Unit6 Understanding ideas Reading 课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“自然灾害”主题，核心涵盖不同自然灾害的英语表达、庞贝古城事件的阅读理解及应对灾害的安全措施。课堂导入通过视频识别台风、干旱等灾害，从具体灾害现象过渡到其对人类的影响，再引导学生预测庞贝古城遭遇，构建从感知到探究的学习支架。 其亮点在于以视频导入激活语言能力，通过预测、事件排序、表格填写等任务链提升思维品质，小组讨论和分层作业（复述故事、制作减灾海报）培养学习能力。学生能在情境中掌握知识并实践应用，教师可借助结构化任务高效开展读写结合教学。

Unit6 When disaster strikes Understanding ideas (reading) know about different expressions of natural disasters ; understand the passage and learn about what happened to the Pompeii ; discuss and share what we should do when we face natural disaster; Learning objectives By the end of the lesson, you will : Lead-in Watch the video and answer what kind of natural disaster it is? typhoon 台风 Lead-in Watch the video and answer what kind of natural disaster it is? drought 干旱 Lead-in Watch the video and answer what kind of natural disaster it is? volcanic eruption 火山爆发 Lead-in Watch the video and answer what kind of natural disaster it is? earthquake 地震 Lead-in What can natural disasters bring to human beings? People lost their homes. People injured badly. House collapse.(倒塌) Disasters are very serious and scary. Pre-reading Look and predict. What happened to this city? How might people feel ? Fast-reading What's the name of the city? Pompeii. 背景提示：庞贝古城 庞贝古城约建于公元前7世纪。距维苏威火山约10千米。公元79年火山爆发，庞贝城被湮没。18世纪上半叶被发现，1748年开始发掘其遗址，至今已大体完成。考古学家发掘出石头街道、各种建筑物、工艺品及雕塑、壁画等大量遗迹，再现了罗马帝国初期意大利城市生活情景，为研究古罗马社会历史提供了珍贵的资料。 Fast-reading Read for structure Match the main idea with each para. The daylight returned. The earthquake happened. Mount Vesuvius erupted. People got out of town. Fast-reading Read for structure The earthquake happened. People got out of town. Mount Vesuvius erupted. The daylight returned. The daylight returned. The earthquake happened. Mount Vesuvius erupted. People got out of town. Climax Development Ending Begining The earthquake happened. One night when the earth shook A town near the Pompeii My mother and I The ground shook very hard. My mother rushed into wake me up We stayed outside for the night. People got out of town Mount Vesuvius erupted. The daylight returned. When Where What Who Read and fill in the table How did the writer feel? Scared The earthquake happened. People got out of town Mount Vesuvius erupted. The daylight returned. ( ) 1. The road was not crowded when they were out of town. ( ) 2. Their coach could go straight ahead smoothly. ( ) 3. Many sea animals were left on the sand after the sea moved back suddenly. couldn’t Decide true(T) or false(F). Shocked How did the writer feel ? What was the sky like ?(多选) The earthquake happened. People got out of town Mount Vesuvius erupted. The daylight returned. How did people react to the disaster? Woman were Children were Men were People were calling crying shouting trying to find their family A. There was a very dark cloud over Mount Vesuvius. B. The sunwas shining brightly. C. The air was thick with smoke and ash. D. The cloud turned day into night. How did writer feel when the volcano erupted? Hopeless and helpless What was it like when the eruption was over? The daylight returned. Everything was covered in ash, like the snow in winter. The earthquake happened. People got out of town Mount Vesuvius erupted. The daylight returned. How did writer feel when the daylight returned? Less worried but unsure. Choose the best summary of the passage. a) Pliny the Younger and his mother saw Mount Vesuvius erupt and got away from it. b) Pliny the Younger had no thoughts of things to come after the volcano erupted. c) People have lived near Mount Vesuvius for thousands of years. Post-reading Gruop discussion What should we do when we face natural disasters? Be Prepared, Not Scared.（有准备，不恐慌。） Listen to weather alerts and official warnings.（留意天气警报和官方警告。） Stay away from windows and glass.(远离窗户和玻璃) Self-assessments (自我评价) Can you understand the passage and learn about what happened in Pompeii? Yes( ) No( ) know about how natural disasters affect people’s lives? Yes( ) No( ) learn basic ways to stay safe in a natural disaster? Yes( ) No( ) Homework Must do: Retell the story of Pompeii. Choose to do: Make a poster for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction《国际减灾日》with: · 1 slogan(口号) · 5 safety tips · Why disaster risk reduction is important. Thanks! $