Unit 8 Safe and sound Reading(课件）2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“地震中的个人经历”展开，通过阅读Timmy的故事帮助学生了解地震过程及救援情况，重点培养地震相关词汇运用与阅读技能。课堂导入采用视频提问激活认知，预读问题引导学生思考地震现象，再通过略读找主旨、段落匹配、图片排序等学习支架，逐步搭建文本理解路径，衔接阅读策略与词汇学习。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，如图片排序复述故事提升语言表达能力，分析“rain down”含义引导学生深层理解文本，词汇讲解结合例句与对点练习强化运用。学生在互动中提升综合语言能力，教师可借助系统活动设计高效落实阅读与词汇教学目标。

Reading Unit 8 Safe and sound 1 通过阅读，了解地震发生过程及救援情况 能正确运用本课时的重点词汇 Learning aims 2 What happened in the video? Lead in 3 There was an earthquake in Highfield in 2021 and Timmy survived. Sandy is reading his story. Before reading, think about the questions below. 1 What may happen in an earthquake? 2 What do you think people should do in an earthquake? Buildings may shake and even fall down. Roads can crack and break apart. Furniture and objects indoors can fall over. （答案不唯一） Indoors, people should hide under strong furniture like desks or tables, and stay away from windows and heavy objects that could fall. Outdoors, they should move to an open area, away from buildings, power lines and trees.（答案不唯一） Know the highfield earthquake by reading Activity 1 Skimming What is the article mainly about? ( ) A. The causes of the Highfield earthquake B. A personal experience during the Highfield earthquake C. How to stay safe in an earthquake D. The damage caused by the Highfield earthquake The passage is organized _____. A. in time order B. in space order C. from the end to the start D. in order of importance A B 5 Paragraph number Main idea Timmy found himself trapped in the building. The earthquake started when Timmy was working. A group of people helped Timmy out. People were scared and tried to run out of the building. Timmy tried to get help. 3 1 5 2 4 Write the correct paragraph number next to each main idea. Timmy put some pictures he drew on the internet.Write the correct caption in the blank under each picture. Then put the pictures in the correct order. Retell the story in your own words. a I was safe at last. b I shouted for help. c I was trapped. d People ran in all directions. e The walls came down. f The earth started to shake. f a e a I was safe at last. b I shouted for help. c I was trapped. d People ran in all directions. e The walls came down. f The earth started to shake. c b d Read again and answer the questions. 1 What sound did the author hear when the earthquake first started? 2 What were people doing outside during the earthquake? 3 Why did the author feel nervous after the shaking stopped? He heard a loud noise like thunder. People were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down like rain. Because it was dark and silent around him, he couldn’t see anything, and he didn’t know if anyone else was around. He realized he was trapped. 5 How was the author finally rescued? 4 What decision did the author make while waiting for help? He decided to save his energy and wait for help. He heard noise above him, shouted for help, and then people heard him. They quickly moved the bricks away and saved him. Read and fill in the chart. Stage in the Story Actions / Events Emotional Changes 1.Initial Tremors  地震初始阶段 I was working → I felt a slight shake → I heard a loud noise like thunder. Normal → Alert / Uneasy 2. Earthquake Erupts  地震爆发阶段 3. Escape Outside  户外逃生阶段 I heard a noise like bombs under the ground → The earth shook violently → I tried my best to run out of the building. Fearful → Panicked I saw people