1、Unit 2 Natural disasters17 Marchat 2:27 p.m.Falmont Primary School476 Students and 36 teachers Escaped the earthquake with 5 of them injuredReport 1 Task 1:read for key information 20 DecemberGoldshore BeachA 10-year-old girlSaved around 100 people on the beach from a terrible tsunami WhenWhereWhoWh
2、atReport 2 Task 1:read for key information 1PART 01Guidance&explorationGuidance&exploration福尔蒙特发生地震，小学生成功_。spare v.饶恕，幸免，使逃脱;抽出，匀出;省得，免去;v.不吝惜（时间或金钱）adj 闲置的;备用的;空闲的;逃脱逃脱titleTake some spare clothes in case you get wet.He studies music in his spare time.Id love to have a break,but I cant spare the ti
3、me.He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety.During the bombing only one house was spared.He spared no effort to make her happy again.Pupils lives spared during Falmont earthquake.18 March FALMONT-On 17 March,476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the c
4、ounty at 2:27 p.m.Only 5 students suffered slight injuries,despite the current figures of 7killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area at large.at large 整个，全部injure vt 伤害injury n.(对躯体的)伤害，损伤do an injury to sb=do sb an injuryinjured adj 受伤的；受伤的；The injured 伤员（做主语时伤员（做主语时谓语谓语动词用复数形式）动词用复数形式）despi
5、te prep.尽管尽管,虽然虽然（=in spite of）despite the fact that+从句从句=although+从句从句 Alice Brown,head teacher at Falmont Primary School,was teaching when the floor began to shake.Her students reaction was quick and correct-they moved under their desks head first,and held on to the legs of the desks.At the same,t
6、ime,Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door,in case it became damaged during the shaking and could not open.There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things faling to the ground,but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly.held on to sth 抓紧 in case以防万一（+句子）in case of 万一（+短语
7、）As is often the case这是常有的事情三维P45was/were doing sth when.正在做某事.这时突然reaction to.对的反应in reaction to sth 对某事作出回应react vi.起反应;对作出反应react to sth(by doing sth)(通过做某事)对某事/物作出反应react against.反对,反抗react with sth 与某物发生化学反应The moment the shaking stopped,Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to m
8、ake their escape.She signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their heads with their hands.Within one minute and twenty seconds,the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground.Soon students from other classes arrived too.After a roll call confirme
9、d that all were safe and sound,they relaxed,laughing,crying and hugging each other.sense n感觉，意识 v.意识到，感觉 be aware(adj意识到的）of 意识到make sense有意义，讲的通It is the best time for sb to do sth 对某人而言做某事是最佳时机 make ones escape逃生the monent 此处为连词词组，The moment/instant/minute/second/as soon as+时间状语从句，表示“一就”(1)signal:
10、v.“发信号，发暗号，示意”n.“信号，暗号”signal(to)sb for sth/to do sth 示意某人某事/做某事send/give out a signal 发出信号traffic signals 交通信号灯confirm vt.证实，确认；使确信；批准 confirmation n.证实；确认书；证明书confirm sb in sth 使某人确信某事confirm that 证实；确定It has been confirmed that已经确定“We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a year,”said Miss
11、Brown,“so the kids were calm enough to protect themselves during the earthquake.”be enough to do sth 足够做某事By Jessie Cable 21 December NEWDALE-On 20 December,a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead.Goldshore Beach was the o
12、nly local beach(to survive the disaster without any loss of life).A 10-year-old girl,Sabrina Andron,helped around 100 people escape danger with her knowledge of tsunamis.race across the ocean 席卷.海域 keep/leave sb/sth+形容词/副词/介词短语/名词 使/让.过去分词短语作后置定语过去分词短语作后置定语 1).Dont leave water _(run)after you leave.
13、2).Dont leave the work half _(finish).3).The teacher asked us a puzzling question,leaving all of us _.(puzzle)4).Leave the motor_.让发动机开着 5).They died and left the whole nation _(处于悲伤).6)His parents died in the earthquake,_.留下他成为一名孤儿。runningfinishedpuzzledleaving him an orphan onin sorrowThe day bega
14、n like any other on Goldshore Beach.People were walking,running or simply sitting on the sandy beach,enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair.Sabrina was one of the happy tourists until she noticed something odd.“The water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer,”she lat
15、er explained.“It wasnt calm and it wasnt going in and then out.It was just coming in and in and in.”Sabrina had just learnt about tsunamis in a Geography lesson.It immediately occurred to her that these were signs of an approaching tsunami.现在分词短语作伴随状语，that引导定语从句，作主语odd adj.奇怪的;偶尔的；不成对的；基数的基数的occur v
16、i.发生，出现；存在于【无被动语态，无进行时，作谓语时主语不能是人】It occurs/occurred to sb to do sth=It hits/hit/strikes/stoke sb that+句某人突然想起sth occurs to sb 某人突然想到某事/某事/物浮现于某人脑海中occurrence n.发生；出现Sabrina was frightened,but she soon kept her head.She warned her parents of the danger,though at first they just thought she was jokin
17、g.However,Sabrina was certain that a terrible disaster was on its way and kept asking her parents to talk to a safety officer.fright n.惊恐-frighten v.使害怕，使惊恐frightened adj 受惊的frightening adj 令人恐惧的，令人害怕的keep ones head（在困境中）保持冷静warn sb of/about sth 就某事警告某人warn sb not to do sth 警告某人不要做某事warn sb.against
18、doing sthon the/ones way to 去某地的路上 in the way 妨碍，挡道 in this way 通过这种方法no way 绝不，一点也不 by the way 顺便问一下To her great relief,the officer immediately realized the coming danger.The beach was rapidly cleared of people,just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.to ones relief 令某人欣慰的是relief n.宽慰，轻松；减
19、轻，消除；救济disaster relief 赈灾 relief agencies 救济机构 relief work 救济工作in relief 如释重负It is a relief to do 做某事是令人欣慰的relieve vt.减轻；缓解；消除；救济relieve sb ofsth 缓解/减轻某人的（痛苦/负担等）relieved adj.感到欣慰的Although a series of huge waves _(cause)by an undersea earthquake left thousands _(die),a10-year-old girl named Sabrina
20、Andron helped around 100 people escape danger with her basic knowledge of tsunamis.While people _(enjoy)the warm sea air and the soft wind on the sandy beach,Sabrina noticed something odd.She said that the water looked like the bubbles on the top of a beer.She had just learnt about tsunamis in _ Geo
21、graphy lesson,and it immediately occurred _ her that these were signs of an _(approach)tsunami.Although frightened,she kept her head _ warned her parents of the danger,insisting that they talk to a safety officer.Much to her _(relieve),the officer realized the coming danger _(immediate)and the beach _(clear)of people soon,just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.Practicecauseddeadwere enjoyingatoapproachingandreliefimmediatelywas cleared
