Unit 5 Section B 1a-2c 课件2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册
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I noticed something strange. Thick ite cloth was warning on top of the waves.
One day, dely's family went to the beach in thailand. First telly noticed something strange about the waves. Then he remembered what he had learned about tsunami in class. SHE quickly warned her family about the coming tsunami. Her family didn't believe her at first, but tilly refused to walk further. Finally, her family went back to the hotel. Only her mother stayed on the beach a little longer. People at the hotel soon learned about the tsunami. The security guard rushed to warn people on the beach. Hearing the news, everyone on the beach rushed to leave the beach quickly. In the end, the tsunami hit the hotel, but everyone was safe. Tilly is quick. Thinking and knowledge saved over one hundred lives that day.
nullJesus cries. Look at IT. 那我可以。That wife is a good fifteen twenty three, so easy. 确定。
nullMy father told the security guard nearby about the strange thing. The security guard was shocked.
为促进风险意识及减灾的全球性文化,联合国大会倡议设立一个国际日,简称国际减灾日。现在每年10月13日举行的国际减灾日纪念活动,旨在赞赏全世界民众和社区为减少遭受灾害风险作出的努力,唤起国际社会对防灾减灾工作的重视。督促各地区、各国政府把减轻自然灾害列入重点工作计划,推动国家和国际社会积极采取措施,减轻由地震、风灾、海啸、水灾、土崩、火山爆发、森林大火、旱灾和沙漠化以及其他自然灾害所造成的财产损失和社会经济的失调,特别是面对日益严重的极端气候变化和自然灾害频发的形势,减灾的核心理念是预防和应对灾害。这需要政府、企业和个人共同参与,加强灾害预警、应急响应、重建规划,提高民众防灾减灾意识和临灾避险能力。
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Unit5 Nature’s Temper
Section B What can we do to prepare for the worst?
1a-2c
阅读词汇课公开课
单元主题范畴:人与自我&人与自然
单元主题内容:珍爱生命的意识;自然灾害与防范措施,人身安全与自我保护
(2024新版)人教版 八年级(下册)
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Learning Objectives
1.通过观看图片和视频,能够正确说出自然灾害的名称,能够说出历史上最严重的自然灾害发生的时间地点和危害,能够借助题目和图片预测课文内容。(学习理解)
2.梳理、归纳故事的叙事逻辑(包括异常现象发现、知识回忆、预警劝说、安全撤离与最终救援)。基于文本信息,用目标语言复述故事的主要情节,并完成 “事件 - 发展 - 结果” 的时间线匹配练习。(学习理解,应用实践)
3. 结合文本中 “知识预警救人” 的经验,分析面对自然灾害时的自救与互救方法; 提升用英语表达防灾意识、应急知识与生命安全的能力,树立 “知识守护生命” 的观念。(迁移创新)
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Think and say
What kinds of natural disasters did we learn in Section A?
earthquake
typhoon
drought
snowstorm
flood
wildfire
What is the worst natural disaster you know? Why?
Nature makes us wonder and it’s wonderful and beautiful! But sometimes it has great temper.
Pre-reading
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1a
What is the worst natural disaster you know of? Discuss it with a partner.
Discuss and say
What: What was the disaster?
Where: Where did it happen?
When: When did it happen?
How serious: How serious was it? How many people might die?Were houses destroyed?
The worst natural disaster I know is the..., because...
/wɜːst/ adj. & adv. (bad 和 badly 的最高级) 最坏(的);最糟(的)
Pre-reading
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1a
What is the worst natural disaster you know of? Discuss it with a partner.
Discuss and say
The worst natural disaster I know is the earthquake in Sichuan.The Wenchuan earthquake was a terrible 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Sichuan, China on May 12, 2008. killing tens of thousands of people and leaving countless areas in ruins.
Pre-reading
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1a
What is the worst natural disaster you know of? Discuss it with a partner.
Discuss and say
1. Do you know the Indian Ocean
tsunami of 2004?
2.When did the tsunami happen?
3.What caused the tsunami?
4.What countries did the tsunami hit?
5. How many people died in the
disaster?
Yes, it was a very serious natural
disaster.
It happened on 26 December 2004.
A huge undersea earthquake (off the
coast of Sumatra, Indonesia) caused
it.
It hit many countries, like Indonesia,
Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and so on.
