Unit 5 Section B Reading Plus 课外阅读课公开课课件2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“风暴追逐：危险但重要的工作”，聚焦工作方式、风险案例及科学意义，涵盖tornado、forecast等核心词汇。课堂通过“猜职业”“看视频提问”导入，结合标题预测语篇，搭建从猜测到深入分析的学习支架。 其亮点在于以情境任务驱动语言能力提升，如“防灾知识分享会”中运用对比逻辑（“While it is dangerous...”），结合思维导图、表格梳理信息，培养思维品质。融入Tim Samaras案例传递“敬畏自然”理念，助力文化意识养成。学生能提升语言应用与思维能力，教师可依托丰富活动资源优化教学。

我们每个人都渴望获得安全感有这样一群人，生死关头、危难时刻却总是为我们挺身而出。很多人都在帮忙啊，在这里。升级废墟、火场、红酒他们有急必应有灾必救，冲锋强险在前，争分夺秒的救援，风雨同舟。守护。 Presentation Unit5 Nature’s Temper Section B What can we do to prepare for the worst? Reading Plus 项目活动课公开课 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) Presentation Learning Objectives 1.能够在“分析风暴追逐价值”的情境中，读懂语篇核心内容，梳理出“工作方式、风险案例、科学意义”等关键信息；掌握tornado, forecast, air pressure等核心词汇与论述句式的含义及用法。（学习理解） 2.能够在“防灾知识分享会”的情境中，用英语简述风暴追逐的双重价值，合理运用目标词汇与对比逻辑（如“While it is dangerous, it helps protect people...”）；完成“防灾知识卡”，清晰说明科学探索对提升安全的帮助(学习理解，应用实践) 3. 能够在“我的防灾意识提升计划”的情境中，用英语设计一份个人防灾学习表，包含2种防灾知识及对应的“提升安全”的理由，借鉴文本的论述结构，体现“敬畏自然、科学守护”的理念。(迁移创新) Presentation Look and guess Guessing This person uses special equipment. This person collects weather information. This person helps scientists make forecasts. . This person chases tornadoes. A Job A Storm Chaser ! /ˈtʃeɪzə(r)/ n. 追逐 者；追赶的人 Presentation Watch and answer 1. What do you see in this video? 3. Would you go close to it? Why or why not? 2. How did you feel when you watched it? 4. Who is this man? What is his job? I see a huge tornado. It looks strong and scary.  I felt very scared. No, it’s too dangerous. / Maybe, because I want to study it. He is a storm chaser. His job is to chase tornadoes. Today, let's learn about the story of the storm chasers. Presentation Look and predict Look at the title and the picture. Can you guess what the text is mainly about? Tips:Titles and pictures often tell us the main idea. 1.What's the main idea of the text? A. Tim Samaras was a great storm chaser who chased over 120 tornadoes. B. Storm chasing is a dangerous but important job that helps keep people safe. C. The El Reno tornado in 2013 was the largest tornado ever recorded in history. D. Storm chasers use special equipment to collect information about tornadoes. 2. What do you think “storm chasing” means? It means going after storms. What do you want to know about storm chasers? Why do they do it? Is it really dangerous? Do they die? ... Presentation Read and answer 1.How many paragraphs are there in the passage? 2.What kind of passage is it? 4.What’s the structure of the text? A. ①/②③④⑤/⑥ B. ①②/③④/⑤⑥ C. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥ D. ①②/③④/⑤⑥ 3. Where is this passage most likely from? A. Exposition (说明文）B. Narrative（记叙文）C. Argumentation（议论文） A. A science magazine B. A storybook C. A travel guide D. A news report 1 2 3 4 5 6 Six. Part. 1: Introduction to the topic Part. 2: The Job Details Part. 3: The Danger - A True Story Part. 4: Conclusion. Presentation Read and match Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. The purpose and value of storm chasing The danger of the work How storm chasers collect data Tim Samaras’s work and achievements A deadly accident An introduction to storm chasing Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Presentation Read Part. 1 and answer the questions. Read and answer 1.How does the writer introduce the topic of the article? Why? 2.What is a storm chaser? He uses a question to attract readers’s attention. The people who go out to chase tornadoes. 3. Why do storm chasers always have to be prepared? 4. What can we learn from the first paragraph? A. All people are afraid of big storms. B. Storm chasing is a safe and easy job. C. Tornadoes move slowly and are easy to predict. D. Storm chasers need to get ready for sudden tornadoes. Because tornadoes can hit suddenly and move very quickly. Presentation Read and fill Read Para. 2 and complete the ID card. When a tornado is about to hit, professional storm chasers try and get close to it to collect important information. Storm chaser Tim Samaras designed and built many different instruments for studying tornadoes. Throughout his career, the engineer chased down more than 120 tornadoes. Often, he filmed the storms while they were happening just a few kilometres away. Read and Fill Tim Samaras Job: ____________ storm chaser and engineer Contribution: Designed and built _____________ Career record: Chased down ______________ tornadoes Common practice: Filmed storms from ______________ away Professional instruments more than 120 a few kilometres Presentation Watch and learn Presentation Read and fill During a storm, storm chasers put special equipment in the way of the tornado. The equipment collects information about things such as wind speed and air pressure.This helps scientists to make better forecasts. It can even help people understand how powerful the winds can