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人教版英语八年级下册
(1a-2c)
Unit 5 Nature’s Temper
Yes, it was one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history.
Do you know the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004
When did the tsunami happen
It happened on 26 December 2004.
What caused the tsunami
It was caused by a 9.1–9.3 undersea earthquake.
What countries did the tsunami hit
A: It hit many countries around the Indian Ocean and some East African countries.
How many people died in the disaster
More than 260,000 people.
Who can save us in such big disasters
Pre-reading (1b)
Story Title:
How One Girl Saved Many Lives
Prediction Question:
How do you think the girl saved many lives
Read the title and look at the picture. Then predict.
How One Girl Saved Many Lives
(1) The passage is probably a / an _______.
A. e-mail B. diary entry C. story
(2) Tilly probably saved many lives from _______.
A. a snowstorm B. a tsunami C. an earthquake
You can predict the main
idea by looking at the title
and the picture(s).
Reading skill
/tsu nɑ mi/
“earthquakes under the sea
could create dangerous waves
called tsunamis” (Para. 2)
Skim for Key Information
Instructions:Read the text within 2 minutes and answer the following questions.
1.When and where did the story happen
Find the "Key" Points
26 Dec 2004, Phuket, Thailand.
2.What natural disaster did Tilly predict
3.Where did Tilly learn about this disaster
4.How many lives did Tilly help save
5.Did anyone on the beach die in the tsunami
No, no one died.
A tsunami.
In her geography class.
Over 100 lives.
Read the first paragraph quickly and answer the question.
1. What writing style does the author use to start the story
A. by asking questions
B. by describing the scene and setting
C. by listing numbers
D. by using a famous saying
2. Please find the details in the first paragraph that support your choice.
Time:
Place:
Characters:
Situation:
On 26 December 2004
Phuket, Thailand
Tilly Smith (10-year-old) and her family
Holidaying; people relaxing; Tilly noticed strange waves.
While-reading: Paragraph 1
Reading Task
Who was the girl
Why did the girl go to Thailand
How was the weather that morning
How did people feel that morning
While-reading:
What strange thing happened
Thick white froth was forming on top of the waves, and the waves were coming in instead of going out.
Tilly noticed the strange waves.
Who noticed something strange
Tilly noticed something strange.
Predict the Next Step
Why were there strange things
Let’s keep reading.
While-reading: Paragraph 2
What caused the tsunami to happen
At that time, Tilly knew a tsunami was coming.
What might Tilly do next
If you were her, what would you do ”
What did Tilly do then
What did Tilly do then
She cried out a warning to her family that a big wave (tsunami) was coming.
While-reading
Question:Did her family believe her at first
Answer:No, her family didn't believe her at first and wanted to continue their walk.
While-reading: Paragraphy 3-4
Who What he/she did
Tilly
Mother
Father
Security Guard
Noticed strange waves, warned family about tsunami.And refused to walk farther.
Continued the walk alone.
Told a security guard about the tsunami.
Jumped into action, rushed to get people off the beach.
一行行出
While-reading: Paragraphy 4
What words make this paragraph feel so vivid (real)
While-reading: Paragraphy 4
What words make this paragraph
feel so vivid (real)
Emotional Words:
cried, screamed, running, rushing
Function:
These words make the story more vivid and show the urgency and danger of the situation.
While-reading: Discussion
What do you think of Tilly and her family
If you were Tilly, what would you do if your family didn’t believe you
What might happen to her mother and other people on the beach Are they safe
Why was Tilly able to save so many lives during the disaster
Was the tsunami serious How do you know
While-reading: Story Structure (Story Mountain)
Beginning:Tilly and her family went to the beach in Thailand.
Development: Tilly noticed strange waves and remembered a geography lesson about tsunamis.
Climax:Tilly warned her family, father warned security, who got people off the beach.
Ending:The tsunami hit, but everyone on the beach was safe.
While-reading: Story Structure
Special Note:The second paragraph uses
flashback ('Two weeks before') to explain Tilly's knowledge, which is an unusual writing skill that adds depth to the story.
While-reading: Complete the Timeline (1c)
Task:
Now, let's complete the timeline on page 1c of your textbook. Use the story to fill in the blanks.
