Unit 5 Nature's Temper Section B 1a-1e 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“自然灾害”主题，核心知识点包括地震、海啸等灾害词汇及Tilly救人事迹复述。课堂通过视频导入2004年印度洋海啸，结合“Watch and Say”活动引出10种灾害词汇，再以分段阅读问题、事件表格、时间线等学习支架，帮助学生从词汇积累过渡到故事理解与复述。 其亮点在于以真实故事为载体，融合语言能力（词汇运用、复述表达）、思维品质（分析事件逻辑）和学习能力（关键词定位阅读策略）。如时间线活动用“while”“then”等连接词梳理事件顺序，讨论问题引导思考灾害应对，既提升学生语言技能和安全意识，又为教师提供结构化教学活动，便于高效实施教学。

Unit5 Nature’sTemper Section B 1a-1e earthquake drought tsunami wildfire tornado flood typhoon snowstorm learning objectives Master key words about natural disasters (e.g., tsunami, earthquake) Be able to retell Tilly’s story correctly and talk about disaster safety skills in simple English. What natural disasters were mentioned in the video? Watch and Say Thunderstorm 雷暴雨 Drought 旱灾 Earthquake 地震 Flood 水灾 Heatwave/ hi twe v/ 热浪 Blizzard Hurricane (typhoon) Tornado/t ne d / 龙卷风 Wildfire 野火 Tsunami/tsu n mi/ 海啸 / bl z d/ 强暴风雪 / h r k n/ 飓风 / nd st m/ Lead in Let’s watch a video of a disaster Scanning Read and answer How many paragraphs are there? 5 6 3 1 2 4 Six. What kind of passage is it? A.Exposition(说明文) B. Story C. Report 小红书:Christina在努力 原创课件 Read the first paragraph of the text. 1b When and where did the disaster happen? Who was the girl? Why did the girl go to Thailand? How was the weather that morning? How did people feel that morning? When Where Who Why How What the strange things did Tilly Smith see by the sea? 小红书:Christina在努力 原创课件 1b Read the first paragraph of the text. thick white froth [fr ] n. 泡沫 The waves were coming in instead of going out. What is going to happen if you see these two strange things by the sea? A tsunami will come! Read and answer Read Para. 2-3 and answer the questions. 1. What did Tilly remember just then? She remembered what her geography teacher had explained about tsunamis. Just then, she remembered something important. Two weeks before, her geography teacher had explained that earthquakes under the sea could create dangerous waves called tsunamis! “I know what’s going to happen! There’s going to be a big wave,” Tilly cried. Unfortunately, her family didn’t believe her and wanted to continue their walk. However, Tilly refused to take a single step further. Finally, her mother decided to continue the walk alone, and the rest of her family returned to the hotel. Tip: First, find key information by the key words. Then summarize the details in short and clear words. 2. What did Tilly cry to tell her family? She cried that there was going to be a big wave (a tsunami). 3. Who went back to the hotel at last? Tilly and the rest of her family went back to the hotel. / n f t n tli/ 不幸地 /r fju z/ 拒绝 Read and answer Read Para. 4-5 and answer the questions. Back at the hotel, Tilly’s father told a security guard about the tsunami. The security guard was shocked. He knew about the huge earthquake in nearby Indonesia. It meant that a tsunami was possible! He jumped into action right away and rushed to get people off the beach. Everyone began to panic. People were screaming and running as fast as they could when they saw a huge wall of water coming from the sea. Tilly was right! Her mother was one of the last people on the beach, but thankfully, her family made it to safety just as the water hit the hotel. The 2004 tsunami caused over 200,000 deaths, but no one on the beach died that day. Events Details Who Tilly's father told How the security guard felt What the guard did How people acted Result A _ He felt _ He rushed to _ the beach Screaming and _ _ died security guard shocked get people off running no one Tip: Use table keywords to find and get details from the text. Read and answer Read Para. 6 and answer the question. This true story shows how a single lesson could mean the difference between life and death. Thanks to her knowledge and quick thinking, one schoolgirl was able to save over 100 lives. 1. What does the story show us? A. A single lesson can be very important. B. We should not go to the beach. C. Geography lessons are boring. 