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课件网) Unit 8 Natural disasters Period 2 Reading 1 课时导入 2 课文呈现 3 考点精讲 4 课堂小结 Do you know what happened on those two days A An earthquake There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999.Timmy survived. Read Timmy's story and find out what happened to him. The Taiwan earthquake It was about two o'clock in the early morning. I was sleeping when the earthquake started. At first, I felt a slight shake. ① Then I heard a loud noise like thunder. 描写感受法：本句描述了地震发生时的感受。我们在写这一 类文章时，通常在开始时要描述一下事情刚发生时的感受。 Soon the real noise came, like bombs under the ground. The earth started to shake. People screamed in fear. ② Some ran out of the building. ③ I tried my best to run out too, but I could not. Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down. ④ Then the walls began to come down too! ⑤ Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and silent around me. ⑥ I could not see anything at all, and I did not know if anyone else was near me. ⑦ I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast. ⑧ “I'm trapped,” I said to myself. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive. ⑨ nervously adv . nervousness n. 连词观察法：本句为并列复合句，由并列连词but连接的并列句里含有一个由since 引导的原因状语从句。 I shouted for help, but no one came. I started to pull myself slowly through the dark. Luckily, there was just enough space for me to move. Hours later, as I was trying to find my way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me. ⑩ I screamed, “Help! Please help! I'm here!” Then I heard shouts from excited people. They quickly moved away the bricks. At last, I saw the bright daylight. I was safe. 在危难的时候要学会求救和自救。 B1) Sandy does not know the meanings of some words in the story. Help her match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks. 1 shake(lind 5) _____ 2 scream (line 5) _____ 3 come down (line 8) _____ 4 silent (line 9) _____ 5 at last (line 20) _____ 6 safe (line 20) _____ B Timmy and the earthquake a finally b fall to the ground c give a loud high cry d not in danger e move quickly from side to side, up and down, etc. f quiet e c b f a d B2) Timmy put some pictures he drew on his web page. Help Sandy write the correct caption in the blank under each picture. I saw the bright daylight. The walls came down. I screamed for help. Some people ran out of the building. I was trapped. The earth started to shake. _____ _____ I screamed for help. Some people ran out of the building. _____ I saw the bright daylight. The walls came down. I screamed for help. Some people ran out of the building. I was trapped. The earth started to shake. _____ _____ _____ I saw the bright daylight. _____ The earth started to shake. I was trapped. The walls came down. B3) Sandy is telling her classmates about Timm ... ...
