Unit 9 Forces of Nature Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies（课件）2025-2026学年仁爱科普版八年级英语下册

Unit 9 Forces of Nature Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies 通过本节课学习，学生能够： 能识别因果关系，掌握洪水、台风相关词汇，理解自然灾害的成因与影响。（学习理解） 01 能运用因果句式描述自然现象，根据文本信息自主提问并解答。（应用实践） 02 能结合生活经验，讨论防灾措施，初步形成应对自然灾害的安全意识。（迁移创新） 03 Learning Aims Lead-in Watch a video 9 UNIT Forces of Nature Big Question: How do we get along with nature? In this unit, you will learn to: talk about natural disasters. keep yourself safe during natural disasters. use a chart to analyze cause and effect. use the reading strategy of asking questions. make a list of safety tips for natural disasters. 自然力量 我们如何和自然相处？ 讨论自然灾害 在自然灾害中保证自身安全 用图表分析因果关系 使用提问的阅读策略 列出自然灾害安全小贴士 1. What is this video about? Watch the video and answer the questions. Watch and answer They’re earthquake, tsunami (海啸), volcano eruption (火山喷发), flood, mudslide (泥石流), and landslide (山体滑坡). It’s about natural disasters. 2. What are they? Look and say What other natural disasters do you know? drought rainstorm tornado sandstorm hailstorm Look and match Match the disasters (a-f) with the pictures. a. earthquake b. wildfire c. typhoon d. flood e. snowstorm f. heatwave a b c d e f 地震 野火；丛林大火 台风 洪水 暴风雪 热浪 1. Water in a(n) _______ runs much faster than usual and takes away everything in its way. 2. A sudden rise of temperature is a(n) ____________ and the temperature in the central area always rises the fastest. 3. In a(n) ___________, strong wind mixes with heavy rainfall. It hits everything harder by the sea than elsewhere. 4. Along with a(n) ____________, strong wind blows and heavy snow falls. To survive it, people must stay somewhere safe and warm. 5. A(n) ____________ can burn down everything in the forest. To prevent the disaster, we should always keep fire away from the forest. 6. A(n) ____________ is a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface. Early warnings can help reduce harm and loss of life. Let’s check Check the answers. flood heatwave typhoon snowstorm wildfire earthquake 带走 mix with...和...混合 keep ... away from 使...远离 v. 吹 v. 落下 v. 生存 adv. 某地 Listen and repeat Yes. And it takes away everything in its way. What do you know about flood? It’s a kind of natural disaster. Water in a flood runs much faster than usual. Listen to the conversation and repeat it aloud. 关于洪水，你了解什么呢？ 它是一种自然灾害。 洪水里的水比平常流得快得多。 是的。并且它会清除掉阻拦它的一切。 Ask and answer Work in pairs to make up a new conversation. A: What do you know about ...? B: It’s a kind of natural disaster ... A: Yes. And ... Look at the pictures and complete the cause-and-effect chart. Activity 1 The strong wind broke the umbrella. The heavy rain caused a big flood. The wind was ______. The umbrella was broken. Causes Effects The rain was heavy. There was a big ______. Causes Effects strong flood Read the text and complete the following chart. Activity 2 Cause Big___________ Effects 1. Cause great losses of ______ and ________. 2. Harm ______________ and the living environment. 3. Harmful insects may spread _________________. 4. ______ underground waterways and lead water to ___________. floods lives homes animals deadly diseases Fill up dry lands Pair work. Talk about the effects of big floods based on Activity 2. Activity 3 对话示例 A: Let’s talk about the effects of big floods. What do you think? B: Well, floods are very harmful. They make many people die and lose their homes. A: And they hurt animals and the environment too, right? B: Exactly. But floods also help fill up underground waterways and bring water to dry places. A: Oh, so they have both good and bad sides! Look at the picture and learn how to ask yourself questions. Activity 1 • You see: a typhoon alarm sign • You read: some information about the typhoon • So you may wonder: ◦ When will the typhoon actually come? ◦ Is it very strong? ◦ … Read the text and ask yourself questions, and then read again to find the answers. Activity 2 Typhoon Jamie is coming. Everyone in my family is busy making preparations. When mom goes to buy cooked food and clean water from the nearby supermarket, dad is checking the house in and out. He repairs the broken door and fixes all the windows with glue and tape. He also makes sure that gas and electricity are safe. My brother moves the flowers and other things indoors, and I put the flashlights within our reach. It is nearly 6:00 p.m. The wind is blowing harder, and the rain is getting heavier. We hope Jamie will be over soon! • I read: Everyone is busy. I wonder: Why _________________?  