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Unit 6 When disaster strikes

Developing idea (Reading)
uncomfortable
不舒服的
bleed
流血，
出血
iron
极坚强的
铁
fashion
时装业
slim
苗条的，
修长的
honour
荣幸，
光荣
university
大学
jeans
牛仔裤
encouraging
令人鼓舞的，振奋人心的
herself
她自己
wound
伤痛，伤害
heroine
女主角，
女主人公
Look at the video and answer the question.
What was the natural disaster?
The Wenchuan earthquake.
Lead in
What would happen to the survivors?
1 What is the sculpture built for?
2 What do you think of the young woman?
3 What may have happened to her?
/?sk?lpt??/雕塑；雕像
The sculpture is built to support and encourage people who have experienced the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.
I think she is brave and confident because she has the courage to look forward after the disaster.
She may be a survivor of an earthquake, and although the disaster might have broken her leg,she managed to come out stronger.
Read, check and answer.
1. How many parts can the passage be divided into?
2. What is each part about?
Read the passage quickly and check your answers.
The disaster
Recovery
Now
Read, check and match.
Match the main idea of each part.
Read the passage quickly and check your answers.
3.Complete the chart about NiuYu's story using the words and expressions from the passage.
The disaster
A（n）1 happened in Wenchuan in 2008.
Niu Yu, an 11-year-old girl,lost her right leg.
Recovery
Niu Yu had to live with an artificial leg. lt was not2 .
With the support of her family and friends, she slowly3 from the shadows.
In 2018, she stopped hiding her leg and got lots of4 .She also finished a half marathon.
Now
Niu Yu listens to disaster survivors and5 them to look forward.
She carried the torch at the FlSU World University Games in 2023.
She showed the power of being6 and facing the wounds and pain with7 .
earthquake
comfortable
came out of
encouraging words
encourages
brave
courage
Iron girl
1During the 2021 Shanghai Fashion Week, a young, slim and confident woman with an iron leg drew everyone's attention. Her name was Niu Yu. She lost her right leg in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. She was only 11 years old then.
2Niu Yu used to be in the school sports team. She loved running.But the disaster broke her dream, She had to live with an artificial leg. It wasn't comfortable, and her leg often bled. People's curious eyes made her even more uncomfortable. She always tried to hide her leg under jeans or dresses.
时装周
带有
draw sb.’s attention吸引某人的注意力
lose sb.’s leg失去了腿
used to do sth.曾经做某事
broke one’s dream打碎某人的梦想
bleed v.流血
好奇的目光
try to do sth.试图做某事
With the support of her family and friends, NiuYu slowly came out from the shadows. In 2018,right before her 2lst birthday, she decided to stop hiding her leg. To her surprise, she received lots of encouraging words. She alsofinished a half marathon in about 4 hours.She completed the hard 10-year journey of finding herself again.
Now Niu Yu shares her story on social media. She listens to disaster survivors and encourages them to look forward. In 2023,she carried the torch at the FISU World University Games. “It is a great honour for me," she said, “But it is also a good chance to show people the power of being brave."
在。。。的支持过
走出阴霾
decide to do sth.决定做某事
to sb’s surprise 令人吃惊的是
find oneself找到自我
share sth. with sb.与某人分享某物
社交媒体
encourage sb. to do sth.鼓励某人做某事
look forward to doing sth.盼望做某事
世界大学生运动会
in honour of 为了向。。表示歉意
它是一个好机会做某事
。。。的力量
A disaster can bring wounds and pain. But we should always face them with courage. As the writer Nora Ephron once said: “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.
/?v?kt?m/
受害者
创伤和痛苦
最重要的是，
be成为
1.During the 2021 Shanghai Fashion Week, a young, slim and confident woman with an iron leg drew everyone's attention. 2021年上海时装周期间，一位年轻、苗条、自信的铁腿女士吸引了所有人的注意。
draw sb's attention 引起某人的注意；吸引某人的目光
draw sb's attention to 把某人的注意力吸引到……
The colourful advertisement drew my attention.
那个五颜六色的广告引起了我的注意。
Language points
2. Niu Yu used to be in the school sports team. 牛钰曾经是学校运动队的队员。
used to do sth. 过去（常常）做某事
My grandparents used to live in a small village, but they moved to the city last year.
