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Section a activity to see. Listen to the interviews and the weather report. Complete the sentences. Interview one. Excuse me, did you have any trouble during the typhoon? No, when the typhoon hit, my family were having dinner at home. That's good. How about your neighborhood was IT? okay. Oh, that was a mess. My parents and I helped with the clean up this morning. Interview to . miss, how did the typhoon affect you? I was okay, but I was worried about my grandparents. Were they all right? Yes. thankfully, when I called them, they were playing chess at home. Interviews three. sir, what were your family doing when the typhoon hit? 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. Oh dear, are you prepared for the typhoon? Well. I heard the news, but I didn't think IT would be that strong. Weather report . 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.
What happens during a natural disaster?
第1课时
(Section A 1a-2d)
Unit 5 Nature’s Temper
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson, we will be able to:
1. Master new words and phrases about natural disasters, and use
them to describe what people were doing when disasters happened.
2. Complete listening tasks about disasters, extract key information
and answer follow-up questions.
3. Practice speaking skills through role-plays and pair work, using
past continuous tense to talk about experiences.
4. Learn to stay calm during natural disasters and develop awareness
of self-protection and helping others.
目录
CONTENTS
01
Lead in
02
Pre-listening
03
While-listening
04
Post-listening
05
Language points
06
Exercise&Homework
In this unit, you will:
1. talk about differenI natural disasters and their
impacts.
谈伦不同的自然灾害及其影响。
2. describe things that people do before, during,
and after a natural disaster.
描述人们在自然灾劣发生经前、期间和之后所做的事情。
3. talk about a continuous action at a particular
time in the past.
谈伦过去某一特定时间的持续动作。
4. learn how to prepare for bad weather or
natural disasters.
学习如何为愿劣天气或自然灾劣作准备。
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?
A typhoon is happening with flooding.
It is likely to happen in summer in constal areas.
How do natural disasters affect our lives?
Big Question
自然灾害是如何影响我们的生活的?
It makes me feel terrible and scared.
Read and guess, then look and say
What kind of natural disaster is it?
Water covers streets, cars and bikes are in water.
flood /flʌd/
n. 洪水;水灾
People were cleaning up the neighbourhood after the flood.
/'neɪbəhʊd/ n. 街区
What were people doing after the flood?
Lead in
What kind of natural disaster is it?
The ground shakes, buildings fall down.
earthquake /'ɜ:θkweɪk/ n. 地震
She was doing chores when the earthquake happened.
do chores 做家务
What was the girl doing when the earthquake happened?
What kind of natural disaster is it?
Strong winds and heavy rain, big waves come to the coast.
typhoon /taɪ'fu:n/
n. 台风
A reporter was giving a weather report when the typhoon came.
What was the reporter doing when the typhoon came?
/weɪv/ n. 波浪/v.挥手
/rɪ'pɔːt/ n./v. 报道;汇报
Pre-listening
earthquake typhoon wildfire
snowstorm flood drought
B
E
F
A
C
D
While-listening
Listen to three conversations. What natural disasters did
the people face?
1b
1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
Xinyi—flood
Kate—earthquake
Liu Yun—snowstorm
Listen again. Circle what each person was doing when the natural disaster happened.
1c
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.
过去进行时:主语+was/were+动词-ing形式+其他.
表示在过去某个时刻或某一时间段内正在进行或发生的动作。
=doing housework 做家务
Listening tasks
Listen and fill. Then follow and check.
Conversation 1
Jack: Hi, Xinyi. I heard about the ________ in your town.
Is everything OK?
Xinyi: Yes, we’re all right. Thanks. Our neighbour __________ us
about it in time.
Jack: What a kind neighbour! What were you doing at the time?
Xinyi: Oh, my family were ________ ________ when she called.
We didn’t notice that the water was rising!
Jack: You’re lucky!
flood
warned
having dinner
Listening tasks
Listen and fill. Then follow and check.
Conversation 2
Jiaming: Hi, Kate. Are you OK? That was a big ____________!
Kate: Yeah! It scared me. I ______ ________ my homework when
the building shook all of a sudden. What were you doing
when it started, Jiaming?
Jiaming: Oh, I was doing some ________ while my mother was
preparing lunch. The earthquake took us by surprise too.
Kate: Well, I’m glad we’re all fine. Thanks for calling!
earthquake
was doing
chores
Listening tasks
Listen and fill. Then follow and check.