2. Why did the schoolgirl save over 100 lives? A. Because she was good at running B. Because her father asked her to do so C. Because of her knowledge and quick thinking 1c Read the text again and complete the timeline. Understanding the order of events Identifying the beginning, middle, and end of a story can help you understand the story better. Look out for words and phrases that tell you when something happens, such as next, then, finally, when, while, and two weeks before. waves tsunamis family mother beach security guard hotel while then finally back to the hotel when after that Read again. Circle T for true or F for false. Then correct the false statements. 1d Tilly found that the waves were moving away from the beach. Tilly remembered what she read about in her geography book. Tilly’s father believed her as soon as she told her family about the strong waves. The security guard learnt about the tsunami from Tilly’s father. Tilly’s mother did not reach the hotel before the tsunami did. were coming in instead of going out. what her geography teacher had explained in class. Tilly's family didn't believe her at first Her mother was one of the last people on the beach, but thankfully, her family made it to safety just as the water hit the hotel. Post-reading 1.Do you think Tilly Smith was a hero?Why? 2. From Tilly's experience, what do you think people need to know to survive a natural disaster? 3. What did you learn at school that might help to save your life one day? 1e Discuss the questions. Yes. Because Tilly noticed something strange and took action right away to save other people. People should know some basic knowledge of natural disasters and how to protect themselves from disasters. We learned the basic first-aid and survival knowledge. For example, during an earthquake, we should move to an open area away from buildings and trees. (1) 结构解析:“as+形容词/副词原级+as sb could /can”表示“尽某人所能地……”。当描述现在的情况时用 “as...as sb can”,描述过去的情况时用 “as...as sb could”。 1. When they heard the news, they ran home _. 当他们听到这个消息时,他们尽可能快地跑回了家。 2. The little boy finished his homework _ to watch the cartoon. 这个小男孩尽可能快地完成作业,以便去看动画片。 as fast as they could Language points (2) 类似结构:“as + 形容词 / 副词原级 + as possible” 表示 “尽可能……” 如 “as quickly as possible(尽可能快地)”,两者常可互换,如 “as fast as they could = as fast as possible”。 as fast as possible 【para4】as fast as they could 尽可能快地 We need eyes to observe. We need ears to listen. We need a brain to think. We need a heart to believe. And we need hands to act. Prepare today. Save lives tomorrow. What can we do to prepare for the disaster? 2a Some words for natural disasters go together with certain verbs. Use these collocations to make sentences. P48 earthquake An earthquake rocked the city last week. A strong earthquake happened in this area ten years ago. A terrible earthquake took place in Wenchuan in 2008. typhoon A powerful typhoon hit the coastal city yesterday. A typhoon blew across the island, causing great damage. tsunami A huge tsunami hit/swept through the coastal town in 2004. A sudden tsunami came without warning. 2b Look at the compound words in the box. Do you know what they mean? P48 landslide snowstorm earthquake safeguard floodwater manpower wildfire heartbeat The rescue workers need more _ to clear the streets. The city built walls along the coast to _ the buildings near it. The doctor listened to the man’s _ carefully. During the storm, the _ nearly reached our windows. People should avoid driving during a _ because it can be very difficult to see clearly on the roads. manpower safeguard heartbeat floodwater snowstorm Compound words are words made by combining two or more simple words. They have a new meaning that relates to the original words. landslide=land+slide Complete the sentences using five of these words. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. 2c refuse drought warn hit safe wildfire In August 2022, China experienced a great heatwave, the worst since 1961. It caused _ in different parts of the country. The heatwave _ the southwestern city of Chongqing very hard. Large _ swept through the forests and mountains there. Over 5,000 firefighters, police, and volunteers all worked together to keep the people and their homes safe.They put out the fires, brought more than 1,500 people to _, and _ others to stay away from dangerous areas. It was very hard to fight the fires because of the high temperatures and changeable winds, but the rescue workers _ to give up. By the end of August, they managed to put out all the fires. droughts hit wildfires safety refused warned null 166800.3 $