running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were raining down → The walls began to collapse. Extreme fear / Chaos  Stage in the Story Actions / Events Emotional Changes 4. Trapped and Initial Shock 被困初期 5. Enduring and Waiting 等待救援阶段 6. Rescue  获救阶段 The noise and shaking ended → It was dark and silent → I realized I was trapped and shouted for help. Nervous, helpless → A moment of intense fear → Self-calming No one came for a long time → I decided to save my energy and wait for help. Anxiety shifting to forced calmness I heard noises above me → I cried out in a weak voice → I heard shouts from people → They moved the bricks away. Hope and excitement → Relief and safety Think about the questions below. Share your answers with your classmates. 1 “Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were raining down.” How do you understand the phrase “rain down”? “Rain down” means glass and bricks fell quickly from above, like rain. It shows how dangerous it was during the earthquake.（答案不唯一） 2 Do you think Timmy did the right thing? Would you do anything different? Give reasons for your answers. I think Timmy did the right thing. If I were him, I would do the same. When trapped, he called for help first and then saved energy, which was smart.（ 答案不唯一） 3 What do you think people need to do to prepare for possible earthquakes? To prepare for earthquakes, people can make an emergency box with food and water. They should know safe places at home, like under a strong table. They should also learn the skills of escaping from an earthquake.（答案不唯一） Activity 2 Use the key language points correctly 1.At first, I felt a slight shake.起初,我感到一阵轻微的晃动。 shake n., vi. & vt. 摇动 shake 作及物动词表示主动摇动某物;作不及物动词表示自身抖动或震动，shake 的过去式是shook;作名词除了表示摇动外,还可以表示“奶昔”(一种饮品),如:banana milk shake 香蕉奶昔。常用搭配:shake hands 握手 例:The leaves shake in the wind. 树叶在风中摇动。 She only gave us a shake of her head. 她只是冲我们摇了摇头 【对点练习】 1.Please _______ (摇动) the box to see if there is anything in it. 2.他们握了手,又成了朋友。 They _________ _________ and became friends again. shake shook hands 2.People shouted in fear.人们吓得大叫起来。 (1) shout vi. & n. 呼喊，喊叫 shout 可作动词或名词,意为“喊叫”,表示声音很高或传送到较远的距离。 shout at 对……大叫,通常指较近的人或物,多指因生气、愤怒等原因喊叫,带有情绪因素。 shout to 对……大声喊叫,通常指较远的人或物,不含感情色彩。 例:Don’t shout. They are having a meeting. I shouted to him across from the street, but he couldn’t hear. (2) fear n. 恐惧，害怕 fear 名词意为“害怕”,可数名词。常用搭配:have a great fear of 很害怕……; overcome one’s fear 克服恐惧; in fear 恐惧地;害怕地 fear 也可作动词,意为“恐惧;害怕”,后面可以直接接名词、代词或不定式作宾语。fear that 意为“恐怕……”,表示一种可能出现的意外情况。 例:The animals in the zoo looked at the tourists in fear. Many people fear snakes. 【对点练习】 1. “Please let me have the last try”, the boy ________________（喊叫）. 2. 如果你对着大山喊，大山会有回音。 If you ______ ______ the mountain, it will echo back. 3. They walked through the forest and their hearts were full of _____ (恐惧). 4. 那只猫看了看我，然后害怕地跑开了。 The cat had a look at me and ran away ______ _______. shouted/shouts shout to fear in fear 3.I tried my best to run out too.我也尽力跑出去了。 try one’s best 意为“尽力做某事”,通常用于表达一个人全力以赴地试图完成某个任务或达成某个目标。也可以单独使用,也可以在后面接动词不定式,即try one’s best to do sth.;one’s 是形容词性物主代词;其同义词组是do one’s best。 例：Don’t worry, Mum! I will try my best . 不用担心妈妈！我会尽力的。 I will try my best to make my dream come true.我会尽力让我的梦想实现。 【对点练习】 1.The young man tried his best ______ the boy in the river. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helps 2.I think students should do ________ (they) best in exams. B their 4.It was dark and silent around me.我周围一片黑暗和寂静。 