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Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Section B 1a—1e Learning Objectives 1.Learn new words and phrases: worst, schoolgirl, froth, unfortunately, refuse, security, guard, nearby, scream, thankfully, knowledge, thinking, as soon as, hero, landslide, safeguard, floodwater, manpower, heartbeat, rescue, heatwave, southwestern, firefighter, volunteer. 2.Learn how to prepare for bad weather or natural disasters. Key Words disaster, holiday, enjoy, stranger, froth, wave, tsunami, panic, safety U5, 8B U5, 8B U5, 8B I think Tilly told her family to leave the beach immediately. Tilly cried and warned her family. Her family didn't believe her at first, but they went back to the hotel. Later, the security guard evacuated people successfully. Key Sentence Patterns 1.描述场景(过去进行时)Everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather that morning. 那天早上,每个人都在享受着美好的天气。 was/were+doing 2.转折句(藐视发现)But while Tilly was walking along the beach with her family, she noticed something strange. while引导时间状语从句,强调两个动作同时发生,从句常用过去进行时。 3.直接引语(人物对话)"I know what's going to happen! There's going to be a big wave,"Tilly cried. 注意going to be表示"将要发生......"。 4.因果/总结句(文章结尾)Thanks to her knowledge and quick thinking, one schoolgirl was able to save over 100 lives. quick thinking是"思维敏捷/急中生智"的地道表达 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. Read the text again and complete the timeline. 1c waves tsunamis family mother beach security guard hotel 1. Tilly found that the waves were moving away from the beach. 2. Tilly remembered what she read about in her geography book. 3. Tilly's father believed her as soon as she told her family aboutthe strong waves. Read again. Circle T for true or F for false. Then correct the false statements. 1d T F T F T F 4. The security guard learnt about the tsunami from Tilly's father. 5. Tilly's mother did not reach the hotel before the tsunami did. T F T F Discuss the questions. 1e 1. Do you think Tilly Smith was a hero? Why? Yes, because she trusted herself and kept trying to warn people. Many people would have died without her warning. 2. From Tilly's experience, what do you think people need to know to survive a natural disaster? I think people need to learn the knowledge about disasters. And when the real signs appear, people must be brave and act quickly. 3. What did you learn at school that might help to save your life one day? 1e Discuss the questions. E.g. I learned the fire safety rules at school. For example, if there is a fire, we should cover our nose and mouth with a wet cloth, stay low to the ground, and find the nearest exit. Some words for natural disasters go together with certain verbs. Use these collocations to make sentences. 2a earthquake: hit/rocked/happened/took place An earthquake hit Japan yesterday. An earthquake rocked Japan yesterday. An earthquake happened in Japan yesterday. An earthquake took place in Japan yesterday. typhoon: hit/landed/blew across tsunami: hit/came/swept through A typhoon landed at 9 o’clock last night. A typhoon hit/blew across the village at 9 o’clock last night. The tsunami swept through the village. The tsunami hit the village. / The tsunami came to the village. Look at the compound words in the box. Do you know what they mean? Complete the sentences using five of these words. 2b landslide snowstorm earthquake safeguard floodwater manpower wildfire heartbeat 1.The rescue workers need more_ to clear the streets. 2.The family built strong roofs to_ their house from heavy storms. 3.The doctor listened to the man’s_carefully. 4.During the storm, the_ nearly reached our windows. 5.People should avoid driving during a_ because it can be very difficult to see clearly on the roads. avoid doing sth. 避免做某事 manpower safeguard heartbeat floodwater snowstorm 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. 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. drought hit wildlife safety warned refused 到 结束时 感谢观看 $