Unit 5 Section B (Project & Reading Plus)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，涵盖野火、暴风雪等灾害的描述、链故事创作及风暴追逐者科普文本理解。课堂导入通过图片识别激活旧知，结合观察现象与感受分享搭建学习支架，衔接后续链故事任务与科普阅读。 其亮点在于以任务驱动链故事创作，通过角色分工与步骤指导，提升学生语言表达与逻辑思维（思维品质）。科普阅读结合细节问题与价值讨论，引导理解职业意义，培养社会责任感（文化意识）。学生在合作中提升综合语言能力，教师可借助结构化活动设计优化教学效率。

Section B Project+Reading plus Unit 5 Nature’s Temper To learn to make a chain story. To be able to understand popular science explanatory texts that introduce the work, significance, and risks of storm chasers. 学习目标 1 2 Review wildfire earthquake snowstorm tornado drought flood typhoon tsunami Sharp eyes: Look at the pictures and name the natural disasters. Look and share 1. What can you see? 2. How would you feel if either of these natural disasters hit? wildfire snowstorm dark sky heavy smoke The trees are on fire. thick snow The outside world was growing whiter and whiter. scared, terrified, worried bored, scared, nervous Read the introductions of the two stories and answer the questions. Where were the people? What were they doing when the disaster started? What do you think will happen next? In the mountains. They were hiking. …… Where were the people? What were they doing when the disaster started? What do you think will happen next? At home They were watching TV, doing homework, looking out the window …… Work in a group to make a chain story about a wildfire or a snowstorm. 4a How can we make a chain story? To-do list Step 1: Choose one introduction to continue and decide on your roles. Step 2: Take turns to add one or two sentences to the story. Step 3: Write down your story and improve it. Step 4: Choose one team member to share the complete story. Step 5: Evaluate your team’s chain story. Step 1: Choose one introduction to continue and decide on your roles. Role Job Name Leader (×1) Organize the whole discussion. Story teller (×3) Take turns to add one or two sentences. Writer (×1) Work on the text. Check grammar and spelling mistakes. Presenter (×1) Tell your group’s story to the class. Step 2: Take turns to add one or two sentences to the story. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ wildfire A: “Look!” my brother shouted. “I can see the fire over there!” B: I had my phone out. I was ready to call for help. C: My dad ... _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ wildfire A: “Look!” my brother shouted. “I can see the fire over there!” B: l had my phone out. I was ready to call for help. C: “That’s smart!” my dad gave me a quick nod. “But we have to leave right now!” A: We all started running down the path. The air was full of smoke, and it was hard to breathe. We saw the fire getting bigger behind us. B: “Hurry up!” my mum held my sister’s hand tightly. We were all scared, but we kept running. C: Finally, we saw our car in the parking lot and got in fast! A: We were safe, but it was a really scary day. Sample Step 3: Write down your story and improve it. It was a hot and dry summer day when my family and I were hiking in the mountains. All of a sudden, lightning flashed across the sky, and the sky grew darker and darker. We soon realized that what we saw was not clouds — it was thick smoke. “Look!” my brother shouted. “I can see the fire over there!” I pulled out my phone right away, ready to call for help. “That’s smart!” my dad gave me a quick nod. “But we have to leave right now!” ... A Scary Day in the Mountains Step 4: Choose one team member to share the complete story. Hello, everyone! We are Group ________. We’d like to tell the story about ________. ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ That’s all. Thank you! Step 5: Evaluate your team’s chain story. Checklist Content Is the story complete? ☆☆☆☆☆ Is the grammar correct? ☆☆☆☆☆ Does the story make sense? ☆☆☆☆☆ Presentation Does he / she tell the story clearly? ☆☆☆☆☆ Does he / she speak loudly and fluently? ☆☆☆☆☆ Is he / she confident? ☆☆☆☆☆ Suggestions: _____________________________ Total: _______ Here is an article about storm chasing. Let’s read together. Reading plus 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. 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. 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. 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. Storm Chasing: A Dangerous but Important Job Reading for details Why do storm chasers have to be prepared? Read paragraph 1 and answer the question. Because storms hit suddenly and move quickly. Read paragraphs 2-3 and answer the question. What information do storm chasers collect? They collect information such as wind speed and air pressure. Why is the job worth it even though it's dangerous? Read paragraph 6 and answer the question. Because their work helps people learn more about storms and keep people safe. Read paragraphs 4-5 and answer the question. Why did Samaras and his team die? Because the tornado became stronger unexpectedly, changed its speed and direction suddenly, and finally hit them. Read the text and complete the summary. 1 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 ________. However, storm chasing can be a very __________ job. In 2013, Tim Samaras and his team ________ when they were chasing the El Reno tornado. But storm chasers today continue to do such work. Their goal is to keep people ________. suddenly information forecasts houses dangerous died safe 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? Discuss the questions. 2 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? I think his job is exciting, but also very dangerous. To be a good storm chaser I need to have a lot of knowledge about weather science, know how to use special equipment, and always be prepared for danger. Yes, like firefighters or deep-sea fishermen. These jobs are dangerous because they involve risks like fires, high waves, or bad weather. People do them because they want to protect others or because they want to support their families. Further thinking Would you like to be a storm chaser? Why or why not? 1. Can you name different natural disasters and talk about their impacts? 2. Can you describe people’s actions before, during, and after a natural disaster? 3. Can you talk about what you were doing during an event in the past? 4. How should we prepare for and stay safe in bad weather or natural disasters? 你能说出不同的自然灾害并谈谈它们的影响吗？ 你能描述一下人们在自然灾害之前、期间和之后的行为吗？ 你能谈论你在过去的活动中做了什么吗？ 我们应该如何在恶劣天气或自然灾害中做好准备并保持安全？ Nature is both a kind mother and a cold-blooded killer. 大自然既是慈母，又是冷血杀手。 Reflecting Homework ✍ 预习Unit 6新单词。 ✍ 将本组的故事改写成一篇新闻报道（news report），包括：标题、时间、地点、事件经过、结果、采访幸存者的一句话。至少100词。 $