Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Section A 1a-1d 课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

What’s the video talk about? Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Lesson 1 （Section A 1a–1d） In this unit, you will talk about different natural disasters and their impacts. 讨论不同的自然灾害及其影响。 describe things that people do before, during, and after a natural disaster. 描述人们在自然灾害发生前、期间及之后所做的事情。 talk about a continuous action at a particular time in the past.谈论过去某个特定时间的连续行为。 learn how to prepare for bad weather or natural disasters.学习如何为恶劣天气或自然灾害做好准备。 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? It’s a typhoon(hurricane). It is likely to happen in late summer or early autumn in coastal areas(沿海地区), such as cities like Sanya. Worried and a bit scared. Look and share How do natural disasters affect our lives? ? BIG Question /taɪˈfuːn/ How do natural disasters affect our lives? ? BIG Question can destroy people's houses can cut off electricity and water supplies. can harm people's health/life. can disrupt school classes and students' learning progress. can damage farmland/forests can destroy roads and bridges .... Natural disasters Besides typhoon,what other natural disasters can you list? 1.What natural disaster does the picture show? It’s a wildfire. /ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r)/ wildlife？ 2.What natural disaster does the picture show? It’s an earthquake. /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ 3.What natural disaster does the picture show? It’s a snowstorm. /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ （名词）雪暴；暴风雪 由“snow（n. 雪）+storm（n. 暴风雨；暴风雪）”构成 sandstorm? rainstorm? 4.What natural disaster does the picture show? It’s a drought. /draʊt/ dry adj.干旱的‘；干的 5.What natural disaster does the picture show? It’s a flood. / flʌd/ 1a Match the natural disasters with the pictures. ____earthquake ____snowstorm ____typhoon ____flood ____wildfire ____drought A B C D E F B F A C E D Guessing Game What is the disaster? 1. When this disaster happens, the earth will shake, and buildings might fall. Earthquake 2. When this disaster starts, fire burns and spreads very quickly in forests. Wildfire 3. When this disaster happens, the snow falls heavily, and the wind blows wildly. Snowstorm 4. This disaster is a powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain. Typhoon 5. There is little or no rain for a long time. Drought 6. If this disaster happens, a large amount of water covers an area, usually very quickly. Flood 1b Listen to three conversations. What natural disasters did the people face? 1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ flood earthquake snowstorm Natural disasters usually happen all of a sudden. Let’s listen again and find out: What were these people doing when the disasters happened? 1. Xinyi was warning a neighbour/having dinner. 4. Liu Yun was staying in a hotel /taking a train. 2. Kate was doing homework /calling her mother. 3. Jiaming was doing chores /preparing lunch. Listen again. Circle what each person was doing when the natural disaster happened. Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 2 =doing housework 做家务 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。 1c 14 Listen and fill Conversation 1 Jack: Hi, Xinyi. I __________ the flood 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 ______ you _________ at the time? Xinyi: Oh, my family _________________ when she called. We didn’t notice that the wate _____________! Jack: You’re lucky! heard about warned were doing were having dinner was rising 1.hear about/of 听说 2.in time 及时 on time准时 3.warn sb about sth warn sb(not) to do sth 4.what+a/an+adj.+n Conversation 2 Jiaming: Hi, Kate. Are you OK? That was a big earthquake! Kate: Yeah! It scared me. I _________ my homework when the building shook all of a sudden. What ______ you ________ when it started, Jiaming? Jiaming: Oh, I ___________ some chores 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! was doing were doing was doing Listen and fill 2.do some chores做家务 1.all of a sudden突然地，突如其来地 3.prepare lunch准备午餐 4.take sb by surprise 让某人措手不及 / 使某人惊讶 Conversation 3 Susan: Wasn’t the snowstorm last weekend terrible, Liu Yun? Liu Yun: Yes, it really was! Susan: What were you doing while it_____________? Liu Yun: Not much. I _____________ on the train then. The ride took five hours _________! Susan: Oh no ... I heard many people couldn’t get home. They had to stay in hotels for the night. was travelling longer was snowing 1.travel on the train 乘火车旅行 3.stay in hotels 住酒店 Listen and fill 2.车程比平时多花了5个小时 Conversation 1 Jack: Hi, Xinyi. I heard about the flood in your town. Is everything OK? Xinyi: Yes, we’re all right. Thanks. Our neighbour warned us about it in time. Jack: What a kind neighbour! What were you doing at the time? Xinyi: Oh, my family were having dinner when she called. We didn’t notice that the water was rising! Jack: You’re lucky! Conversation 2 Jiaming: Hi, Kate. Are you OK? That was a big earthquake! Kate: Yeah! It scared me. I was doing my homework when the building shook all of a sudden. What were you doing when it started, Jiaming? Jiaming: Oh, I was doing some chores 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! Conversation 3 Susan: Wasn’t the snowstorm 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 travelling on the train then. The ride took five hours longer! Susan: Oh no ... I heard many people couldn’t get home. They had to stay in hotels for the night. Analyze 1.Greeting & Showing care 2.Showing thanks 3.Asking about past continuous actions 4.Answering questions about past continuous actions Ask and answer questions about the people in the conversations. 1d A: What was Xinyi doing at the time of…? B: She was... 在……的时候 Sentence Patterns: A:What was/were + sb. + doing + ...?  B:Sb. + was/were + doing... (+ when/while + clause).  107836.18 2026 Blues 101592.0 102428.305 $