Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Section A (1a-2d)课件 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Nature's Temper Section A 1a-2d Unit 5 英语人教版八年级下册 Learning objectives 1. 听懂谈论某种自然灾害的对话，获取细节信息。 2. 模仿听力录音，尝试使用过去进行时描述不同的自然灾害和人们的活动。 3. 了解自然灾害及安全行为，增强生命安全意识。 重点 重点 通过本节课的学习，学生能够： Watch and answer Watch a video and answer a question. What natural disasters are mentioned in the video? Watch and answer Watch a video and answer a question. What natural disasters are mentioned in the video? Blizzard Drought Earthquake Heat wave Hurricane Thunderstorm Flood Watch and answer Watch a video and answer a question. What natural disasters are mentioned in the video? Tsunami Tornado Wildfire Free talk What do you know about these natural disasters? Blizzard Long snowstorms with high winds for three or more hours. Drought Because of lack of rain over a long period of time. Earthquake Sudden shaking of the ground. Serious damage to houses. Flood Large areas covered by water. Caused by heavy rain. Free talk What do you know about these natural disasters? Tornado Wildfire Fast and powerful rotating winds. Destroys everything in its path. Uncontrolled burning in forests. Spreads fast in dry weather. Look and answer Look at this picture and answer the questions. It shows a hurricane or tropical cyclone. It is likely to happen from summer to late autumn. It happens in the Western Atlantic Ocean. This photo makes me feel scared as the hurricane looks very dangerous. 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? Look and match Match the natural disasters with the pictures. earthquake typhoon wildfire snowstorm flood drought A B C D E F B F A D E C 1. 2. 3. Listen and write Listen to three conversations. What natural disasters did the people face? flood earthquake snowstorm Listen and circle 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. Read and fill Read the conversations and fill in the blanks. Then listen to the conversations and check the answers. Conversation 1 Jack: What ______ you_______ (do) at the time? Xinyi: My family______________ (have) dinner when she ________ (call). We didn’t notice that the water _____________ (rise)! Conversation 2 Kate: I ___________ (do) my homework when the building shook all of a sudden. What _______ you _______ (do) when it _______(start), Jiaming? Jiaming: I __________ (do) some chores while my mother ___________ (prepare) lunch. Conversation 3 Susan: What ______ you_______ (do) while it ___________ (snow)? Liu Yun: Not much. I ____________(travel) on the train. The ride ________ (take) five hours longer! were doing were having called was rising was doing were doing started was doing was preparing were doing was snowing was travelling took Read, ask and answer Read the conversations. Ask and answer questions about the people in the conversations. 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! Read, ask and answer Read the conversations. Ask and answer questions about the people in the conversations. 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. What was Xinyi doing at the time of...? She was ... Read and learn Read the conversation and learn the key language points. Jack: Xinyi: Jack: Xinyi: Jack: Hi Xinyi. I heard about the flood in your town. Is everything OK? Yes, we’re all right. Thanks. Our neighbour warned us about it in time. What a kind neighbour! What were you doing at the time? Oh, my family were having dinner when she called. We didn’t notice that the water was rising! You’re lucky! 1. all right 意为“ 好的；没问题；可以；身体健康。” -Is everything all right? 一切都好吗？ -Yes, we’re all right. 是的，我们都很好。 The food was all right. 食物还可以。 Read and learn Read the conversation and learn the key language points. Jack: Xinyi: Jack: Xinyi: Jack: 2. in time 意为“及时；来得及。” 拓展： 区分in time和on time： in time(及时)：表示在某个时间点之前，强调有富余的时间。 on time(准时)：表示在正好规定的时间点，不早不晚。 I hope we get to the station in time for the train. 我希望我们能及时赶到车站坐火车。 The train arrived on time. 火车准时到达了。 Hi Xinyi. I heard about the flood in your town. Is everything OK? Yes, we’re all right. Thanks. Our neighbour warned us about it in time. What a kind neighbour! What were you doing at the time? Oh, my family were having dinner when she called. We didn’t notice that the water was rising! You’re lucky! Read and learn Read the conversation and learn the key language points. Jiaming: Kate: Jiaming: Kate: Hi Kate. Are you OK? That was a big earthquake! 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? Oh, I was doing some chores while my mother was preparing lunch. The earthquake took us by surprise too. Well, I’m glad we’re all fine. Thanks for calling! 3. scared 意为“感到害怕的”。 拓展： scare (v.): 使……害怕 scaring (现在分词作形容词) 指“令人害怕的，吓人的”。 It scared me. 它吓到我了。 