Unit6Period2Reading课件-外研版八年级英语上册

ReadingUnit6Whendisasterstrikes学习目标Tomasterthekeywordsandusethemcorrectlyinthecontext:lost,ground,shut,coach,straight,sand,

flood,thick,smoke,shower,expert.ToreadtherecordofPlinytheYoungerandlearntoexplorehistoricalevents.0102新课讲授Haveyoueverexperiencedanearthquakeornaturaldisaster?Howdidyoufeel?Pre-reading1Lookatthetwopicturesandanswerthequestions.Usethewordsandexpressionstohelpyou.shakespreadturnintoearthdarkcloudsmokehopefearThenanswerthequestions.1Whatcanyouseeinthepictures?Inthefirstpicture,Icanseeavolcanoerupting.Thereisheavysmokeanddarkclouds.Theashisspreadingovertheland.Inthesecondpicture,Icanseeanoldcity.Thebuildingsarebroken.Nooneliveshere.Thenanswerthequestions.2Howmightpeoplefeelinthefirstpicture?Peoplemightfeelshockedandscared.Theymightbelivingbetweenhopeandfear.Thenanswerthequestions.3Whatdoyouthinkhappenedtothecityinthesecondpicture?Ithinktheremighthavebeenadisaster.Thecityturnedintobrokenstones.2ReadtherecordofPlinytheYoungerandfindouthowhesurvivedtheeruptionofMountVesuvius.shakespreadturnintoearthdarkcloudsmokehopefearFastreadingChoosethebestsummaryofthepassage.aPlinytheYoungerandhismothersawMountVesuviuseruptandgotawayfromit.bPlinytheYoungerhadnothoughtsofthingstocomeafterthevolcanoerupted.cPeoplehavelivednearMountVesuviusforthousandsofyears.3Task1FastreadingReadagainandfillintheblanks.Task22)Dividethepassageintotwoparts.P1TheDisasterStrikesandEscape

__________________P2TheEruptionandSurvival__________________Paras.1-2Para.3-41)How’sthepassageorganized?In_____order.timeCarefulreadingReadparas.1-2carefullyandandthencheckT(true)orF(false).Task11)MymotherandIwerestayinginPompeiiwhentheearthquakehappened.2)Thegroundshookveryhardduringtheday,whichwokethenarratorup.3)Mymotherwassofrightenedthatshecouldn’tsleepatallthatnight.4)Bythenextmorning,theshakinghadcompletelystopped,sotheydecidedtoleave.nearatnightmanybuildingswerestillshakingwhentheyleftReadparas.3-4carefullyandandthenanswerthequestions.Task21)WhatstrangenaturalphenomenadidIobservewhiletryingtoleavethetown?2)HowdidthedarkcloudfromMountVesuviusaffectthesurroundings?3)WhydidIrefusetoleavetheirmotherbehinddespitethedanger?Ichosetostaywiththeirmotherandcontinuetogether,showingloyaltyandcareinthecrisis.Thecoachcouldn'tmovestraightandswayedsidetoside;theseasuddenlyretreated,leavingseaanimalsonthesand.Itcoveredtheseaandlandlikeaflood,turningdayintonight,andcausingthicksmokeandheavyashfall.Completethetimelinewiththewordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.Task3PlinytheYoungerwassleepingwhentheground

1_________veryhard.Heandhismotherdecidedtoleavethetown.shookTheearthquakeshockingTheywereataplaceoutoftown.Justthen,2______________thingshappened.Theircoachmovedfromsidetoside.Theseamovedbackandthereweremanyseaanimalsleftonthesand.GettingawayTherewasadarkcloudoverMountVesuvius.Itcamedownandcoveredthesea.Thenthecloudspread

