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2. Whose birthday is it
Unit 5
Nature's Tempe
人教版 英语（八年级下册）
Section B
1a-1e
2. Whose birthday is it
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学习目标
掌握 earthquake、typhoon、flood 等 6 类自然灾害词汇；熟练运用过去进行时（was/were + doing）描述灾害发生时的动作。（学习理解）

通过图片匹配、分层听力、小组合作等活动，掌握听力信息抓取技巧；能自主梳理过去进行时的用法，结合语境运用句型表达；学会合作完成任务，提升团队协作与自主探究能力。（应用实践）
通过分析台风特征、对比不同灾害场景，培养批判性思维与逻辑分析能力。（迁移创新）
2. Whose birthday is it
01 情景导入
Scenario import
What natural disaster can you see in the video Have you ever heard of it
Lead in
How many natural disasters do you know
earthquake
drought
tsunami
wildfire
tornado
flood
typhoon
snowstorm
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02 读前感知
Before reading
What is the worst natural disaster you know of Discuss it with a partner and share your ideas.
What : What was it (Earthquake Typhoon Flood )
Where: Where did it happen (In China In Japan In the sea )
How bad : Was it very strong Did it hurt many people Did it destroy houses
1a
Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines (1991)
菲律宾皮纳图博火山喷发
Wenchuan earthquake
(2008)汶川大地震
Wenchuan flash floods and mudslides (2023)汶川山洪泥石流
Texas Supercell Thunderstorm
(2024)美国得州强雷暴
1976 Tangshan earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Watch a video
What natural disaster is this
Tsunami
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03 读中操练
While reading
Scanning
A. Tilly Smith’s family trip to Thailand.
B. How a girl used her school knowledge to save many lives from a tsunami.
C. The 2004 tsunami and its terrible death toll.
D. Tilly Smith’s geography class and her teacher.
Scan the text and choose the right answer.
1.What is the passage mainly about ( )
B
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.
What type of writing is the text
A. Exposition (说明文） B. Narrative（记叙文） C. Argumentation（议论文）
B. The happy beach scene
F. Tilly remembers her geography lesson
C. Tilly warns her family but they don't believe her
A. The security guard takes action
E. The happy ending: everyone is safe
D. The lesson of the story
Match the following subheadings with the corresponding paragraphs (1-6).
Part 1(1)
Beginning
Part 2(2-3)
Development
Part 3(4)
Climax
Part 4(5-6)
Ending
Divide the passage into four parts,
and match the main idea of each part
Tilly's father told a guard, and the guard got people off the beach quickly.
The tsunami came, but everyone was safe, and knowledge saved lives.
Tilly found something strange on the beach during her holiday in Thailand.
Tilly remembered her geography lesson and warned her family about the tsunami.
.
Read Para.1 and answer the questions.
1b
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.
1. When and where did the story happen
2.Who were on the beach that morning What were they doing
It happened on 26 December 2004, in Phuket, Thailand.
Tilly Smith and her family, and other tourists were on the beach. Some people were swimming in the sea, and some were relaxing on the beach.
While-reading
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.
What made Tilly think of a tsunami
A. Her family told her about it.
B. She remembered what she learnt in geography class.
C. She saw a warning sign on the beach.
Read Para. 2-3 and choose the answer.
While-reading
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.
At first, Tilly’s family _______.
A. believed her at once
B. didn’t believe her
C. called the police at once
Read Para. 2-3 and choose the answer.
While-reading
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.
Why did Tilly’s mother go on walking
A. She wasn’t afraid of anything.
B. She wanted to take more photos.
C. She didn’t think a tsunami was coming.
Read Para. 2-3 and choose the answer.
While-reading
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.
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.
Read paragraph 4 and 5 of the text and choose the correct answer.
1. Who took action to get people off the beach
A. Tilly B. Tilly’s father C. a security guard
2. How the people feel when they saw a huge wall of water coming from the sea
A. Excited B. Scared C. Happy
3. How many people died on the beach in the 2004 tsunami
A. 2004 B. 200000 C. 0
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2
3
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 last paragraph of the text and answer the questions.