Over 230,000 people died
in this terrible disaster.
Pre-reading
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1a
What is the worst natural disaster you know of? Discuss it with a partner.
Discuss and say
Top 10 Natural Disasters in the World
2. Earthquake
3. Hurricane(飓风)
4. Flood
5. Volcanic Eruption(火山喷发)
6. Tornado
7. Drought
8. Snowstorm
9. Landslide(滑坡)
10. Mudslide(泥石流)
1. Tsunami
Pre-reading
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Look and say
Do you want to go on vacation in Phuket, Thailand?
Do you know what happened to the family
when they were vacation?
Pre-reading
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Look and say
Read the story and fill in the blanks.
Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English
and her family were on holiday in Phuket, Thailand.
schoolgirl
/ˈskuːlɡɜːl/ n.(学校的)女生
She noticed something strange. Thick white was forming on top of the waves.
froth
/frɒθ/ n.泡;泡沫
Her father told a security guard__ about this strange thing. The security guard was shocked.
nearby
/sɪˈkjʊərəti/ n.安全;保安;保障
/ɡɑːd/ n.安全;保安;保障
/ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/ adj. / adv.附近的
Let’s learn more details from the text.
Pre-reading
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Look and predict
Look at the title. Can you guess what the text is mainly about?
Tip 1: Use the title and the
picture to predict
The text is probably about a girl saving many ______ before a ________.
lives
tsunami
Pre-reading
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Read and say
Fast reading
1. How many paragraphs are there?
3
1
2
4
Six.
2. What kind of passage is it?
A. Exposition (说明文)
B. Narrative (记叙文)
C. Argumentation (议论文)
D. Advertisement (广告)
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Read and say
Fast reading
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Tilly's Thailand holiday
B.How a girl saved lives with
her knowledge during the tsunami
C.The damage of the 2004 tsunami
D.A dangerous experience by the sea
Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.
2.What order is the story written in?
Tips:
抓标题,看首尾,关键词,找中心
Time order
Tips:
It makes the story clear and easy to follow.
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Read and match
Fast reading
Read the passage quickly again and match the main idea of each para.
She remembered geography lessons
about tsunamis.
Tilly was right, and no one on the
beach died.
Her knowledge saved over 100 lives.
Tilly found strange wave signs in
Phuket.
She warned her family, and most
went back to the hotel.
Her dad told the guard, and the
guard cleared the beach.
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Fast reading
Read and match
Divide the passage into four parts, and
match the main idea of each part.
Part 1(1)
Beginning
Part 2(2-3)
Development
Part 3(4)
Climax
Part 4(5-6)
Ending
Tilly's father told a guard, and the guard got people off the beach quickly.
The tsunami came, but everyone was safe, and knowledge saved lives.
Tilly found something strange on the beach during her holiday in Thailand.
Tilly remembered her geography lesson and warned her family about the tsunami.
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Read and fill
Careful reading
Date: (1)_____________________
Place: (2)_______________ Weather: (3)_______________
Main person: _____________________________________
People’s feelings:__________________________________
First strange sign: __________________________________
Second strange sign: _______________________________
Complete the Setting Card
On 26 December 2004
Phuket, Thailand
Beautiful
Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English schoolgirl
Happy and relaxed
Thick white froth was forming the waves.
The waves were coming in instead of going out.
/ˌpuːˈket/ 普吉岛
What did the strange things mean?
Signs of tsunami
thick white froth [frɒθ] n. 泡沫
go out
come in
正常海浪的泡沫通常较薄且会快速消散;正常情况下,海浪是“涨-退”交替的。
What do you think happened to Tilly Smith and her family next?
只涨不退
strange
Beginning
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Read and match
1b
What do you think happened to Tilly Smith and her family next? Then read the rest of the text to check your answer.
D. Warned her family
E. Was not believed
A. A tsunami hit
B. No one was hurt
F. Ran to safety
C. Maybe something terrible happened to
them.
Careful reading
Beginning
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Read Part. 2(Paras. 2&3) and complete the chart.
Read and fill
Character Actions
Tilly 1. Remembered had explained that undersea earthquake could create .
2. She her family.
3. She refused __________________________.
Tilly's family 1. They didn’t Tilly.
