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课件网) Unit 8 Safe and sound Welcome to the unit 学习目标 To master some new words and phrases. To learn about and distinguish emergencies and natural disasters. To talk about an emergency or a natural disaster you have heard about or experienced. To learn about newspaper headlines and try to suggest a headline for each emergency or natural disaster you talked about. Let’s enjoy a video about natural disasters. Lead in What are natural disasters and emergencies Can you tell the differences between them 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. 新课讲授 Presentation Sandy is reading a newspaper. Decide which headlines are about emergencies (E) and which are about natural disasters(ND). 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 Practice Sandy and Millie are talking about emergencies and natural disasters. Listen to the tape and fill in the table. Event: (1) _____ Time: (2) _____ Cause: The fog was so (3) _____that drivers couldn’t see more than a (4) _____ in front of them. Result: Many cars (5)____ each other. It was one of the largest traffic (6) _____in the town’s history! People: (7)_____ died and (8)_____ were hurt in the accident. fog disaster Last week hit accidents over 40 thick metre Twelve people Listening Sandy: Did you hear about the fog disaster in Star Town 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! Reading Work in pairs and talk about an emergency or a natural disaster you have heard about or experienced. Use the conversation below as a model. A: Did you hear about ... B: No. What happened A: ... B:Oh, really A: Yes. ... It was ...! B: Was anyone hurt A: Yes./No. ... B: That’s ...! Pair work Checklist Activity: pair work 互评 师评 Contents Talk about the emergencies and natural disasters. Use the vocabulary we have learned today. Speak clearly and fluently. Speaking Use tone and body language properly. Excellent Good To be improved Show Time In pairs, suggest a headline for the emergency or natural disaster you talked about in Part B. 1. Safe and sound 安然无恙 短语 safe and sound 意思是“安然无恙”。 e.g. They arrived home safe and sound. 他们平平安安地回到家了。 Language points em ... ...