be, and as a result, change how we build our houses. Read and Fill How Storm Data Helps People Step 1: Storm chasers put special equipment in the tornado's _______________. Step 2: The equipment collects __________ and ___________. Step 3: The data helps scientists make better ____________. Step 4: People learn how _____________ the winds can be. Step 5: As a result, we change how we _______________. way air pressure wind speed forecasts powerful build houses Presentation Read and complete Read Part. 2 again and complete the mind map. When a tornado is about to hit, professional storm chasers try and get close to it to collect important information. Storm chaser Tim Samaras designed and built many different instruments for studying tornadoes. Throughout his career, the engineer chased down more than 120 tornadoes. Often, he filmed the storms while they were happening just a few kilometres away. During a storm, storm chasers put special equipment in the way of the tornado. The equipment collects information about things such as wind speed and air pressure. This helps scientists to make better forecasts. It can even help people understand how powerful the winds can be, and as a result, change how we build our houses. Get close to tornado to collect the data. Put equipment in the tornado's path To make better forecast To understand wind power To build safer houses Presentation Read Part. 3 and fill in the blanks. Read and fill Storm chasing can be exciting,but also very dangerous.The storm chasers' knowledge and experience are not always enough to keep them safe. On 31 May 2013, Samaras and his team were chasing the EI Reno tornado in Oklahoma,USA. To their surprise, the tornado behaved in an unexpected way. It grew rapidly and changed its speed and direction. On that terrible day, the largest tornado ever recorded appeared. It was 4.2kilometres wide and had winds topping 480 kilometres per hour. While the tornado was moving towards them, Samaras and his team were driving as fast as they could. Sadly, when the tornado hit their car, it threw their car into the air like a toy. All three men in the car died. El Reno Tornado — Fact File Date: ___________________ Location: ____________, USA Size: ___________ kilometres wide Character: ____________________________ Top wind speed: _____________ km/h Record: ____________ tornado ever recorded Behavior: Grew __________ and changed __________ and __________ Accident: ___________________________________________________________________ 31 May 2013 Oklahoma 4.2 Samaras and his team 480 largest direction speed rapidly Their car were hit and thrown into the air, and all three men died. Presentation Watch and learn Presentation Read Paras. 2-5 again and complete the table. Read and fill Category Key Information Who is Tim? A storm and an engineer What did he do? • Made tools to . • over 120 tornadoes • storms close by • Used to collect data (wind speed, air pressure) Why is his work important? • Helps scientists better • Helps people safer houses What are the dangers? • Storm chasing is very . • can't always keep chasers safe The EI Reno Tornado • Date: . • Place: Oklahoma, USA • : 4.2 km wide, winds over 480 km/h • Result: Tim and his team . chaser study tornadoes Chased Filmed equipment forecast weather build dangerous Experience May 31, 2013 Size died Presentation Read and fill The story of Tim Samaras is very sad, but his work continues to play an important role in weather science. Though storm chasing remains a dangerous job, the goal of storm chasers is to learn more about storms to keep people safe. For people like Samaras, that goal makes it all worth it. Read Part. 4 and answer the questions. 1. What emotion does the writer use to describe Tim Samaras' story? 2. What area does Samaras' work still help today? 3. Why do storm chasers continue their work despite the danger? Very sad. Weather science. Because they want to learn more about storms and keep people safe. 4.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Storm chasing is a safe job now. B. Tim's work is still important for weather science. C. Most storm chasers will die in their work. Presentation Read and fill A tornado is a type of storm. It can hit___________and move very quickly. Storm chasers get close to tornadoes to collect important______________. This can help scientists to make better____________. It can also change how people build_____________. However, storm chasing can be a very_____________ job. In 2013, Tim Samaras and his team____________when they were chasing the El Reno tornado. But storm chasers today continue to do such work. Their goal is to keep people___________. Read the text and complete the summary. suddenly information forecasts houses dangerous died safe 1 Presentation Listen and repeat Presentation Watch and imitate Presentation Discuss and say 2 Discuss the questions. 