摘要:
该初中英语课件围绕“Nature’s Temper”主题,聚焦自然灾害词汇(如earthquake, typhoon)及过去进行时用法,通过“Look and Share”图片导入结合BIG Question引发思考,经词汇匹配、例句示范搭建从词汇积累到语法应用的学习支架,衔接自然。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养,借助听力对话抓取关键信息、模拟采访对话提升表达,通过灾害中互助案例(如邻居及时警告)渗透文化意识。丰富的情境任务(匹配、补全句子)助学生巩固知识,教师可直接利用设计好的活动提升教学效率。
内容正文:
Learning Objectives
掌握常见自然灾害词汇(earthquake, typhoon, flood 等), 感知并理解过去进行时在描述灾害中正在发生动作时的用法。
能听懂灾害相关对话,抓取时间、地点、人物活动等关键信息。能运用过去进行时完成补全句子,并模拟记者与亲历者的采访对话。
了解台风的基本特点与危害,树立防灾避险意识。体会灾害中人与人之间的关怀与责任担当,培养责任与互助精神。
Section A 1a-1d
Nature’s Temper
Unit 5
Look and Share
1. What can you see in the photo?
2. What natural disaster is happening in the photo?
3. When and where is it likely to happen?
4. How does this photo make you feel?
grey sky
strong wind
big/tall wave
flood
[ˈtempə(r)]
自然灾害
?
BIG
Question
How do natural disasters affect our lives?
I can see ...
It's a typhoon/ hurricane.
It usually happens in summer and autumn, near the sea (coastal areas).
It makes me feel scared and shocked.
What natural disasters do you know?
Lead-in
wildfire
earthquake
snowstorm
drought
flood
typhoon
tsunami
rainstorm
tornado
landslide
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
Have you ever faced any natural disaster?
What was she doing when the rainstorm came?
She was reading in the library.
What was she doing when the rainstorm came?
She was doing chores at home.
What was she doing when the rainstorm came?
She was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Let's learn.
What was he doing when the rainstorm came?
He was warning a neighbourson the street.
What were they doing when the rainstorm came?
Theywwere having dinnerrat home.
What were they doing when the rainstorm came?
They were takingea train.
A: What was he doing at the time of the typhoon ?
B: He was doing chores.
A: What was he doing when the typhoon hit?
B: He was doing chores.
doing chores
typhoon
Let's practise.
A: What was she doing at the time of the flood ?
B: She was doing her homework.
A: What was she doing when the flood hit?
B: She was doing her homework.
flood
doing homework
A: What were they doing at the time of the earthquake ?
B: They were having dinner.
A: What were they doing when the earthquake hit?
B: They were having dinner.
earthquake
having dinner
Pair Work
drawing.
having dinner.
watching TV.
doing homework.
sleeping.
doing chores.
A: What was he/she doing at the time of.../when/while...?
B: He/She was...
1b
Listen to three conversations. What natural disasters did people face?
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
flood
earthquake
snowstorm
Natural disasters usually happen all of a sudden. What were these people doing when the disasters happened?
1c
Listen again. Circle what each person was doing when the natural disaster happened.
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
1. Xinyi was warning a neighbour / having dinner.
2. Kate was doing her homework / calling her mother.
3. Jiaming was doing chores / preparing lunch.
4. Liu Yun was staying in a hotel / taking a train.
A: What was/were ... doing when...happened / at the time of ... ?
B: He/She was/were ...
Natural disaster what was he/she doing
at the time of... Feelings Description /
Impact (影响)
Flood Xinyi’s family
__________________. They were lucky. The water __________.
Earthquake Kate ___________________.
Jiaming _______________ while his mum __________________. The earthquake took them __________.
Kate was glad ______________. The buildig _____________.
Snowstorm Liu Yun _______________ on a train. The snowstorm was ___________. The ride took _______________.
Many people ____________.
were having dinner
was doing chores
was preparing lunch
was doing her homework
was travelling
by surprise
they are all fine
terrible
was rising
shook all of
a sudden
five hours longer
couldn’t get home
was/ were +doing
过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间内正在进行或发生的动作。
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!
听说,得知
warn sb. about sth. 警告某人关于某事
及时
正在吃晚饭
水位在上涨
多么善良的邻居啊!
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!
正在做作业
突然
建筑物摇晃
做家务
准备午饭
让某人措手不及
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.
正在坐火车旅行
多花了五个小时
无法回家
住在酒店里
Disasters are scary, but care, preparation, and helping each other can make us stronger.
1d
Ask and answer questions about the people in the conversations.
A: What was Xinyi doing at the time of ...?
