牛津8AUnit8reading.ppt

1、Unit 8Unit 8Natural disastersNatural disastersa bomb 炸弹炸弹in all directions 四面八方四面八方come down 崩塌，坍塌崩塌，坍塌daylight日光日光dark黑暗黑暗shout 呼喊呼喊heart 心脏心脏asleep 睡着的睡着的bricks 砖块砖块1 shake2 scream3 come down4 silent5 at last6 safea finallyb fall to the groundc give a loud high cryd not in danger e move quickly fr

2、om side to side, up and down, etc.f quietMatch the words on the left with the meanings on the right.What happened on 12, Jan, 2010?A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on 12, Jan, 2010. More than 222,500 people died.What is an earthquake?An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of t

3、he earth suddenly slip past one another. 1999年台湾年台湾9.21大地震大地震1999年年9月月21日凌晨日凌晨1时时47分，台湾省南分，台湾省南投县发生投县发生7.6级大地震，震源深度级大地震，震源深度10公里公里左右，重灾区在日月潭地区。该区有许左右，重灾区在日月潭地区。该区有许多活断层，开始是多活断层，开始是“双冬断层双冬断层”发生活发生活动，同时牵动相邻的车笼埔断层的大规动，同时牵动相邻的车笼埔断层的大规模滑动，导致断层沿岸的丰原、大境、模滑动，导致断层沿岸的丰原、大境、务峰、中兴新村、南投和名间、竹务峰、中兴新村、南投和名间、竹川等市县村镇

4、地区的灾难性破坏，大川等市县村镇地区的灾难性破坏，大部分地段已被夷为平地。部分地段已被夷为平地。 整个灾区死亡整个灾区死亡23292329人，伤人，伤87228722人，人，失踪失踪3939人，倒塌各种建筑人，倒塌各种建筑99099909栋，严栋，严重破坏重破坏75757575栋，受灾人口栋，受灾人口250250万，灾万，灾民民3232万，财产损失万，财产损失9292亿美元。亿美元。There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. Timmy survived. Read Timmys story and find out what happened to

5、him. The Taiwan earthquakeAn earthquake1. I felt a slight shake. feel a slight shake 感到一阵轻微的震动感到一阵轻微的震动e.g. We felt a slight shake when the earthquake started. 当地震开始的时候我们感到一阵当地震开始的时候我们感到一阵 轻微的震动。轻微的震动。2. The earth started to shake. start to shake 开始摇动开始摇动e.g. The earth started to shake when the eart

6、hquake began. 当地震开始时地球开始摇动。当地震开始时地球开始摇动。3. People screamed in fear. in fear 害怕地，恐惧地害怕地，恐惧地 相似的结构还有：相似的结构还有： in trouble 有麻烦的有麻烦的 in need 需要帮助的需要帮助的 in danger 处于危险之中处于危险之中 in hunger 饥饿的饥饿的e.g. People screamed in fear. 人们害怕地尖叫起来。人们害怕地尖叫起来。e.g. They got lost in the forest. They had to try different ways

7、 in fear. 他们在森林里迷路了，他们不得不害他们在森林里迷路了，他们不得不害怕地尝试不同的路。怕地尝试不同的路。4. Some ran out of the building. run out of 从从跑出跑出e.g. Some students run out of the classroom. 一些学生从教室里跑出来。一些学生从教室里跑出来。5. Outside, people were running in all directions . run in all directions 跑向四面八方跑向四面八方e.g. The enemy began to run away in

8、 all directions. 敌军四处逃窜。敌军四处逃窜。6. Then the walls began to come down too! come down 崩塌，坍塌崩塌，坍塌e.g. The building began to come down. 这个楼开始坍塌了。这个楼开始坍塌了。7. I told myself to calm down calm down 冷静下来，平静下来冷静下来，平静下来 calm v. 使平静，使镇静使平静，使镇静 n. 平静，宁静平静，宁静 adj. 平静的，镇静的平静的，镇静的 e.g. Just calm down a bit! 你先静一静！你先

9、静一静！ 8. I was trying to find my way out, find ones way out 找到出路找到出路e.g. He wants to find his way out. 他想要找到出路。他想要找到出路。9. They quickly moved away the bricks. move away 搬走，移走搬走，移走e.g. Please move away the desk and the chair. 请把那个桌子和那把椅子搬开。请把那个桌子和那把椅子搬开。 At first When it wasWhat he didWhat he heardHow

10、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. paragraph 1Complete the passage. The real noise was like _ under the ground. People ran _. Timmy tried his best to _ to the street. Pieces of glass and bricks _,

11、and then the walls began to _, too.bombsin all directionsrun out were falling downcome downparagraph 21. Timmy _ after the noise and shaking ended. 2. He could see _.A.screamed B. calmed down C. ran wildly D. criedA. Anything B. someone around him C. nothing D. the bright daylightBCparagraph 3Choose

12、 the best answer. Answer some questions.1. What did Timmy feel when he was trapped?2. Did he shout for help?A moment of fear went through his mind.Yes, he shouted for help. But no one came.Paragraph 4Match the sentences. a. “Help! Please help! Im here! ”b.move away the bricks.c. the bright daylight.

13、d.when I suddenly heard some noise above me.e. excited people.Paragraph 51. I was trying to find my way out _2. I screamed _3. Then I heard shouts from _4. They quickly _5. At last, I saw _daebcTimmy put some pictures he drew on his web page. Help Sandy write the correct caption in the blank under e

14、ach picture. Then put the pictures in the correct order on page 95.I saw the bright daylight.I was trapped.The walls came down.I screamed for help.Some people ran out of the building.The earth started to shake.I screamed for help.Some people ran out of the building.I saw the bright daylight.The eart

15、h started to shake.I was trapped.The walls came down.256143What happened to Timmy in the earthquake?Timmy is a teenager. He lives in Taiwan. He survived the (1) _ in 1999. He was sleeping when he heard a loud noise. It was like the noise of (2) _. Then the noise became really loud. It sounded like (

16、3) _ under the ground. thunderbombsearthquakeAfter that, pieces of glass and (4) _ fell down. When the noise ended, he was (5) _ and could not get out. A moment of (6) _ went through his mind. Then he tried to (7) _ down and (8) _ for help. Finally, people moved away the bricks and saved him.brickst

17、rappedfearcalmscreamedSandy is writing about what happened to Timmy in her diary. Help her complete her diary entry with the words in the box.beating bricks calm fear mind nervous pulled safe saved sleeping thunder trapped When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was _. He heard a loud noise li

18、ke _. Then the noise became louder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in _. Then pieces of glass and _ fell down. sleepingthunderfearbricksWhen the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was _ and could not get out. He felt _ and his heart was _ fast. A moment of fear went through his _. Then he tried to _ down