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Unit 8
Grammar
Natural disasters
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Learning objectives
In this lesson, we will be able to:
understand the form and meaning of compound words in the context of natural disasters;
identify and create compound words related to natural disasters by combining two separate words;
use compound words accurately to describe natural disasters in written and spoken English.
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What disasters can you see in the picture?
Lead in
Lead in
What disasters can you see in the picture?
Lead in
What disasters can you see in the picture?
Lead in
landslide
land
slide
compound words
(复合词)
What disasters can you see in the picture?
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What is compound word?
由两个或多个独立的词根结合而成,新形成的词在意义上与原有的词根有所区别。
合成名词:
名词
名词
newspaper
earthquake
wildfire
firefighterr
What is compound word?
由两个或多个独立的词根结合而成,新形成的词在意义上与原有的词根有所区别。
合成形容词:
waterproof two-hour well-known badly-damaged slow-moving
Derivative Words派生词
由词根加上前缀或后缀构成,通常改变原词的词性,时态,语态或其他语法功能。
前缀
unhappy, dislike, unlike, unlucky...
后缀
happiness, helpful, friendly, development, homeless...
Blend Words混合词
由两个词混合而成,通常取两个词的音或部分音组合而成的新词。
烟雾
smog
=smoke
+fog
早午餐
brunch
= breakfast
+ lunch
中式英语
Chinglish
= Chinese
+ English
storm
Practice
Divide the following compound words, and then speak out the Chinese meaning.
rainbow
rain
bow
sunglasses
sun
glasses
snowstorm
snow
mudslide
mud
slide
Group work
Design a “Disaster Prevention Poster (防灾海报)”. Use at least three compund words to describe disaster and action.
Through understanding nature's fury, we learn resilience and unity.
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一、根据括号里给出的词填写合适的合成词
After the storm, the __________ (flood + water) covered the streets completely.
The _________ (snow + storm) made it impossible to drive safely.
They used __________ (fire + proof) materials to rebuild the houses.
The ___________ (wind + shield) protected the driver from the flying debris.
During the ___________ (thunder + storm), we stayed indoors for safety.
floodwater
snowstorm
fireproof
windshield
thunderstorm
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二、完成句子
地震发生时,我们正在进行抗震演习。
While we were practicing ___________ drills, the real earthquake struck.
2.消防员正在努力控制火势时,风向突然改变了。
While the _________ were trying to control the fire, the wind direction suddenly changed.
3.当山洪警报响起时,村民们正在防雨帐篷里休息。
When the __________ alarm sounded, the villagers were resting in their rainproof tents.
4.当雷暴来临时,我们正在检查挡风玻璃是否牢固。
When the ___________ came, we were checking if the windshield was secure.
earthquake
firefighters
flashflood
thunderstorm
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Required(必做)
Optional(选做)
Write a short safety report (about 50 words) about a natural disaster. Use at least 3 compound words from today's lesson.
Create 5 new compound words by combining these elements (use each only once):
storm / proof / rain / quake / fire
resistant / shelter / coat / drill / fighter
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