1、1.How many kinds of natural disasters can you tell?What are they?2.What do search and rescue teams do when a natural disaster happens?3.What should we do to survive an earthquake when were outdoors,indoors or trapped?4.Can you maintain,interrupt or end a conversation politely?Learning objectives:Wha
2、t kinds of natural disasters can you think of?a violent storm with very strong windshurricane/hrkn/flooda lot of water in an area which is usually dryearthquakea sudden violent movement of the Earths surface,sometimes causing great damagestormvery bad weather with strong winds and rain,and often thu
3、nder and lightningvolcano eruptionash sometimes rising into the air from inside the earthan uncontrolled fire occurring in the forestforest firea mass of earth,rock,etc.that falls down the slope of a mountain or a clifflandslidea long period of time when there is little or no raindroughtMatch the ph
4、otos(a-d)with the descriptions(1-4).1.Search and rescue vehicles are brought into destroyed areas.2.Trained dogs are used to help search for anyone who is still alive.3.Rescue teams try to save people trapped under buildings.4.Many houses are destroyed by the terrible flood.P34 1dcabYou will listen
5、to an interview on a professional rescue team.Now listen to the first part of the interview.Answer the questions.P34 2 A.How to survive natural disasters.B.What rescue teams do in natural disasters.C.Loss and damage of natural disasters.A.A rescuer from a professional rescue team.B.An expert on eart
6、hquakes.C.A survivor in the Nepal earthquake.A.The Wenchuan earthquake.B.The Yushu earthquake.C.The Nepal earthquake.BABListen again.Complete the sentences.Then decide if the sentences contain a main idea(MI)about rescue attempts or a detail(D).Write the correct letter in the brackets.1.Our first an
7、d most important goal is to _.()2.We use _ vehicles and _ to look for anyone who is still alive.()3.In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake:*Over _ members and _ dogs took part,and we were there for _ days.()*We rescued _ people and provided medical help to over _ people.()4.Its our duty to
8、try to reduce _ and _.()P34 3twosave livessearch and rescuetrained dogssixtysixtwelve2000sufferingthe loss of lifeMID D D MISkill Builder Listening for Main Ideas and Details Main ideas are the key points of a presentation or a talk.They are supported by details.*When you listen,pay close attention
9、to the statement that is emphasised by the speaker(usually at the beginning and end of the talk).This is often the main idea.*Listen carefully for key words,phrases and ideas that are repeated.These will confirm the main idea.*Now listen for specific information that supports the main idea,e.g.examp
10、les,causes,reasons,facts and descriptions.These are the details.Tapescript:Work out four questions you may ask according to the information in Activity 3.Then ask and answer the questions.Possible questions for reference:1.What is the most important goal of search and rescue attempts?2.How do rescue
11、 teams search for people who might be alive?3.Who took part in the rescue attempt in Nepal after the earthquake?How many people did they help?4.What is Mr Wangs attitude towards his job?Support your answer with evidence from the interview.P35 4Listen to the second part of the interview.What advice d
12、oes Mr Wang give about surviving an earthquake when youre outdoors,indoors or trapped?Outdoors Indoors Trapped_ from any buildings or streetlights._ anything that can break or fall._ to help people find you and _ when someone is nearby.Knock on a wallStay there and move away Stay away fromP35 5only
13、shoutListen and imitate.Decide whether the phrases in italics are used to:maintain(M),interrupt(I)or end(E)a conversation.Write the correct letter in the brackets.Maintaining,Interrupting and Ending a Conversation1.Excuse me,Mr Wang,but can I interrupt you there?()2.OK,if Im outdoors,()3.Sorry,but m
14、y advice is to ()4.Sorry for interrupting again()5.Well,Id love to know more,but,unfortunately,weve run out of time.()6.So,Im very sorry,but well have to finish there.()I P35 6M I I E E Tapescript:What are polite ways to interrupt and end a conversation?Can you find more expressions?Write them below
15、.1.Let me interrupt for a minute,2.Do you mind if I interrupt?3.Excuse me,I need to say something here4.I beg your pardon,but I need to say something.5.That reminds meP35 7Polite ways to interrupt a conversation:1.Please excuse me2.Im going to refresh my drink.May I get you anything?3.Id better let
16、you go.Polite ways to end a conversation:Situation 1:Two friends talking on the phoneFriend 1:talking about his/her worries for the next days presentationFriend 2:needs to end the conversation so as to catch a trainPractise maintaining,interrupting and ending a conversation in the following situatio
17、ns.Use the expressions in the Talk Builder to help you.P35 81.Excuse me,but can I interrupt you there?2.OK,but3.Sorry,but my advice is to4.Sorry for interrupting again5.Well,but,unfortunately,6.So,Im very sorry,but Useful expressions:P35 8Situation 2:An English teacher and a student in an English classEnglish teacher:explaining how to use relative clausesStudent:needs to interrupt so as to ask a question1.Excuse me,but can I interrupt you there?2.OK,but3.Sorry,but my advice is to4.Sorry for interrupting again5.Well,but,unfortunately,6.So,Im very sorry,but Useful expressions:
