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Unit5
Nature’sTemper
What can we do to prepare for the worst?
Section B 2a-2c
维度 目标
词汇 1. 掌握自然灾害类词汇及动词搭配(earthquake/hit, typhoon/landed 等)2. 理解并运用复合词(manpower, safeguard 等)
3. 掌握动词 / 名词词形转换(safe→safety, warn→warned)
语法 1. 正确使用一般过去时描述灾害事件2. 掌握名词复数(drought→droughts, wildfire→wildfires)
语用 1. 能仿写灾害场景句子2. 能完成短文填空,连贯描述自然灾害事件
Learning objectives
“Tilly survived because she knew about tsunamis. What other natural disasters should we know about?”
flood
tornado
earthquake
drought
wildfire
landslide
snowstorm
But how do we talk about tsunamis and other disasters in English?
What verbs can we use with these disasters?
How to describe a disaster?
happen/ take place 发生
hit 袭击
rock 摇晃,震动
The earthquake .
How to describe a disaster?
hit 袭击
The tsunami .
land 着陆
sweep through 袭卷
Let’s learn
hit
作名词:碰撞/很火的人或物
Eg. The song is a hit. 这首歌很火。
作动词:击打,碰撞
Eg. The car hit a tree, but no one was hurt.
常见搭配:
hit on/upon:突然想到(好主意);偶然发现
hit out (at):猛烈抨击
hit back: 回击;反驳
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rock
作名词:岩石/摇滚乐
Eg. He threw a rock into the river.
作动词:摇晃/震动/震惊
Eg. The explosion rocked the building.
常见搭配:
be rocked by sth:被某事震动/震惊
on the rocks:触礁;(关系)破裂
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happen
表示“偶然发生”(最常见)
Eg. A strange thing happened yesterday.
表示“(结果)发生”(某种情况出现)
Eg. What happens if we miss the bus?
happen to + 人/物”:表示“某人/物出了什么事”
Eg. What happened to your eye? It's red.
“happen to do”:表示“碰巧做某事”
Eg. I happened to see her on the street.
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take place
辨析:
happen 侧重“偶然、自发发生” (无被动语态)
take place 侧重“有计划、按安排发生”
表示“发生”:多指会议、比赛、节日、变化等。
Eg. The meeting will take place next Monday.
表示“举行”:强调经过安排。
Eg. The wedding took place in a garden.
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land
作名词:陆地/土地
Eg. After 20 days at sea, they saw land.
作动词:着陆/降落
Eg. The plane landed safely.
常见搭配:
land on sb/sth:指“选定、敲定”(方案等)
land yourself in trouble:让自己惹上麻烦
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sweep through
表示“迅速蔓延 / 席卷”,强调某事物像风扫过一样,快速传遍一个区域或群体。
Eg. The virus swept through the community.
病毒在社区里迅速蔓延。
表示“扫视 / 环视”,指目光或光线快速、连续地移动。
Eg. Her eyes swept through the crowd.
她的目光扫过人群。
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blow across
字面义:风/气流“吹过”表面
Eg. A cold wind blew across the lake. 冷风吹过湖面。
比喻义:描述一种潮流、感觉或声音快速传开,但暗示来得快去得也快,不像 “sweep through” 那样席卷彻底。
Eg. A wave of relief blew across the crowd. 一阵如释重负的感觉掠过人群。
自然灾害 例句
earthquake An earthquake hit Japan yesterday.
The earthquake happened at midnight.
The ground rocked during the earthquake.
typhoon A typhoon landed at 9 o'clock last night.
The typhoon hit the coast.
The typhoon blew across the island.
tsunami The tsunami swept through the village.
A huge tsunami hit the beach.
The tsunami came without warning.
Circle all the verbs in the sentences describing the disaster
Which verb sounds the most powerful?
Which verb is used for ALL three disasters?
Which verb is only for typhoon?
hit
landed
swept through
Which verbs just mean “happened”?
came
Which verbs sound more vivid in describing the scene?
rocked – 强调摇晃;
blew across – 强风吹过
“rocked” 常用于新闻报道,让语言更生动
“swept through” 也适用于洪水、野火等
Disaster Common verbs Special/Strong verbs
earthquake
typhoon
tsunami
hit, happened, came
hit, happened, came
hit came
rocked
landed, blew across
swept through
Choose common & strong verbs to describe nature’s fury
Practice
landslide
snowstorm
earthquake
floodwater
wildfire
heartbeat
Do you find out any rules?
landslide=land+slide
snowstorm=snow+storm
earthquake=earth+quake
floodwater=flood+water
...
landslide
snowstorm
earthquake
floodwater
wildfire
heartbeat
Do you find out any rules?
landslide=land+slide
snowstorm=snow+storm
earthquake=earth+quake
floodwater=flood+water
...
