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Unit 5
Nature's Temper
人教版八年级下册
Section B (1a-2c)
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Learning goals
Learn new words and phrases: worst, schoolgirl, froth, unfortunately, refuse, security, guard, nearby, scream, thankfully, knowledge, thinking, as soon as, hero, landslide, safeguard, floodwater, manpower, heartbeat, rescue, heatwave, southwestern, firefighter, volunteer.
Learn how to prepare for bad weather or natural disasters.
Learning goals
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Warming up
What is the worst natural disaster you know of Discuss it with a partner.
1a
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While-reading
Read the first paragraph of the text. What do you think happened to Tilly Smith and her family next Then read the rest of the text to check your answer.
1b
How One Girl Saved Many Lives
On 26 December 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English schoolgirl, and her family were on holiday in Phuket, Thailand. Everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather that morning. Some people were swimming in the sea, and some were relaxing on the beach. But while Tilly was walking along the beach with her family, she noticed something strange. Thick white froth was forming on top of the waves. Next, she saw that the waves were coming in instead of going out.
“代替，而不是”，后接动词时应用动词-ing形式
Just then, she remembered something important. Two weeks before, her geography teacher had explained that earthquakes under the sea could create dangerous waves called tsunamis!
“I know what’s going to happen! There’s going to be a big wave,” Tilly cried. Unfortunately, her family didn’t believe her and wanted to continue their walk. However, Tilly refused to take a single step further. Finally, her mother decided to continue the walk alone, and the rest of her family returned to the hotel.
refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事
Back at the hotel, Tilly’s father told a security guard about the tsunami. The security guard was shocked. He knew about the huge earthquake in nearby Indonesia. It meant that a tsunami was possible! He jumped into action right away and rushed to get people off the beach. Everyone began to panic. People were screaming and running as fast as they could when they saw a huge wall of water coming from the sea.
立即采取行动
as...as sb. can 尽某人所能地…
Maybe something terrible happened to them.
Tilly was right! Her mother was one of the last people on the beach, but thankfully, her family made it to safety just as the water hit the hotel. The 2004 tsunami caused over 200,000 deaths, but no one on the beach died that day.
This true story shows how a single lesson could mean the difference between life and death. Thanks to her knowledge and quick thinking, one schoolgirl was able to save over 100 lives.
Read the text again and complete the timeline.
1c
Understanding the order of events
Identifying the beginning, middle, and end of a story can help you understand the story better. Look out for words and phrases that tell you when something happens, such as next, then, finally, when, while, and two weeks before.
Tilly noticed something strange about the waves.
Tilly remembered learning about tsunamis in class.
Tilly’s family went back to the hotel, except her mother.
Tilly warned her family about the tsunami.
Tilly’s family went to the beach in Thailand.
Beginning
People rushed to leave the beach.
People at the hotel learnt about the tsunami.
The security guard warned people on the beach.
The tsunami hit, but everyone was safe.
End
Read again. Circle T for true or F for false. Then correct the false statements.
1d
F (Tilly found that the waves were coming in instead of going out.)
2.Tilly remembered what she read about in her geography book.
T F
1.Tilly found that the waves were moving away from the beach.
T F
F (Tilly remembered what her geography teacher had explained
about tsunamis.)
F (Tilly’s father didn’t believe her at first.)
F (Tilly’s mother made it to safety as the water hit the hotel.)
3.Tilly’s father believed her as soon as she told her family about the strong waves.
T F
4.The security guard learnt about the tsunami from Tilly’s father.
T F
5.Tilly’s mother did not reach the hotel before the tsunami did.
T F
T
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Post-reading
Discuss the questions.
1e
1. Do you think Tilly Smith was a hero Why
2. From Tilly’s experience, what do you think people need to know to survive a natural disaster
3. What did you learn at school that might help to save your life one day
1. Yes. Because Tilly noticed something strange and took action right away to save other people.
2. People should know some basic knowledge of natural disasters and how to protect themselves from the disasters.
3. We learned the basic first-aid and survival knowledge. For
example, during an earthquake, we should move to an open area
away from buildings and trees.
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Exercise
earthquake: hit/rocked/happened/took place An earthquake hit Japan yesterday.

Some words for natural disasters go together with certain verbs. Use these collocations to make sentences.
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Vocabulary in Use
An earthquake rocked Japan
yesterday.
