | Grammar |
第三课时 | Listening and Speaking |
第四课时 | Reading |
第五课时 | Writing |
第六课时 | Presenting ideas&Reflection |
单元教材分析
本单元的主题为：自然灾害。该主题与课标要求的“人与自然”主题范畴中的“自然灾害与防范措施，人身安全与自我保护”子主题密切相关。本单元围绕话题disaster, 学习和完成11个语篇，通过多样化的学习活动，帮助学生全面了解自然灾害的影响与应对措施，培养他们的应急意识和坚强意志。通过学习，学生将逐步掌握应对自然灾害的技巧，为未来的生活安全奠定坚实基础。
Starting out：本部分通过讨论神话故事中的自然灾害和人们对自然灾害看法的变化，激活学生对自然灾害的已有认知。
Understanding ideas: 本部分的阅读文章为《A Lost City》，讲述了小普林尼在维苏威火山爆发中的幸存经历。文章通过历史事件，揭示了自然灾害的破坏力，并
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引导学生讲述自己的自然灾害故事，培养他们的反思与表达能力。
Developing ideas:本部分包含听力和阅读两个模块。听力部分通过讨论灾难预警，帮助学生了解如何提前应对自然灾害；阅读部分则讲述了汶川地震中幸存者牛钰的故事，称赞她为“Iron Girl”，激励学生在灾难中保持坚强与勇气。
Presenting ideas:学生需要结合本单元所学内容，设计一个关于自然灾害的海报。通过这一任务，学生不仅能够巩固所学知识，还能将理论与实践结合，提升他们的创造力和应急意识。
第一课时 Starting out&Reading
Teaching Objects 【教学目标】
1.Talk about natural disasters.
2.Find out how Pliny the Younger survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
3.Analyse the character of Pliny the Younger.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
an English book, a tape recorder and CAI
Teaching Steps 【教学步骤】
★Step 1 Lead in【导入】
1.Show the picture on page 82 to students, then ask them to answer the question.
What can you see in the picture?
2.Let students share the answers.
Answer: The forest was on fire. The firefighters were busy putting out the fire.
Starting out
Page 83, 1
1.Ask students to look at the pictures and answer the questions.
①Do you know the stories in the picture?
②Which natural disasters could they relate to?
2.Let students share the answers.
Answers: 1. The stories are Nvwa Repairs the Sky, Da Yu Tamed the Flood and Hou Yi Shooting the Sun. 2. These stories are about earthquake, flood and drought.
Page 83, 2
1.Ask students to watch the video and answer the questions.
①Which natural disasters are mentioned?
②How has people’s understanding of natural disasters changed?
2.Let students share the answers.
Understanding ideas（1－4）
★Step 2 Pre-task【准备任务】
Page 84, 1
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1.Ask students to look at the two pictures and answer the questions.
①What can you see in the pictures?
②What do you think the local people did in the disaster?
③How might people feel?
2. Show the words and expressions to help students.
shake earth dark cloud spread turn into
smoke call cry shout shocked hope fear
- Let students share the answers.
Answers: 1. I can see a volcano erupting. The dark cloud, smoke and dust covered the sky. 2. The local people shouted and cried, and tried to escape to a safe place. 3. They might be shocked by the eruption. They might lose all hope and be full of fear.
Background information
Pliny the Younger “小普林尼”，是古罗马时期的一位作家、律师和政治家，以其书信集而闻名，这些书信提供了有关古罗马社会、文化和政治生活的珍贵资料。
Mount Vesuvius 维苏威火山位于意大利南部那不勒斯湾东海岸，是欧洲大陆唯一的活火山，被誉为 “欧洲最危险的火山” 。维苏威火山最著名的一次喷发是公元79年的大喷发，其火山灰、火山砾迅速掩埋庞贝古城 ，城市瞬间被摧毁，约 1.6 万人死亡。
Pompeii 庞贝古城位于意大利南部那不勒斯附近、维苏威火山西南脚下。公元79年 8 月 24 日，维苏威火山突然喷发，火山灰和火山砾迅速将其掩埋。约 90% 居民及时撤离，可城市仍被摧毁，在地下沉睡约 1600 年。如今，古城遗址完整保留街道、房屋、公共建筑、艺术品等众多遗迹 ，是研究古罗马社会生活、文化艺术、建筑风格、社会结构和文化习俗的重要窗口 。
根据背景推断，本文应选自当时约17岁的小普林尼在经历了维苏威火山喷发事件后，写给历史学家塔西佗的两封信中的一封。
★Step 3 While-task【过程任务】
Page 84，2
1.Ask students to read the record of Pliny the Younger and find out how he survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
2.Check the answer with the class.
Answer:Pliny and his mother left their town when the earthquake started. They tried to escape on a crowded road. A dark cloud covered the sky, and ash fell everywhere. Pliny stayed with his mother and did not leave her. They walked through the smoke and ash. After a scary night, the sun came back, and they were safe but covered in ash.
Page 86, 3
1.Ask students to choose the best summary of the passage.
2.Check the answer with the class.
Answer: a
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