我的祖父母过去住在一个小村庄，不过他们去年搬到城里了。
辨析：used to do sth, be used to do sth 与 be/get used to doing sth
used to do sth.过去(常常)做某事，主语可以是物，也可以是人
be used to do sth.被用来做某事，主语通常是物；
be/get used to doing sth.习惯于做某事，主语通常是人。
There used to be many trees here.这里过去有很多树。
Computers are used to do many things for people now.
现在计算机被用来为人们做很多事。
She isn't used to living in the countryside.
她不习惯在乡下生活。
3. It wasn't comfortable, and her leg often bled. 这不舒服，她的腿经常流血。
bleed，动词，(bled, bled)流血，出血
bleed to death 流血致死
My hand and knee were bleeding.
我的手和膝盖在流血。
The poor dog bled to death on the roadside.
那只可怜的狗在路边流血而死。
拓展：
blood还可作不可数名词，意为“血，血液”。
She lost some blood in the accident.
她在事故中流了一些血。
4. People's curious eyes made her even more uncomfortable. 人们好奇的眼神让她更加不舒服。
uncomfortable，形容词，意为“不舒服的”。反义词为comfortable (使人舒服的；令人舒适的)，副词为 uncomfortably(不舒服地)。
What he said made me uncomfortable. 他的话使我不舒服。
The chair is so hard that it makes me feel uncomfortable after sitting for a long time.
这把椅子太硬了，坐久了让我感觉不舒服。
5. To her surprise, she received lots of encouraging words. 令她惊讶的是，她收到了很多鼓励的话语。
encouraging ，形容词，意为“令人鼓舞的；振奋人心的”。可在句中作定语或表语。
The coach gave an encouraging speech before the game.
教练在比赛前做了一次鼓舞人心的讲话。
The signs are encouraging.
这些迹象令人振奋。
6. She also finished a half marathon in about 4 hours. 她还在大约4小时内完成了半程马拉松。
in + 一段时间 表示“在一段时间以内”。
The workers have to build the bridge in six months.
工人们得在六个月内建成这座桥。
They managed to repair the car in a day.
他们在一天内设法修好了汽车。
拓展
in + 一段时间 还可意为“在一段时间以后”，常用于将来时，用 how soon(多久以后)来对其提问。
My father will go to Beijing in a week. 我爸爸一周后将去北京。
—How soon will you be back? 你多久之后回来？
—In a month. 一个月之后。
7. She completed the hard 10-year journey of finding herself again. 历经十年的艰难旅程，她重新找回了自我。
(1)find oneself 找到自我；发现自我
After a few years, he finally found himself.
几年以后，他最终找到了自我。
(2)herself，反身代词，她自己
Nobody teaches Mary English. She teaches herself.
没人教玛丽英语。她是自学的。
拓展
常见的反身代词的固定搭配：
by oneself 独自
help oneself 请自便
teach oneself 自学
dress oneself 给自己穿衣服
enjoy oneself 玩得开心
8. "It is a great honour for me," she said. “这对我来说是莫大的荣幸，”她说。
honour，名词，意为“荣幸；光荣”。
It's an honour to have you here, sir.
先生，大驾光临，深感荣幸。
拓展：honour作名词还可意为“崇敬，敬重，敬意；荣誉”。
in honour of 为了向……表示敬意；为了纪念……
We should show honour to our elders.
我们应该尊敬长辈。
His heroic deeds brought great honour to his family.
他的英勇事迹给他的家庭带来了巨大的荣誉。
The country set up a holiday in honour of the great musician.
为了纪念那位伟大的音乐家，那个国家设立了一个节日。
9. Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. 最重要的是，做你人生的主人公，而不是受害者。
(1)above all 最重要的是；尤其是
常位于句首或句中，作插入语，起强调作用。
Above all, we'd better not spend a lot of money and never waste money.
最重要的是，我们最好不要花很多钱，而且绝不浪费钱。
拓展：
与 all 有关的一些短语：
first of all 首先
after all 毕竟，终究
in all 总共
all in all 总的说来
(2)heroine，可数名词，意为“女主角，女主人公；女英雄”。
The heroine saved eight people in the disaster.
这位女主角在这次灾难中救了八个人。
The little girl dreams of becoming a great heroine one day.
这个小女孩梦想有一天成为一名伟大的女英雄。
Ⅰ 重点单词(☆表示拓展词汇，单词加粗部分为词缀)
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1. 牛仔裤 _____　　
2. 大学 _________ 　　
3. 荣幸，光荣 _______
4. 伤痛，伤害 ________　　
5. 女主角，女主人公 ________　　
6. 时装业 ________→时尚的adj. ☆fashionable
jeans
honour
university
heroine
fashion
wound
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}动词(v.)
