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8A U8 Task
A natural disaster
A writing task
Please choose one of the natural disasters(a fire/an earthquake/a flood)and write down something about it.
Checklist
Structure
Follow the structure(time order).
3
Well organized
3
(linking words/conjunctions/adverbs)
Offer details
Content
(hear/see/do/feelings/comments).
4
Use simple past tense
past continuous tense.
4
Correct language and useful
Language
3
expressions we learned this term.
Handwriting
&
Clear and tidy handwriting
3
Punctuation
No punctuation mistakes
Total
20That giant winter storm sweeping across the us. Dump more than a fall of snow across the north east and new england. Today, airlines were forced to cancel another thirty four hundred flights. New york governor Cathy oko warn that ground travel is not, say either . what is really pretty. Yes, while this storm is throwing everything at us, we have snow, we have freezing rain. We have sleep icy roads. Our biggest concern right now is ice on the roads.
《英语》(八年级上册)
Unit 8 Natural Disasters
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Learn the details of a snowstorm;
2. Learn to write an article about a natural disaster;
3. Master some writing skills to make the article better and be able to evaluate an article.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: keep falling, nearly fall over, clear the snow, hit
2. New structure: A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday, 5 January.
I was doing my homework in the classroom when Mr. Wu came in.
My parents could not get home that night because of the heavy snow, so Millie asked me to go to her home.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Master some writing skills to make the article better.
Use the vocabulary, phrases and sentence patterns they have learned in this unit to organize language.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Watch a video and answer:
1. What natural disaster is it?
2. Where did it hit?
3. Was it terrible? Why?
【设计意图】通过观看美国暴风雪的新闻,引导学生迅速进入本课主题。
Step 2 Pre-writing
1. Learn the new words
be covered in, be frozen, nearly, clear the snow, hit
2. Some questions about Sandy’s notes
When did the snowstorm hit Beijing?
Who asked Sandy to go home together?
Why was the storm so terrible?
What did Sandy hear and see after the storm?
3. About the title
What’s the topic of her notes?
Is it a good choice to use it as the title of her article?
Write your own title.
4. Finish Sandy’s article
Fill in the blanks and read together.
5. Learn the structure of Sandy’s article
Work out the main idea of each paragraph and learn the time order.
6. About the introduction
Learn how to write the introduction and write your own introduction.
7. About paragraph 2-3
Give students some tips about the vocabulary, phrases and sentence patterns in this unit.
8. About paragraph 4
Further thinking: If you were Sandy, what would you do? What else can we do for others after a snowstorm?
【设计意图】通过提炼A部分里的信息填表,并让学生归纳结构。通过文章中的语句给学生写作提示,使他们能够熟练运用本单元所学词汇、词组和句型组织语言,并合理架构文章,写一篇有关自然灾害的文章。
Step 3 While-writing
1. Show the structure and the checking list.
2. Offer some notes and useful expressions.
3. Let students finish their articles.
【设计意图】给学生适量的写作支架,并给出评价标准。
Step 4 Post-writing
1. Evaluate
Peer-evaluate
Share your article with your partner.
【设计意图】通过提供评价表及评价的简单表达方式,使学生能够学会对同伴的作品进行评价。
V. Homework
Need to do: Polish and share your article with your classmates.
Try to do: Draw a poster to show how to protect ourselves during a natural disaster.
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Unit 8 Natural disaster
Task
-——Snowstorm hit Beijing
BY xxx School
Learning goals
Learn the details of a snowstorm.
Learn to write an article about a natural disaster.
Master some writing skills to make your article better and be able to evaluate(评价) an article.
Lead-in
1. What natural disaster is it?
Watch and answer
2. Where did it hit?
3. Was it terrible? Why?
A snowstorm.
New York, the USA.
Yes. Because there was snow, freezing rain and icy roads.
What will happen if the snow keeps falling?
The land will be c in deep white snow.
The road will be f_______.
overed
rozen
Someone may nearly fall over.
=a_______
lmost
Pre-writing
4
They were busy clearing the snow from the streets.
It snowed on Monday
Remove dirty things from somewhere (v.)
Easy to understand (adj.)
What were they busy doing after the heavy snow?
5
A snowstorm hit Beijing this week.
Sandy wants to write about the storm.
She made some notes before writing.
(a disaster) suddenly came
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When did the snowstorm hit Beijing?
Who asked Sandy to go home together?
Why was the snowstorm so terrible?
What did Sandy hear and see after the storm?
Tip 1: List some ideas before writing.
Details
What’s the topic of her notes?
