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Unit 8 Safe and sound
Reading1
The Highfield earthquake
1. 安然无恙
2. 一次紧急情况
3. 冲走
4. 处于糟糕的状况中
5. 闪电引发大火
6. 一辆长途汽车驶离公路
7.无家可归的人
safe and sound
an emergency
wash away
in a terricle state
lightning starts a big fire
a coach comes off the road
homeless people
Revision:
9.许多车撞上了彼此，这是小镇史上最大的交通事故之一。
Many cars ______________. It was one of ______________________
in the town’s history.
10. 雾太浓了以至于司机们的能见度不足一米。
The fog was_________ that drivers couldn’t see ______________
in front of them.
hit each other
the largest traffic accidents
so thick
more than a metre
1. Understand the story about Timmy’s experience in the Highfield
earthquake in 2021;
2. learn more about earthquakes;
3. learn some skills of writing a story.
Learning aims:
How many natural disasters do you know？
snowstorm
typhoon
earthquake
flood
Lead-in:
What is an earthquake
Lead-in:
An earthquake is a sudden shaking or trembling(颤动)
of the ground caused by the movement of rock beneath the Earth's surface.
地震震级表
Most earthquakes have little effects on humans. But earthquakes with larger magnitudes(震级) can cause various types of damage.
Pre-reading:
Discuss:
What do you think people should do in an earthquake
Skimming:
What is the article mainly about
A. The causes of the Highfield earthquake
B. A personal experience during the Highfield earthquake
C. How to stay safe in an earthquake
D. The damage caused by the Highfield earthquake
Scanning:
The passage is organized _____.
A. in time order
B. in space order
C. from the end to the start
D. in order of importance
Write the correct paragraph number next to each main idea.
3
1
5
2
4
Scanning:
At the beginning of the Highfield earthquake
During the Highfield earthquake
After the Highfield earthquake
Scanning:
What’s the structure of the article
beginning
Read Part 1 and fill in the blanks.
When
What
About ___________________________.
Timmy was __________.
Timmy felt _____________.
Timmy heard _______________
____________.
two o'clock in the afternoon
working
a slight shake
a loud noise like thunder
Detail reading:
Read Part 2 and fill in the blanks.
What Timmy heard
Soon the real noise came, like _______
________________.
What Timmy did
He tried his best to __________ too.
What Timmy saw
The earth started to ______. Pieces of glass and bricks were _______________. Then _________ began to come down too!
People shouted _________. Some _______ of the building. Outside, people were ________________________.
bombs
under the ground
run out
During the
earthquake
shake
raining down
the walls
in fear
ran out
running in all directions
How may Timmy feel at that time
Detail reading:
Read Part 3 and put the following sentences in correct order.
① He shouted for help but no one came.
② He was safe.
③ He cried out when he heard some noise above him.
④ He saved energy and waited for help.
⑤ People moved away the bricks.
⑥ He told himself to calm down.
⑥①④③⑤②
Detail reading:
f
a
e
c
b
d
1
6
3
4
5
2
Write the correct caption in the blank under each picture. Then put the pictures in the correct order.
Post reading:
Do you think Timmy did the right thing
What would you do if you were Timmy
According to the story, what kind of person
do you think Timmy is
calm
optimistic
(乐观的)
clever
brave
patient
…
Post reading:
What do you think saved Timmy at last
Being calm/clever/
patient/…
Others'
help
Safe
Post reading:
Translate the expressions into English.
1. 在下午
2. 起初
3. 轻微的摇晃
4. 一声巨响
5. 在地下
6. 开始做某事
7. 惊恐地喊叫
8. 竭尽全力做某事
9. (从……)跑出去
in the afternoon
at first
a slight shake
a loud noise
under the ground
start/begin to do sth
shout in fear
try one’s best to do sth
run out (of…)
10. 向四面八方
11. 如雨点般落下
12. 坍塌
13. 一点也不，根本不
14. 一阵恐惧
15. 掠过心头
16. 告诉某人做某事
17. 冷静下来
18. 呼救
rain down
come down
not…at all
a moment of fear
go through one’s mind
tell sb to do sth
calm down
in all directions
shout for help
19. 很长一段时间
20. 保存体力
21. 等待救援
22. 努力做某事
23. 找到出去的路
24. 呼喊
25. 用微弱的声音
26. 移开
27. 最终
find one’s way out
cry out
in a weak voice
at last
move away
for a long time
save energy
wait for help
try to do sth
C
Sandy is reading a blog post by a forest fire plete the blog post
with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
calm down fear fireman nervous
in all directions trap silent thunder
Running from the fire in the forest
It was a hot summer’s day. It was (1) ______around me at first except the sounds of nature. I was walking my dog in the forest when I started to smell smoke. I walked a bit further
and saw a fire. I felt (2) ________and didn’t know
what to do. Suddenly, there was a loud noise
like (3) ________ as a burning tree fell down
silent
nervous
thunder
Post reading:
in front of me—I was (4) ________.Soon the fire got bigger and bigger,
and (5) _____ ran through my mind. I told myself to (6) ___________. Some animals began to run (7) ________________.
I looked at Harry, my dog. He was jumping up and
down. Just at that moment, I saw some people
running through the trees. They were (8) ________!
They finally put out the fire. Luckily, Harry and I were safe.
trapped
fear
calm down
in all directions
firemen
What do you think people need to do to prepare for
possible earthquakes
Learn what to do during the earthquake
Make a Family Emergency Plan
Pack an Emergency
"Go-Bag"
…
Further thinking:
1. In an emergency situation, like a fire or earthquake,
it’s important to stay c_____ and call for help.
2. The weather forecast says there might be a t________
next week, so we should prepare well.
3. When the earthquake happened, the ground started
to s __________.
4. She was very n __________ before her speech because
so many people were watching.
5. The room was s __________ after the teacher asked
everyone to be quiet.
alm
hunder
hake
ervous
ilent
Exercises:
1. Memorize the important words and phrases in this lesson.
2. Find more stories about earthquakes and share them with your friends.
2. Preview Grammar on pages 112-113.
Homework

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