内容正文:
When disaster strikes
Unit 6
Developing ideas
(Reading for writing)
初中英语 / 外研版 / 八年级上册
学习目标
1.读懂Niu Yu的故事并梳理“灾难-恢复-现状”的叙事结构,掌握 “灾难 - 恢复 - 现状” 写作框架及核心词汇 / 短语。
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2. 通过梳理故事逻辑,提升叙事类文本的分析与概括能力,体会灾难幸存者的韧性,树立“做自己人生主角”的价值观。
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3. 能运用框架和目标语言完成 “灾难成长故事” 短文写作
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Lead in
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Pre-writing
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while-writing
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Post-writing
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Summary
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Language points
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Exercises
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Homework
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Contents
Lead in
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Look at the video and answer the question.
What natural disasters know from the video?
An earthquake
Lead in
Look at the pictures and answer the question.
What do you see in the picture?
Lead in
This building is from the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake
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Lead in
The girl have lost her right leg in the earthquake.
What is the sculpture built for?
What do you think of the young woman?
What may happened to her?
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Let’s guss
Pre-writing
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Pre-writing
break one's dream
confident
survivor
earthquake
look forward
disaster
come out of
encourage
brave
courage
support
Let’s review
Free talk
If you face a disaster, what qualities do you need to get through it?
Courage and confidence
Brave
Strong
Read the passage and see how the girl used them to change her life.
While-writing
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While-writing
Read the passage quickly and check the answers
What is the sculpture built for?
The sculpture was built to remember the people who lost their lives in Wenchuan earthquake.
What do you think of the young woman?
I think she is a brave and confident girl.
She might have experienced an earthquakeand lost her right leg. However, she didn't let the disaster break her dream. She cameout of the shadows with the support of herfamily and friends.
What may happened to her?
Read the passage agian and divide the passage in to four part.
The disaster:
Recovery:
Niu Yu's life now:
Comments:
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 1
Paragraphs 2-3
Paragraph 4
While-writing
While-writing
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
( 1 ) What happened to Niu Yu in the disaster?
( 2)What was her life like after the disaster?
(3) How did she come out of the shadows?
She lost her right leg.
The disaster broke her dream of running.She had to live with an artificial leg. Shealways tried to hide her leg under jeans or dresses.
She came out of the shadows with the support of her family and friends.
While-writing
( 4)What did she do in 2018?
( 5 ) What does she do on social media?
(6)What did she do in 2023?
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
She decided to stop hiding her leg. She also finished a half marathon.
She shares her story. She listens to disaster survivors and encourages them to look forward.
She carried the torch at the FISU World University Games.
While-writing
earthquake
While-writing
comfortable
came out of
encouraging words
encourages
brave
courage
Think and Share
1. What might be the reason for Niu Yu to stop hiding her leg?
Because the support and encouraging words made her realize she needn't be ashamed of losing a leg. She wanted to accept herself and start a new journey, like finishing the marathon to prove her strength.
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2. What do you think is important for the survivors of
natural disasters to get back to their lives?
They need a positive attitude to face pain and courage to accept their imperfect situations. They may not want others to treat them differently and just hope to live normally.
While-writing
While-writing
Work in pairs
④Answer the questions.
1 What does the title mean?
2 What does the expression "came out of the shadows" mean?
3 What is the meaning of Nora Ephron's words?
Nora Ephron’s words mean that we shouldbe brave in our lives, even when bad thingshappen to us.
The title has two meanings. Niu Yu has aniron leg, and she is also strong, like iron.
It means that Niu Yu stopped hiding herleg. She started to go out in public andbecame more confident.
Post-writing
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Write a heart-warming story after a natural disaster.
Step 1
Plan your story with the help of the questions.
The disaster
1. What was the natural disaster?
It was the Wenchuan Earthquake.
2. When and where did it happen?
It happened in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province in 2008.
Post-writing
3. Who went through the disaster?
Niu Yu
Recovery
4. How did the person come out of the shadows of the
disaster?
She came out of the shadows with thesupport of her family and friends.
Post-writing
5. What were some touching moments?
In 2018, she decided to stop hiding her legand received lots of encouraging words.She also finished a half marathon. She hasfound herself again.
6. How is the person's life now?
Now she shares her story on social media.She listens to disaster survivors andencourages them to look forward.
Post-writing
Post-writing
Summary
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2008 Wenchuan earthquake ,break one’s dream, survivor
with the support of family and friends ,come out of the shadows, encouraging words ,courage, half marathon
share stories, encourage survivors carry the torch, confident
Recovery :
Disaster :
Now :
Summary
Language points
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Language points
1.She sensed the danger and warned others.她感觉到了危险,并警告其他人。
(1)sense①〔动词〕感觉到,意识到
They sensed danger and started to run.他们感到有危险,撒腿就跑。
②〔名词〕道理;意义;合理性
make sense易理解;合情理;有意义
make a lot of sense to sb对某人来说很 有意义
This sentence doesn't make sense. 这个句子讲不通。
Learning traditional Chinese culture makes a lot of sense to us.
