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课件网) Unit 6 Safe and sound Unit 8 Welcome to unit 学习目标 通过本节课的学习，同学们能够: 1.学习并掌握新单词和短语关于紧急情况和自然灾害的短语。 2.学会谈论紧急情况和自然灾害。 read about a man’s experience of surviving an earthquake; learn about emergencies and natural disasters around the world; talk and write about what to do in emergencies and natural disasters; better understand how to stay safe in emergencies and natural disasters. Life is priceless; safety comes first. In this unit we will 1 2 3 4 It is the Safety Week at Sunshine Middle School. Let’s learn about emergencies and natural disasters and find out how to stay safe in these situations. Let’s enjoy a video about natural disasters. Warming up Emergencies and natural disasters storm 风暴 snowstorm 暴风雪 rainstorm 暴雨 flood thunder 雷 & lightning 闪电 cause big fire (引起大火) Emergencies and natural disasters Welcome to unit Emergency or natural disaster typhoon earthquake flood tornado Lead in A Sandy is reading a newspaper. Decide which headlines are about emergencies (E) and which are about natural disasters(ND). An emergency is a sudden, serious and dangerous event or situation. People need to act quickly to deal with it. A natural disaster is a sudden and powerful event in nature, such as an earthquake or a flood. ln newspaper headlines, the simple present tense is often used and words like a, an, the and the verb be are often left out. Tip Power cut leaves thousands without heating Lightning starts big fire in office building 1 2 Earthquake makes thousands of people homeless Coach comes off road and hits tree 3 4 E E E ND Three men hurt in car accident Flood washes away factory 5 6 Typhoon leaves whole town in terrible state House fire traps five and firemen save the family 7 8 E E ND ND 1. What happened to Vivien’s school 2. When did it happen Lightning hit a classroom building and it caused fire. It happened at night. Sandy and Millie are chatting online about emergencies and natural disasters. Think about and answer the questions. Pre-listening B Work in pairs and talk about an emergency or a natural disaster you have heard about Sandy and Millie are chatting online about emergencies and natural disasters. Sandy: Did you hear about the fog disaster in the USA last week Millie: No. What happened Sandy: The fog was so thick that drivers couldn’t see more than a metre in front of them. Millie:Oh, really Sandy: Yes. Many cars hit each other. It was one of the largest traffic accidents in the town’s history! Millie: Was anyone hurt Sandy: Yes. Twelve people died and over 40 were hurt in the accident. Millie: That’s terrible ! We use “Oh, really ” to express surprise, but pay attention to the tone, as the way we say it can give different meanings. Tip Whlie-listening or experienced. Use the conversation below as a model. Disaster: (1) _____ Time: (2) _____ Cause: The fog was so (3) _____that drivers couldn’t s ... ...