B: She was ...
Structure:
was/were + doing
Sentence Patterns:
What was/were + sb. + doing + ...?
Sb. + was/were + doing... (+ when/while + clause).
Sample
A: What was Xinyi doing at the time of the flood?
B: She was having dinner with her family.
A: Did they notice the water was rising?
B: No, they didn’t. Her neighbour called to warn them about that.
A: What a good neighbour!
prepare dinner
hear about
during a natural disaster
during natural disasters
do chores
a big earthquake
warn sb. about sth.
warn sb. not to do sth.
scare sb.
at the time
was travelling on the train
were having dinner
was shaking all of a sudden
was shaking suddenly
Language Points
1. flood 洪水
这场大洪水冲垮了这座桥梁。
The big flood washed away the bridge.
河水泛溢。
The river is in flood.
大批游客
a flood of tourists
flood
① [名词]水灾;洪水 (可以用great,big等词对其进行修饰。) in flood 发洪水
② [名词]大批,大量(的人或事物) a flood of... 大量……
③ [动词]泛滥;淹没;(使)灌满水 be flooded with... 被……淹没
④ [动词]大量涌入;蜂拥而出
大雨过后,车站被水淹没了。
The station was flooded with water after the heavy rain.
人们涌入这些国家。
People flood into these countries.
Language Points
2. Xinyi was warning a neighbour/having dinner.欣怡正在提醒邻居注意/吃晚餐。
老师告诫他注意他的学习习惯。
The teacher warned him to pay attention to his learning habits.
烟雾报警器提醒你有危险。
A smoke alarm warns you of the danger.
warn[动词]警告;提醒注意;告诫
① warn sb (not) to do sth 告诫某人(不要)做某事
② warn sb about/of sth 提醒某人注意某事
③ warn sb against (doing) sth 告诫某人提防某事/不要做某事
我父母告诫我不要捉弄别人。
My parents warn me against playing tricks on others.
Language Points
3. Jiaming was doing chores/preparing lunch.家明正在做家务/准备午餐。
孩子们应该学会在家做家务。
Children should learn to do chores at home.
对我来说,购物真是件苦差事。
Shopping is a real chore for me.
do chores 做家务
有时可与do (the) housework互换使用。
拓展: chore[名词)日常事务;乏味无聊的工作
4. When the typhoon hit, my family were having dinner at home.
翻译:台风来袭时,我的家人正在家里吃晚饭。
when引导的时间状语从句:表示“当……时候”,从句用一般过去时(hit),主句用过去进行时(were having),强调“过去某一时刻正在进行的动作”。
hit:此处为动词,意为“(风暴、灾难等)袭击”,过去式仍为hit。
对应练习:用所给词的适当形式填空。
When the earthquake __________ (shake) the house, we __________________ (watch) TV.
shook
were watching
5. When I called them, they were playing chess at home.
•翻译:当我给他们打电话时,他们正在家里下棋。
•语言点:过去进行时结构:was/were + 现在分词,强调过去某一时刻正在进行的动作。
•对应练习:汉译英
当老师进来时,学生们正在做作业。
________________________________________________________________
When the teacher came in, the students were doing their housework.
6. Do stay inside.
•翻译:务必待在室内。
•语言点:Do + 动词原形:用于祈使句中,加强语气,意为“务必、一定要”。
•对应练习:汉译英
一定要按时完成作业。
_____________________________________________
Do finish your homework on time.
Exercise
根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 地震发生时,欣怡正在做什么?
What was Xinyi ____________ at the time of the ____________?
2. 她正在提醒邻居。
She was ____________ a ____________.
3. 台风来临时,家明正在做什么?
What was Jiaming doing when the ____________ ____________?
4. 他正在准备午餐。
He was ____________ ____________.
5. 暴风雪开始时,刘云正在做什么?
What was Liu Yun doing when the ____________ ____________?
doing earthquake
warning neighbour
typhoon came
preparing lunch
snowstorm started
Exercise
选词填空。
Last year, we faced a terrible (1) ________. It didn't rain for months. The government (2) ______ us to save water. My family started (3) __________ for the hard time. We did extra (4) ______ around the house. Then a strong (5) ________ arrived, bringing heavy rain. The rain (6) _______ our town. It was worse than the drought. Later, we heard about an (7) __________ in another city. A (8) _________ also burned many forests. A (9) _________ covered the mountains with snow. We learned that the best (10) ________ is to be ready for anything.
drought
drought warn prepare chore typhoon
flood earthquake wildfire snowstorm warning
warned
preparing
chores
typhoon
flooded
earthquake
wildfire
snowstorm
warning
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