2. Tilly’s mother decided to .
3. The other family members to the hotel.
geography teacher
tsunamis
Careful reading
Development
cried and warned
to take a single step further
believe
walk alone
returned
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Think and say
Careful reading
Development
What would you do if your family didn’t believe you?
I will keep telling them the danger clearly.
I will ask a grown-up (like a guard) for help to tell them.
I will refuse to stay near the sea and take them to a safe place.
...
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Watch and learn
Careful reading
Development
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Read Part. 4 and fill in the blanks.
Read and fill
Character feeling activity
The security
guard
________
told _______________ about the tsunami.
People on
the beach
Tilly's father
_______
_______
right away, _________
get people off the beach.
as fast as they can.
began to
worried
a security guard
shocked
jumped into action
rushed to
panic
were screaming and running
/skriːm/ v. 尖叫
Climax
Careful reading
How do these
words make
you feel?
scared
nervous
worried
dangerous
Tips:
These action verbs make the story vivid and impressive.
What might happen to her mother and other people on the beach? Are they safe?
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Read and answer
Careful reading
Read Part. 4 (Para 5&6 ) and answer the questions below.
3. Why was Tilly able to save so many lives during the disaster?
4. What can we learn from Tilly's story?
1. Was the tsunami serious?
How do you know?
2.How many people died on
that beach?
Yes, it was very serious.
Because the 2004 tsunami
caused over 200,000 deaths .
No one.
Because she had the knowledge about tsunamis from her geography lesson, and she thought quickly to warn people.
We should learn knowledge well, stay calm in danger, and use what we learn to help ourselves and others.
Ending
This true story shows how a single lesson could mean the difference between life and death.
Thanks to her knowledge and quick thinking.one school girl was able to save 200lives.
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Read and complete
Careful reading
Read the text again and complete the timeline.
1c
Understanding the order of events
Identifying the , middle, and end of a story can help you understand the story better. Look out for words and phrases that tell you when something happens, such as
and two weeks before.
beginning
next, then, finally, when, while,
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Read and complete
Careful reading
Read the text again and complete the timeline.
1c
waves
tsunamis
family
mother
hotel
security
guard
beach
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Circle and correct
Careful reading
1d
Read again. Circle T for true or F for false. Then correct the false statements.
1. Tilly found that the waves were moving away from the beach.
2. Tilly remembered what she read about in her geography book.
3. Tilly’s father believed her as soon as she told her family about the
strong waves.
4. The security guard learnt about the tsunami from Tilly’s father.
5. Tilly’s mother did not reach the hotel before the tsunami did.
( T F)
( T F)
( T F)
( T F)
( T F)
moving in instead of going out.
learnt from her geography teacher.
Her family didn’t believe her and wanted to continue their walk.
was one of the last on the beach but made it to safety just as the water hit the hotel.
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Listen and repeat
Post reading
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Read and fill
Post reading
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
On 26 December 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English , and her family in Phuket, Thailand. was enjoying the beautiful weather that morning. Some people were swimming in the sea, and some were
on the beach. But while Tilly was the beach with her family, she something strange. Thick white was forming on top of the waves. Next, she saw that the waves were coming in going out.
, she remembered something . Two weeks before, her geography teacher had that earthquakes under the sea could create
called tsunamis!
“I know what’s going to happen! There’s going to be a big wave,” Tilly cried.
, her family didn’t believe her and wanted to their walk.
, Tilly refused to . Finally, her mother decided to
schoolgirl
were on holiday
Everyone
relaxing
walking along
noticed
froth
instead of
Just then
important
explained
dangerous waves
Unfortunately
continue
However
take a single step further
女学生
在度假
每个人
放松 / 休闲
沿着…… 走
注意到
泡沫
而不是
就在那时
重要的
解释
危险的波浪
不幸的是 / 遗憾的是
继续
然而 / 但是
再往前走一步
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continue the walk alone, and her family returned to the hotel.
Back at the hotel, Tilly’s father told a about the tsunami. The security guard was . He knew about the huge earthquake in . Indonesia. It meant that a tsunami was possible! He right away and rushed to . Everyone began to . People were as fast as they could when they saw a huge wall of water coming from the sea.
Tilly was right! Her mother was the last people on the beach, but
, her family made it to just as the water hit the hotel. The 2004 tsunami caused over 200,000 , but no one on the beach died that day.