silent adj. 安静的 silent 形容词,意为“安静的;沉默的”。用于描述人或环境的安静状态,也可表示某人由于某种原因而不说话或沉默。 silent 的名词形式是silence,常用搭配:in silence 沉默地 例:The small forest is very silent in the early morning.清晨的小树林非常寂静。 After the meeting, they went home in silence.会议结束后他们默默地回家了。 【对点练习】 1.The room was quite ________ except for the ticking(滴答声) of the clock. A. noisy B. silent C. bright D. dark 2.大家都默默地坐在那里，什么也不说。 Everyone sat there _______ ________ and said nothing. B in silence 5. I didn’t know if anyone else was around me.我不知道周围还有没有其他人. if 是连词,意为“是否”,引导宾语从句从句要使用陈述语序。 if 还可以表示“如果”,引导条件状语从句,此时句子要遵循“主将从现”或“主祈/情从现”原则。 例:1)I don’t know if he will come to the party.我不知道他是否会来参加聚会。 2)If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home. 【对点练习】 1.I want to know _______ June is the best time to go to Beijing. A. until B. if C. because D. but 2.You can feel better if you take a walk in the park just for 20 minutes. (译成汉语) __________________________________________________________________ B 如果你在公园散步20 分钟,你会感觉好一些。 6.I felt nervous, and my heart was beating really fast. 我感到紧张,心跳得很快。 (1)nervous adj. “焦虑的;胆怯的”,在句子中通常作表语,放在be 或连系动词的后面。 常用短语:get nervous 变得紧张不安; feel nervous about 对……感到紧张 例:1)She was always nervous because of problems at work. 2)She felt nervous about her first job interview. (2)beat vi. & vt. (使) 规律作响或运动;用力敲打。主要有以下几种意思： 指心脏等有规律作响或跳动； 指雨、风沙等敲打门、窗户等，或者用手敲打身体的某个部位； 指在比赛中打败某人取得胜利。 例:1)His heart beat fast when he stood on the stage. 2)The rainstorm beat against the windows hard. 辨析: beat 与win beat:意为“打败”其宾语通常是人、团队或对手等具体名词。 win:意为“赢得”,其宾语通常是比赛、奖品、名次等抽象名词。 一语辨异 In the soccer game last week, our team beat their team and won the championship. 在上周的足球比赛中，我们队打败了他们的球队，赢得了冠军。 【对点练习】 1.—To tell the truth, I am now feeling very _______. —Take it easy. You’ll make it. A. peaceful B. nervous C. confident D. excited 2.他对这次考试感到紧张。 He ___________ _________ _________ the exam. 3. Lying in bed, he could hear his heart __________ （跳动） fast. 4. Who ________ （获胜） the tennis game yesterday, Tom or Sam? 5. 风沙一直敲打着窗户。 The wind and sand are _________ _________ the windows all the time. beating won beating against B felt/feels nervous about 7…but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive. …… 但我告诉自己,既然我还活着,就要冷静下来。 calm 动词,意为“(使) 镇静；(使) 平静”。calm sb. down 使某人平静下来。 calm 形容词,可描述人的情绪,意为“平静的;沉着的”,在句中作表语或定语； calm 还可以描述声音、天气等,意为“平静的;平和的”。keep calm 保持平静 例:1)Her parents talked with her and calmed her down. 2)She kept calm in the face of danger. 【对点练习】 1.“Don’t worry, boys and girls. I’ll help you”, she said in a ______(平静的) voice. 2.You look very angry now. I think you should sit down and ______ your mind. A. guide B. remind C. calm D. separate calm C 8.I cried out in a weak voice.我用微弱的声音喊道。 weak adj. “虚弱的”; 有以下几种用法： 1)身体虚弱的:指人因为疾病、疲劳或缺乏营养等原因而体力不支,身体状况欠佳。 (2)脆弱的,无法承重的:指某物或某人在力量上不足以完成某项任务或对抗某种压力。 be weak in sth. 在某方面能力不足或表现不佳。其反义词组是be good at 或do well in,意为“擅长”或“在某个方面做得好”。 【对点练习】 1.The old man is very ________（虚弱的） and you must look after him well. 2.这个男孩以前英语很弱。 The boy used to _______ _______ _______ English. weak be weak in 9.It was silent around me at first except the sounds of nature.起初,除了大自然的声音我周围一片寂静。 except prep. “除……之外”；通常用于表达同类事物中被排除在外的部分。它后面可以接名词、代词、副词或介词短语等。 例:They all went on a school trip except him. The movie was perfect except for the ending. 辨析: except 与besides except:表示“从所提到的人或事物中除去,即从整体中除去一部分”,含有否定的含义。 besides:表示“除了……以外还有……”,指在整体中加入一部分,含有肯定的含义,实际上是表示强调。 记忆口诀: except 是“做减法”,besides 是“做加法”。 