Unit6 Starting out & Understanding ideas课件2026-2027学年外研版英语八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕“自然灾难”主题，聚焦自然灾难词汇、过去进行时及庞贝古城故事，通过中国神话故事（如女娲补天）导入，结合图片提问引出灾难类型，以时间线分析、情感变化任务搭建学习支架，衔接前后知识。 其亮点在于融合文化意识（中国神话与古罗马历史对比）、思维品质（时间顺序梳理事件与情感变化），通过阅读、写作任务及视频资源提升语言能力。学生能增强跨文化理解与表达，教师可借助结构化活动提高教学效率。

Unit 6 Starting out & Understanding ideas What can you see in the picture? A wildfire and firefighters. What are the people doing? They are trying to put out the wildfire. Wildfires are a kind of natural disaster. What are we going to learn in this unit? We often hear about natural disasters in the news. In this unit, let's explore natural disasters. What may happen in a natural disaster? How do disaster warnings help? How can people get back to their lives after disasters? By the end of this unit, you will makea poster about a natural disaster. After completing the unit, you will be able to: use words and expressions in the unit to talk about natural disasters. use the past continuous tense to tell stories about natural disasters. describe ways of saving lives. 过去进行时 Starting out Do you know the stories in the pictures? Nvwa Fixes the Sky Dayu Controls the Floods Houyi Shoots Down the Suns Starting out Which natural disasters could they relate to? Wildfires and floods Floods Droughts Starting out What other natural disasters do you know? typhoon landslide earthquake sandstorm tsunami volcanic eruption Starting out How has people’s understanding of natural disasters changed? Starting out How has people’s understanding of natural disasters changed? In the past, people connected natural disasters with the powerful beings from __________________, so they felt scared and __________. As time passed, they started noticing the _________ of these events. For example, dark clouds, strong winds and changes in temperature can cause storms. ancient stories hopeless rules Pre-reading What can you see in the pictures? In the first picture, I can see a volcano erupting. There is heavy _______ and ____________. The ash is spreading over the land. In the second picture, I can see an old city. The buildings are _______. No one lives here. smoke dark clouds broken Pre-reading How might people feel in the first picture? People might feel shocked and scared. They might be living between ______ and ________. hope fear Pre-reading What do you think happened to the city in the second picture? I think there might have been a disaster. The city turned into broken stones. Pliny the Younger used to live in the city. Do you know what happened? Pre-reading Pliny the Younger,古罗马作家。文学成就集中于《书信集》，收录369封涉及社会、政治及日常生活的信件，其中致历史学家塔西陀的六封信详细记载公元79年维苏威火山爆发，描述火山灰覆盖、熔岩流动及老普林尼殉职经过，被现代地质学界视为研究古火山活动的关键史料。 While-reading What is the name of the city? Pompeii. Pompeii(庞贝古城)约建于公元前7世纪。距维苏威火山约10千米。公元79年火山爆发，庞贝古城被湮没。18世纪上半叶被发现，1748年开始发掘其遗址，至今已大体完成。考古学家发掘出石头街道、各种建筑物、工艺品及雕塑、壁画等大量遗迹，再现了罗马帝国初期意大利城市生活情景，为研究古罗马社会历史提供了珍贵的资料。 While-reading Divide the passage into 3 parts. Before the eruption. During the eruption. After the eruption. The passage was written in _____ order. time While-reading Read Para. 1-2 and choose. 1.When did the earthquake happen? A. In the early morning B. That night C. At noon D. In the late afternoon 2.What was the mother doing when the ground shook? A. She was cooking. B. She was sleeping. C. She was reading. D. She was talking with neighbors. While-reading Read Para. 1-2 and choose. 3. When did they decide to leave the town? A. Right after the earthquake B. By six o'clock the next morning C. At midnight D. When the ash started falling 4.What unusual thing happened while they were leaving? A. The sun became very bright. B. The sea water moved back. C. Birds started to sing loudly. D. The wind stopped suddenly. While-reading Read Para. 1-2 and choose. 5.Why did the coach start to shake badly during the trip? A. Because of heavy rain B. Because the road was too bumpy C. Because the ground was still moving D. Because the horses were scared While-reading Read Para. 3 and answer. 1. Why did the writer refuse to continue without his mother? 2. How did the dark cloud spread? 3. What were people doing as ash fell heavily? Because the writer loved his mother deeply and wanted to face the danger together. It spread over the land like a flood. Women were calling,children were crying and men were shouting. And they were trying to find their families. While-reading Read Para. 4 and answer. 1. When the daylight returned, what covered everything? A. Rain B. Ash C. Leaves D. Sand 2. How did the writer feel about the future after that night? A. Hopeful for good things B. Too tired to think about it C. Scared of more danger D. Excited to rebuild 3. Why did the writer say “thankfully” when the daylight came back? A. It was easier to find food B. The danger right now had lessened C. Friends came to help D. The sun felt warm While-reading Choose the best summary of the passage. While-reading Complete the timeline. shook shocking flood smoke crying shouting hope fear How did people's feelings changed? While-reading How did people's feelings changed? Before the eruption, people feel_________________. scared and shocked During the eruption, people feel __________________. terrified and helpless After the eruption, people feel _________________ _______________. less worried but uncertain Post-reading What does the title mean? (1) 字面意义：庞贝城因维苏威火山喷发被彻底掩埋，如同文中描述的“Everything was covered in ash, like the snow in winter.” (2) 象征意义：灾难使城市从人类记忆中“消失”，直到考古发掘让它重见天日，成为封印古代文明的 “时间胶囊”。 Post-reading What do you think of Pliny the Younger? I think he was brave and caring. He was also a good writer. Imagine you are the child in the story. Describe the most unforgettable moment during the disaster in 3-5 sentences. Tell what you were doing and how you felt at that moment. Post-reading The most unforgettable moment was when the sky turned completely dark, like night, and ash started falling. At that time, I was walking quickly beside Mom, trying to keep up with the crowd while holding her sleeve tightly. I couldn’t see her face clearly in the dark, and I felt so scared. I shouted her name as loud as I could. When I finally grabbed her hand, my heart stopped racing a little. I just wanted to stay close to her, no matter what. $