This true story shows how a single lesson could mean the between life and death. her knowledge and quick thinking, one schoolgirl
save over 100 lives.
the rest of
security guard
shocked
nearby
jumped into action
get people off the beach
panic
screaming and running
one of
thankfully
safety
deaths
difference
Thanks to
was able to
其余的;剩下的
保安
震惊的
附近的
立即行动起来
让人们离开海滩
恐慌;惊慌
尖叫着奔跑
…… 之一
幸运的是;感激地
安全;安全地带
死亡人数
差异;不同
多亏;由于
能够(成功做到)
Read and fill
Post reading
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
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Watch and imitate
Post reading
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Look and retell
Post reading
went to the beach
noticed something
remembered
warned
went back to
the hotel
learnt about
warned
rushed to leave
Checklists
Loud and fluent.(声音洪亮,描述流利)
Be confident.(充满自信)
Completely.(复述完整)
Tip:
use “next, then, finally, when, while, and two weeks before.”
Retell the story according to the pictures and verb phrases.
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Discuss and say
Post reading
1e
1. Do you think Tilly Smith was a hero? Why?
Discuss the questions.
/ˈhɪərəʊ/ n. (pl. heroes) 英雄;男主角;偶像
Yes. Because she used her knowledge and quick thinking to save over 100 people’s lives though her parents did not believe her at first.
2. From Tilly's experience, what do you think people need to know to survive a natural disaster?
I think we need to learn the basic knowledge about natural disasters. And when the real signs appear, we must be brave and act quickly.
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Discuss and say
Post reading
1e
Discuss the questions.
3. What did you learn at school that might help to save your life one day?
fire safety rules
first-aid knowledge
earthquake survival rules
eg: If there is a fire, we should cover our nose and mouth with a wet cloth, stay low to the ground, and find the nearest exit.
Knowledge is power, but only when it is turned into action.
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How One Girl Saved Many Lives
On 26 December 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English schoolgirl, and her family were on holiday in Phuket, Thailand. Everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather that morning. Some people were swimming in the sea, and some were relaxing on the beach. But while Tilly was walking along the beach with her family, she noticed something strange. Thick white froth was forming on top of the waves. Next, she saw that the waves were coming in instead of going out.
Just then, she remembered something important. Two weeks before, her geography teacher had explained that earthquakes under the sea could create dangerous waves called tsunamis!
/puːˈket/ (n.) 普吉岛(泰国地名)
walk along 沿着……走
/ˈnoʊtɪs/ (v.) 注意到
厚厚的白色泡沫
涌上来;进来
退去;外出
就在那时
/tsuːˈnɑːmi/ (n.) 海啸
厚厚的白色泡沫正在海浪的顶部形成。
…海底地震可能会产生称为海啸的危险波浪!
被称为海啸的,后置定语
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"I know what's going to happen! There's going to be a big wave," Tilly cried. Unfortunately, her family didn't believe her and wanted to continue their walk. However, Tilly refused to take a single step further. Finally, her mother decided to continue the walk alone, and the rest of her family returned to the hotel.
Back at the hotel, Tilly's father told a security guard about the tsunami. The security guard was shocked. He knew about the huge earthquake in nearby Indonesia. It meant that a tsunami was possible! He jumped into action right away and rushed to get people off the beach. Everyone began to panic. People were screaming and running as fast as they could when they saw a huge wall of water coming from the sea.
cry /kraɪ/ (v.) 哭喊;大叫
/ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli/ (adv.) 不幸的是
refuse to do 拒绝做某事
return to 返回…
一名保安
这意味着海啸可能发生!
立即行动;迅速行动起来
rush to do匆忙做某事;赶紧做某事
get...off 使……离开;把……弄走
尽快地
一堵巨大的水墙
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Tilly was right! Her mother was one of the last people on the beach, but thankfully, her family made it to safety just as the water hit the hotel. The 2004 tsunami caused over 200,000 deaths, but no one on the beach died that day.
This true story shows how a single lesson could mean the difference between life and death. Thanks to her knowledge and quick thinking, one school girl was able to save over 100 lives.
/ˈθæŋkfəli/ (adv.) 幸好;感激地
成功到达安全地带
超过20万人死亡
生与死的区别
多亏了;由于
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Watch and learn
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Look and say
Disaster prevention, everyone's duty! Protect our beautiful Earth!
