1、Unit 2 Natural disasters Integrated skills How to deal with a flood? First Listening Listen to the talk and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle the incorrect information in the false statements and correct it in the blanks. 1 About 250,000 people in the world ar
2、e affected by floods every year. 2. Floods are not always caused by heavy rainfall. 3. People should prepare food and drinking water to last at least seven days. 4. Fifteen centimetres of moving water can wash most cars away. A1c F 250 million T F F three Sixty knock an adult down or Before a flood
3、Prepare (1) _. They should include: (2) _; sleeping bags; (3)_; food; drinking water. Bring the (4) _ to the upper levels of the house. Flood safety tips disaster supplies A2 a light source warm clothes most important objects Second Listening During a flood Leave immediately and move to (5) _. Move
4、to the upper floor if you are already inside a building. Do not (6) _ through the moving floodwater. After a flood Listen for official (7) _ to learn when it is safe to go home. Watch out for (8) _ and power lines. Stay away from the floodwater. It may be polluted and unsafe to touch. A2 higher grou
5、nd walk or drive news reports damaged roads Third Listening Flood safety tips Understand the elements of a story How to read a story? when, where who what, how Setting Characters Plot Describe the picture A house, with the door and windows shut tightly, was surrounded by a flood. The trees beside it
6、 were bent by the strong wind. The wind roared and the rain beat on the roof and windows. There was a car caught in the moving floodwater, like a boat. Setting The plot line Mary and her parents were trapped at home by a storm. Mary and her parents had no idea what to do. Mary wanted to leave but he
7、r parents thought it was dangerous. Predict the ending of the story What would they do next? Discussion Would they leave home or not? How could they protect themselves? Would they be rescued? How would they feel? What if Mary and her parents try to leave their house? What if they decide to stay at h
8、ome? Leave or stay? Stay: _ _ _ _ Leave: _ _ _ _ Analyse the emotions Dad: nervous, scared, curious seemingly calm, worried, cautious calm, cautious Mary: Mum: P23 a family caught in a flood be downstairs rain non-stop important documents otherwise be curious to see . the water may flood in in case
9、force the door open otherwise adv. 否则；不然 =If not; or else My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldnt have afforded the trip. She has saved thousands of children, who might otherwise die. otherwise adv. apart from that There was some music playing upstairs. Otherwise the house was silent. The
10、 driver suffered shock but was otherwise unhurt. 除此以外 otherwise adv. apart from that I plan to wait here Governments must ban or 以其他方式, 不同地 unless told otherwise. otherwise prevent selling illegal products. beyond adv. They crossed the mountains and headed for the valleys beyond. The disco went on u
11、ntil beyond midnight. Our success was far beyond what we thought possible. The bicycle was beyond repair. The situation is beyond our control. The town centre had changed beyond all recognition. The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class. Locate v. V. to find the exact position of sb
12、/sth 定位定位 Engineers are still trying to locate the fault. Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing passengers. V. to put or build sth in a particular place 把把安置在（或建造于）安置在（或建造于） They located their headquarters in Sweden. 这个餐馆位于市中心。这个餐馆位于市中心。 This restaurant is located in the centre of the town.
13、 Locate v. She knew the exact _ of The Eagles headquarters. The movie was shot entirely on _ in Italy. There is trouble _ things in such a huge supermarket. Some of my classmates live in Nanjing, a city _ in Jiangsu Province. _on top of the hill, this house has a beautiful view. _the fault, engeneers worked all night. locating location location located Located To locate
