Unit 6 Understanding ideas 课件 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“自然灾害主题下的叙事阅读与表达”展开，以庞贝古城火山爆发为情境，通过Pliny the Younger的经历串联词汇学习与阅读理解。课堂导入采用图片观察（破碎建筑）和视频观看（火山喷发），引导学生描述所见所感，结合词汇预习（如flood、shock）搭建学习支架，帮助学生从感知灾害现象过渡到深入文本分析。 其亮点在于情境化任务链设计，While-reading环节通过主旨匹配、段落大意梳理及细节问题（如事件时间顺序、人物反应），训练语言能力中的文本理解与逻辑分析；Further-thinking问题引导学生评价Pliny的品质（勇敢、关爱），渗透文化意识与思维品质培养。Summary部分以短语列表（如rush into、refuse to do sth）强化语言输出，助力学生掌握叙事表达。此设计既提升学生的语言综合运用能力，又为教师提供结构化教学流程，提高课堂效率。

Unit 6 When Disaster strikes understanding ideas What can you see in the picture? Lead in I can see some broken buildings. It’s an old city but no one lives here. Lead in What can you see in the video? I can see a volcano erupting. There is heavy smoke and dark clouds. The ash is spreading over the land. How might people feel? People might feel shocked and scared. Were there any survivors? Pre-reading Were there any survivors? Pliny the Younger What events might he describe in his record? While-reading A. The daily life in a town near Pompeii. B. The author’s happy journey with his mother near Pompeii. C. The author’s experience during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. D. How people rebuilt the town after the volcanic eruption. Skim the article and check the main idea of it. While-reading Where:________________________ What:____________________________ Who:_______________________________ __________________________________________ a town near Pompeii A volcano erupted Pliny the Younger, his mother and many other people The earthquake happened. People got out of town. Mount Vesuvius erupted. The daylight returned. While-reading Read and match the main ideas with the paragraphs . Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions. 1 What unusual event happened those days? 2 What did the mother do when the ground shook hard at night? The earth shook those days. The mother rushed into the writer’s room to wake her up. While-reading While-reading First... Then... What are the shocking things? coach: 1. a person who trains a team in sport 2. a person who gives lessons to sb 3. a bus for carrying passengers over long distances While-reading Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions. 1 What did the dark cloud over Mount Vesuvius do? 2 How did people react to the disaster? It moved down, covered the sea, spread over the land like a flood, and turned day into night. Women were calling, children were crying, and men were shouting. They were trying to find their families in the dark. While-reading 1 Why do you think the writer uses “thankfully” here? A.To show the writer’s comfort B. To compare with the scary events before 2 What two things is the writer comparing here? A. Everything B. ash C.snow D.winter While-reading 1. When the earth shook 3. Finally the daylight returned How did Pliny the Younger survive the eruption of Mount Vesuvius? 2. When the eruption happened Pliny the Younger survived by leaving the town. In what order does the writer organise the passage? In time order. Further-thinking 1 What do you think of Pliny the Younger? I think he was brave and caring. He was also a good writer. (He recorded the disaster in Pompeii.) 2 What can you learn from the story? Family love is very important. Be clam when we are in danger. Be thankful for what we have. ... What can we do when we face a volcanic eruption? Post-reading Summary 1.冲进我的房间 2.叫醒 4.决定做某事 5.往前直走 6.左右摇晃 7.在沙子上 8.要求某人做某事 9.拒绝做某事 10.抛弃，留下 11. 继续前行 12. 被...覆盖 13.过了一会儿 14.在黑暗中 15.不知道 rush into wake up decide to do sth go straight ahead from side to side ask sb to do sth refuse to do sth leave behind move on on the sand after a while in the dark have no thoughts of be covered with Homework Search for more information about the ways of dealing with natural disasters. Lavf58.29.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder v0.7.45 $