Conversation 3
Susan: Wasn’t the ____________ last weekend terrible, Liu Yun?
Liu Yun: Yes, it really was!
Susan: What were you doing while it was snowing?
Liu Yun: Not much. I was _____________ on the train then. The ride
took five hours longer!
Susan: Oh no… I heard many people couldn’t ______ ________.
They had to stay in hotels for the night.
snowstorm
travelling
get home
Watch and follow
Ask and answer questions about the people in the conversations.
1d
A: What was Xinyi doing at the time of…?
B: She was...
at the time of... 在……时候
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.
Ask and answer questions about the people in the conversations.
1d
Language points
教材 P41 单元标题
1. Nature’s Temper 大自然的脾气
temper n. 脾气;怒气 常用单数形式。
in a temper 生气
control one’s temper 控制脾气
lose one’s temper 发脾气
e.g. It's no use talking to him when he's _____________.
他在气头上时,跟他谈是没有用的。
I've never seen Vic lose his temper. We should learn how to
control our temper from him.
我从未看到过维克发脾气。我们应该向他学习如何控制自己的脾气。
in a temper
Language points
教材 P42 1c
2. Xinyi was warning a neighbour/having dinner.
欣怡正在提醒邻居/吃晚饭。
warn v. 警告;提醒注意
warn sb. (not) to do sth. 告诫某人(不要)做某事
warn sb. of/about sth. 警告某人注意某事
warn sb. against doing sth. 告诫某人不要做某事
warn (sb.) + that从句 警告(某人)说......
e.g. I warned her not to go near the dog. 我警告她不要靠近那条狗。
练习:Mike的妈妈警告他不要在河里游泳。
_____________________________________________
Mike’s mom warned him not o swim in the river.
Read the statements about typhoons. Write T for true or F for false.
2a
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. ( )
T
T
T
F
/tsuː'nɑːmiz/ n.海啸;海震
cause ... to do sth. 导致......做某事
Listen to the interviews and circle the correct answers.
2b
1. When did the interviews take place?
A. Before the typhoon hit.
B. After the typhoon slowed down.
2. Where did the interviews probably take place?
A. On the street.
B. In someone’s home.
take place 发生;进行
slow down (使)慢下来; (使)减速
Listen to the interviews and the weather report. Complete the sentences.
2c
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.
Interview 3
4. The man’s children were ____________ at the time of the typhoon.
5. A ________ in the man’s house broke, and the roof nearly came off.
6. The reporter advised people to be careful, pay attention to
the weather reports, and ______________.
having dinner
clean up
playing chess
reading
window
stay inside
come off
脱落; 掉落
注意
Listening tasks
Listen and fill. Then follow and check.
Interview 1
Reporter: Excuse me. Did you have any trouble during the typhoon?
Boy: No. When the typhoon hit, my family _____ ________ dinner
at home.
Reporter: That’s good. How about your _______________? Was it OK?
Boy: Oh, it was a mess. My parents and I ________ with
the clean-up this morning.
were having
neighbourhood
helped
Listening tasks
Listen and fill. Then follow and check.
Interview 2
Reporter: Miss, how did the __________ 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 ______ ________
chess at home.
typhoon
were playing
Listening tasks
Listen and fill. Then follow and check.
Interview 3
Reporter: Sir, what were your family doing when the typhoon hit?
Man: Well, my children and I ______ ________ together when
a window broke. Even our roof nearly ______ ______! My
children ________ 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 ______.
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.
were reading
came off
were
strong
Watch and follow
Role-play a conversation between the reporter and another person who experienced the typhoon.
2d
A: Excuse me. Did you have any trouble during
the typhoon?
B: Yes, it was awful. I.../ No, not really.
When the typhoon hit, …
A: Excuse me. Did you have any trouble during the typhoon?
B: Yes, it was awful. I was taking a shower when the typhoon hit.
Suddenly, the lights went out. And I couldn’t see anything. I was
so scared./No, not really. When the typhoon hit, I was sleeping.
When I woke up the next morning, the sun was rising. Then I got
up and joined the neighbour to help clean up the neighbourhood
together.
A: That’s terrible! /That’s great!
e.g.
