Unit 8 Safe and sound (Reading)课件2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“地震生存故事”展开，通过Pre-reading图片提问、文本类型预测激活学生已知，While reading以时间顺序梳理、段落大意匹配、细节填空搭建从整体到局部的阅读支架，帮助学生理解Timmy在地震中的经历与应对。 其亮点在于任务链层层递进，Post-reading词汇填空和故事复述强化语言能力，Further thinking分析“rain down”含义、评价Timmy做法培养思维品质。学生能提升阅读策略与表达能力，教师可借助结构化任务高效实施教学。

Reading Unit 8 Safe and sound 八年级上册 Pre-reading Look at the pictures on pages 108-109 and answer the following question. What natural disaster happened? An earthquake. Pre-reading 1. What may happen in an earthquake? 2. What do you think people should do in an earthquake? The earth may shake strongly, houses may come down, and … People should get out as soon as possible/save their energy and wait for help. Pre-reading Read the title and the rubrics on page 108 and answer the following questions. 1. What type of text is this article? 2. What’s the main idea of the story? It’s a story. Timmy survived the Highfield earthquake in 2021. While reading Read through the story and answer the following questions. In which order did Timmy write the story? Can you circle some keywords? In time order. The keywords are “about two o’clock in the afternoon”, “at first”, “soon”, “then”, “finally”, “hours later” and “at last”. While reading Read through the story and finish Part A on page 110. 1 2 3 4 5 While reading Read paragraph 1 and complete the table. At the beginning of the Highfield earthquake When (1) __________________________ Where Timmy was In a building in Highfield What Timmy felt (2) __________________________ What Timmy heard (3) __________________________ About two o’clock in the afternoon A slight shake A loud noise like thunder How do you think Timmy felt at that time? He may have felt surprised/afraid. During the Highfield earthquake What Timmy felt The earth started to (1) _________. heard The real (2) _________ came, like (3) _________ under the ground. People (4) _________ in fear. saw People were running (5) ________________ while pieces of glass and bricks were (6) _____________. The walls began to (7) _________ too! did He tried his best to (8) _________, but failed. While reading Read paragraph 2 and complete the table. shake noise bombs shouted in all directions raining down come down run out How do you think Timmy felt at that time? He may have felt scared and worried. After the Highfield earthquake What Timmy felt The noise and shaking ended. heard It was (1) _________ and (2) _________ around him. He couldn’t see anything at all. saw did He told himself to (3) _________ since he was still (4) _________. While reading Read paragraph 3 and complete the table. dark silent calm down alive While reading 1. What happened to Timmy after the earthquake? 2. How do you think he felt at that time? How do you know? He was trapped. He felt nervous and scared. From “my heart was beating really fast”, we can tell he was nervous. From “A moment of fear went through my mind”, we can tell he was scared. While reading Read paragraphs 4–5 and answer the following questions. 1. How did Timmy try to save himself? 2. How do you think Timmy felt when he was saved? First, he shouted for help. When no one came, he decided to save energy and wait for help. While he was waiting for help, he was also trying to find his way out. He cried out in a weak voice when he heard some noise above him. At last, he was saved. He may have felt hopeful/excited/lucky. Post-reading 1. What was the Highfield earthquake like? 2. What do you think of Timmy in this situation? 3. What do you think saved Timmy’s life? 4. What should or shouldn’t people do in an earthquake? It came suddenly and very quickly, and it was powerful and dangerous. He was calm/clever/brave/lucky/… His calmness, life-saving skills, luck and other people’s help. People should hide under a strong desk. People shouldn’t take the lift/stay near windows. Finish Part B on page 110. 1 f The earth started to shake. 6 a I was safe at last. 3 e The walls came down. 4 c I was trapped. 5 b I shouted for help. 2 d People ran in all directions. Post-reading Post-reading Retell the story according to Part B on page 110. Timmy was working when the earth started to shake. People were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were raining down. Then the walls came down. When it ended, he found himself trapped. He shouted for help but nobody came. He then waited for help. Luckily, hours later, some people found him and quickly moved the bricks away. He was safe at last. Post-reading silent nervous thunder trapped fear calm down in all directions Finish Part C on page 111. 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 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) ______________. Post-reading 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. firemen Further thinking 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 to fall to the ground from the sky like rain. It shows that the number of bricks and broken windows was very large. It also shows that the earthquake was very powerful, and the situation at that time was very dangerous and urgent. Further thinking 2. Do you think Timmy did the right thing? Would you do anything different? Give reasons for your answers. Most of what he did was right. But I don’t think I would shout for help if I were trapped. Instead, I would knock on the water pipe because sounds can travel better and faster through water pipes than through air. Further thinking 3. What do you think people need to do to prepare for possible earthquakes? To prepare for possible earthquakes, we should learn more about earthquakes and safety tips, and have earthquake drills at least once a year. Thank you! $