U5 Reading Plus-【木牍中考】2025-2026学年八年级下册英语同步教学优质课件（人教版·新教材）

该初中英语课件围绕“风暴追逐：危险却重要的工作”展开，通过视频识别龙卷风、情境提问（假设需靠近龙卷风获取信息是否愿意）、介绍Tim Samaras事迹等导入环节，引导学生预测工作原因，搭建从背景认知到文本理解的学习支架。 其亮点在于结合真实人物案例，通过“Let's find”梳理关键信息和Post-reading讨论（如危险职业的意义），培养思维品质（辩证分析危险与价值）和语言能力（信息提取与观点表达）。分层作业（基础抄写、提升思维导图、拓展搜集知识）促进学习能力，教师可借助结构化活动提升教学效率，学生在探究中增强社会责任感。

Storm Chasing: A Dangerous but Important Job 英 语 RJ (Reading Plus) 8年级下册 Unit 5 Nature’s Temper ※ 建议使用WPS2019以上版本打开 木牍中考-教学设计中心 制作 1. understand the key information of storm chasing, such as the risk and the importance of this job; 2. analyze the main idea and complete the summary of the text; 3. express our opinions on this job and discuss other dangerous jobs with the class. Learning goals Warming up What kind of natural disaster is it in the video? Tornado What else do you know about tornados? Pre-reading If you could get important information of the tornado but had to be very close to it, would you do it? But tornado chasers takes this as their jobs. Tim Samaras (1975.11.12—2013.5.13) Tim Samaras was an American engineer and storm chaser. He was the first person to use equipment to capture images inside tornados. What do you think of his job? Free Talk Since it’s dangerous, why do they chase the storms? collect datas learn more about storms challenge themselves take photos or videos ... Predict While-reading Storm Chasing: A Dangerous but Important Job Are you afraid of big storms? Many people are. But did you know some people go out to chase tornadoes? Such storms can hit suddenly and move very quickly, so storm chasers always have to be prepared. chase/tʃeɪs/（动词）追赶；追逐 chase after 追逐；追赶 chase each other 互相追逐 拓展：chaser（名词）追逐者 be afraid of... 害怕…… Let’s read Let’s read When a tornado is about to hit, professional storm chasers try and get close to it to collect important information. Storm chaser Tim Samaras designed and built many different instruments for studying tornadoes. Throughout his career, the engineer chased down more than 120 tornadoes. Often, he filmed the storms while they were happening just a few kilometres away. be about to 即将；正要（做某事） （形容词） 职业的；专业的 （介词）自始至终； 贯穿整个时期 chase down 寻找到；追踪到 （动词）拍摄电影 （名词）生涯；职业 instrument 有“乐器”的意思，但是在这句话里，它的意思是“仪器；仪表”。 During a storm, storm chasers put special equipment in the way of the tornado. The equipment collects information about things such as wind speed and air pressure. This helps scientists to make better forecasts. It can even help people understand how powerful the winds can be, and as a result, change how we build our houses. （不可数名词）设备；器材 a piece of equipment 一件设备 例如 风速 气压 （名词）预测；预报 weather forecast 天气预报 When a tornado is about to hit, professional storm chasers try and get close to it to collect important information. Storm chaser Tim Samaras designed and built many different instruments for studying tornadoes. Throughout his career, the engineer chased down more than 120 tornadoes. Often, he filmed the storms while they were happening just a few kilometres away. During a storm, storm chasers put special equipment in the way of the tornado. The equipment collects information about things such as wind speed and air pressure. This helps scientists to make better forecasts. It can even help people understand how powerful the winds can be, and as a result, change how we build our houses. What do storm chasers do during their jobs? a tornado is about to hit try and get close to it During a storm put special equipment in the way of the tornado to collect information What has Tim Samaras done? He has designed and built many different instruments for studying tornadoes. He filmed the storms. What two main benefits come from the storm chasers’ work? It helps scientists make better forecasts. And it helps people understand how to build stronger houses. Let’s find Storm chasing can be exciting, but also very dangerous. The storm chasers’ knowledge and experience are not always enough to keep them safe. On 31 May 2013, Samaras and his team were chasing the El Reno tornado in Oklahoma, USA. To their surprise, the tornado behaved in an unexpected way. It grew rapidly and changed its speed and direction. to sb’s surprise 出乎某人的意料 （形容词）出乎意料的；始料不及的 （副词）快速地；迅速地 On that terrible day, the largest tornado ever recorded appeared. It was 4.2 kilometres wide and had winds topping 480 kilometres per hour. While the tornado was moving towards them, Samaras and his team were driving as fast as they could. Sadly, when the tornado hit their car, it threw their car into the air like a toy. All three men in the car died. 