Unit5课时8SectionBProject+Reading Plus 课件2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

2. Whose birthday is it? Unit 5 Nature's Temper 人教版 英语（八年级下册） Section B Project+Reading Plus Lead in Have you ever experienced or heard of a natural disaster? What were people doing at that time? Lead in When the disaster happened, people were doing different things. They were ____________ when the ________ came. snowstorm having dinner Lead in When the disaster happened, people were doing different things. He was ____________ when the ________ came. flood reading books Lead in When the disaster happened, people were doing different things. She was ____________ when the ________ came. widfire shopping Work in a group to make a chain story about a wildfire or a snowstorm. Read the introductions of the two stories. 4a What disaster is it? Where were the people? What were they doing when the disaster started? What do you think will happen next? A wildfire. In the mountains. They were hiking. …… Work in a group to make a chain story about a wildfire or a snowstorm. Read the introductions of the two stories. 4a What disaster is it? Where were the people? What were they doing when the disaster started? What do you think will happen next? A snowstorm. At home They were watching TV, doing homework, looking out the window …… Learn about the story elements. 要素 内容 文中依据 Setting（背景） 去年炎热的夏天，在山区 “During the hot and dry summer last year” / “We were hiking in the mountains” Characters（人物） “我”和“我的家人”（未具体说明成员，可推测为父母、兄弟姐妹等） “my family experienced... we were hiking” Problem（问题） 闪电引发野火，烟雾弥漫 “lightning flashed across the sky” / “It was smoke! There was a wildfire!” Learn about the story elements. 要素 内容 文中依据 Setting（背景） 去年冬天的某个晚上，在家里 “Last winter” / “It started one evening” / “at home” Characters（人物） 我、父母、弟弟 “My parents were watching TV while my brother was doing his homework. I, on the other hand, was glued to my bedroom window.” Problem（问题） 暴风雪来临，外面越来越白，积雪变厚 “Thick snow was falling and the world outside was growing whiter and whiter.” Choose one introduction and continue the story. Take turns to add one or two sentences. You can use the example below to help you. 功能 句型/表达 继续动作 Then, ... / After that, ... / As soon as ..., ... 同时发生 While ... was/were doing ..., ... 突发情况 Suddenly, ... / All of a sudden, ... 感受 I felt ... / Everyone was scared / excited / relieved. 对话 “...” shouted / cried / whispered. 结果 As a result, ... / Finally, ... 4b Write down your story and improve it. 4c “Look!” my brother shouted. “I can see the fire over there!” I had my phone out. I was ready to call for help. My dad shouted, “Wildfire! Let’s run back!” My mother shouted, “Be quick! And be careful!” My father called the firefighters and told them that a wild fire had broken out here. Then we ran down the mountains. At last, we were safe. And the firefights came, they put out the fire. Wildfire Write down your story and improve it. 4c Suddenly, I heard a loud crack — a big branch broke because of the heavy snow. Then all the lights went out. We were in complete darkness. My mother lit some candles while my father checked the window. We heard a knock on the door. It was our neighbor. “My wife is sick. Can you help?” he asked. My father followed him into the snowstorm. Two hours later, he came back and said, “She’s fine now.” Although the snowstorm was scary, it brought our neighbors closer together. Snowstorm 1. Can you name different natural disasters and talk about their impacts? 2. Can you describe people’s actions before, during, and after a natural disaster? 3. Can you talk about what you were doing during an event in the past? 4. How should we prepare for and stay safe in bad weather or natural disasters? Reflecting ...on the other hand, was glued to my bedroom window. 而我呢，正死死盯着卧室的窗户。 be glued to 全神贯注于；目不转睛地盯着看 eg. She was glued to her phone during the whole dinner. 她整个晚餐时间都在盯着手机。 The kids were glued to the TV while watching the cartoon. 孩子们看动画片时眼睛都粘在了电视上。 be glued to + 宾语（window/phone/screen等），强调注意力完全被吸引，无法转移。 Language Points We experienced the first natural disaster of our lives. 我们经历了人生中的第一场自然灾害。 拓展常见搭配： different kinds of natural disasters（不同种类的自然灾害） the impact of natural disasters（自然灾害的影响） prepare for natural disasters（为自然灾害做准备） disaster 意为 “灾难”，natural 是形容词 “自然的”，合起来指由自然因素引发的灾害。 常见相关词汇：wildfire（野火）、snowstorm（暴风雪） earthquake（地震）、flood（洪水）、typhoon（台风）。 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Storm Chasing: A Dangerous but Important Job Reading Plus Read the text and complete the summary. 1 A tornado is a type of storm. It can hit __________ and move very quickly. Storm chasers get close to tornadoes to collect important ___________. 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 __________. places information forecasts houses dangerous died safe Discuss the questions. 2 What do you think of Tim Samaras’s job as a storm chaser? 2. What do you need to be a good storm chaser? 3. Do you know of any other dangerous jobs? Why do people do them? I think his job was very dangerous but important. He helped scientists learn about tornadoes to protect people. To be a good storm chaser, you need knowledge about weather, bravery, and the ability to use special equipment safely. Yes, other dangerous jobs include firefighters and police officers. People do these jobs to help others, earn money, or because they find the work meaningful. 一、单项选择。 1. — What were you doing when the wildfire started? — I ______ in the mountains with my family. A. hike B. hiked C. am hiking D. was hiking 2. The children ______ to tell stories in turns during the activity. A. take B. took C. takes D. are taking 二、用所给词适当形式填空。 1.We __________ (hike) in the mountains when lightning __________ (flash) across the sky. 2.I was __________ (glue) to the window watching the heavy snowstorm. 3.The wildfire was very __________ (terrify) at that moment. 4.My parents ________________ (watch) TV while my brother __________ (do) his homework last night. were hiking flashed glued terrifying were watching was doing Homework 1. 抄写并背诵本节课的核心词汇、衔接句式与过去进行时例句。 2. 将小组创作的接龙故事整理成一篇完整短文，添加环境、心理活动等细节描写（不少于 80 词）。 2. Whose birthday is it? Thanks for watching! 0 UPYUN Transcoding UPYUN Transcoding $