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

Unit 5 Nature’s Temper 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。 ? BIG Question How do natural disasters affect our lives? v. 影响 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? Look and share What natural disaster is happening in the photo? When and where is it likely to happen? How does this photo make you feel? Look at the picture and share your ideas. It's a hurricane (typhoon). It usually happens in summer and autumn, near the sea (coastal areas). It makes me feel afraid and shocked. What natural disasters can you see in the video? Warm up Do you know these natural disasters? wildfire an uncontrolled fire occurring in forests /ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r)/ Wildfire Fire eats the trees! 🔥 2.What natural disaster does the picture show? It’s an earthquake. /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ 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? 暴风雪 flood /flʌd/ a lot of water covering an area which is usually dry Flood Water takes over streets! 🌊 洪水 drought /draʊt/ Drought Earth is crying for water! 🌵 .What natural disaster does the picture show? 旱灾 typhoon a tropical cyclone (热带气旋) occurring in the western Pacific or Indian Ocean /taɪˈfuːn/ Typhoon Wind blows everything away! 🌪️ 台风 Match the natural disasters with the pictures. 1a ____ earthquake ____ typhoon ____ wildfire ____ snowstorm ____ flood ____ drought 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 Some students are talking about the disasters they faced. 1.                                                  2.                                                 3.                                                 flood   earthquake snowstorm Listen to three conversations. What natural disasters did the people face? 1b n. 地震 n. 水灾；洪水 v. 泛滥；淹没 n. 雪暴；暴风雪 听前思考 你能快速正确拼写1a中的单词吗？ Natural disasters usually happen all of a sudden. Let’s listen again and find out: What were these people doing when the disasters happened? Listen again. Circle what each person was doing when the natural disaster happened. Conversation 1 1. Xinyi was warning a neighbour / having dinner.   Conversation 2 2. Kate was doing her homework / calling her mother.   3. Jiaming was doing chores / preparing lunch.   Conversation 3 4. Liu Yun was staying in a hotel / taking a train. Listening tips 1. 听前速读材料，确定对话数量及对应人物； 2. 听中，锁定人物，捕捉人物动作。 v. 警告；提醒注意 Exploration 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! Let’s learn Conversation 1 warn sb. about sth. 提醒 / 警告某人某事 in time 及时 was/were doing 询问 / 描述过去某时正在做的事 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. Jiaming: What were you doing when it started, Jiaming? Kate: Oh, I was doing some chores while my mother was preparing lunch. The earthquake took us by surprise too. Jiaming: Well, I’m glad we’re all fine. Thanks for calling! all of a sudden 突然（= suddenly） take sb. by surprise 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. 反意疑问句表感叹 车程比平时多花了5个小时 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).  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! For example 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 a.My family were having dinner when she called. b.I was doing my homework when the building shook all of a sudden. c.What were you doing when it started, Jiaming? d.Oh, I was doing some chores while my mother was preparing lunch. e.What were you doing while it was snowing? f.I was travelling on the train then. 2.过去进行时（Past Continuous Tense） 主语 + was/were + 动词 - ing（现在分词） 强调动作在过去某个时间点 “正在进行”，常与具体时间状语连用， 如：at 8 o'clock last night, at that time, while, when 等。 a.My family were having dinner when she called. b.I was doing my homework when the building shook all of a sudden. c.What were you doing when it started, Jiaming? d.Oh, I was doing some chores while my mother was preparing lunch. e.What were you doing while it was snowing? f.I was travelling on the train then. 3.when 和 while 引导时间状语从句的区别 when： 从句动词可以是短暂性动词（如：come, start, shake, call），也可以是延续性动词。 表示 “当…… 的时候”，强调在某个时间点或时间段内发生的动作。 while： 从句动词必须是延续性动词（如：rain, snow, prepare, travel），不能是短暂性动词。 表示 “在…… 期间”，强调动作的持续过程。 4. warn /wɔːn/ v. 警告；提醒注意 warn sb about/of sth 意为“提醒/警告某人注意某事”。 warn sb. (not) to do sth.  “提醒/警告某人（不要）做某事”。 eg：He warns us about/of the danger of smoking. 他提醒我们注意吸烟的危害。 He warned us not to go out when typhoon comes. 他提醒我们台风来的时候不要外出。 5.heard about the flood in your town. n.洪水；水灾；大量 natural flood 自然灾害性洪水;flood water 洪水;flood control 防洪 flood damage 洪水灾害 a flood of… 大量的……（e.g.：a flood of calls 大量的电话） v.淹没；泛滥；涌入 flood the street 淹没街道 The river flooded after the rain. 雨后河水泛滥了。 Messages flooded in. 消息大量涌入。 be flooded with 被…… 淹没；充满 The village was flooded with rainwater. 村子被雨水淹没了。 Summary ◆重点词汇 ◆重点句式 temper, earthquake, typhoon, wildfire, snowstorm, flood, drought, warn, do chores What was Xinyi doing at the time of the flood? She was having dinner with her family. Japan often experiences ________ because it is located on active tectonic plates (地壳构造板块). A．snowstorms B．floods C．earthquakes D．droughts 2 After days of heavy rain, the small town faced a terrible ________, with water covering the streets and houses. A．drought B．flood C．wildfire D．earthquake 3 My family ________ dinner when the earthquake started suddenly. A．have B．had C．were having D．are having 1 单项选择. Exercises: Homework 1.Read the listening dialogue three times aloud. 2. Make 5 sentences with the structure: "was/were doing when..." 懒人笔记资料库制作,资料已申请版权,请认准懒人工作室购买,请勿侵权,请勿私自传播,谢谢!!! 公众号:懒人笔记资料库 wx助理号:yyyz1168 2026 Blues 117360.0 null 119409.555 $