What can we learn from the passage
A. Knowledge is power.
B. Learn today, save tomorrow.
C. All of the above.
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.
Read the text again and complete the timeline.
1c
waves
tsunamis
family
mother
beach
security
guard
hotel
Read again. Circle T for true or F for false. Then correct the false statements.
1d
Tilly found that the waves were moving away from the beach.
Tilly remembered what she read about in her geography book.
Tilly’s father believed her as soon as she told her family about the strong waves.
The security guard learnt about the tsunami from Tilly’s father.
Tilly’s mother did not reach the hotel before the tsunami did.
Tilly found that the waves were coming in instead of going out.
Tilly remembered what her geography teacher had explained in class.
Tilly's family didn't believe her at first and wanted to continue their walk.
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.
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04 读后拓展
After 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.
________________________________
________________
beginning
rising action
falling action
conclusion
climax
admiring
relaxed
nervous
panicked
relieved
Retell the story according to the story mountain.
Tilly and her family enjoyed a holiday on a Thai beach in 2004.
____________________
________________________________________
____________________
____________________
__________________________________
_________________
________________________________
________________
___________________ ______________________________________
Tilly noticed strange waves, recalled her tsunami lesson, warned her family, and her father told a hotel security guard.
The security guard rushed to get people off the beach.
Everyone on the beach was safe with no deaths.
Tilly saved over 100 lives with her knowledge and quick thinking.
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05 考点大全
Language points
1.He jumped into action right away and rushed to get people off the beach.
保安立刻采取行动，冲向海滩疏散群众。
① When the fire alarm rang, the firefighters jumped into action immediately.
② When the sudden rainstorm hit, the teachers jumped into action to guide students back to the classroom safely.
jump into action
立刻采取行动
火警响起时，消防员们立刻行动起来。
突发暴雨来袭时，老师们立刻行动起来，引导学生安全返回教室。
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。
① Thanks to his helpful advice, I solved the problem easily.
② Thanks to my mom, I had a nice breakfast.
thanks to
多亏，由于
多亏了他实用的建议，我轻松解决了这个问题。
多亏了妈妈，我吃了一顿美味的早餐。
thanks to 与 because of
Thanks to the timely help from neighbors, the fire was put out quickly.
多亏邻居们的及时帮忙，火很快被扑灭了。
Because of the heavy snow, the school bus was late this morning.
因为大雪，今天早上校车迟到了。
instead of 代替；而不是，后接名词、代词或动名词（doing 形式）。
例：Let's walk instead of taking a bus.
我们走路吧，别坐公交车了。
Next, she saw that the waves were coming in instead of going out.接下来,她看到海浪是冲进来的,而不是冲出去的。
3.instead of 代替；而不是
用 instead of 完成下列句子（注意动词形式）。
Let‘s go swimming ________________________ (而不是看电视) .
She likes singing _____________________ (而不是跳舞).
instead of watching TV
instead of dancing
(1) however表示 “然而，可是”，用于引出与前文相反或转折的内容，比 but 更正式，且有明确的停顿感。可放在句首、句中或句末，句首时首字母大写，后面必须加逗号（如原句）；句中时前后需加逗号。
例：It rained hard. However, we still went to school.
雨下得很大。然而,我们还是去上学了。
She is young. However, she knows a lot.她年纪小。可是，她懂得很多。
4.However,Tilly refused to take a single step further. 然而,蒂莉拒绝再往前走一步。
1.我尽了最大的努力来完成这项工作。然而，我还是失败了。
I tried my best to finish the work. ___________, I still failed.
However
(2)refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事同义短语： turn down
refuse sb./sth. 拒绝某人/某物
例：She refused to lend her bike to her classmate because she needed it.她拒绝把自行车借给同学，因为她自己要用。
Jenny refused/turned down my help politely.
【典例】
2.My mother always refuses ________ (buy) junk food for me.