Story Mountain Structure
Tip: Pay attention to the sequence of events
Time Sequence Words:
before, next, then, finally, while, when
1c Read the text again and complete the timeline.再次阅读文章并完成时间轴。
Understanding the order of events理解事件（发生）的顺序
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.识别一个故事的开头、中间和结尾能帮助你更好地理解这个故事。留意那些能告诉你事件发生时间的单词和短语，比如next（接下来）、then（然后）、finally（最后）、when（当……时候）、While（当……时；在……期间）以及two weeks before（两周前）。
1c Read the text again and complete the timeline.再次阅读文章并完成时间轴。
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.
Tilly noticed something strange about the waves.
Beginning
1c Read the text again and complete the timeline.再次阅读文章并完成时间轴。
People rushed to leave the beach.
The tsunami hit, but everyone was safe.
People at the beach learnt about the tsunami.
The security guard warned people on the beach.
End
1d Read again. Circle T for true or F for false. Then correct the false statements.再读一遍。正确的在T处画圈，错误的在F处画圈。然后改正错误的陈述。
表述 正（T）误（F） 改正
1. Tilly found that the waves were moving away from the beach.蒂莉发现海浪正远离海滩。
2. Tilly remembered what she read about in her geography book.蒂莉想起了她在地理课本上读到的内容。
F
Tilly found that the waves were coming in instead of going out.
F
Tilly remembered what her geography teacher had explained about tsunamis.
1d Read again. Circle T for true or F for false. Then correct the false statements.再读一遍。正确的在T处画圈，错误的在F处画圈。然后改正错误的陈述。
表述 正（T）误（F） 改正
3. Tilly’s father believed her as soon as she told her family about the strong waves. 蒂莉一告诉家人会有大浪的情况，她爸爸就相信了她。
4. The security guard learnt about the tsunami from Tilly’s father.保安从蒂莉的爸爸那里得知了海啸的消息。
5. Tilly’s mother did not reach the hotel before the tsunami did.蒂莉的妈妈在海啸到来前没有到达酒店。
F
T
F
Tilly’s father didn’t believe her at first.
Tilly’s mother made it to safety as the water hit the hotel.
1e Discuss the questions.讨论问题
1. Do you think Tilly Smith was a hero Why 你认为蒂莉 史密斯是英雄吗？为什么？
Yes. Because Tilly noticed something strange and took action right away to save other people.
2. From Tilly’s experience, what do you think people need to know to survive a natural disaster 从蒂莉的经历来看，你认为人们要在自然灾害中求生，需要了解些什么？
People should know some basic knowledge of natural disasters and how to protect themselves from the disasters.
3. What did you learn at school that might help to save your life one day 你在学校学到过什么有一天可能会救你性命的知识？
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.
2a Some words for natural disasters go together with certain verbs. Use these collocations to make sentences.一些表示自然灾害的单词常与特定动词搭配使用。用这些搭配来造句。
earthquake: hit/rocked/happened/took place地震： 袭击/震动/发生/发生 An earthquake hit Japan yesterday.昨天一场地震袭击了日本。
An earthquake rocked Japan
yesterday.
An earthquake happened in
Japan yesterday.
An earthquake took place in Japan yesterday.
2a Some words for natural disasters go together with certain verbs. Use these collocations to make sentences.一些表示自然灾害的单词常与特定动词搭配使用。用这些搭配来造句。
typhoon: hit/landed/blew across台风： 袭击/登陆/吹过 A typhoon landed at 9 o’clock last night.昨晚9点，一场台风登陆了。
tsunami: hit/came/swept through海啸： 袭击/到来/席卷 The tsunami swept through the village.海啸席卷了这个村庄。
A typhoon hit/blew across the village at 9 o’clock last night.
The tsunami hit the village. / The tsunami came to the village.
2b Look at the compound words in the box. Do you know what they mean Complete the sentences using five of these words.看看方框里的复合词。你知道它们的意思吗？用其中五个词完成句子。
landslide滑坡 snowstorm暴风雪 earthquake地震 safeguard保护
floodwater洪水 manpower劳动力 wildfire野火 heartbeat心跳声
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
2c Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.用方框中单词的正确形式完成短文。
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.
hit
drought
wildfires
2c Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.用方框中单词的正确形式完成短文。
refuse drought warn hit safe wildfire
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.
safety
warned
refused
(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。
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。
(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)
knowledge n.知识；学问
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)
(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)
(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……
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。
必做作业：
①完成英语练习册对应习题
②复习本节课的语言点。
③听并背诵1b中的对话。
④复习新学的单词及搭配
选做作业：
①写一篇短文来复述这个故事。
The English lesson is over.
Thanks for listening.
Please finish your homework on time.

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