What ________________? • I read: Mom goes to the supermarket. I wonder: _______________________? is everyone busy is everyone doing What does mom buy in the supermarket? Pair work. Read the text again. Ask each other more questions and then answer the questions. Activity 3 Typhoon Jamie is coming. Everyone in my family is busy making preparations. When mom goes to buy cooked food and clean water from the nearby supermarket, dad is checking the house in and out. He repairs the broken door and fixes all the windows with glue and tape. He also makes sure that gas and electricity are safe. My brother moves the flowers and other things indoors, and I put the flashlights within our reach. It is nearly 6:00 p.m. The wind is blowing harder, and the rain is getting heavier. We hope Jamie will be over soon! summary ◦ Vocabulary • Natural disasters: natural disaster, earthquake, wildfire, typhoon, flood, snowstorm, heatwave • Key phrases: be stuck in, stay calm, keep warm, prepare free food and water ◦ Sentences • Asking: What do you know about…? / What did you do? / What should we do? • Answering: It’s a kind of natural disaster.… / We’re stuck in… because of… / We should stay calm and… ◦ Thinking Skills: Cause and Effect • Understand the relationship between causes and effects in natural disasters ◦ Reading Strategy: Asking Questions • Learn to ask questions before, while, and after reading to deepen understanding. • Use question words: who, what, when, where, how, why, or yes/no questions. • Example: "Why is everyone busy?" / "What is Mom buying at the supermarket?" 将句中汉语部分译成英语，注意动词的适当形式。 Exercises 1. We should _________________________ (做准备) for the coming typhoon. 2. The strong wind _____________________ (弄坏了雨伞) and made people feel cold. 3. Big floods can ______________________________________ (造成生命和家园的巨大损失). 4. My father is _________________________________(里里外外检查房子) to keep safe. 5. Floods can __________________________________ (填满地下水道) and bring water to dry lands. 6. We should _________________________________ (保持冷静并保护自己) during an earthquake. make preparations broke the umbrella cause great losses of lives and homes checking the house in and out fill up underground waterways stay calm and protect ourselves 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Exercises 1. The strong wind is blowing hard. It may ______ the umbrella easily. A. fix B. break C. move D. spread 2. A big ______ can cause great losses of lives and homes. A. typhoon B. flood C. earthquake D. all above 3. When Typhoon Jamie is coming, Mom goes to the supermarket to buy ______. A. some beautiful flowers B. cooked food and clean water C. new clothes and shoes D. toys and snacks 4. To keep safe during an earthquake, we should ______. A. hide under a strong desk B. stand under a big tree C. take the lift quickly D. run out of the building at once 5. Floods can fill up underground waterways and lead water to ______. A. dry lands, wells and springs B. big cities and towns C. deep oceans and seas D. high mountains and hills B D B A A Homework 基础作业： 完成练习册上课时3的配套练习。 提升作业： 用英语写一段话介绍你对因果的理解（不少于5句话）。 THANKS Every day is a chance to learn something new. 板书设计 Unit 9 Forces of Nature 1. Key Vocabulary: • Natural disasters: natural disaster, earthquake, wildfire, typhoon, flood, snowstorm, heatwave • Key phrases: be stuck in, stay calm, keep warm, prepare free food and water 2. Key Sentences: • Asking: What do you know about…? / What did you do? / What should we do? • Answering: It’s a kind of natural disaster.… / We’re stuck in… because of… / We should stay calm and… Lavf58.46.101 2025 Blues 28734.883 $