过去分词作后置定语，修饰tornado， 说明龙卷风的状态属性 （动词）高于，超过（某一数量） throw sth into the air 把某物抛向空中 The story of Tim Samaras is very sad, but his work continues to play an important role in weather science. Though storm chasing remains a dangerous job, the goal of storm chasers is to learn more about storms to keep people safe. For people like Samaras, that goal makes it all worth it. continue to do/doing sth 继续做某事 play an important role in 在……中发挥重要作用/扮演重要角色 Storm chasing can be exciting, but also very dangerous. The storm chasers’ knowledge and experience are not always enough to keep them safe. On 31 May 2013, Samaras and his team were chasing the El Reno tornado in Oklahoma, USA. To their surprise, the tornado behaved in an unexpected way. It grew rapidly and changed its speed and direction. On that terrible day, the largest tornado ever recorded appeared. It was 4.2 kilometres wide and had winds topping 480 kilometres per hour. While the tornado was moving towards them, Samaras and his team were driving as fast as they could. Sadly, when the tornado hit their car, it threw their car into the air like a toy. All three men in the car died. Why was the E1 Reno tornado particularly dangerous? It grew rapidly and changed its speed and direction. It was very wide and had extremely powerful winds. dangerous Let’s find The story of Tim Samaras is very sad, but his work continues to play an important role in weather science. Though storm chasing remains a dangerous job, the goal of storm chasers is to learn more about storms to keep people safe. For people like Samaras, that goal makes it all worth it. Samaras and his team died while chasing the E1 Reno tornado. What happened to Samaras in the end? Do you think storm chasers are more like “scientists” or “adventurers”? I think they are more like scientists because their main goal is to collect data to understand storms and save lives, not just for adventure. Let’s find 1 Read the text and complete the summary. Careful reading A tornado is a type of storm. It can hit ________ and move very quickly. Storm chasers get close to tornadoes to collect important ____________. This can help scientists to make better ________. It can also change how people build __________. suddenly information forecasts houses 1 Read the text and complete the summary. Careful reading However, storm chasing can be a very _________ job. In 2013, Tim Samaras and his team ________when they were chasing the E1 Reno tornado. But storm chasers today continue to do such work. Their goal is to keep people _________. dangerous died safe Post-reading 2 Discuss the questions. Post reading 1. What do you think of Tim Samaras's job as a storm chaser? 2. What do you need to be a good storm chaser? 3. Do you know of any other dangerous jobs? Why do people do them? Post reading 1. What do you think of Tim Samaras’s job as a storm chaser? I think his job is very dangerous but also very important. Although it may cost people’s lives, it helps scientists learn more about tornadoes and keep people safe. So it is meaningful work. Post reading 2. What do you need to be a good storm chaser? rich knowledge about weather be brave enough have a lot of experience be careful and prepared ... Post reading 3. Do you know of any other dangerous jobs? Why do people do them? fire fighters drug police All they face is extreme heat, smoke and unexpected dangers. They fight against drug dealers who are often very violent and carry weapons. miner Their workplace deep in the ground is dark, tight, and full of risks. People do these jobs because they are responsible. They want to protect others or help people in need. They also feel proud to do such important work. 基础作业 在英语本上抄写积 累生词和短语;大 声且正确朗读课文。 提升作业 给本篇课文做一个思维导图。 拓展作业 上网搜集更多的关于龙卷风的知识，下节课上分享。 (必做) (选做) (选做) Homework Thanks Class is over! Bye! Unit 5 Lavf58.20.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Blues 155827.8 $