学习中国传 统文化对我们来说很有意义。
2.It's been many years since a tsunami happened in Italy.意大利发生海啸已经过 去很多年了。
happen
①〔不及物动词〕(尤指意外地)发生 一般不用人作主语,而用所发生的事作 主语。它常用于以下两种结构:
a. Sth happen(s) to sb.某人发生某事。
The same thing always happens to him.同样的事总是发生在他身上。
b. Sth happen(s)+地点/时间。某地/ 某时发生某事。
A traffic accident happened last Friday. 上周五发生了一起交通事故。
②〔动词〕碰巧happen to do sth碰巧做某事
I happen to know the shop. Let me show you the way.我碰巧知道那家商店,让 我给你指路。
3. With the support of her family and friends, Niu Yu slowly
came out from the shadows.
come out在此处意为“从困境、黑暗或消极状态中解脱出来,重新恢复积极的状态”。
After months of therapy, she finally came out of her
depression and started enjoying life again.
4.During the 2021 Shanghai Fashion Week, a young, slim and confident woman with an iron leg drew everyone's attention.2021年上海时装周期间,一位年 轻、苗条、自信的铁腿女士吸引了所有人的 注意。
draw sb' s attention 引起某人的注意; 吸引某人的目光
draw sb' s attention to把某人的注意力吸 引到……
The colourful advertisement drew my attention. 那个五颜六色的广告引起了我的注意。
The teacher drew the students' attention to the key points on the blackboard.
老师让学生们注意黑板上的重点内容。
5.Niu Yu used to be in the school sports team.牛钰曾经是学校运动队的队员。
辨析:used to do sth, be used to do sth 与be/ get used to doing sth
used to do sth过去(常常)做某事主语可以是物,也可以是人
be used todo sth 被用来做某事 主语通常是物
be/ get used to doing sth习惯于做某事 主语通常是人
6.She also finished a half marathon in about 4 hours.她还在大约4小时内完成 了半程马拉松。
in+一段时间
①在一段时间以内
The workers have to build the bridge in six months.工人们得在六个月内建成 这座桥。
They managed to repair the car in a day. 他们在一天内设法修好了汽车。
②在一段时间以后
常用于将来时,用how soon(多久以后)来对其提问。
My father will go to Beijing in a week.
我爸爸一周后将去北京。
——How soon will you be back?
你多久之后回来?
——In a month.一个月之后。
7"It is a great honour for me," she said.“这对我来说是莫大的荣幸,”她说。
honour〔名词〕
①荣幸;光荣
It's an honour to have you here, sir.
先生,大驾光临,深感荣幸。
②崇敬,敬重,敬意;荣誉
in honour of为了向……表示敬意;为 了纪念……
The country set up a holiday in honour of the great scientist.
为了纪念那位伟大 的科学家,那个国家设立了一个节日。
Exercise
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Exercise
1.What terrible ______ happened to Wenchuan in 2008?
A. safe B. danger C. disaster
2.Niu Yu didn’t die in the earthquake, so she is a ______.
A. survivor B. volunteer C. teacher
3.The earthquake ______ Niu Yu’s dream of becoming a runner.
A. broke B. made C. realized
4.With the ______ of her family and friends, Niu Yu got better.
A. courage B. support C. confidence
5.It takes great ______ to face difficulties bravely like Niu Yu.
A. courage B. happy C. dangerous
C
A
A
B
A
6.Niu Yu ______ from a disaster victim to a courage transmitter.
A. changed B. turned C. became
7.She finally ______ the shadows and finished a half marathon.
A. got out of B. looked out of C. came out of
8.Niu Yu is ______ to share her story with other survivors.
A. confident B. courage C. sure
9.We should ______ each other when we feel down, just like Niu Yu did.
A. help B. encourage C. teach
10.Niu Yu ______ her experience to encourage more people.
A. shares B. tells C. speaks
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C
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B
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Exercise
二、根据汉语意思完成句子
1.在家人和朋友的支持下,Niu Yu走出了阴影。
______ the ______ of her family and friends, Niu Yu ______ ______ ______ the shadows.
2.勇敢面对灾难需要极大的勇气。
It ______ great ______ to face ______ bravely.
3.Niu Yu有信心鼓励其他灾难幸存者。
Niu Yu is ______ to ______ other disaster ______.
4.Niu Yu从一名灾难受害者转变为一名勇气传递者。
Niu Yu ______ ______ a disaster victim ______ a courage transmitter.
5.她通过分享自己的故事帮助了很多人。
She helped many people by ______ her own ______.
came out of
With support
takes courage disasters
turned from to
sharing story
confident encourage survivors
Exercise
Home work
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基础作业:
抄写目标词汇、短语各 3 遍,背诵 Para.1。
拓展作业:
以“A Scary Moment” 为题,用 “过去进行时” 写一篇短文(约 80 词)。
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