1、Unit 8 Natural disastersTask学习目标1.知识目标：学习词汇：nearly 学习词组：share with,Keep falling,nearly fall over,clear the snow,come from behind 学习句子：I was sleeping when I started to rain.学习目标2.技能目标：学习在写作中陈述事实性信息。学会通过列要点来构思文章。尝试写一篇有关自然灾害的文章。3.情感目标：了解自然灾害给人类带来的灾难之后，明白我们应该保护自然环境，珍惜自然。A snowstorm hit Beijing this week
2、.Sandy wants to write an article about the storm.She made some notes before writing.Lets take a look at her notes first.A natural disasterA snowstormWhen:Friday,5 January What:snowstorm hit BeijingSandys NotesI was doing my homework in the classroom when Mr Wu came in and told us to go home early.I
3、shared an umbrella with Millie.The snowstorm was terrible.The snow kept falling.I could hear the wind blowing.I lost my umbrella in the wind.I nearly fell over.Many people were waiting at the bus stop.During the storm:I stayed at Millies home.I heard the noise of traffic the next morning.People were
4、 trying to clear the snow from the streets.After the storm:A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday,5 A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday,5 January.January.I was doing my(1)_ in the I was doing my(1)_ in the classroom when Mr Wu came in and told classroom when Mr Wu came in and told us to(2)_.My us to(2)_.My
5、 parents could not get home that night parents could not get home that night because of the heavy snow,so Millie because of the heavy snow,so Millie asked me to go to her home.I asked me to go to her home.I(3)_ an umbrella with her while(3)_ an umbrella with her while we were walking to the bus stop
6、.The we were walking to the bus stop.The weather was really terrible.The weather was really terrible.The(4)_ kept falling around us.We(4)_ kept falling around us.We could hear the(5)_ blowing.could hear the(5)_ blowing.Complete the articlehomeworkgo home earlysharedsnowwindParagraph 1Paragraph 2Sudd
7、enly,a strong wind came from Suddenly,a strong wind came from behind.I lost my(6)_ in behind.I lost my(6)_ in the wind and I nearly(7)_ the wind and I nearly(7)_ over.We had to walk slowly in the over.We had to walk slowly in the deep snow.When we arrived at deep snow.When we arrived at the bus stop
8、,we saw many people the bus stop,we saw many people(8)_ there.At last we got(8)_ there.At last we got on a bus to Millies home.on a bus to Millies home.Complete the articleumbrellafellwaitingParagraph 3I stayed at Millies home that night.I heard the noise of(9)_ the next morning.People were trying t
9、o(10)_the snow from the streets.trafficComplete the articleclearParagraph 4trafficclearP1 A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday,5 January.P2 I was doing my(1)_ in the classroom when Mr Wu came in and told us to(2)_.My parents could not get home that night because of the heavy snow,so Millie asked me to
10、go to her home.I(3)_ an umbrella with her while we were walking to the bus stop.The weather was really terrible.The(4)_ kept falling around us.We could hear the(5)_ blowing.P3Suddenly,a strong wind came from behind.I lost my(6)_ in the wind and I nearly(7)_ over.We had to walk slowly in the deep sno
11、w.When we arrived at the bus stop,we saw many people(8)_ there.At last we got on a bus to Millies home.P4 I stayed at Millies home that night.I heard the noise of(9)_ the next morning.People were trying to(10)_the snow from the streets.Read the article!windsnowsharedhomeworkgo home earlywaitingumbre
12、llafelltrafficclearIntroductioIntroductionnWhere did it happen?Where did it happen?When did it happen?When did it happen?During the During the stormstormWhere was Sandy?Where was Sandy?What did she do?What did she do?What did she hear?What did she hear?What did she see?What did she see?What happened
13、?What happened?How did she feel?How did she feel?BeijingFriday,5 JanuaryIn the stormshared,walked to wind people were waitinglost,walked slowlyWorried about no busesP2-P3P1Ask and answer:After the After the stormstormWhere was she?Where was she?What did she hear?What did she hear?What did she see?Wh
14、at did she see?How did she feel?How did she feel?At Millies homeThe noise of traffic.People cleared the snow.Terrible.Ask and answer:How to write an article about a natural disaster.choose the topic定题choose materials选材start to write着手写作make the list列提纲Lets choose the topic!A fireAn earthquakeA flood
15、A rainstormA typhoonA snowstormA sandstormAn accidentFor example:A flood hit YangzhouWrite the introduction partsentence structure:It happened in Yangzhou,on 14th August.A flood hit Yangzhou on 14th August.It was in Yangzhou.It happened on 14th August.-IntroductionIntroductionWhere did it happen?Whe
16、re did it happen?When did it happen?When did it happen?Which is useful for you?Choose them out!1.What did you do?(1)wore more clothes/rain coat/glasses (2)called 110/119/120 hotline (3)closed the door and windows (4)went to high places 2.heard strong wind/big noise/thunder3.saw the lightning/lots of
17、 smoke/sand/dark cloud/thick snow/many people4.What happened?4.What happened?(1)be trapped/be frightened (1)be trapped/be frightened (2)lost my umbrella (2)lost my umbrella (3)walked/drove/rodeslowly/hard (3)walked/drove/rodeslowly/hard (4)fall down/over (5)crashed into (4)fall down/over (5)crashed
18、into5.How did you feel?5.How did you feel?(1)frightened/excited/terrible/in (1)frightened/excited/terrible/in fear/worried/sad fear/worried/sad (2)screamed/shouted/calmed down (2)screamed/shouted/calmed downWhich is useful for you?Choose them out!1.hear noise/cries/shouts2.saw people removed the sno
19、w/cleaned the way/sent the victims to the hospital/got something from the flood3.How did you feel?terrible/happy/sad/excited/thankful(感激的)Useful expressionsWritingWrite your own diary entry._A flood hit YangzhouThere was a flood on Saturday,14 August.The flood happpened in the morning,after two days
20、 of heavy rain.Sample writingSample writingMum woke me up around 6:30 a.m.She told me to get up quickly.I saw the floor was covered with water and Dad was collecting things.We put on our raincoats and got out of the house.It was still raining heavily and we had to take a boat to get to the main road
21、.Sample writingSuddenly a strong wind came and the boat started to shake.Mum lost her handbag and I nearly fell into the water.When we got to the main road,we could see buses and cars moving slowly.Finally,we took a taxi and went to my uncles home.My uncle lives in a tall building.We stayed in his flat that night.The next morning,the rain stopped and we went home.The house was very dirty after the flood.We worked hard to clean it.Sample writing1.Recite the article.1.Recite the article.2.Finish the exercises in your exercise 2.Finish the exercises in your exercise book.book.Homework
