摘要:
该初中英语课件围绕“天气与日常事件”主题,核心涉及过去时态(一般过去时、过去进行时)、时间连接词(by the time, when等)及天气描述词汇。课堂导入结合国家防灾减灾日,通过汶川地震实时视频引发学生讨论,搭建从现实情境到语言学习的桥梁,学习支架涵盖事件排序、时间连接词识别、结构化讨论及写作指导,帮助学生逐步掌握语言知识与运用逻辑。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养,如视频导入增强学生社会责任感,时间线与地点线表格提升思维品质,引导分析事件逻辑。写作技巧强调动作词、感官描写及时态运用,结合自评互评表发展学习能力。学生能提升综合语言运用,教师可依托结构化活动高效开展读写教学,激发学习兴趣。
内容正文:
Unit 5 Nature’s Temper
Section B 3a-3d
Okay, classmates. The National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day on May 12th is coming. Do you still remember Wenchuan on May 12th, 2008? Today, we will learn about their special day through real - time footage from that time. After watching, answer the following questions.
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1. What's your impression of the Wenchuan earthquake? Is it terrifying, regretful, sorrowful or something else?
2. What would you do if you were a person in Wenchuan at that time?
3a Read about Ma Li’s day and order the events.阅读关于马丽一天的内容,并为事件排序。
Last Friday started terribly. First, my alarm clock didn’t go off, so I woke up late and had to rush to the bus stop.上周五一开始就很糟糕。首先,我的闹钟没响,所以我醒来得晚了,不得不匆忙赶到公交车站。
I had a test that morning, so I was reviewing my notes while I was waiting for my bus. All of a sudden, thunder rolled across the sky. Then it started to pour. The wind was too strong for me to use my umbrella!那天上午我有一场考试,所以在等公交车的时候我一直在复习笔记。突然,天空传来雷鸣。接着下起倾盆大雨。风太大了,我根本撑不住伞!
By the time the bus came, I was cold and wet. I was still worrying about the test when the bus driver said that we would be late. There was a landslide along our usual road.到公交车来的时候,我又冷又湿。当公交车司机说我们会晚点时,我还在担心考试的事。我们平常走的路上发生了山体滑坡。
3a Read about Ma Li’s day and order the events.阅读关于马丽一天的内容,并为事件排序。
When I finally reached my classroom, out of breath,my teacher was already waiting at the door. Many others were also late because of the rainstorm.As a result, she said we weren’t having a test after all! What luck on my unlucky day!当我终于气喘吁吁地赶到教室时,老师已经在门口等着了。因为这场暴风雨,其他很多人也都迟到了。结果,她宣布我们不用考试了!在我倒霉的这一天,这倒成了件幸运的事!
3a Read about Ma Li’s day and order the events.阅读关于马丽一天的内容,并为事件排序。
Ma Li woke up late.马丽醒来得晚了。 1 The teacher decided not to have a test.老师决定不考试了。
The bus driver said they would be late.公交车司机说他们会晚点。 She ran to the bus stop.她跑到公交车站。
She started reviewing her notes.她开始复习她的笔记。 It started to rain and she became cold and wet.开始下雨了,她变得又冷又湿。
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3b. Read again. Underline the words and phrases that indicate the times of the events or connect them together.
indicate the times of the events
connect the times of the events together
Timeline & Location
The story follows an obvious timeline and also implies a location line. The table below can help organize the development and logical relationships of the article.
Detail Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4
Time
Place
last Friday, first
while, all of a sudden, then
by the time,
when
finally
home
bus stop
bus
classroom
Writing Skills:How to make your story more interesting?
Use strong action words
The writer uses powerful verbs like______________to make the story feel real and exciting.
Describe what you see, hear, and feel
The writer describes the rainstorm using details that help you imagine being there
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Use different past tenses
A clever ending: The last sentence, "What luck on my unlucky day!", is a surprising and funny way to end the story.
Remember:Try to use these simple tricks in your own writing to make your stories more fun to read!
and past continuous tenses
The writer uses _____________
_________________________________
to show what was happening and what happened.
simple past
hearing thunder
e.g., seeing the dark sky
rush
roll
pour
3c: Discuss a day when you experienced bad weather with a partner
1. What kind of bad weather was it?
2. What were you doing when it started?
3. What did you see/hear/do? How did you feel?
4. What happened or went wrong because of it?
Example: It was a heavy rainstorm.
Example: I was walking home from school.
Example: I saw rain pouring down and felt scared.
Example: I got completely wet and caught a cold.
Sharing and Recording
The whole class shares the results of the discussion and records relevant expressions in a table. For example:
What kind of weather was it?
What were you doing when it started?
What did you see, hear, or do during the bad weather?
How did you feel?
What happened or went wrong because of the bad weather?
Rainstorm
I was walking / riding my bike to school.
See: The sky was growing darker and darker. The rain began to pour.Hear: Thunder rolled across the sky.
Feel: I felt so scared that I ran to the closest shop.
The power went out. The trees fell down.
Snowstorm
I was taking a bus back home.
See: The snow was falling heavily, and I couldn’t see the road clearly.Hear: The wind was blowing hard.
Feel: I never saw such heavy snow. It was certainly a day to remember.
The bus could not go any further because of the heavy snow, so I had to walk home.
3d: Write a story about your day. Use 3a as an example.
Last Friday, I had a really bad day. While I was having breakfast with my younger sister, the sky was growing darker and darker. I heard thunder and saw lightning. When I left the house,...
Organizing Ideas
Focus on Topic Sentences
Read the passage in 3d.
Why do we need the first sentence?
Use topic sentences to guide the writing structure.
Writing Structure Guide
Beginning
Describe the change in weather and set the background for the story.
Development
Describe in detail the specific problems, difficulties, and experiences encountered during the bad weather.
Ending
Describe the final outcome of the event and share your feelings and gains.
Sample 1
Last Sunday, I had a bad day. I went to the park with my friends. Suddenly, it started to rain heavily. We didn't have umbrellas, so we ran to a small pavilion to take shelter. We waited for a long time, but the rain didn't stop. Finally, we had to call our parents to pick us up. I was very upset because we couldn't play anymore.
Sample 2
Yesterday afternoon, there was a big thunderstorm. I was doing my homework at home. The lights went out suddenly, and it was very dark. I was a little afraid. My mom lit a candle, and we sat together until the storm passed. The storm also broke a tree in our yard. It was a scary experience, but it was also kind of exciting.
Share your stories
Self and Peer Assessment
Aspect Yes No Advice
Main sentence □ □
Description of action □ □
Description of weather □ □
Use of conjunction □ □
Simple past tense and past continuous tense □ □
Use of when / while □ □
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