Unit 8 ReadingI 课件 2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语上册

Unit8 Safe and sound Reading I: The Highfield earthquake By 李俞蓁 Revision Revision lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ 闪电 earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ 地震 typhoon /ˌtaɪˈfuːn/ 台风 landslide /lændslaɪd/ 山体滑坡 flood /flʌd/ 洪水 sandstorm /ˈsændstɔːm/ 沙尘暴 Are they natural disasters or emergencies? What kind of natural disaster is it? Pre-reading Earthquake Pre-reading 2. What type of article(文体）? A. Argumentation(议论文） B. Narration(记叙文） C. Exposition(说明文） 1. What’s the article mainly about? It's about an earthquake in the Highfield in 2021. Prediction Tip1:Read the title and pictures to find the type and main idea of an article. ✓ Skimming While-reading What’s the order of the story? A. Space order（空间顺序） B. Time order（时间顺序） Tip2:Time words make the story clearly. 3 1 5 2 4 Read for the main idea While-reading At the beginning of the earthquake During the earthquake After the earthquake 1 2 3 4 5 Beginning During After While-reading Read for the structure How many parts can you divide the passage into?文章可以分成几个部分？ While-reading Read para.1 and answer 在文章中将答案划出来 1. When did the earthquake happen? 2. What did Timmy hear? 该句用了什么 修辞手法？ Simile(比喻) help us better understand what the noise was like It was about two o'clock in the afternoon. He heard a loud noise like thunder. While-reading 1. What did the feeling of the earthquake feel like? A. A loud thunder B. Bombs under the ground 2. What was falling down from the building? A. Glass and bricks B. Trees and flowers Read para.2 and choose 在文章中将答案划出来 ✓ ✓ raining down 如雨点般落下 Pieces of glass and bricks kept falling down and densely（密集的） and continuously（持续的）. While-reading Read para.3 and answer 在文章中将答案划出来 1. What happened when the noise and shaking ended? It was dark and silent. 2. Underline the words about the writer 's mood. 在文章中将表现作者情绪变化的词划出来 afraid calm brave While-reading Read para.4 and answer 在文章中将答案划出来 1. What was Timmy's first action to get help? 2. Did anyone come right away when Timmy shouted? He shouted for help. No, no one came right away. While-reading Read para.5 and answer 在文章中将答案划出来 1. How did Timmy call for help ? 2. What was the final result for Timmy? "Help! Please help! I'm here!" He cried out in a weak voice. He was safe. cry out 大喊 in a weak voice 用微弱的声音 Further thinking: Why could Timmy be safe? Timmy’s survival Timmy’s self-saving Other’s help good qualities & right actions kindness save ourselves & others Post-reading Post-reading 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. Match：根据文章脉络，将句子与对应图片匹配 An interview with Timmy 关于Timmy的经历，请列出你想了解的问题，采访Timmy Post-reading 如： What were you doing when the earthquake started? What did you hear , see and do during the earthquake? What happened to you later? How did you save yourself in the dark? What a brave man you are! How were you saved by others? Post-reading Task: True or False. 快速判断以下行为是否正确 Take something you like before leaving Use elevator（电梯） to escape Don’t jump out of the window. Don’t run out of the classroom. Don’t keep shouting for help all the time. Take some pictures before leaving Safety Tips When facing dangerous, we should Keep calm Be brave Never give up ! Summary Earthquake starts (light shake + thunder-like noise) Earthquake gets worse: The ground shakes hard; People run scared; Bricks and walls fall Shaking stops—I’m trapped: Dark, scared, but stay calm Shout for help (no response); save energy & wait for hours Hear sounds, call for help; rescuers clear bricks & save me The Highfield earthquake Have to do: 1.Share Timmy’s story and his qualities with more people. 2.tell your family members some safety tips you learned from the lesson. Choose to do: Search for more information about surviving an earthquake. Homework $