Sandy is writing an article for the school newsletter.
Is it a good choice to use it as the title of her article?
Tip 2: Choose titles including what and where in newsletters.
Write the title of your own article.
Japan
Sichuan
Henan
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homework
go home early
shared
snow
wind
umbrella
fell
waiting
traffic
clear
Let’s read together!
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Introduction
?
?
During the
snowstorm
After the
snowstorm
?
homework
go home early
shared
snow
wind
umbrella
fell
waiting
traffic
clear
1
2
3
4
?
Title
____ order
Time
Introduction
Para 1:
Where
When
A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday, 5 January.
What
Tip 3: Use short and brief introductions.
Mini-practice:
A flood __________ in Henan on 20th July.
____ earthquake hit Beijing on 13th December.
There ____ a fire ____ Japan ___20th July, 2021.
happened
An
was
in
on
Write the introduction of your own article.
Natural disasters Notes
A big fire
When: Friday, 20 June
Where: A classroom building in Japan
Cause: Lightning
An earthquake
When: 12 May, 2008
Where: Wenchuan, Sichuan
A flood
When: 20 July, 2021
Where: Henan, China
Cause: a rainstorm
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During a snowstorm
Para 2:
I was doing my homework in the classroom when Mr Wu came in and told us to go home early. My parents could not get home that night because of the heavy snow, so Millie asked me to go to her home. I shared an umbrella with her while we were walking to the bus stop. The weather was really terrible. The snow kept falling around us. We could hear the wind blowing.
Tip 4: Choose the correct tense.
Tip 5: Make your writing coherent(连贯的) with proper(恰当的) conjunctions.
Simple past tense
Past continuous tense
Tip 6: Express what you saw, heard and did.
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During a snowstorm
Para 3:
Suddenly, a strong wind came from behind. I lost my umbrella in the wind and I nearly fell over. We had to walk slowly in the deep snow. When we arrived at the bus stop, we saw many people waiting there. At last, we got on a bus to Millie’s home.
Tip 7: Make your writing vivid(生动的) with adverbs.
Tip 8: Use some linking words in the story.
(first, at first, in the beginning, second, then, next, after that, finally, in the end)
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Mini-practice:
I _________ my homework at home ______ it was raining heavily for a whole day.
I could hear the strong wind ________(blow) outside.
My parents ______(be) at work, ____ they asked me to stay at home alone.
= My parents were at work. ___________, they asked me to stay at home alone.
When I was running out during the earthquake, I ___________(adv.) fell over. ________ (adv.), someone helped me.
was doing
while
blowing
were
so
As a result
nearly/almost
Luckily/Suddenly
Mini-practice:
There was an earthquake in Gansu on 19th December, 2023.
___________, I felt a slight shake…
___________, the walls began to come down…
___________, I saw the daylight. I was safe.
(At first/In the beginning)
(Then/After that/What’s worse)
(Finally/In the end/At last)
After a snowstorm
Para 4:
I stayed at Millie’s home that night. I heard the noise of traffic the next morning. People were trying to clear the snow from the streets.
Further thinking:
If you were Sandy, what would you do?
What else can we do for others after a snowstorm?
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Natural disasters Notes
a classroom building stay low to…
Thunder and lightning
…caught fire/was on fire …in fear
cover…with…to…
thick smoke …as soon as possible
a slight shake …began to come down
a loud noise like…
try one’s best to… …fall down
…in all directions come down
Cause: a rainstorm …were in need
Thunder and lightning
Went to high ground
Wash away… Thousands of people…
While-writing
Linking words: in the beginning, first, then, after that, at last …
Useful expressions:
I was doing … when …
… because of the heavy …
We could only hear/see …
… kept doing …
Suddenly/Luckily, …
… had to … slowly …
… was really terrible.
… got worse …
In order (not) to…
As a result, …
Place
Time
Hear
See
Feel
Hear
See
Feel
Introduction
During
the
natural disaster
After the natural disaster
The checking list
Structure Follow the structure (time order). 3
Content Well organized
(linking words/conjunctions/adverbs) 3
Offer details (hear/see/do/feelings/comments). 4
Use simple past tense &
past continuous tense. 4
Language Correct language and useful expressions we learned this term. 3
Handwriting & Punctuation Clear and tidy handwriting &
No punctuation mistakes 3
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Post-writing
Natural disasters or a_______,
Life is the first.
Where there is care,
there is _______.
ccidents
warmth
Homework
Polish and share your article with your classmates.
Draw a poster to show how to protect ourselves during a natural disaster.
Need to do
Try to do
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