1、Unit 4 Natural DisastersListening and speaking课前准备:课本,学案。积累本,双色笔Live to tell:Raising Awareness,Reducing Mortality.United Nations international strategyFor Disaster Reduction(2016)Report natural disasters 1.Watch the video Natural Disasters and look at the photos.Do you know what these disasters are?
2、Write down their names.Report natural disasters 2.Listen to the news reports and tick the disasters that you hear.pearthquakeptornadopwildfirepdroughtplandslideptsunamipfloodpvolcanic eruptionListen for detailsThink about what you are Listening for before you Listen:numbers,dates,times,addresses,act
3、ivities,people or places,reasons,etc.Report natural disasters3.Circle the key word(s)in the questions below and write the kind of information they refer to.Then listen again and answer the questions.1.What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador?2.How many people were killed or injured in Ecu
4、ador?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 damaged in Seoul?7.What caused the landslide in Seoul?Report natural disasters QuestionsType of informationAnswer1.What was the magni
5、tude of the earthquake in Ecuador?2.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 area5.When did people see the tornado in Memphis?6.Which buildings were damaged in Seoul?7.What caused the landslide in Seoul
6、?NumberNumberPlaceActivitiesDates×Addresses&placesReasons7.8230(killed)more than 1500(injured)Hunan Jiangxiworking to make people safe bringing food&waterSaturday 12 August 9:25 amlibrary and supermarketheavy rainReport natural disasters 4.Read about the disasters below and prepare a short news
7、 report on one of them.Then present your news report to a partner.Listen and repeat,pay attention to the letters in bold.pipe brick tend death keen glory fond view think they campus amaze flash garage French bridge truly draw events friends清辅音pipe tend keen fond think campus flash Frenc truly events
8、 浊辅音 brick death glory view they amaze garage bridge draw friendsRead the words aloud.Pay attention to the pronunciation of the-ed endings.begged breathed described concentrated confused debated exchanged helped laughed learned depended embarrassed pretended reserved shocked viewed watched wished/t/
9、helped laughedembarrassed shockedwatched wished /d/begged breathed described confused exchanged learned reserved viewed/id/concentrated debated dependedpretended1.rescue reskju:n.&vt.营救;救援 (1)n.U救援;营救C救援行动e.g.The 13-years-old girls screams alerted a passer-by who came to her rescue.The rescue team r
10、ushed to the site of the plane crashA rescue worker risked his life saving two tourists who had been trapped in themountains for two days.(2)vt.援救;营救e.g.Jim dived into the river to rescue a boy yesterday.rescuer n.救援者练习:1).“Never for a second,”the boy says,did I doubt that my father would come _my r
11、escue.”.“我从来没有一秒钟怀疑过我父亲会来救我。”男孩说。2).It took the firefighters 5 hours to rescue the boy_ the well.消防队员花了5个小时才把男孩从井里救出来。tofromcome/go to sb.s rescue=rescue sb.救援/营救某人a rescue team救援队rescue workers/boats/helicopters救援人员/船只/直升机rescue.from.从中解救/营救2.damage dmd vt&n.损害,损坏,毁坏,破坏(1).vt损害,损坏,毁坏,破坏e.g.Smoking
12、seriously damages your health.(2)n.U破坏,损坏,损失;损害,伤害e.g.The storm did a lot of damage to the crops.(3)n.pl.(法院判定的)损害赔偿金e.g.He was ordered to pay.damages totaling 30,00.练习:1).Once the damage_(do),it will take many years for the farmland to recover.一旦破坏发生,农田需要很多年才能恢复。2).On seeing the damage he had done
13、_ his kind neighbors house,the child felt ashamed.看到自己给善良的邻居的房子造成的破坏,这个孩子感到羞愧。吸烟严重损害你的健康。(一句多译)1._ 2._do/cause damage to.对造成破坏/损失is donetoSmoking seriously damages your health./Smoking seriously does damage to your health.3.destroy dstr v.摧毁;毁灭;破坏教材P49 2400 homes destroyed e.g.The building was compl