减灾防灾,
人人有责!
守护美好地球!
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Watch and learn
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2a
Look and write
Some words for natural disasters go together with certain verbs. Use these collocations to make sentences.
Vocabulary in use
earthquake:
hit/rocked/happened/took place An earthquake hit Japan yesterday.
typhoon:
hit/landed/blew across A typhoon landed at 9 o’clock last night.
tsunami:
hit/came/swept through The tsunami swept through the village.
An earthquakerockedJapanyesterday.
An earthquake happened in Japan yesterday.
An earthquake took place in Japan yesterday.
A typhoon hit/blew across the village at
9 o'clock lastnight.
The tsunami hit the village.
The tsunami came to thevillage.
“sweep through” 表示“席卷;迅速传遍;横扫”,既可以指具体的事物(如风暴、洪水、火焰等)快速掠过某个地方,也可指抽象的事物(如情绪、谣言等)在某处迅速传播。
1.主动语态:主语是动作的发出者(如风暴、情绪等),这是最常用的形式。
例:A wildfire swept through the forest last month.
2. 被动语态:偶尔可用于被动 (be swept through),但较少见,多强调“被席卷/波及”。
例:The small town was swept through by the typhoon.(这个小镇遭到了台风的横扫。)
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Vocabulary in use
An earthquake______________(袭击)Japan yesterday.
A typhoon______________(登陆)on the coast in Guangdong around 9 o'clock last night.
The tsunami______________(席卷)the coastal villages, leaving behind a scene of great damage.
Yesterday afternoon, the typhoon______________(横扫)the region, bringing heavy rain.
The earthquake______________(发生)fifty years ago and______________(摧毁)the city overnight.
hit
landed
swept through
blew across
happened
destroyed
/ swept through
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Vocabulary in use
2b
Look at the compound words in the box. Do you know what they mean? Complete the sentences using five of these words.
landslide snowstorm earthquake safeguard
floodwater manpower wildfire heartbeat
1. The rescue workers need more______________ to clear the streets.
2. The family built strong roofs to__________ their house from heavy storms.
3. The doctor listened to the man's____________carefully.
4. During the storm,the____________nearly reached our windows.
5. People should avoid driving during a___________ because it can be very difficult to see clearly on the roads.
manpower
safeguard
heartbeat
floodwater
snowstorm
复合词
“ it can be difficult to ”意为“做某事可能会很困难”。
1. 核心结构:It + can be + difficult + to do sth.
2. 否定形式:It can not(can’t)be difficult to do sth. ( “做某事可能不困难 ” )
3. 若需明确“谁做某事”,结构为 It can be difficult for sb. to do sth. ( “对某人来说,做某事可能会很困难” )。
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Look and say
Vocabulary in use
What rule can you find?
snow
+
storm
snowstorm
flood
+
water
floodwater
earth
+
quake
earthquake
复合词(Compoundwords)是由
两个或更多独立单词组合而成的
新词。
构成方式
①名词 + 名词直接组合,表事物 / 场所,复数多在词尾加 s
class + room
classroom n.教室
foot + ball
football n. 足球
book + store
bookstore n. 书店
tooth + brush
toothbrush n. 牙刷
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Vocabulary in use
构成方式
②形容词 + 名词 形容词表特征,名词表事物
black adj.黑色的 + board n. 木板
blackboard n.黑板
hot adj.热的 + dog n.狗
hotdog n. 热狗
green adj.绿色的 + house n.房子
greenhouse n. 温室
hard adj.努力的 + ware n.器物
hardware n. 硬件
half adj.一半的 + way n.道路
halfway n. 半途
构成方式
③动词 + 名词 动作 + 地点 / 对象,表用途
play v.玩 + ground n. 地面
playground n.操场
wash v.洗 + room n.房间
washroom n. 洗手间
break v.打破 + fast n.禁食期
breakfast n. 早餐
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Vocabulary in use
构成方式
sun n.太阳 + set v. 落(下)
sunset n.日落
sun n.太阳 + rise v.升起
sunrise n. 日出
④名词 + 动词 名词 + 动作,表自然 / 时间现象
rain n.雨 + fall v.落下
rainfall n. 降雨量; 下雨
day n.白天 + break v.打破
daybreak n. 破晓、黎明
构成方式
⑤分开式(两个词)整体看作一个名词,复数变化看核心词
bus stop 公交车站
phone number 电话号码
coffee cup 咖啡杯
full moon 满月
fast food 快餐
high school 高中
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Read and fill
Vocabulary in use
2c
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
refuse drought warn hit safe wildfire
In August 2022,China experienced a great heatwave.It caused_________in different parts of the country.The heatwave______the southwestern city of Chongqing very hard. Large _______swept through the forests and mountains there.Over 5,000 firefighters, police, and volunteers all worked together to keep the people and their homes safe. They put out the fires brought more than 1,500 people to______,and ______ others to stay away from dangerous areas. It was very hard to fight the fires because of the high temperatures and changeable winds,but the rescue workers________to give up. By the end of August, they managed to put out all the fires.
