Unit 8 Safe and sound (Reading II) 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“Safe and sound”主题，聚焦地震与森林火灾生存故事，通过“Read and retell”梳理Timmy地震经历（背景、过程、救援），衔接森林火灾博客填空练习，搭建信息提取与语言组织的学习支架，强化核心词汇（如beat、calm）及since原因状语从句的运用。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过故事复述、词汇辨析（如beat与win，sound/voice/noise）及小组讨论（地震准备措施），引导学生分析文本、表达观点。结合安全主题渗透文化意识，任务型活动设计让学生在实践中掌握语言知识，既提升学习能力，也增强安全责任感，教师可高效落实教学重点。

Safe and Safe and sound sound Unit 8 初中英语译林版八上 Reading (II) Learning objectives 通过本课时的学习，学生能够： 03 通过小组讨论地震、火灾相关问题，梳理本课所学内容并分享观点，提升语言表达与安全意识。 01 分析 Timmy 地震生存故事及森林火灾幸存者博客，完成文本填空并复述故事，提升阅读信息提取与语言组织能力。 重点 02 学习核心词汇、短语及 since 引导的原因状语从句，结合课堂练习，掌握其用法并能正确运用到句子表达中。 重点 Read and retell 1. Background Time: Around 2 p.m. (2021) Activity: Timmy was working 2. During the Earthquake Signs: Slight shake → Loud noise (like thunder/bombs) People’s Reaction: Shouted in fear → Ran in all directions Damage: Glass/bricks rained down → Walls collapsed Read and retell 3. After the Quake: Trapped Environment: Dark & silent Emotion: Nervous (heart beat fast) → Calmed down (told himself to stay calm) 4. Seeking Help Action: Shouted for help → Saved energy to wait Breakthrough: Heard noise → Cried “Help!” weakly Read and retell 5. Rescue Rescuers: Heard Timmy → Moved bricks Result: Timmy was safe Review and answer ① What helped Timmy survive the earthquake? stay calm, ask for help ② What feelings did Timmy have when trapped? nervous → calm Read and complete 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 in all directions fear trap fireman silent nervous 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 silent nervous Read and complete 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) . 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. thunder trapped fear calm down in all directions firemen Think and share 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”? 2. Do you think Timmy did the right thing? Would you do anything different? Give reasons for your answers. 3. What do you think people need to do to prepare for possible earthquakes? Share your ideas with your classmates. D Think about the questions below. Share your answers with your classmates. Think and share 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. Think and share 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. Think and share 3. What do you think people need to do to prepare for possible earthquakes? Share your ideas with your classmates. 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. Language points 1. beat /biːt/ vi. & vt. (使) 规律作响或运动；用力敲打 beat 作动词，主要有以下几种意思： (1) 指心脏等有规律作响或跳动； (2) 指雨、风沙等敲打门、窗户等，或者用手敲打身体的某个部位； (3) 指在比赛中打败某人取得胜利。 Language points 辨析: beat 与win beat win 意为“打败”，其宾语通常是人、团队或对手等具体名词。 意为“赢得”，其宾语通常是比赛、奖品、名次等抽象名词。 Eg: 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。 Language points 1: Lying in bed, he could hear his heart ________（跳动） fast. beating 2: Who ______ （获胜） the tennis game yesterday, Tom or Sam? won 3: 风沙一直敲打着窗户。 The wind and sand are _________ _________ the windows all the time. beating against Language points 2. calm /kɑːm/ vi. & vt. (使) 平静；(使) 镇静 calm 作动词，意为“(使) 镇静；(使) 平静”。 calm sb. down 使某人平静下来。 calm 作形容词，可以描述人的情绪，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 calm 还可以作名词，表示平静或宁静的状态。 calm before the storm 暴风雨前的平静 Let’s practice 1: “Don’t worry, boys and girls. I’ll help you”, she said in a _________ （平静的）voice. calm 2: You look very angry now. I think you should sit down and _________ your mind. A. guide B. remind C. calm D. separate C Language points 3. since /sɪns/ conj. 因为，既然 since 作连词，意为“因为；既然”，引导原因状语从句；since 还可以作介词或连词，意为“自从、自从……以来”，后面可以接名词或句子，通常和现在完成时连用。 Language points 辨析: because 与since because since because 强调直接且具体的原因，语气较强，常用于解释行为的动机或现象的原因，用以回答why提出的问题。 since 表示已知或显而易见的原因，语气较弱，常用于表达一种背景或前提。 Eg: She didn’t come because she was ill. Since she couldn’t come, let’s put off our meeting. 她没有来，因为她病了。既然她不能来，我们推迟会议吧。 Language points 辨析: sound, voice 与noise sound voice noise 指声音的总称，如人或动物发出的声音或物体碰撞的声音；还可以作系动词意为“听起来……”。 一般指人的声音（人的说话声、唱歌声等）。 4. voice /vɔɪs/ n. 嗓音，说话声，唱歌声 意为“喧闹声”，常常指不悦耳、不和谐的嘈杂声。 Language points The cicadas in the tree outside the classroom were making much noise. So the teacher had to raise his voice and told us that light travels faster than sound. 教室外面树上的蝉发出很大的噪音，因此老师不得不提高他的声音并告诉我们光比声音传播得快。 Language points 5. try one’s best 尽力做某事 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。 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。 Let’s practice 1: The young man tried his best ______ the boy in the river. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helps B 2: I think students should do ________ (they) best in exams. their 3: 我会尽力学好英语。（翻译句子） ______________________________________________ I will try my best / do my best to learn English well. Language points 6. 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。 Let’s practice 1: Make sure to _______ the lights before you go to school. A. put on B. put down C. put up D. put out D 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. put out Homework 01 Base: Review the new words and phrases learned in this lesson. 02 Practice: Use 3-5 key words/phrases to write a short paragraph about a survival scene. 03 Expand: Collect 2-3 safety tips for other natural disasters (e.g. floods). BYE BYE BYE BYE $