7. 流血，出血 ______→血液 n. ☆blood
形容词(adj.)
8. 苗条的，修长的 _____　　
9. 不舒服的 _______________
10.令人鼓舞的，振奋人心的___________
代词(pron.)
11. 她自己 _______
bleed
slim
uncomfortable
herself
encouraging
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}兼词
12. 铁 n. 极坚强的 adj. _______
iron
Ⅱ重点短语
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}1. 吸引某人的注意
2. 过去常常做某事
3. 使某人的梦想破灭
4. 在……的支持下
5. 从……中解脱出来
6. 令某人惊讶的是
draw one's attention
used to do sth.
break one's dream
with the support of
come out
to sb.'s surprise
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}7. 重新找回自我
8. 鼓励某人做某事
9. 向前看
10. 一个做某事的好机会
11. 最重要的是
12. 经历
find oneself
encourage sb. to do sth.
look forward
a good chance to do sth.
above all
go through
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Discussion
6
1. What does the title mean?
2. What does the expression “came out of the shadows” mean?
The title has ______meanings. Niu Yu has _______, and she is _______, like iron.
It means that Niu Yu stopped ______ her leg.
She started to go out in public and became_______________.
two
an iron leg
strong
hiding
more confident
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Discussion
6
3. What is the meaning of Nora Ephron's words?
Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

——Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron’s words mean that we should be _______ in our lives, even when bad things happen to us.
Why does the writer use Nora Ephron's words?
His words help us hold a positive attitude to life .
brave
Review and answer the questions.
earthquake
comfortable
came out of
encouraging
encourages
brave
courage
What was the natural disaster?
When and where did it happen?
Who went through the disaster?
How did she come out from the shadows of the disaster?
What were some touching moments?
How is Niu Yu’s life now?
elements of a story
Writing task
We're going to write a heart-warming story after a natural disaster.
Title : “A heart -warming story”
step1
Structure
Part 1: The disaster
Part 2: Recovery
Part 3: Now
step2
Get expressions and contents ready
Write your story
Discuss the criteria
step3
Assessment
Discuss your writing criteria
Step1: Set up your structure
The disaster
Recovery
Now

What was the disaster?
When and where did it happen?
Who went through the disaster?
How did she/he come out from the shadows of the disaster?
What were some touching moments?
When disaster strikes, humanity rises.
Be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

Natural disasters
当灾难降临之时，人性便会挺身而出
Group work: Find and sort out useful words and expressions from this unit to answer the questions. Add your own ones if possible.
Step2: Find words and expressions
During the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake...
...
...
G1
G2
G3
参考词汇: with the support of, come out of, decide to, to one’s surprise, receive lots of encouraging words...
参考句型(选用): With the support of her family and friends, sb slowly came out from the shadows...
参考词汇: share...on social media, listen to, encourage sb to look forward, the power of being brave...
参考句型(选用): It is also a good chance to show people the power of being brave...
参考词汇: bring wounds and pain, face sth with courage...
参考句型(选用): “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim”.
Share words and expressions
参考词汇: used to be, draw one’s attention, lost her right leg, break one’s dream, have to live with, try to do..
表时间的词: during, in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake...
参考句型(选用): People’s curious eyes made her even more uncomfortable...
earthquake
Another natural disaster
Look and Answer
White Island volcano eruption
What was the natural disaster?
When and where did it happen?
Who went through the disaster?
How did the person come out of the shadows of the disaster?
What were some touching moments?
How is the person’s life now?
2019年12月9日，新西兰北岛附近的怀特岛（White Island）火山突然喷发，造成22人死亡、25人严重烧伤。火山喷发仅持续2-3分钟，但火山灰温度达200℃，导致一名叫Stephanie Browitt的游客身体70%被灼伤。起初Stephanie Browitt因为伤疤对生活失去信心。在家人和朋友的帮助与鼓励下，她开始接受事实，并且将自己的亲身经历分享在网上，由此受到众多网友的关心和鼓励，最终，Stephanie Browitt重拾信心，直面生活，并且帮助和安慰更多和她有类似境遇的人们。
参考词汇: feel life was hopeless, want to give up, by chance,
all over the world, encourage...
参考句型(选用): People from all over the world encouraged her...