一语辨异 Last weekend, some of us went for a picnic except Tom because he was ill. Besides Tom, another three students were also ill and didn’t go to the picnic. 上周末我们当中的一些人去野餐了,除了汤姆以外,因为他病了。除了汤姆以外,另外三个学生也生病了,也没去野餐。 【对点练习】 1.Everyone is here _________(除了……外)Alan, because he is still ill in hospital. 2.It was dark in the city at night _______ a few weak lights. A. beside B. besides C. expect D. except for 3.除了这个,我想不出任何解决方案。 I can’t think of any solution _________ this one. except D except 10.Suddenly,there was a loud noise like thunder as a burning tree fell down in front of me—I was trapped.突然,一棵燃烧的树在我面前倒下,发出雷鸣般的 巨响——我被困住了。 burn vi. “着火” vt. & vi.“(使) 烧毁;烧” burning 可作形容词,意为“燃烧着的”。 burn away 意为“(使)烧掉,烧光”。 Burn the candle at both ends. (谚语)“蜡烛两头烧/过度消耗自己”。 例：Wood burns better when dry.木材干燥时更易燃。 The big fire burned away all his houses. 大火烧毁了他所有的房子 【对点练习】 1.They could do nothing but watch the __________ (burn) houses helplessly. 2.警察试图弄明白是谁烧光了那片小树林。 The police tried to find out who ________ ________ the small forest. burning burned away 11.They finally put out the fire. Luckily, Harry and I were safe. 他们终于把火扑灭了。幸运的是,哈利和我很安全。 put out 扑灭;熄灭。put out 是一个“动副型”短语,后跟代词时,代词要放在 中间。在不同语境中呈现不同的意思,主要有： (1) 表示扑灭火焰、关闭电源等动作； (2) 表示伸出身体的某一部分如手、脚等； (3) 表示出版书籍、报纸、杂志等。 例:She put out the fire with a fire extinguisher(灭火器). 【对点练习】 1.Make sure to _______ the lights before you go to school. A. put on B. put down C. put up D. put out 2.消防员在火势蔓延到其他建筑物之前扑灭了大火。 The firemen ______ ______ the big fire before it spread to other buildings. D put out Sandy is reading a blog post by a forest fire survivor. Complete the blog post with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. calm down fear fireman nervous in all directions trap silent thunder Running from the fire in the forest It was a hot summer’s day. It was (1) ______around me at first except the sounds of nature. I was walking my dog in the forest when I started to smell smoke. I walked a bit further and saw a fire. I felt (2) ________and didn’t know what to do. Suddenly, there was a loud noise like (3) ________ as a burning tree fell down silent nervous thunder in front of me—I was (4) ________.Soon the fire got bigger and bigger, and (5) _____ ran through my mind. I told myself to (6) ___________. Some animals began to run (7) ________________. I looked at Harry, my dog. He was jumping up and down. Just at that moment, I saw some people running through the trees. They were (8) ________! They finally put out the fire. Luckily, Harry and I were safe. trapped fear calm down in all directions firemen 32 Summary ◆重点词汇 slight, shake, thunder, bomb, in fear, direction, in all directions, brick, silent, nervous, beat, say to oneself, calm, calm down, since, weak, voice, except, smoke, burn, put out ◆重点句式 At first, I felt a slight shake. People shouted in fear. I tried my best to run out too. I cried out in a weak voice. Exercise 1. 那只猫看了看我，然后害怕地跑开了。 The cat had a look at me and ran away ______ _______. 2. 我会尽力学好英语。 I will _______ ______ ________ _______ _______English well. 3. 听到声音后，人们朝四面八方跑去。 People ran _________ _________ __________ when they heard the noise. 4. 你应当冷静下来好好想一想。 You should _________ _________ and think carefully. 5. 这篇文章除了一些语法错误外非常好。 The passage is very good _________ ________ some grammar mistakes. 6. 消防员在火势蔓延到其他建筑物之前扑灭了大火。 The firemen ______ ______ the big fire before it spread to other buildings. in fear try my best to learn in all directions calm down except for put out Homework 1. Write the new expressions five times each. 2. Read the article. 35 $