An earthquake happened in Japan yesterday.
An earthquake took place in Japan yesterday.

typhoon:
hit/landed/blew across
tsunami:
hit/came/swept through
The tsunami swept through the village.
A typhoon landed at 9 o’clock last night.
A typhoon hit/blew across the village at 9 o’clock last night.
The tsunami hit the village. / The tsunami came to the village.
Look at the compound words in the box. Do you know what they mean Complete the sentences using five of these words.
2b
landslide
floodwater
snowstorm
manpower
earthquake
wildfire
safeguard
heartbeat
1.The rescue workers need more_____________ to clear the streets.
2.The family built strong roofs to_____________ their house from heavy storms.
3.The doctor listened to the man’s_______________carefully.
4.During the storm, the_____________ nearly reached our windows.
5.People should avoid driving during a_______________ because it can be very difficult to see clearly on the roads.
manpower
safeguard
heartbeat
floodwater
snowstorm
avoid doing sth. 避免做某事
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
2c
refuse drought warn hit safe wildfire
In August 2022, China experienced a great heatwave. It caused _________ in different parts of the country. The heatwave_________ the southwestern city of Chongqing very hard. Large________ swept through the forests and mountains there. Over 5,000 firefighters, police, and volunteers all worked together to keep the people and their homes safe. They put out the fires, brought more than 1,500 people to_________, and_________ others to stay away from dangerous areas. It was very hard to fight the fires because of the high temperatures and changeable winds, but the rescue workers _________ to give up. By the end of August, they managed to put out all the fires.
hit
drought
wildfires
safety
warned
refused
到······结束时
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Language points
refuse sb. /sth. 拒绝某人/某物 refuse to do sth.拒绝做某事
Jenny refused/turned down my help politely.
珍妮礼貌地拒绝了我的帮助。
We should obey the law and refuse to waste food.
我们应该遵守法律，拒绝浪费食物。
(1)However, Tilly refused to take a single step further.
然而，蒂莉拒绝向前迈出一步。(教材 P46 1b)
refuse v.拒绝；推却 与accept互为反义词。
(2)Thanks to her knowledge and quick thinking, one schoolgirl was able to save over 100 lives.
由于她的知识和敏捷的思维，一名女学生能够拯救100多条生命。 (教材P47 1b)
为不可数名词，但当其前有形容词修饰时，可与不定冠词a/an
连用。
have a wide knowledge of/about...精通……
knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。(Francis Bacon弗朗西斯·培根)
knowledge n.知识；学问
know
v.知道；了解
knowledge
n.知识；学问
knowledgeable
adj.知识渊博的
(3)Tilly’s family went back to the hotel, except her mother. 蒂莉的家人都回到了酒店，除了她的母亲。(教材 P47 1c)
except/ except for ①均意为“ 除……之外”，表示排除其后的人或事物，含有“减 去 ”的意思。 ②在句子开头，要用except for接名词，不可只用except。 All the boys in our class came except (for) Tom. 除了汤姆，我们班所有的男生都来了。(排除汤姆)
Except for the ending,
the movie was perfect. 除了结局，这部电影是完美的。
besides 意为“ 除……之外(还) ”，表示包含其后的人或事物，含有“加上”的意思。 Besides maths, I also like physics. 除了数学，我还喜 欢物理。(两门都喜欢)
用来引导时间状语从句，强调主句动作和从句动作几乎同时发生。在含有as soon as引导的时间状语从句的复合句中，如果主句用一般将来时，从句应用一般现在时(即“主将从现”)。
He took out his English book as soon as he sat down. 他一坐下就拿出了他的英语书。
(4)Tilly’s father believed her as soon as she told her family about the strong waves. 蒂莉一告诉她的家人有关大浪的事情，她的父亲就相信了她。(教材 P47 1d)
as soon as 一……就……
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Summary
bring everyone closer together 让所有人更亲近
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walk along the beach 沿着海滩散步
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on top of 在……顶部
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instead of 代替；而不是
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take a single step further 往前再走一步
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jump into action right away 立即采取行动
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as... as sb. can 尽某人所能地……
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between life and death 在生死之间
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thanks to 多亏，由于
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rush to do sth. 赶紧做某事
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as soon as 一……就……
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sweep through the forests and mountains 横扫森林和山脉
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put out the fires 扑灭火
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Homework
Master the new words and expressions.
Write a short passage to retell the story.
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