譯林版牛津英語8A-unit8reading

1、Unit 8 Natural disastersReading Istormfogthunder and lightningfloodcar accidentWhat happened on 12 May 2008 ? A powerful earthquake hit Sichuan province on May 12, 2008. More than 69,000 people died. I was alone at home. I was lying in bed when earthquake happened. I was watching TV. At that time I

2、felt a slight shake, I heard the people outside scream in fear. I saw the people in the street run in all directions through the window. At first I was very nervous , my heart was beating fast . But after a short while, I found everything was OK. I asked myself to calm down. Im not afraid at all, be

3、cause we are still alive, we are safe. The earthquake hit Yangzhou in 2013Ms Caos story Watch a video What can you see and hear in an earthquake?1 Some houses were_.2 People were in_.shaking(afraid) fearWhat can you see and hear in an earthquake?I can see I can hear1 There was_ noise like thunder.2

4、People _ in fear.loud screamedPeople feel People feltnervousnvs The Taiwan earthquakeSituation:1. 12,000 buildings fell down.2. 100,000 people became homeless.(無家可歸)3. Over 1700 people died.TimmyTime: 1999 Pre-reading Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct lett

5、ers in the blanks.1 shake (line 5) 2 scream (line 5)3 come down (line 8)4 silent (line 9)5 at last (line 20) 6 safe (line 20) e a finally b fall to the ground c give a loud high cry d not in danger e move quickly from side to side, up and down, etc. f quietcbfadFast-reading Can you give us another t

6、itle (題目) for the story? My experience (經(jīng)歷) in Taiwan earthquakeHow to protect ourselves in Taiwan earthquake Read the whole article quickly and choose the right answersPara. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Read loudly and tell the main idea of each paragraphHelp came and Timmy was saved.Timmy was

7、 sleeping when the earthquake happened.People ran in all directions .Timmy shouted for help and pulled himself slowly through the dark.Timmy was trapped under the stones. While-reading ScanningThink about the main ideas of the paragraphs. Para.1Para.2Para.3-5After the earthquake Before the earthquak

8、e During the earthquakeFast-readingAt first When it wasWhat he didWhat he heardHow he feltAbout two oclock in the earlymorning.He was sleeping.He heard a loud noise like thunder.He felt a slight shake.Complete the table. Read paragraph 1Careful reading Read para.1-2 carefully and think about the thi

9、ngs they did. (True or false)1. Timmy was sleeping when the earthquake started.2. When the earth started to shake, people screamed in surprise.3. Timmy ran out quickly with others. 4. People ran in the same direction in the street. TFin fear.Ftried his best to run out but he couldnt.Fin all directio

10、nsCareful readingThey are running in all directions. drekn What did Timmy do when the earthquake happened?He felt(1)_ at first.He heard (2)a loud noise like thunder then. (3)_ like _ under the ground soon.He saw (4)_falling down. (5)the walls coming down.a slight shakethe real noise bombspieces of g

11、lass and bricksCareful reading (Para1&2)I tried my best to run out too, but I could not. (line 5-6)What can we know from this sentence? Timmy was trapped .Thinkingtrpt He was kept in a place and couldnt leave. B. He lost his life. Whats the meaning of trapped?Timmy wanted to go out, but failed.He wa

12、s trapped. Choose the meaning of the new words.I told myself to calm down since I was alive. (line 13)A.dead B. ill C. have lifeCareful reading 2 How did he feel after he was trapped?1 It was dark and silent around me. I could not see anything. (line 9)2 “I was trapped,” I said to myself.(line11)3 I

13、 told myself to calm down since I was still alive. (line12)A hopeful B sad C afraidA. happy B. nervous C. excitedA. hopeful B. nothing C. helplessCareful reading (Para 3)what did he do next?He wanted to find the way out.“since I was still alive”Careful readingRead para.3 with your own feelingsTimmy

14、tell himself to calm down_ for helpshout_ himself slowly through the _pulldarkListen to paragraph 4 and underline(下劃線) what Timmy did to save himself. And then complete the fish bone.1 When he heard some noise above him, what did he do?2 How did people save him?He screamed, “Help! Please help! Im he

15、re!”They quickly moved away the bricks.Read para.5 and answer two questions.Careful reading I screamed for help.I was trapped. Some people ran out of the building. The walls came down. The earth started to shake.162534I saw the bright daylight.Lets watch the video to learn the details. Sandys diary

16、When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was _. He heard a loud noise like_. Then the noise became louder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in _. Then pieces of glass and _ fell down. When the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was _ and could not get out. He felt _ and his heart was_

17、. A moment of fear went through his _. Then he tried to _ down and _ himself slowly through the dark. Finally, people came and heard his cry for help. They moved away the bricks and _ him. Timmy was _ at last.sleepingpulledsafefearbrickstrappednervousbeatingmindcalmsavedthunderWhat are the right way

18、s to protect yourselves if you are in an earthquake?Discussionhide ourselves under the furnituretry to stay in the corner of the roomtry to stay in the open air but not stand beside treesWhat can you do to protect yourself when there is an earthquake?2. You can hide under the desk.3.You can stay in the corner.1.You can run to the street quickly.Remember : the most important thing is to protect your head. If you are trapped in the earthquake:Calm down.Try to find your way out.Shout for help.Dont eat your things qu