合成词
合成词是指由两个或两个以上的词
构成一个新词。
合成法
1. 合成名词:___________ ____________ ___________ _____________
2. 合成形容词:___________ ____________ ___________ _____________
3. 合成代词:___________ ____________ ___________ _____________
4. 合成动词:___________ ____________ ___________ _____________
5. 合成副词:___________ ____________ ___________ _____________
classroom
spaceship
blackboard
firewood
overtime
handmade
kindhearted
good-looking
herself
somebody
nothing
themselves
understand
overcome
undergo
sleepwalk
indoors
everywhere
downstairs
...
2b look at the compound words in the box. do you know what they mean? complete the sentences using five of these words.
landslide snowstorm earthquake safeguard
floodwater manpower wildfire heartbeat
The rescue workers need more ____________ to clear the streets.
The family built strong roofs to ____________ their house from heavy storms.
The doctor listened to the man’s ____________ carefully.
During the storm, the _____________ nearly reached our windows.
People should avoid driving during a _______________ because it can be very difficult to see clearly on the roads.
manpower
safeguard
heartbeat
floodwater
snowstorm
2c Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
refuse drought warn hit safe wildfire
In August 2022, China experienced a great heatwave. It caused ________ in different parts of the country. The heatwave ________ the southwestern city of Chongqing very hard. Large ________ swept through the forests and mountains there. Over 5,000 firefighters, police, and volunteers all worked together to keep the people and their homes safe. They put out the fires, brought more than 1,500 people to ________, and ________ others to stay away from dangerous areas. It was very hard to fight the fires because of the high temperatures and changeable winds, but the rescue workers ________ to give up. By the end of August, they managed to put out all the fires.
v.拒绝
n.干旱
v.警告
v.击打
adj.安全的
n.野火
n.
v.
n.
n.
v.
v.
droughts
hit
wildfires
safety
warn
refuse
What was the cause of the wildfire?
Why was it hard to put out?
Why could people manage to defeat it?
In August 2022, China experienced a great heatwave. It caused____________in different parts of the country. The heatwave___________the southwestern city of Chongqing very hard. Large______________swept through the forests and mountains there. Over 5,000 firefighters, police, and volunteers all worked together to keep the people and their homes safe. They put out the fires, brought more than 1,500 people to_______________, and___________others to stay away from dangerous areas. It was very hard to fight the fires because of the high temperatures and changeable winds, but the rescue workers_____________to give up. By the end of August, they managed to put out all the fires.
droughts
hit
wildfires
safety
warned
refused
What was the cause of the wildfire?
The heatwave.
In August 2022, China experienced a great heatwave. It caused____________in different parts of the country. The heatwave___________the southwestern city of Chongqing very hard. Large______________swept through the forests and mountains there. Over 5,000 firefighters, police, and volunteers all worked together to keep the people and their homes safe. They put out the fires, brought more than 1,500 people to_______________, and___________others to stay away from dangerous areas. It was very hard to fight the fires because of the high temperatures and changeable winds, but the rescue workers_____________to give up. By the end of August, they managed to put out all the fires.
droughts
hit
wildfires
safety
warned
refused
Because of the high temperatures and changeable winds.
Why was it hard to put out?
The wildfire is so terrible and strong. Why could people defeat it?
Because they worked together
and refused to give up.
Disasters are cruel, but unity is powerful.
Chinese people overcome all hardships together.
灾难无情,团结有力,中国人民共克时艰
一、从括号内选择恰当的单词完成下列句子。
1.A terrible sandstorm ____(hit/appeared) the city this morning,making it
hard to see.
2.The tornado _______(landed/came) near the small town,destroying
(摧毁) several houses.
3.A landslide ______________(covered/swept through) the valley(山谷)
after heavy rains.
hit
landed
swept through
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4.The strong typhoon _______(arrived/landed) on
the southern coast yesterday,bringing strong winds.
5.A big earthquake ____(happened/hit) this country
last month,and it made many people become homeless.
landed
hit
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二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文意思完整、通顺。
while bad power wake thankful
volunteer preparation take thick weather
Last winter,a snowstorm hit our neighbourhood. The weather report
warned us days before,but no one expected it to be the 6. ______ in ten
years.