Language points
教材 P43 2a & 2b
3. Sometimes there are tall waves and the areas near the coast get flooded.
有时会有巨浪,海岸附近的地区会被淹没。(教材 P43 2a)
wave n.波浪;波;挥手 / v. 挥手;挥舞
wave to/at sb. 向某人挥手
4. Where did the interviews possibly take place?采访可能在哪里进行?
interview n. / v. 采访;面试
e.g. A young man went for a job interview in a big company.
一个年轻人去了一家大公司面试。
interview sb. for sth. 为某事采访/面试某人
interview sb. about sth. 就某事采访某人;就某事与某人面谈
e.g. These days we are interviewing some students for the coming art festival.
这些天我们在为即将到来的艺术节采访一些学生。(舟山中考)
Language points
教材 P43 2c
5. A window in the man’s house broke, and the roof nearly came off.
这位男士房子里的一扇窗户破了,屋顶几乎掉下来。
nearly adv.几乎;差不多;将近
辨析:nearly与almost 两者都作副词,意为“几乎;差不多”,用法如下:
nearly 不可与no、never、nothing等否定词连用,但可与not连用,
not nearly “远非,绝不是”
两者都可用来修饰不定代词、形容词、副词、动词、介词短语等,此时两者常可互换
nearly 前可用very、pretty 等词
修饰
almost 可与any或no、never、nothing
等否定词连用,但不能与not 连用
Language points
教材 P43 2d
6. Did you have any trouble during the typhoon?
台风期间你遇到什么麻烦了吗?
trouble n. 苦恼;困难 / v. 使忧虑、苦恼;劳驾;麻烦
(1) 【名词】苦恼;困难;困境
get/run into trouble 陷入麻烦/困境 be in trouble 处于困境之中
have (no) trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事(没)有困难
e.g. Don't be afraid of asking your parents or teachers for help if you are
in trouble. 如果你有困难,不要害怕向你的父母或老师寻求帮助。
(永州中考)
(2)【动词】使忧虑、苦恼;劳驾;麻烦
e.g. Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。(谚语)
练习:(2025达州中考)One day, they met an old man who was having
trouble in ____________ (carry) a heavy load.
carrying
Exercises
I. 请根据所给的首字母或音标写出单词。
1. The ground shook during a strong e___________ last night.
2. Many people had to leave their homes because of the big f_________.
3. The police just w_________ people not to go near the river.
4. A huge ___________ /weɪv/ hit the beach and surprised the tourists.
5. He _________ /'nɪəli/ fell off his bike when he saw the snake on the
road.
arthquake
lood(s)
arned
wave
nearly
Exercises
II. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The long __________ (dry) makes the famers’ lives very hard.
2. The fire __________ (possible) started from the kitchen, because I saw
the smoke in the kitchen then.
3. At that time, the reporter ________________ (interview) a famous actor.
4. The radio __________ (report) the news quickly after the event ended.
5. The cats were walking on the ____________ (roof) of the old buildings.
drought
possibly
was interviewing
reported
roofs
Exercises
III. 根据汉语提示完成句子(每空一词)。
1. 当他给我打电话时我正在做家务。
I ________ ________ _______________ when he called me.
2. 昨天早上我们一起打扫了社区。
We ________ ______ the _____________ together yesterday morning.
3. 鲍勃发了脾气,对朋友大喊。
Bob ________ ________ ________ and shouted at his friends.
4. 简在准备演讲方面有困难,因此她的哥哥来帮助她。
Jane ________ ________ ________ ________ her speech, so her brother comes to help her.
5. 在学校运动会的时候,所有的学生都非常兴奋。
________ ________ ________ ________ the school sports meeting, all the students were very excited.
was doing chores/housework
cleaned up neighbourhood
lost his temper
has trouble in preparing
At the time of
Summary
We learn:
1. Vocabulary: 1.natural disasters (earthquake, typhoon, wildfire...); action
words (warn, do chores, slow down...); other words (interview, report...)
2. Sentence Patterns: What were you doing when the ... happened? / I was ...
when ... / Did you have any trouble during ...? / Yes, it was awful. I ...
3. Listening & Speaking Skills: Extract key information from listening
materials; talk about experiences during natural disasters with past
continuous tense.
