Unit 6 When disaster strikes Understanding ideas Reading 课件2026-2027学年外研版八年级上册

Unit 6 When disaster strikes understanding ideas Free talk What natural disasters(灾难) do you know? earthquake 地震 flood 洪涝 drought 干旱 tornado 龙卷风 typhoon 台风 tsunami 海啸 volcanic eruption 火山爆发 How do you feel? What can you see in the video? I can see a _________. There is heavy_______ and ___________. The ash(灰烬) is __________over the land. volcanic eruption smoke dark clouds spreading shake dark cloud spread smoke volcanic eruption Look and say How might people feel? They might feel shocked and scared. What can you see in the picture? I can see some broken buildings. It’s an ancient city but no one lives there. What’s the name of the old city? Pompeii 庞贝古城 Mount Vesuvius erupted 爆发 Pliny the Younger(小普林尼) is a writer. He is also a survivor（幸存者） of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. He recorded the eruption of Mount Vesuvius（维苏威火山爆发） carefully. 幸存 A. The daily life in a town near Pompeii(庞贝). B. The writer’s happy life with his mother near Pompeii. C. The writer’s experience during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. D. How people rebuilt(重建) the town after the volcanic eruption. What’s the main idea of the text? The earthquake happened. People got out of town. Mount Vesuvius erupted. The daylight returned. Read and match the main ideas with each Para. In what order does the writer write the passage? A. In time order. B. In space order. The earthquake happened Who When Where What The writer and his mother At night In a town near Pompeii shook How So scared decided to Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the table. rushed into had to didn’t shut The earthquake happened Who When Where What The writer and his mother At night In a town near Pompeii How ... so scared that ... Retell shook decided to rushed into had to didn’t shut First, our coach ... Then, the sea ... and many sea animals ... 1.What happened on the road? coach: 1. a person who trains a team in sport 2. a person who gives lessons to sb 3. a bus for carrying passengers over long distances 2.What did the writer think of these things? Because they might be the signs of volcanic eruption. He thought they were shocking. Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions. 1. What was it like when the volcano erupted(火山爆发)? The cloud___________and_______the sea. It was__________over the land like_______. The air was _______with_______and ash began to fall in _____________. moved down covered spreading a flood thick smoke heavy showers 2. How did people react(反应) to the disaster? hopeless powerless helpless women children men were calling were crying were shouting People were trying to find their families in the dark. How? 1. Why does the writer use “thankfully” here? A.To show the writer’s comfort B. To compare with the scary events before 2. What was it like when the eruption was over? 3. What does the writer mean by “we had no thoughts of things to come”? They are too shocked and uncertain to think about the future. Everything was covered in ash, like the snow in winter. What else do you kown about the disaster in Pompeii? Disasters are cruel, but respecting nature, love and hope will help us move forward.灾难无情，但敬畏自然，爱与希望会助我们砥砺前行。 $