It was Sunday afternoon. After several weeks of rainy 7. ________,the
sky suddenly turned dark.8. ______ snowflakes(雪花) began beating
against windows 9. ______ the wind howled(呼啸) loudly,making it hard
to sleep.
worst
weather
Thick
while
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My alarm didn’t go off the next morning,and I 10. ______ up later
than usual. Outside,the world was a sea of white. The city was in
trouble—the 11. _______ was out,and the snow on the roofs was nearly
half a metre thick.
12. ___________,our neighbourhood quickly organized people to clear
the snow. I saw security guards helping the elderly,neighbours sharing food
and clothes. I joined them as a 13. _________,using shovels(铲子) to
remove the snow. We worked until we were out of breath,but everyone
refused 14. ________ a break. Finally,we finished before nightfall.
This experience taught me that making 15. ____________ before
disasters is important,and unity can overcome any difficulty.#1.5
woke
power
Thankfully
volunteer
to take
preparations
从方框中选出下列句子中黑体单词的词义。
interview
A.(n.)采访 B.(n.)面试 C.(v.)采访
D.(v.)对(某人)进行面试
1.The TV reporter is interviewing a famous movie star.( )
2.The reporter brought a notebook to write down important things during
the interview.( )
3.Yesterday morning we interviewed five people for this job.( )
4.Mr Smith is busy preparing for a job interview these days.( )
C
A
D
B
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review
A.(n.)审查 B.(n.)回顾 C.(v.)复查
D.(v.)回顾 E.(v.)复习;温习
5.The teacher did a review of our homework to check mistakes.( )
6.Tom likes to review his day before going to bed to see what he did
well.( )
7.Let’s have a review of what we learnt in the last science class.( )
8.I always review my notes before doing homework to avoid mistakes.( )
9.I want to review my answers before handing in the paper.( )
A
D
B
E
C
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guard
A.(n.)卫兵;保卫 B.(n.)防护装置
C.(v.)保卫
10.You should wear a safety guard when using the machine.( )
11.A guard is standing at the school gate.( )
12.That black dog guards its owner’s house day and night.( )
B
A
C
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warn的用法
知识链接:讲解详见背记本P32考点1
1.I ________(warn) him about the risk many times,but he didn’t listen.
2.My parents often warn me not ________(play) with fire.
3.Thank you for warning me ________ the natural disasters here.
4.He warned ____________________________________(天气可能会突然变
化).
warned
to play
of/about
that the weather might suddenly change
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trouble的用法
知识链接:讲解详见背记本P33考点2
5.They had a lot of trouble _______(get) here because of the bad
weather.
6.The noise from the neighbour’s house ________(trouble) me a lot last
night. I couldn’t finish my English homework.
getting
troubled
7.如果你不按时归还图书馆的书,你可能会陷入麻烦。
If you don’t return the library book on time,you may ____ _____
_______.
get
into
trouble
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8.当你处于困境中时,不要害怕,记得向老师或父母求助。
When you are ___ _______,don’t be afraid. Remember to ask teachers or
parents for help.
in
trouble
beat与win辨析
知识链接:讲解详见背记本P33考点3
beat win
9.Jim’s team _____ the strongest team in the football match. Amazing!
10.Jenny _____ on the door with her hand,but nobody answered.
11.Li Hua _____ the first prize in the swimming competition yesterday.
beat
beat
won
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volunteer的用法
知识链接:讲解详见背记本P34考点4
12.Helen and Frank worked as __________(volunteer) at an after-school
reading program last summer holiday.
13.Last winter,my friend and I ___________(volunteer) in a children’s
hospital.
volunteers
volunteered
14.这些学生经常自愿打扫街道卫生。(volunteer)
________________________________________________
These students often volunteer to clean up the street.
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1.Last week,I forgot my umbrella on a rainy day. A classmate shared
hers with me,so I wanted to ______ her sincerely. I felt really ________
for her help because it kept me from getting wet. ___________,we
became good friends after that small but warm moment. Now we often
help each other with our homework!(thank)
thank
thankful
Thankfully
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2.Everyone hopes to have good _____ in life,but sometimes things don’t
go as we wish. Last Sunday,Lily planned to go to the museum with her
friends. She woke up late in the morning—what a(n) ________ start!
She rushed to get dressed and ran out of the house without breakfast.
________,her mum called her just in time and gave her a sandwich. On
her way to the museum,it started to rain. __________,she didn’t bring
an umbrella. Just when she felt sad,her friend Tom passed by in his car
and he offered to take her to the museum. Lily said,“It’s so ______ to
have a friend like you!”(luck)
luck
unlucky
Luckily
Unluckily
lucky
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Homework
小作文(60 词):描述一次你了解的自然灾害,包含时间、地点、影响和救援行动
(提示:可用词汇:heatwave, wildfire, drought, rescue, safeguard)
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