overthelandlikea(n)3_______.Theairwasthickwith4_______andashbegantofall.ThevolcaniceruptionWomenwerecalling,childrenwere5_______andmenwere6_________.Theyweretryingtofindtheirfamilies.People'sreactionssmokecryingshoutingAfteranightoflivingbetween7______and8_____,theyhadnothoughtsofthingstocome.Theresultshopefearflood1WhatdoyouthinkofPlinytheYounger?PlinytheYoungerwasabrave,observant,andloyalperson.HisaccountoftheeruptionofMountVesuviusisoneofthemostimportanthistoricalrecordsofthedisaster.PostreadingThinkandshare2WhatelsedoyouknowaboutthedisasterinPompeii?Theruinswerelostforover1,500yearsuntilrediscoveredin1748.Today,PompeiiisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.PlinytheYounger'suncle,PlinytheElder,diedtryingtorescuepeoplebyship,showingtheeruption'sdeadlyreach.Learningtothinkforquestion2Historicalrecords,studiesofexpertsandvisitinghistoricalplacescanhelpyoulearnmoretruthaboutahistoricaldisaster.Languagepoints1.Alostcity一座遗失的城市lost/lɒst/adj.丢失的，遗失的e.g.Thetwoboysaresearchingforalostball.(1)［adj.］迷路的get/belost迷路e.g.Ifyouhaveamap,youwon’tbeafraidwhenyougetlost.(2)lost还可作动词lose“丢失；失去”的过去式。e.g.Shelostherbalanceandfelldownthestairs.2.Mymotherwassoscared.我母亲非常害怕。scared/skeəd/adj.害怕的，恐惧的bescaredof(doing)sth.害怕（做）某事bescaredtodosth.害怕做某事bescared+(that)

从句

担心……e.g.Shewasverybrave,butshewasscaredofthedoctor.e.g.Lucyisscaredtogooutaloneatnight.e.g.I’mscared(that)I’mgoingtofall.近义词为afraid。scary［形容词］可怕的；恐怖的

常用于表示事物的特征。e.g.Idon’tliketoseescarymovies.我不喜欢看恐怖片。3.Shedidn’tshuthereyesforevenonesecond.她甚至一秒钟都没有合眼。shut/ʃʌt/v.（使）关上，（使）合上，（使）关闭

过去式和过去分词均为shut,动词-ing形式是shutting。e.g.Philipwentintohisroomandshutthedoorbehindhim.e.g.Iheardhisbedroomdoorshut.

与shut相关的常见短语：shutoff关闭;切断煤气（或水等）的供应shutup闭嘴 shutdown停业；倒闭4.Justthen,shockingthingshappened.就在那时，惊人的事情发生了。shocking/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/adj.惊人的，骇人的，令人难以置信的shocking惊人的，骇人的常用来描述事物的特征，在句中可作表语或定语。shocked震惊的常用来描述人的感受，在句中常作表语。be

shocked

at/by...对……感到震惊

shocking与shocked5.Ourcoachcouldn’tgostraightahead.我们的马车无法直行。①

coach/kəʊtʃ/n.公共马车，四轮大马车n.长途汽车e.g.WewenttoHefeibycoach.n.教练e.g.Heservedasacoachforthebasketballteam.v.训练，指导e.g.Hehascoachedtheteamforfiveyears.②straight/streɪt/adv.笔直地，成直线地adv.直接；立即e.g.Comestraighthomeafterschool.adj.直的e.g.Drawastraightlineonyourpaper.adj.坦诚的；直率的e.g.They'renotbeingstraightwithyou.6.Mymotheraskedmetocontinuewithouther,butIrefusedto

leaveherbehind.母亲让我别管她,继续走,但我拒绝把她丢下。①

refusetodosth.拒绝做某事

e.g.Peoplewhorefusetoconsiderothershavefewfriends.e.g.Herefusedtoansweranymorequestions.后可接动词不定式作宾语的动词想要拒绝莫忘记want、refuse、forget需要努力就学习need、try、learn喜欢同意加帮助like、agree、help希望决定后开始hope、decide、begin/start②leavebehind留下；忘记带走

把……抛在后面When

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的其他含义：7.Theairwasthickwithsmokeandashbegantofallinheavyshowers.

空气中弥漫着浓浓的烟雾，火山灰开始纷纷扬扬地落下来。①

thick/θɪk/adj.浓密的；混浊的

bethickwith...充满……e.g.Thickblacksmokeroseoverthecity.e.g.Theairwasthickwithdust.

厚的；粗的

e.g.Hewearsthickglasses.

茂密的

e.g.athickforest茂密的森林

浓的

e.g.Thesauceisthickandrich.

thick作形容词的其他常见用法：②

smoke/sməʊk/n.（燃烧产生的）烟

［不可数名词］e.g.Incities,AIisusedtowatchoutforcarsthatmakeblacksmoke.e.g.Wherethereissmoke,thereisfire.(2)［不及物动词］冒烟e.g.Thefactorychimneysaresmoking.(1)［及物动词］&［不及物动词］吸（烟）；抽（烟）e.g.Heissmokingalargecigar.e.g.Hehasagoodlivinghabit.