8AUnit8NaturaldisastersWelcometotheunit课件

1、Welcome to the unitHow awful!disastermopupearthquakethousands ofaccidentcoachn. 灾难；不幸，祸患灾难；不幸，祸患vt. 用拖把擦干净用拖把擦干净adv.完全地完全地n. 地震地震成千上万的成千上万的n. 事故，意外的事事故，意外的事n. 长途汽车长途汽车Words reviewcrashfloodwash awayvillagelightningstormthundercatch firevi. & vt. 猛撞猛撞; 碰撞碰撞n. 洪水，水灾洪水，水灾冲走冲走n. 村庄村庄n. 闪电闪电n. 风暴，暴风暴

2、，暴(风风)雨雨n. 雷；雷声雷；雷声着火着火Words reviewWhats the weather like?Whats happened to Hobo? Lets have a look. Lead-inhas1. Whats the weather like?2. Whats happened to Hobo?3. What was Hobo doing when it started to rain?4. When did Hobo hear the rain?5. Why does Hobo want Eddie to go home with him?Its raining.

3、His house is all wet.He was sleeping.When he woke up, he heard.He wants Eddie to mop up the water.What words do we use to talk about natural disasters?What words do we use to talk about accidents?rainstorm, snowstorm, typhoon, mudslide, earthquake, tsunami,volcanic eruption，hurricaneNatural disaster

4、s and accidentscar accident, plane crash, fire.泥石流台风海啸火山喷发飓风All these natural disasters are caused by natural force. They are different from accidents. Accidents are usually caused by people.Here are some newspaper headlines. Please find out which ones are natural disasters. 力量标题1. School football t

5、eam loses final2. Earthquake kills thousands of people3. Car accident kills three men4. Coach crashes into treeChoose the natural disasters5. Flood washes away village6. Lightning starts big fire in classroom building7. Young boy falls from tree and hurts legs8. Big storm kills 20 peoplePlease disti

6、nguish (区别区别) the following natural disastersfloods forest fires hurricanes landslides 塌方tsunamis typhoonsvolcanic eruptions droughts 2008Chinasnowstorm2009Chinaearthquake 2010Chinarainstorm 2013China earthquake TALKSandy and Millie are chatting on line about natural disasters and accidents. Listen

7、and answer.1. What are they talking about, a natural disaster or an accident?A natural disaster. 2.Why do you think so?Because it was caused by a heavy storm with thunder and lightning.Answer more questions 1.What happened to vivien”s school last week?It caught fire.2. What caused the fire in vivien

8、”s school?Lightning hit a classroom building and caused fire.3. Was anyone hurt?No. It happened at night.Complete the following sentences.1. 1998年的特大洪水冲走了许多房屋和年的特大洪水冲走了许多房屋和 大树。大树。 The big flood in 1998 _ _2. 在唐山大地震中，成千上万人遇难。在唐山大地震中，成千上万人遇难。 The Tangshan Earthquake _ _ washed a lot of houses and tre

9、es away. killed thousands of people.3. 昨天一个年轻人从昨天一个年轻人从2 楼摔下来，竟然安然无楼摔下来，竟然安然无 恙。恙。 Yesterday a young man _, but he didnt get hurt.4. 上个星期五两个小学生在教室里玩火，上个星期五两个小学生在教室里玩火， 将整幢大楼烧了起来。将整幢大楼烧了起来。 Two pupils played with fire in their classroom last Friday and _ _.5. 在昨晚的事故中，一辆大客车撞到了树上。在昨晚的事故中，一辆大客车撞到了树上。 A coach crashed into a tree _ last night. fell from 2nd floor started a big fire in the building in the accidentWrite an article around 70 words on the topic of natural disasters. Collect enough info