We can:
1. Describe natural disasters and people's actions when they happened.
2. Role-play interviews with people who experienced natural disasters.
3. Share ideas about staying safe during natural disasters.
Homework
1. 基础层:抄写本课生词各3遍,并用“was/were doing”造5个句子。
2. 提高层:用写一段5-6句话的短文,描述台风来临时你和家人
会做什么。
3. 拓展层:写一段80词的短文,介绍一种自然灾害,并给出3条
安全建议,下节课分享。
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$Section a activity once, see, listen again. Circle what each person was doing when the natural disaster happened. Conversation one. Hi, sue. I heard about the flood in your town. Is everything okay? Yes, we're all right. thanks. Our neighbour warned us about IT in time. What a kind neighbor. What were you doing at the time? Oh. my family were having dinner when he called. We didn't notice that the water . was rising. You're . lucky conversation too. Hi kate. Are you OK, that was a big earthquake. yeah. IT scared me. I was doing my homework when the building shook all of a sudden. What were you doing when I started jamming? Oh, I was . doing some chores while my mother was preparing lunch. The earthquake took us by surprise too. Well, i'm glad we all fine. Thanks for cooling. Conversation three. wasn't the snowstorm last weekend terrible? Leo yan. yes. IT really was. What were . you doing while I was snowing? Not much. I was travelling on the train. Then the right took five hours longer. Oh, no. I heard many people couldn't get home. They had to stay in hotels for the night.
Hi shi, I heard about the flood in your town. Is everything okay? Yes, we're all right. thanks. Our neighbour warned us about IT in time. What a kind neighbour. What were you doing at the time . my family were having dinner when he called, we didn't notice that the water was rising. You're lucky. hi. K, are you? OK, that was a big earthquake. yeah. IT scared me. I was doing my homework when the building shook all of a sudden. What were you doing when I started jamming? Oh, I was . doing some . chores while my mother was preparing lunch. The earthquake took us by . surprise too. Well, i'm glad we're all fine. Thanks for cooling. Wasn't the snowstorm . last weekend terrible? leo? Yes, IT . really was. What were you . doing while I was snowing? Not much. I was travelling on the train. Then the ride took five hours longer. Oh, no, I heard many people couldn't get home. They have to stay in hotels for the night.
Excuse me, did you have any trouble during the typhoon? No, when the typhoon hit, my family were having . dinner at home. That's good. How about your neighborhood was IT? okay? Oh, IT was a mess. My parents and I helped with the clean up this morning. Miss, how did the typhoon affect you? I was okay. but I was worried about my grandparents. Were they all right? Yes, thankfully, when I called them, they were playing chess at home. Sir, what were your family doing when the typhoon hit? 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. Oh dear, are you prepared for the typhoon? Well, I heard the news, but I didn't think that would be that strong. 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.
Unit five, natures temper. Big question. how do natural disasters affect our lives? Section a what happens during a natural disaster? Section a, activity won. B listen to three conversations. What natural disasters did the people face? Conversation one, hi shane. I heard about the flood in your town. Is everything okay? Yes. we're all right. thanks. Our neighbour warned us about IT in time. What a kind neighbour. What were you doing at the time? Oh. my family were having dinner when he called. We didn't notice that the water . was rising. You're . lucky conversation, too. Hi. kate. Are you? OK, that was a big earthquake. yeah. IT scared me. I was doing my homework when the building shook all of a sudden. What were you doing when I started jamming? Oh, I was doing some chores while my mother was preparing lunch. The earthquake took us by surprise too. Well, i'm glad we're all fine. Thanks for cooling. Conversation three. wasn't the snowstorm last weekend terrible? Leo yan. yes. IT really was. What were . you doing while I was snowing? Not much, I was travelling on the train. Then the right took five hours longer. Oh, no, I heard many people couldn't get home. They have to stay in hotels for the night.
Section a activity to b. Listen to the interviews and circle the correct answers. Interview one, excuse me, did you . have any trouble during the typhoon? No, when the typhoon hit, my family were having dinner at home. That's good. How about your neighbor? Od was IT. okay? Oh, IT was a mess. My parents and I helped with the clean up this morning. Interview to miss, how did . the typhoon affect you? I was okay, but I was worried about . my grandparents. Were they all right? Yes, thankfully, when I called them, they were playing chess at home. Interview three. Sir, what were your family doing when the typhoon hit? 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. Oh dear, are you prepared for the typhoon? Well, I heard the news, but I didn't think IT would be that strong.