Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Section A 1a-1d课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“自然灾害”主题，聚焦相关词汇（如earthquake, typhoon等）及过去进行时用法，通过图片提问、视频观看导入，从词汇匹配到听力理解再到角色扮演，构建连贯学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质，采用多样化活动，如“Look and share”分析灾害情境培养思维，听力前拼写练习提升学习能力，角色扮演真实对话强化语言运用，助力学生在情境中掌握知识，教师可借系统设计高效教学。

人教版八年级英语下册 Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Section A 1a-1d understand the conversations and the inverviews about natural disasters. get important information from a weather report. know the pronunciations, the spellings, and the meanings of some words and phrases related to natural disasters. be able to talk about/describe what happens during a natural disaster. In this part, you will Look and share 1. What natural disaster is happening in the photo? 2. When and where is it likely to happen? 3. How does this photo make you feel? P41 It’s a typhoon. It is likely to happen in late summer or early fall in coastal areas(沿海地区), such as cities like Sanya. The powerful winds and waves make me feel worried and a bit scared. What other natural disasters can you list? 1a Match the natural disasters with the pictures. P42 B F A C E D a sudden violent movement of the Earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage a lot of water covering an area which is usually dry an uncontrolled fire occurring in forests a heavy fall of snow, especially with strong winds a long period of time when there is little or no rain a tropical cyclone (热带气旋) occurring in the western Pacific or Indian Ocean Have you experienced any of these natural disasters? Share your story with us. Look at the cover page(封面页) of this unit and think. 自然灾害 n. 影响 持续动作 特定时间 In this unit, you will talk about different natural disasters and their impacts. describe things that people do before, during, and after a natural disaster. talk about a continuous action at a particular time in the past. learn how to prepare for bad weather or natural disasters. Look and share What natural disaster is happening in the photo? When and where is it likely to happen? How does this photo make you feel? Look at the picture and share your ideas. It's a hurricane (typhoon). It usually happens in summer and autumn, near the sea (coastal areas). It makes me feel afraid and shocked. 1b Listen to three conversations. What natural disasters did the people face? P42 1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 听前思考 你能快速正确拼写1a中的单词吗？ flood earthquake snowstorm 快速说出图片对应单词并拼写出来。 如，typhoon，t-y-p-h-o-o-n。 earthquake wildfire snowstorm flood drought Watch a video What can you see in the video? Different natural disasters 1c Listen again. Circle what each person was doing when the natural disaster happened. P42 1. Xinyi was warning a neighbour / having dinner. 2. Kate was doing homework / calling her mother. 3. Jiaming was doing chores / preparing lunch. 4. Liu Yun was staying in a hotel / taking a train. Tips Take notes while listening to help you identify each speaker clearly. Tips was/were+doing, this structure shows an ongoing action in the past. Ask and answer questions about the people in the conversations. A: What was Xinyi doing at the time of…? B: She was... 在……的时候 What’s this natural disaster? It’s __________. a typhoon [taɪˈfuːn] If it happens in the Paciffic Ocean, we call it a typhoon, while in the Atlantic Ocean, it is called a hurricane. 发生在太平洋上叫台风，大西洋上叫飓风 What’s this natural disaster? It’s __________. a wildfire 野火 Wildfires are most often caused by humans or dry weather, and strong winds can cause them to spread. A: What was Xinyi doing at the time of the flood? B: She was having dinner. A: What was Kate doing at the time of the earthquake? B: She was doing her homework. A: What was Jiaming doing at the time of the earthquake? B: He was doing chores. A: What was Liu Yun doing at the time of the snowstorm? B: She was travelling on the train. e.g. Match the natural disasters with the pictures. 1d ____ earthquake ____ typhoon ____ wildfire ____ snowstorm ____ flood ____ drought B F A C E D Listen to three conversations. What natural disasters did the people face? 1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ flood earthquake snowstorm 1. There are very strong winds and heavy rain during a typhoon. (  ) 2. Sometimes there are tall waves and the areas near the coast get flooded. (   ) 3. In the eye of a typhoon, the weather can be very calm. (  ) 4.Typhoons cause tsunamis to happen in some places. (  ) Read the statements about typhoons. Write T for true or F for false. T T T F （可数名词）海啸 cause sb. /sth. to do sth. 导致某人/某物做某事 winds是复数形式，故此处be动词要用are 17 Listen to the interviews and circle the correct answers. 1. When did the interviews take place? 2. Where did the interviews probably take place? A. Before the typhoon hit. B. After the typhoon slowed down. A. On the street. B. In someone’s home. （使）慢下来；（使）减速 18 Work in groups. Role-play the conversations. Interview 2 Reporter: Miss, how did the typhoon affect you? Girl: I was OK, but I was worried about my grandparents. Reporter: Were they all right? Girl: Yes, thankfully. When I called them, they were playing chess at home. 19 Work in groups. Role-play the conversations. Interview 3 Reporter: Sir, what were your family doing when the typhoon hit? Man: Well, my children and I were reading together when a window broke. Even our roof nearly came off! My children were crying, and my wife was scared too. Reporter: Oh dear. Were you prepared for the typhoon? Man: Well, I heard the news, but I didn’t think it would be that strong. 20 Listen again. Circle what each person was doing when the natural disaster happened. Conversation 1 1. Xinyi was warning a neighbour / having dinner. Conversation 2 2. Kate was doing homework / calling her mother. 3. Jiaming was doing chores / preparing lunch. Conversation 3 4. Liu Yun was staying in a hotel / taking a train. Work in groups. Role-play the conversations. Weather report Reporter: Now, the typhoon is slowing down as it moves west, but it’s not over. If you’re near one of the areas close by, be careful, and pay attention to our weather reports. Do stay inside. 22 2c Role-play a conversation between the reporter and another person who experienced the typhoon. Excuse me. Did you have any trouble during the typhoon? Yes, it was awful. I ... / No, not really. When the typhoon hit, ... 23 Listen again and answer the questions. 1. Why could Xinyi’s family avoid the flood? Because their neighbour warned them in time. 2. How did Jiaming and his mother react to the earthquake? They were surprised. 3. What problems did the snowstorm bring to Liu Yun and other people? The ride took five hours longer and many people couldn’t get home. Listen to the interviews and the weather report. Complete the sentences. Interview 1 1. When the typhoon hit, the boy’s family were ____________ at home. 2. After the typhoon, they helped to ___________ the neighbourhood.  Interview 2 3. The girl’s grandparents were ______________ at home when she called. having dinner     clean up     playing chess /ˈneɪbəhʊd/（=neighborhood） （名词）街区；临近的地方 Listening Script Conversation 1 Jack: Hi Xinyi. I heard about the flood in your town. Is everything OK? Xinyi: Yes, we're all right. Thanks. Our neighbour warned us about it in time. Jack: What a kind neighbour! What were you doing at the time? Xinyi: Oh, my family were having dinner when she called. We didn't notice that the water was rising! Jack: You're lucky! 词汇 句型 temper earthquake typhoon wildfire snowstorm flood drought warn do chores wave tsunami interview possibly report neighbourhood roof nearly trouble —What was sb doing at the time of ...? —He / She was doing … 谈论某人在什么时候正在做某事： 询问某人灾难发生时是否遇到困难: —Excuse me. Did you have any trouble during the typhoon? —Yes, it was awful. I ... / No, not really. When the typhoon hit, ... 1．Practise the conversation from 1b and 2b. 2．Make a new conversation with your partner by combining the sentences from 1d and 2d. Share it with the classmates and perform it in the next class. null 118364.555 null 103917.43 107836.18 102428.305 2026 Blues 109272.0 $