1. What do you think of Tim Samaras's job as a storm chaser? dangerous but meaningful helpful for science important for safety respectable and valuable worth the risk It's brave, selfless, scientific, and important for public safety. He is a hero. Presentation Discuss and say 2 Discuss the questions. 2. What do you need to be a good storm chaser? special equipment knowledge of weather bravery and courage good driving skills a calm mind Presentation Discuss and say 2 Discuss the questions. 3.Do you know of any other dangerous jobs? Why do people do them? Yes, I know some other dangerous jobs, like firefighters, police officers, and mountain rescuers.People do these jobs because they want to help others, keep people safe, and protect our society. Even though the jobs are dangerous, they think it is meaningful and worth doing. Presentation Watch and say There is no such thing as a peaceful life, only someone who is carrying the burden for you. 哪有什么岁月静好， 只是有人替你负重前行。 Presentation Watch and sing Presentation Look and say Though storm chasing is full of danger, the courage to protect others makes every effort shine brightly. Presentation Language points Para.1 Are you afraid of big storms? Many people are. But did you know some people go out to chase tornadoes? Such storms can hit suddenly and move very quickly, so storm chasers always have to be prepared. be afraid of ... 害怕…… 追逐龙卷风 突然来袭 移动得非常快 风暴追逐者 做好准备；处于准备状态 Presentation Language points Para.2 When a tornado is about to hit, professional storm chasers try and get close to it to collect important information. Storm chaser Tim Samaras designed and built many different instruments for studying tornadoes. Throughout his career, the engineer chased down more than 120 tornadoes. Often, he filmed the storms while they were happening just a few kilometres away. 即将；正要 靠近；接近 不同的仪器 在他的整个职业生涯中 追踪到 拍摄风暴 几公里远 Presentation Language points Para.3 During a storm, storm chasers put special equipment in the way of the tornado. The equipment collects information about things such as wind speed and air pressure. This helps scientists to make better forecasts. It can even help people understand how powerful the winds can be, and as a result, change how we build our houses. 特殊设备 in the way of 挡…… 的路 风速 气压 做出更准确的预报 因此；结果 Presentation Language points Para.4 Storm chasing can be exciting, but also very dangerous. The storm chasers’ knowledge and experience are not always enough to keep them safe. On 31 May 2013, Samaras and his team were chasing the El Reno tornado in Oklahoma, USA. To their surprise, the tornado behaved in an unexpected way. It grew rapidly and changed its speed and direction. 知识和经验 be enough to do sth. 足够做某事 美国俄克拉荷马州的埃尔雷诺龙卷风 令某人惊讶的是 以意想不到的方式发展 Presentation Language points Para.5 On that terrible day, the largest tornado ever recorded appeared. It was 4.2 kilometres wide and had winds topping 480 kilometres per hour. While the tornado was moving towards them, Samaras and his team were driving as fast as they could. Sadly, when the tornado hit their car, it threw their car into the air like a toy. All three men in the car died. 有史以来有记录的 宽…… 千米（表宽度） 风速高达…… 每小时 朝…… 移动 以某人最快的速度开车 把…… 抛向空中 Presentation Language points Para.6 The story of Tim Samaras is very sad, but his work continues to play an important role in weather science. Though storm chasing remains a dangerous job, the goal of storm chasers is to learn more about storms to keep people safe. For people like Samaras, that goal makes it all worth it. continue to do sth. 继续做某事 play an important role in 在…… 中扮演重要角色 仍是一份危险的工作 让这一切都值得 Presentation Class test 一、用所给词适当形式填空。 1．My mom warned me _________ (mind) the traffic when riding my bike. 2．It’s important to make good _____________ (prepare) before a typhoon comes. 3．He ________ (hide) the birthday present under his bed yesterday. 4．Dreams are _________ (power) and they can drive you to work harder and become better than before. 5．Peter was unhappy because he did the__________ (badly) in the test among all the students. to mind preparations hid powerful worst Presentation Class test 1. 暴风雨即将来临，所以我们最好马上回家。 The storm is ______ _________ come, so we'd better go home right now. 2. 风暴追逐者的工作就是追逐并找到龙卷风，以收集数据。 The job of storm chasers is to ______ ______ tornadoes and collect data. 3. 这台仪器可以测量风速和气压。 This instrument can measure ______ ______ and air pressure. 4. 龙卷风的风速超过了每小时400公里。 The ______ ______ of the tornado was over 400 kilometres per hour. 5. 看到火势蔓延，他们以最快的速度跑出了大楼。 Seeing the fire spread, they ran out of the building ______ ______ ______ ______ ______. about to 二. 根据要求完成句子 chase down wind speed air/wind speed as fast as they could Presentation Must do: Retell the story of Tim Samaras in 3-5 simple sentences. 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