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Vocabulary in use
In August 2022, China experienced a great heatwave. It caused droughts in different parts of the country. The heatwave hit the southwestern city of
Chongqing very hard. Large wildfires swept through the forests and mountains there. Over 5,000 firefighters, police, and volunteers worked together to keep people safe. They put out the fires, brought more than 1,500 people to safety, and warned others to stay away from danger. It was hard to fight the fires due to high temperatures, but the workers refused to give up. By the end of August, they put out all the fires.
遭遇一场严重的热浪 / 高温天气
引发干旱
在全国不同地区
hit…very hard 对……造成严重影响
席卷
共同努力
扑灭大火
把…… 转移到安全地带
提醒其他人远离危险
由于高温
拒绝放弃
到 8 月底
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Class test
1. But while Tilly ____________ (walk) along the beach with her family, she noticed something strange.
2. She noticed something ____________ (strange) on the beach and felt very worried.
3. Two weeks before, her geography teacher ____________ (explain) that underwater earthquakes could cause tsunamis.
4. Her family didn’t believe her, ____________ they still wanted to continue their walk.
5. Thanks ____________ her knowledge, she was able to save over 100 lives.
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一、语法填空
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Class test
二、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词。
1.他一接到录取通知书就给父母打了电话。
He called his parents _______ _________ ____he received the admission letter.
2.演唱会现场有五名保安在维持秩序。
There are five _____________ _________ keeping order at the concert venue.
3.除了厨房的窗户,所有房间的窗户都擦净了。
All the windows in the rooms were cleaned ___________ ________ the one in the kitchen.
4.那个戴眼镜的女学生在科学竞赛中获了奖。
The _______________ _________ ____________ won a prize in the science competition.
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Must do:
1. Retell the story of Tilly Smith in English.
2. Copy and remember the key phrases of this lesson.
Choose to do:
1. Write 3 sentences about how to save lives in danger.
2. Draw a poster about disaster prevention.
$What causes taramis? Tsunamis are one of the most destructive natural disasters that can occur, causing widespread devastation and loss of life. But what exactly causes these massive waves? The most common cause of taramis is a large scale movement of the earth textor ic plates, which make up the planet's crust. When two tech tonic plate suddenly shift or grind against each other, IT can create a massive earthquake. This can cause the ocean floor to lift or drop, which in turn can generate a tsunami. As the earthquake energy moves through the ocean, IT creates a series of waves that can travel across entire ocean basins. These waves can reach heights of up to one hundred feet in speeds of up to five hundred miles power. The most devastating tsunami in recent history have been caused by earthquake es. In two thousand and four one nine point one magnitude de earthquake off the coast of indonesia generated a massive tsunami that killed over two hundred and thirty thousand people across fourteen countries. Tsunami's can also be caused by other events, such as underwater landslides of volcanic eruptions. These events can display large amounts of water, creating powerful waves that can travel long distances. In twenty eleven, a massive earthquake and sunni hit the coast of japan, causing widespread damage and loss of life. The sunni was also triggered by an underwater landslide, which added to the destructive power of the waves. While tsunami's can't be prevented, there are warning systems in place to help minimize their impact. Seismologists can use earthquake data to determine the likelihood of tsunami, and warning systems can alert people in affected areas to evacuate. Tsunami's are a powerful and unpredictable force of nature, but by understanding their causes and preparing for their impact, we can work to reduce their destructive effects.
Hello, i'm tilly smith, a ten year old english school girl. My family and I were on holiday in food thailand.
未来的。