3.昨晚他们拒绝参加聚会，因为他们太忙了。
They _____________ to the party last night because they were busy.
to buy
refused to go
(1) jump into action 立即行动，主语通常是人或团队。jump是不及物动词，into action是介词短语作状语，补充 “行动” 的状态。
(2) rush to get people off the beach 匆忙将人们从海滩上疏散，rush是及物动词，to get...是不定式短语作目的状语，说明 “匆忙” 的目的。rush to do sth. 匆忙做某事，to不可省略，表 “匆忙的目的”。
(3) right away 意为 “立刻，马上”，副词短语，可修饰动词，放句末或句中，同义短语有 at once。
5.He jumped into action right away and rushed to get people off the beach.他立即行动起来，匆忙地将人们从海滩上疏散。
1.The teachers _____________________ (立即行动) to help the students when the lights went out.
2.My brother _________________ (匆忙去买) some bread because we had nothing to eat.
3.Please tell him to call me back _____________(立刻).
jumped into action
rushed to buy
right away
6.“除……之外” 辨析
except / except for 除……之外（不包含，表“减去”）
① 句中用 except ，句首用 except for ；
② except 排除同类事物， except for 强调整体中的例外
eg: All the boys in our class came except Tom.
除了汤姆，我们班男生都来了。
eg: Except for the ending, the movie was perfect.
除了结局，这部电影很完美。
【拓展】
besides 除……之外（还包含，表“加上”） 表示在原有基础上增加
Besides maths, I also like physics.
除了数学，我还喜欢物理。
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06 课堂小测
Exercise
1. Although the tourists ____________ (refuse) to believe Tilly’s words, she didn’t give up.
2. She went to the __________ (secure) guard and explained what she saw to him.
refused
security
一、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
3. Tilly’s wisdom(智慧)and quick ____________ (think) helped to save over 100 lives.
thinking
4. After hearing what Tilly said, the experienced guard was ________ (shock)!
5. A huge earthquake just ________ (happen) under
the sea near Indonesia. It could cause a deadly tsunami.
6. He rushed to the beach and kept _______________(scream) “Run! There is a tsunami coming!” again and again.
shocked
happened
screaming
7. _____________ (thankful), the tourists evacuated
(撤退)before the huge tsunami waves hit the coast.
Thankfully
8. Some people _______________ (swim) in the sea, and some were relaxing on the beach.
9. Among all my classmates, Tony got the ______ (bad) grades in the exam.
10. Fu Xing refused ________ (copy) others’ homework and always did it by himself.
were swimming
worst
to copy
11.Thanks to her knowledge and quick ______ (think), the schoolgirl saved over 100 lives that day.
12.The tsunami caused great _________ (destroy), but no one on the beach died because of Tilly’s warning.
13.People began _________ (panic) when they saw a huge wall of water coming from the sea.
14.Her family didn’t believe her at first, but finally her mother decided ____________ (return) to the hotel with Tilly.
thinking
destruction
to panic
to return
1. 由于她的知识和快速思考，一个女学生能够拯救100多条生命。
Thanks to her __________ and quick thinking, one schoolgirl was able to _____ over 100 lives.
2. 海浪顶上形成了厚厚的白色泡沫。
Thick white ______ was forming on the _____ of the waves.
3. 火警响起时，消防员们立刻行动了起来。
When the fire alarm rang, the firefighters ________ ______ ________ at once.
4. 狗一听到门铃响就跑向门口。
The dog ran to the door _____ _____ _____ it heard the bell ring.
knowledge
二、根据要求完成句子。
save
froth
top
jumped into action
as soon as
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Homework
基础作业：1. 抄写并背诵本课重点词汇（tsunami, notice, realize, save, quick thinking, knowledge）。2. 根据1c的阅读内容，用完整的句子写出Tilly发现海啸的四个信号（从文中找出）。
进阶作业：用顺序词（first, next, then, finally）和过去进行时，写一篇60词左右的短文，复述Tilly的故事。
拓展作业：采访一位家人或邻居，询问他们是否经历过自然灾害或紧急情况，当时他们是如何应对的。用英文记录采访内容（至少5句话），并在下节课分享。
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