Unit 8 Natural disasters are dangerous! 课件 2025-2026学年冀教版八年级英语下册

该初中英语课件围绕台风、野火、洪水等自然灾害，通过“问题讨论—阅读梳理—技能应用”的学习支架展开。课堂以小组讨论“自然灾害的危险性”导入，结合加拿大野火等实例阅读，引导学生填表归纳定义、成因及危害，为后续写作搭建阶梯。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养，通过1998长江洪水等本土案例及加拿大野火国际议题，提升学生跨文化理解与社会责任感。采用任务型教学，如匹配灾害应对措施、写作框架引导，锻炼逻辑思维与表达能力。分层作业设计兼顾基础巩固与能力拓展，助力教师高效教学，学生在语言实践中增强防灾意识。

Unit 8 4 Natural disasters are dangerous! Natural disasters 1 Learning objectives In this lesson, we will be able to: Comprehend the English passages about typhoons, wildfires and floods, grasping detailed information such as their definitions, causes and damages. Enable students to write a coherent passage about a common natural disaster in English, applying the learned vocabulary, sentence patterns and logical thinking Cultivate students' awareness of natural disaster prevention and mitigation in English communication, stimulate their concern for global natural disaster issues, and enhance their sense of social responsibility. 2 1 How dangerous can natural disasters be? Discuss in groups. 2 Read the passage and complete the table. Typhoons are strong storms with powerful winds. They usually occur in the Western North Pacific Typhoons form when warm water from the ocean meets special wind patterns. Typhoons can bring heavy rain and help cool down hot summers. However, they can be very dangerous and cause a lot of damage. During a typhoon, wind speeds can reach up to 252 kilometres per hour or even higher. This can make trees fall, damage buildings, and cause floods. 2 Read the passage and complete the table. Floods are huge amounts of water covering an area. They happen when there's too much rain or when rivers overflow. Floods can hurt a lot of people and destroy farms, buildings, and roads. In China, one of the biggest floods was the 1998 Changjiang River flood. The PLA troops fought against this terrible flood and protected millions of people. They successfully kept major cities like Wuhan safe. Wildfires are big, out-of-control fires.They happen in natural places like forests and grasslands. They can badly hurt animals, plants and the environment. They are also dangerous to people living nearby. In 2023, Canada experienced many big forest fires, affecting an area of over 60,000 square kilometres. Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Typhoons form when ________________________ meets _____________________. List 3 damages caused by typhoons: ____________, ________________, ________________________. warm water from the ocean special wind patterns trees falling buildings damaged areas flooding 设计意图：Review the words for place，Try to say more places in English. Pave the way for the following study 操作建议：say a place one by one 7 2 Read the passage and complete the table. Natural disaster Explanation Cause Damage Typhoon Flood Wildfire Human activity lightning, etc Strong storms with powerful winds Huge water covering an area Big, uncontrolled fires in nature Warm ocean water + wind patterns Heavy rain/river overflow Trees falling, buildings damaged, areas flooding Hurt people, destroy farms, buildings and roads Hurt animals, plants and environment; dangerous to people living nearby 8 3 What should you do when a natural disaster happens? Think and match the terms with the tips. Drought Typhoon Wildfire Flood Earthquake Clear dry leaves and report any smoke immediately. Save water and use it wisely. Stay indoors and secure anything that could be blown away. Bend down, find a cover, and hold on to protect yourself Move to higher ground and never play or swim in these waters. 4. Write a passage about a common natural disaster. The following questons may help you: A What is this natural disaster? B What causes it? C What are its dangers? D How should you respond if it happens nearby? Show time Checklist Stars Language(语言正确) Pronunciation(发音标准) Body language(使用肢体语言) Creation(有创意) Excellent Great Good Respect nature's power, protect lives with knowledge. 用法： 主语多是自然现象（如台风、地震等 ）、事件，后接具体地点 。 例句： Heavy rains occur in this season every year. 每年这个季节都会下大雨 。 1. They usually occur in the Western North Pacific. “在……（地点 / 范围 ）发生”  Point 14 用法： 后接宾语（名词 / 代词 ），宾语是 “降温对象”；也可单独使用，其后不接宾语。 例句：  The weather will cool down in the evening. 晚上天气会凉快下来。 2. Typhoons can bring heavy rain and help cool down hot summers. cool down 变凉；冷却  Point 15 3. The PLA troops fought against this terrible flood and protected millions of people.  fight against“与…… 作斗争” Point 用法： 后接 “斗争对象”（灾害、疾病、敌人等 ） 。 例句： People fight against diseases to stay healthy. 人们与疾病作斗争以保持健康。 16 4. Floods are huge amounts of water covering an area.   huge amounts of 大量的   Point 用法： 其后只接不可数名词。 例句： To protect the earth, we shouldn’t waste huge amounts of water and energy.为了保护地球，我们不应该浪费大量的水和能源。 17 18 一、用给所动词的适当形式填空 When the typhoon came last night, many trees ______________ ( blown) down.​ If we don't pay attention to fire safety, it ____________ (lead) towildfires easily.​ The soldiers ____________ (fight ) the flood day and night last week.​ It's important for us ________ (protect) ourselves from natural disasters. were blown will lead fought to protect 19 二、完成句子 洪水发生时，我们应该搬到地势更高的地方。​ When floods ________ , we should move to higher ground.​ 那场严重的干旱对农作物造成了巨大损害。​ That serious drought ________ great ________ ________ the crops.​ 大雨帮助冷却了热空气。 The heavy rain helped the hot air. 4. 现代计算机能迅速处理大量的信息。 Modern computers can deal with   _________  information very quickly. Occur/happen caused damage to cool down large amount of 20 21 Required（必做） Optional（选做） Copy the following key words and phrases 3 times each.​ typhoon, wildfire, flood, earthquake​ occur in, cool down, large amounts of Write a short passage (about 50 words) to introduce one kind of natural disaster you know, using at least 3 key phrases from the must-do part. 22 Lavf58.20.100 null 99815.805 $