1、Natural Disasters8A Unit 8 Welcome to the Unit and Comic StripsFree Talk Lets talk about the weather.Listening Time1.Why is Hobos house all wet?2.Can Hobo go home alone?Why?Because it is raining.No,because his floor is all wet and he wants Eddie to mop it up.Listening TimeReading Time1.Read after th
2、e tape.2.Read loudly by yourselves.3.Read in pairs.Its raining.My house isall wet.Can I come in,Eddie?Sure,come in.I was sleeping when it started to rain.Did you hear the rain?Not until half an hour later.You must come home with me now.The floor is all wet.Whosgoing to mop all the waterup if you don
3、t come with me?Why?Showing Time 1.Act out the conversation.2.Will Eddie help Hobo to mop the floor?Why?Yes,because No,because rainstorm:floodwashawayWhat can bad weather cause?thunderlightningnd a big firetyphoontaifu:n Many houses fall down.snowstormcrash into the treekr accidentksidnt earthquakeki
4、ll many peoplemake people lose homes:kweikTask One:Competition1.lightning 2.rainstorm3.wind;fall down4.too much snow;too many accidents.5.The ground shakes(摇动）摇动）.firefloodtyphoonsnowstormearthquakePractising Timenatural disasterntrldiz:sttyphoonthunder and lightningrainstormsnowstormTask Two:Look a
5、nd say1.Simon couldnt hold his umbrella in the _.2.Amy was frightened when _ came.3.Simon walked slowly in the _.4.In the _ ,there was heavy traffic.A:What kind of natural disaster is it?B:Its _.A:Which season does it usually happen in?B:In _.A:Is it terrible?B:Yes,of course.It can cause_./_in the _
6、.Task Three:Make a conversationtyphoonsummerMany houses will fall downtyphoonTask Four:Think and judge(or)1.When the earthquake comes,we should jump off the window.2.When the typhoon comes,we should close all the windows and doors.3.We can stay in the water and wait for help in the flood.4.We can dr
7、ive cars quickly in a snowstorm.Task Five:Say out quickly8.A big storm killed 20 people.7.A young boy fell from a tree and hurt his legs.3.A car accident killed three men.2.The Taiwan earthquake killed thousands of people.4.A coach crashed into a tree last night.5.A flood washed the village away.6.L
8、ightning started a big fire in a house.Task Six:Listen and judge Disaster or Accident.DAAAADDD1.The school football team lost the game.Why are there so many natural disasters?Because our earth is becoming warmer and warmer.Because there is too much carbon dioxide flowing into the air.Who made all th
9、is happen?For natural disasters,what can we do to make them happen less?Sharing Time 1.use shopping bags instead of plastic bags2.turn off the light,the TV and the tap in time3.ride/walk to school instead of taking a bus4.send e-cards instead of postcards5.use both sides of the paper6.not use one-of
10、f chopsticks7.reuse the water8.plant more trees to take in carbon dioxideWe have only one earth.Protecting the earth is protecting ourselves.Lets do something for our earth,and alsodo something for our children and our grandchildren.HomeworkSearch for more information about natural disasters on the Internet and try to call on more people to protect our earth.Thank you!Sure,come in.Not until half an hour later.You must _ with me now.I was _ when it started to rain.Why?The floor is all _.Whos going to _if you dont _?Did you hear the rain?Its raining.My house is all wet.Can I come in,Eddie?