参考词汇: take off one’s mask, face the world...
参考句型(选用): When disaster strikes, humanity rises.
We should always look forward.
Another natural disaster
参考词汇: a volcano on...erupt, in the eruption, burn,
过渡词: Unfortunately...
参考句型(选用): In December 2019, a volcano on White Island in New Zealand erupted...
volcano eruption
White Island volcano eruption
2019年12月9日，新西兰北岛附近的怀特岛（White Island）火山突然喷发，造成22人死亡、25人严重烧伤。火山喷发仅持续2-3分钟，但火山灰温度达200℃，导致一名叫做Stephanie Browitt的游客身体70%被灼伤。起初Stephanie Browitt因为伤疤对生活失去信心。在家人和朋友的帮助与鼓励下，她开始接受事实，并且将自己的亲身经历分享在网上，由此受到众多网友的关心和鼓励，最终，Stephanie Browitt重拾信心，直面生活，并且帮助和安慰更多和她有类似境遇的人们。
Learn to use the words and expressions and then imitate.
Write your story
Beginning: The disaster
写作建议：
描述背景要简洁明了，可以用1-2句话交代清楚自然灾害的类型，时间地点和主人公。
eg：
A girl named Niu Yu lost her right leg in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. She was only 11 years old.
You:
In December 2019, a volcano on White Island in New Zealand erupted. Unfortunately, Stephanie Browitt was in the eruption.
Learn to use the words and expressions and then imitate.
Write your story
Middle: Recovery
写作建议：
这是情感的核心部分，可以写家人、邻居、志愿者、医生等的关心帮助，也可以写主人公的坚强与成长。
eg：
With the support of her familiy and friends, Niu Yu slowly came out of the shadows. To her surprise, she received lots of encouraging words.
You:
She felt her life was hopeless and wanted to give up. By chance, she shared her story on social media. People from all over the world encouraged her.
Learn to use the words and expressions and then imitate.
Write your story
Ending: Now&Opinions
写作建议：
突出积极影响+表达个人看法（体现“遭遇困难，坚强面对”的心态）
eg：
Now Niu Yu shares her story on social media. She listens to disaster survivors and encourages them to look forward.
A disaster can bring wounds and pain. But we should always face them with courage.
You:
By chance, she shared her story on social media. People from all over the world encouraged her.
Stephanie’s story shows that when disaster strikes, humanity rises.
①In ________(时间), _______ (灾难事件) on White Island in New Zealand______. (爆发)Unfortunately, Stephanie Browitt was in the eruption. ________(主人公的受伤程度).
②After the disaster, she had to_______________. She felt her life was _______and _______(灾后的生活状态). By chance, she shared her story on social media. _______________(得到了什么样的帮助). After two and a half years, she _______(恢复的结果).
③Stephanie’s story shows that _________________(得到什么道理/积极的态度), and we should____ _____(我们在面对自然灾害带来的灾难时应该怎么做)。
A heart -warming story
Write your story
Beginning: The disaster
Middle: Recovery
Ending: Now&Opinions
In December 2019, a volcano on White Island in New Zealand erupted. Unfortunately, Stephanie Browitt was in the eruption. It burnt about 70% of her body.
After the disaster, she had to spend months in hospital and wear a mask to protect her healing skin. She felt her life was hopeless and wanted to give up. By chance, she shared her story on social media. People from all over the world encouraged her. After two and a half years, she took off her mask and faced the world.
Stephanie’s story shows that when disaster strikes, humanity rises. We should always look forward.
A possible version
Beginning-disaster
Middle-
recovery
End-
now
A heart -warming story
Discussion: what does a good writing require in this lesson?
A heart-warming story
Content(内容)？
Language(语言)？
...
opinions
Linking words
recovery
basic information
after disaster
Step 3: Discuss the criteria
Liao zhi
Liao Zhi was a dance teacher. In the 2008 Wenchuan earthquakeshe lost her legs and her daughter. But she didn't give up. She learnt to walk with artificial legs and even danced on stage. Her “Drum Dance”inspired many people. Later, she engaged in public welfare activities, helping those in need. She shows great courage. And now she lives a happy life. Her story tells us that no matter how hard life is,we should be strong and keep going.
Need to do:
Polish your writing according to the evaluation criteria and your partners’ or teacher’s suggestions.
Choose to do：
Change your story into a poster. You can add some photos to improve the layout.
Homework

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