1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家U4P1学习目标By the end of this period,students will be able to:1.summarise the main idea of the conversation and practise the tip of listeninglistening for key words.2.conclude the main points of a news report.3.analyse the common expressions of a news report.4.report a natural disaster.
2、课堂探究Part Warming upWatch a video and write down the names of disasters.Part ListeningActivity 1First listeningWhat is the main idea of the text?Activity 2Second listeningCircle the key word(s) in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.Then listen again and answer the que
3、stions.QuestionType of informationAnswer1. was the of the earthquake in Ecuador?number2.How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador?3.Where are the floods?4.What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area?5.When did people see the tornado in Memphis?6.Which buildings were
4、damaged in Seoul?7.What caused the landslide in Seoul?Activity 3Third listeningListen again find out the following information.TimePlaceDisasterDamageRescue116 AprilEcuadorThe disaster damaged.About 230 peopleand more than 1,500.andare helping the survivors.2have been destroyed.No one has been kille
5、d. and are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.They are also bringing to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.TimePlaceDisasterDamageRescue3southern Memphis were destroyed and at least person has died.The police advise.4Seoul was injured.A library,a supermarket,andwere dam
6、aged.Activity 4Fourth listeningNews report 1.Its 17 April.A strong earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday.The 7.8-magnitude earthquake damaged many buildings,and about 230 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.Volunteers and rescue workers are helping the survivors.News report 2Good evening.
7、Today is 27 March.the floods in central China.The government is helping more than 12,000 people in Hunan and Jiangxi get away from the rising water.Homes and land have been destroyed,but no one has been killed.Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.Th
8、ey are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.News report 3,Saturday 12 August.A tornado in southern Memphis.at 9:25 a.m.,the tornado destroyed four homes.A police officer tells us that at least one person has died.More tornados are possible,and the police advise
9、 avoiding the area.News report 4And in Seoul,a landslide damaged a library and a supermarket in a southern neighbourhood.The landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has fallen in Seoul over the past week.the police,no one was injured in the landslide,but several cars were damaged.Those are for d
10、ay 21 July.Part SpeakingRead about the disasters below and prepare a short news report on one of them.EarthquakeWildfireFloodWenchuan,ChinaAlberta,CanadaColombo,Sri Lanka14:28 Monday,12 MayMagnitude 7.8 (8.0)At least 8,500 killed (by 13 May)Began on 1 May2,400 homes destroyedAlmost 88,000 people eva
11、cuatedHundreds of firefighters arrivedBegan in May82 killed,500,000 affectedEarthquakeWildfireFloodRescue workers(medical teams,troops,volunteers,etc.) organised quicklyPlanes,helicopters used to fight the fireNo deaths,no injuriesRescue teams provided food and waterShelters set up by the government
12、Part HomeworkBroadcast a recent natural disaster.参考答案Part tornado,tsunami,earthquake,floodPart Activity 1Four news reports about natural disasters:earthquake,flood,tornado,landslide.Activity 2QuestionType ofinformationAnswer1. was the of the earthquake in Ecuador?number7.82. were or in Ecuador?numbe
13、rAbout 230 were killed and more than 1,500 were injured.3. are the floods?placeCentral China.4. are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area?activityThey are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.5. did people see the tornado in Memphis?timeAt 9:25 a.m.6. were in
14、 Seoul?placeA library and a supermarket.7. the landslide in Seoul?reasonBy heavy rain that has fallen over the last week.Activity 3TimePlaceDisasterDamageRescue116 AprilEcuadorearthquakeThe disaster damaged many buildings.About 230 people were killed and more than 1,500were injured.Volunteers and re
15、scue workers are helping the survivors.2Maybe days before 27 MarchcentralChinafloodHomes and land have been destro-yed.No one has been killed.Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe.They are also bringing food and water to those whose homes were lost i
16、n the disaster.312 AugustsouthernMemphistornadoFour homes were destroyed and at least one person has died.The police advise avoiding the area.4About 12 JulySeoullandslideNo one was injured.A library,a supermarket,and several cars were damaged.Activity 4Good morning;early reports said that;More news
17、about;Breaking news;was just seen;Eyewitnesses said that;According to;the top newsPart Speaking:1.Good morning.Today is 13 May.A huge earthquake hit Wenchuan,China yesterday afternoon.It has killed at least 8,500 people by now.The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale.Injured survivors have b
18、een moved to the safety by rescue workers,including medical workers,troops,and volunteers,who organised quickly.2.A wildfire which began on 1 May in Alberta,Canada,has destroyed 2,400 homes.Almost 88,000 people have been evacuated.Hundreds of firefighters along with planes and helicopters have arrived to help fight the fire.Luckily,there have been no deaths or injuries.3.A flood in Colombo,Sri Lanka,has killed 82 people.The flood,which began in May,has affected nearly 500,000 people.Rescue teams are providing food and water,and shelters have been set up by the government.- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网
