8A Unit 6 Natural disasters (1).doc

8A Unit 6 Natural disasters (1)Main task:Getting enough information to write an article about a natural disaster for your school newsletter.Task: 1. Use vocabulary to describe weather, conditions and natural disasters.2. Use because as and since to introduce the reason for something.Welcome to the unit1. My house is all wet. wet 潮湿的， 它的比较级和最高级是 wetter, wettest. Eg. The ground is much wetter after the rain.2. Whos going to mop it up if you dont come with me? mop it up 把地拖干净，it 指的是“地板”。Eg: Who is going to mop up the floor today?3. The Taiwan earthquake killed thousands of people. thousands of 词组数以万计的 ；类似的短语还有：hundreds of, millions of.注意：在这些短语中，字母 s是不能少的。但 hundred, thousand 等词前面如有具体的数字修饰时，就不能加 s 。eg: There are hundreds of students in our school. Five hundred students went to work on the farm yesterday.Reading1. At first, I felt a slight shaking through my body. through 通过 一般指通过一个物体的空间。Eg: A train is going through a tunnel.2. People ran widely as pieces of glass and bricks fell down. widely 副词，疯狂地。Eg: People ran widely in all directions.3. I calm down and asked myself. 我静下心来问自己。calm down 词组平静下来，类似的短语还有： sit down, write down 等。4. A moment of fear went through my mind but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive. 5. People were in a great hurry to move away the bricks and stones. ce in a great hurry 词组匆忙地。Eg: With a medicine box under his arm, Mr. Zhao went to look after the man in a hurry.6. He survived the earthquake in 1999. survive 在这里是逃生的意思。7. It sounded like bombs under the ground. sound like 听起来像, sound 表示听起来，后跟形容词做表语。Eg: It sounds good. Vocabulary 1. The temperature will be around 7C. around 大约，相当于 about.Eg: There are around 400 workers in his factory.2. The temperature is going to drop a little. drop 在这里是下降，掉下。Eg: My pen dropped on the ground when he passed my desk.Grammar (A)Connectives of reason 表示原因的连接词because, as, since 被称为表示原因的连接词， 它们被用来介绍某个事情的原因，它们可以放在句首也可以位于句中。because 引导的原因状语从句一般用于句中，用逗号与主句隔开，表示原因的语气较强；常用来回答why 提出的问题。Eg: The traffic was very bad because there was a snowstorm.as 引导的原因状语从句，常用在句子开头，表示由于, 语气是三个词中最弱的。Eg: As it was really snowy, it took me longer time to get to school.Since引导的原因状语从句, 也常用在句子开头。指的是已知的原因，相当于as引导的原因状语从句，但语气比as 强一点，比because弱一点。Eg:Since we are good friends, Millie invited me to her birthday party.【模拟试题】一. 听力：听下面5段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。1. Whats the weather like? A: Sunny B: Windy C: Wet D: Cloudy2. What happened to the floor?A: Its wet B: Its dirty C: Its broken D: Its slippery3. What started the fire? A: Thunder B: Lightning C: wind D: Smoking4. When did it begin to rain? A: At 11:20 B: At 12:20 C: At about 11:40 D: At 11:405. What does Mr. Wu ask Anna to do?A: To turn on the lights B: To turn off the lights.C: Not to turn off the lights D: To leave.二. 根据句意和中文提示，写出单词的适当形式。1. There was a flood _(灾难) in our home town last summer.2. Use your _(头脑), you will find a good way.3. Look! The two balls are _(碰撞) together.4. They went on through _(暴风雨).5. America gave a _(闪电) attack to Iraq.6. People are afraid of_(地震).7. Dont worry, There is nothing _(严重).8. After a few _(片刻), they turned up.9. The students are _(擦洗) the floor up now.10. Do you know the _(重要性) of the wet lands?三. 句型转换：1. It was very snowy yesterday. (同义句)There was_ _ yesterday.2. They cried because they were frightened. (划线提问)_.3. It is very sunny in summer. (划线提问)_.4. bed, because, I, to, late, was, went, it. (连词成句)_.5. She is too young. She cant go to school (用since连接句子)_.6. They had to go home. It was dark outside. (用because连接句子)_7. There was too much snow on the street. I got to school later than before. (用as连接句子)._.8. He didnt pass the exam. He wasnt happy. (用since连接句子)_.四. 完成下列句子：1. 他昨天发生了什么事？ 2. 我没吃晚饭就睡觉了。3. 当玻璃和砖块不断掉下来的时候，人们疯狂地逃跑。4. 洪水袭卷了整个村庄，数以万计的人丧生。 5. 我不能回家因为我忘记带钥匙。【试题答案】一. 听力： 1. A: Look! The sun is shining brightly outside. B: Great! Lets go for a walk. Q: Whats the weather like?2. A: Could you help me mop the floor up?B: Sure. But what happened?A: I dropped some glasses and the floor is all wet.Q: What happened to the floor?3. A: Do you know the fire last night? B: No, what started the fire? A: Lightning, so terrible. Q: What started the fire?4. A: When did it begin to rain? B: At about twenty to twelve. Q: When did it begin to rain?5. A: Dont forget to turn off the lights when you leave, Anna. B: Yes, Mr. Wu. Q: What does Mr. Wu ask Anna to do? ( A A B C B )二. 填空：1.disaster 2. head 3. hitting 4. storm 5. lightening6. earthquakes 7. serious 8. moments 9. mopping 10. importance三. 句型转换：1. much snow 2. Why did they cry? 3. Whats the weather like in summer?4. I went to bed because it was late. 5. Since she is too young, she cant go to school.6. They had to go home because it was dark outside.7. As there was too much snow on the street, I got to school later than before.8. Since he didnt pass the exam, he wasnt happy.四. 完成句子：1. What h