14、etely destroyed by fire(1)destruction n.U摧毁;毁灭;破坏Today,the scars of destruction are sill seen in Rockaway,but hope is in the air.(2)destructive adj.破坏(或毁灭)性的;引起破坏(或毁灭)的练习:(1)A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought about by the_(destroy)of the rain forests.热带雨林的破坏给环境带来了巨大的破坏。(2)The who
15、le city _(destroy)in the sudden flood,leaving nothing to the native people.整个城市在突如其来的洪水中被摧毁了,没有给当地居民留下任何东西。(3)Thousands of houses _(destroy,damage)by the storm,and the repair work would last half a month.成千上万的房屋被暴风雨毁坏,维修工作将持续半个月。destroy ones confidence/hope/faith.摧毁某人的信心/希望/信仰destrucitonwas destroye
16、dwere damaged4.evacuate vkjuet vt.(把人从危险的地方)疏散,转移,撤离.(从危险的地方)撤出,撤空教材 P49 Almost 88,000 people evacuatede.g.Children were evacuated from London to escape the bombing.Employees were urged to evacuate their offices immediately.evacuation n.疏散;撤离 练习:The fire is threatening about sixty homes and resident
17、s have _(evacuate)the area.大火威胁着大约60户人家,居民已经撤离该地区。evacuate sb.from.把某人从撤离evacuated5.affect fekt vt.影响;使悲伤;侵袭 教材P49 500000 affected;(1)vt.影响(相当于have an effect on)e.g.Apparently,blindly following others advice will affected our own judgment.(2).vt.(感情上)深深打动;使悲伤(或怜悯等)e.g.We were deeply affected by the
18、news of her death.(3).vt.(疾病)侵袭;使感染The disease affects millions of people in the world every year.练习:写出下列各句中affect的含义(1).From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can affect the members of a team._(2)He was deeply affected by my words._(3)Influenza(流感)can affect anybod
19、y in any age group._ 影响打动使感染;侵袭6.shelter elt(r)vt&n 遮蔽物;收容所;保护;掩蔽教材P49 Shelters set up by the government 政府建起了避难所(1)n.C 遮蔽物,庇护处:收容所;U居所,住处;遮蔽,避难Human beings need food,clothing and shelter.It is dangerous to take shelter from rain under a tree especially during arainstorm.(2)vt.保护;掩蔽 vi.躲避(风雨或危险)Tree
20、s shelter the house from the wind.We sheltered from the rain in a doorway.More_(shelter)for the homeless should be built in some big cities.under the shelter of.在.的庇护/遮蔽/掩蔽下take shelter from.躲避shelter sb./sth.from 保护某人/某物免受shelter from.躲避shelters7.set up教材P49 Shelters set up by the government 政府建起了避
21、难所(1)建立,创建,开办Im hoping Ill set up my own business someday.(2)建起,搭起We set up tents for those whose houses were destroyed or seriously damaged.(3)安装好,装配好I set up my computer so that I could work from home.“动词+up”型的其他常用短语练习 The moment they arrived there,they began to_ the tent.We had been waiting for h
22、im for a long time,yet he didnt _.build up创建,开发;加强;增强的体质pick up拿起;(开车)接人;搭载;好转;学会;接收put up使升高;张贴;建造;提高;投宿bring up抚养;养育;提出;呕吐make up构成;组成;化妆;补上;编造;铺床set upturn up1._ _(救援人员)fought to get to victims inside the inferno.2.More than seven million people have been _(影响)by drought.3.The fire is threatening
23、 about sixty homes,and residents have _(撤离)the area.4.He said army officers had threatened to _(破坏、消灭)the town 5.We can encourage each other to try to walk out of predicament,can also choose to _ _ _(毁灭希望)let destruction.6.An_(evacuate)of the citys four-million citizens is planned for later this wee
24、k.7.It needed a massive bailout _ _(救助,营救)the Swiss government just to keep going both beginners and advanced students.8.Parents worry about the _(影响)of music on their adolescents behavior.9.In the second part of the study,participants were queried about whether to_ _(从撤离)a hurricane.10.The moment they arrived there,they began to _ _ the tent.11.Hundreds of miners are still in the water,waiting to_(被营救)Rescue workersaffectedevacuateddestroydestroy others hopeevacuationrescue fromeffectevacuate fromput/set up be rescued