Read and learn Read the conversation and learn the key language points. Jiaming: Kate: Jiaming: Kate: Hi Kate. Are you OK? That was a big earthquake! 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? Oh, I was doing some chores while my mother was preparing lunch. The earthquake took us by surprise too. Well, I’m glad we’re all fine. Thanks for calling! 4. took us by surprise 意为“ 使某人吃惊；出乎某人意料”。 表示某事突然发生，让人感到惊讶或没有准备。sb指代某人。 拓展：可以用于被动语态be taken by surprise。 The sudden pop quiz in math class took all the students by surprise. 数学课上的突然测验让所有学生都感到很意外。 Read and judge Read the statements about typhoons. Write T for true or F for false. ( )1. There are very strong winds and heavy rain during a typhoon. ( )2. Sometimes there are tall waves and the areas near the coast get flooded. ( )3. In the eye of a typhoon, the weather can be very calm. ( )4. Typhoons cause tsunamis to happen in some places. T T T F Tsunamis are usually caused by an earthquake or a volcanic eruption under the sea. Listen and circle Listen to the interviews and circle the correct answers. 1. When did the interviews take place? A. Before the typhoon hit. B. After the typhoon slowed down. 2. Where did the interviews possibly take place? A. On the street. B. In someone’s home. Listen and complete Listen to the interviews and the weather report. Complete the sentences. Interview 1 1. When the typhoon hit, the boy’s family were at home. 2. After the typhoon, they helped to the neighbourhood. Interview 2 3. The girl’s grandparents were at home when she called. Interview 3 4. The man’s children were at the time of the typhoon. 5. A in the man’s house broke, and the roof nearly . Weather report 6. The reporter advised people to be careful, pay attention to the weather reports, and . having dinner clean playing chess reading window came off stay inside Let’s role-play Role-play a conversation between the reporter and another person who experienced the typhoon. Excuse me. Did you have any trouble during the typhoon? Yes, it was awful. I.../No, not really. When the typhoon hit, … Read and learn Read the conversation and learn the key language points. Reporter: Boy: Reporter: Boy: Excuse me. Did you have any trouble during the typhoon? No. When the typhoon hit, my family were having dinner at home. That’s good. How about your neighbourhood? Was it OK? Oh, it was a mess. My parents and I helped with the clean-up this morning. 1. How about 结构: How about + 名词/代词/动名词 (V-ing)? 意为“……怎么样？……好不好？”常用于提出建议或询问对方的看法。 -I’m tired. 我累了。 -How about taking a rest? 休息一下怎么样？ Read and learn Read the conversation and learn the key language points. Reporter: Girl: Reporter: Girl: Miss, how did the typhoon affect you? I was OK, but I was worried about my grandparents. Were they all right? Yes, thankfully. When I called them, they were playing chess at home. 2. was worried about 结构: be worried about + 名词/代词/动名词 (V-ing) / 从句 意为“担心……，担忧……”。 拓展: have a worry (有烦恼) My mother is always worried about my safety. 我妈妈总是担心我的安全。 Discuss and share Discuss the questions within your group. 1. What should we do during a natural disaster? Stay calm and listen to official warnings. Go to a safe place, like a shelter or high ground. Have an emergency kit ready with food and water. Stay away from windows and doors. Discuss and share Discuss the questions within your group. 2. What can we do to help others after a disaster? We can donate money or useful supplies to trusted organizations. Volunteer our time if it’s safe and needed. Check on our neighbors and friends to offer help and support. Share correct information to help others. Exercises 1. He __________ (do) some chores when the earthquake began suddenly. 2. Her family ___________ (have) breakfast when someone warned them about the heavy rain. 3. The old couple ____________ (read) newspapers at home when the typhoon came. 4. While it _____________ (snow) hard outside, we ______________ (take) a bus to the supermarket. 5. My brother called me yesterday, and I ____________ (play) the piano at home at that time. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 were having was doing were reading was playing was snowing were taking Summarize After learning this lesson, I can memorize the new words. Natural disasters: earthquake, typhoon, flood, snowstorm, wildfire, drought, ... talk about disasters. — What was/were sb. doing when the disaster happened? — Sb. was/were doing sth. when + 一般过去时 1. Work with your family to have a free talk about natural disaster safety tips, and make a simple English tip list (at least 3 tips). 2. Role-play the typhoon interview with your partner, record the 1-minute dialogue, and add more details about disaster feelings and actions. Homework 人教版八年级下册 Thank you! Unit 5 Lavf58.46.101 null 91534.18 null 79490.555 null 97699.68 $