Unit5 Section B（1a-1e）课件2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Nature’s Temper Nature’s Temper Nature’s Temper Section B –What can we do to prepare for the worst? Unit 5 八年级下册英语人教版 第四课时 1a-1e Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: 1. extract how Tilly recognized the tsunami warning signs and how different people reacted to her warnings. 2. evaluate Tilly’s role as a hero by discussing her quick thinking and how her knowledge helped save people’s lives. 《全球十大自然灾难》 What is the worst natural disaster you know of? Discuss it with a partner. 1a earthquake（地震）, flood（洪水） , typhoon（台风） , hurricane（飓风） , tornado（龙卷风） , tsunami（海啸） , drought（干旱） , sandstorm（沙尘暴） , avalanche（雪崩） , landslide（山体滑坡） Look at the pictures and the title, predict the content of the passage, pay attention to the question word “how”, and predict how the girl will save people. Making predictions With new texts, it is useful to make predictions about the content from the title alone before you read on. You can predict what happens, and also which words might appear. Then check your predictions by skimming the text. Read the first paragraph of the text. What do you think happened to Tilly Smith and her family next? Then read the rest of the text to check your answer. 1b How One Girl Saved Many Lives  On 26 December 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English schoolgirl, and her family were on holiday in Phuket, Thailand. Everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather that morning. Some people were swimming in the sea, and some were relaxing on the beach. But while Tilly was waiting along the beach with her family, she noticed something strange. Thick white froth was forming on top of the waves. Next, she saw that the waves were coming in instead of going out. n. （学校的）女生 n. 泡；泡沫 而不是 Just then, she remembered something important. Two weeks before, her geography teacher had explained that earthquakes under the sea could create dangerous waves called tsunamis! “I know what’s going to happen! There’s going to be a big wave,” Tilly cried. Unfortunately, her family didn’t believe her and wanted to continue their walk. However, Tilly refused to take a single step further. Finally, her mother decided to continue the walk alone, and the rest of her family returned to the hotel. Back at the hotel, Tilly’s father told a security guard about the tsunami. The security guard was shocked. He knew v. 拒绝；退却 保安人员 decide to do sth 决定做某事 about the huge earthquake in nearby Indonesia. It meant that a tsunami was possible! He jumped into action right away and rushed to get people off the beach. Everyone began to panic. People were screaming and running as fast as they could when they saw a huge wall of water coming from the sea. Tilly was right! Her mother was one of the last people on the beach, but thankfully, her family made it to safety just as the water hit the hotel. The 2004 tsunami caused over 200,000 deaths, but no one on the beach died that day. This true story shows how a single lesson could mean the difference between life and death. Thanks to her knowledge and quick thinking, one schoolgirl was able to save over 100 lives. 保安人员 adv. 幸亏；感激地 n. 知识；学问 n. 思考；想法 立即；马上 be able to do sth 有能力做某事 Read the first paragraph of the passage and answer the questions below. When and where did the disaster happen? Who was the girl? Why did the girl go to Thailand? How was the weather that morning? How did people feel that morning? What strange things happened? Who noticed something strange? What might Tilly and her family do next? When and where did the disaster happen? Who was the girl? Why did the girl go to Thailand? The disaster happened on 26 December 2004 in Phuket, Thailand. The girl was Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English schoolgirl. She went to Thailand on holiday with her family. How was the weather that morning? How did people feel that morning? What strange things happened? The weather was beautiful that morning. People were enjoying themselves—some were swimming in the sea and others were relaxing on the beach, suggesting they felt happy and relaxed. Thick white froth was forming on top of the waves. The waves were coming in instead of going out. 1. What might have caused the strange things? 2. How did Tilly know? 3. What caused the tsunami to happen? The strange things might have been caused by a tsunami. Tilly knew because her geography teacher had explained tsunamis two weeks before. An earthquake under the sea caused the tsunami. Read the second paragraph of the passage and answer the questions below. Read the third paragraph and complete the table below. Who What he / she did Tilly’s father Tilly’s mother He returned to the hotel with the rest of the family (except Tilly’s mother). She decided to continue the walk alone. Read Paragraphs 5 and 6 and answer the following questions. 1. Was the tsunami serious? How do you know? 2. Why was Tilly able to save so many lives during the disaster? Yes, it was. Because the 2004 tsunami caused over 200,000 deaths. Because of her knowledge from the geography lesson and her quick thinking. Read the text again and complete the timeline. Beginning Tilly’s family went to the beach in Thailand. Tilly noticed something strange about the __________. Tilly remembered learning about __________ in class. Tilly warned her _______ about the tsunami. Tilly’s family went back to the hotel except her ________. End The tsunami hit, but everyone was safe. People rushed to leave the _________. The ________ warned people on the beach. People at the _________ learnt about the tsunami. waves/water/sea tsunamis family mother hotel security guard beach waves tsunamis family mother hotel security guard beach Retell the text according to the timeline. 1d Read again. Circle T for true or F for false. Then correct the false statements. 1. Tilly found that the waves were moving away from the beach. 2. Tilly remembered what she read about in her geography book. 3. Tilly's father believed her as soon as she told her family about the strong waves. 4. The security guard learnt about the tsunami from Tilly's father. 5. Tilly's mother did not reach the hotel before the tsunami did. T F T F T F T F T F coming in instead of going out didn’t believe her at first reached learned in geography class Discuss the questions. 1e 1. Do you think Tilly Smith was a hero? Why? 2. From Tilly’s experience, what do you think people need to know to survive a natural disaster? 3. What did you learn at school that might help to save your life one day? 1. Do you think Tilly Smith was a hero? Why? 2. From Tilly’s experience, what do you think people need to know to survive a natural disaster? 3. What did you learn at school that might help to save your life one day? Yes. Because Tilly noticed something strange and took action right away to save other people. People should know some basic knowledge of natural disasters and how to protect themselves from the disasters. We learned the basic first-aid and survival knowledge. For example, during an earthquake, we should move to an open area away from  buildings and trees. 21 except/ except for ①均意为“ 除……之外”， 表示排除其后的人或事物， 含有“减 去 ”的意思。 ②except for 表示整体很好，只是某一点美中不足， 在句子开头，要用except for接名词，不可只用except。 All the boys in our class came except (for) Tom. 除了汤姆，我们班所有的男生都来了。(排除汤姆) Except for the ending, the movie was perfect. 除了结局，这部电影是完美的。 besides 意为“ 除……之外(还) ”，表示包含其后的人或事物，含有“加上”的意思。 Besides maths, I also like physics. 除了数学，我还喜 欢物理。(两门都喜欢) Summary 1. Review the new words and expressions. 2. Write a short passage to retell the story. Homework 23 null 146318.3 $