Unit 5 Section B Reading plus 课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Storm Chasing: A Dangerous but Important Job Period 6—Reading Plus Review widfire earthquake snowstorm drought flood typhoon tornado tsunami But today, we are going to meet a group of special people who don’t run away from tornadoes. Instead, they run towards them. Lead in use special equipment collect weather information help scientists make forecasts chase tornadoes storm chasers Skimming What kind of text is it? Exposition (说明文) Narrative (记叙文) Argumentation (议论文) Where is this passage most likely from? A storybook A science magazine A travel guide A news report Fast-reading Explain what storm chasers do and why Tell the story of Tim Samaras to show the danger of the job Stress the importance and value of storm chasing Introduce the topic of storm chasing Careful reading Read part 1 and answer the questions. How does the writer lead into the topic and why? By asking questions to attract readers’ attention. Why do storm chasers always have to be prepared? Because such storms can hit suddenly and move very quickly. What do you think they have to prepare? safety equipment (like helmets, seat belts) emergency supplies (like food, water and first aid kits) Careful reading Task 1: Read part 2 and fill in the blanks. Information Details Job (two roles) and . How many tornadoes did he chase? . What did he often do while chasing? He the storms to . How close was he to the storms? Just away. Complete the profile of Tim Samaras storm chaser engineer more than 120 tornadoes filmed collect important information a few kilometers Careful reading Task 2: Read part 2 and answer the questions. What do storm chasers do during a storm? Why is their work important? They put special equipment in the way of the tornado to collect information. Because it helps scientists make better forecasts, and helps people build houses to stay safe. Careful reading Read part 3 and complete the table. Information Details Time & Place on , in . People involved . What was unusual about the tornado It behaved in . It and changed its speed and direction. Tornado’s size & power It was , with winds topping 480 kilometers per hour. Result . 31 May 2013 Oklahoma, USA Tim Samaras and his team an unexpected way grew rapidly 4.2 kilometers wide All three men in the car died Careful reading Read part 4 and answer the questions. Why do storm chasers continue to do such a dangerous job? What does “that goal makes it all worth it” mean in the last sentence? Because their goal is to learn more about storms to keep people safe. It means storm chasing is dangerous, but their goal of keeping people safe makes the hard work and risks worth doing. Post-reading 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 _. 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 _. suddenly information forecasts houses dangerous died safe Post-reading Discuss the questions. 2 1. 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? To be a good storm chaser, we need to have a lot of knowledge about weather science, know how to use special equipment, and always be prepared for danger. fire fighters drug police acrobatic performers Post-reading Respect nature, honor those who protect us, and choose courage for others. (敬畏自然, 致敬守护者, 为他人选择勇敢。) Neck exercise Often, he filmed the storms while they were happening just a few kilometers away. The storm chasers’ knowledge and experience are not always enough to keep them safe. To their surprise, the tornado behaved in an unexpected way. For people like Samaras, that goal makes it all worth it. Though storm chasing remains a dangerous job, the goal of storm chasers is to learn more about to keep people safe. It can even help people understand how powerful the winds can be, and as a result, change how we build our houses. Homework In the passage, we learned about storm chasers. They do a dangerous but important job to keep people safe. After class, let’s write about another hero in a dangerous job you admire. Questions: 1.Who is your hero and what does he/she do? 2.What dangers does he/she face? 3.Why does he/she choose to do this job? Please write more about it. Thank you for listening $