1、必修二 Unit 5 Humans And Nature (4) 高一年级 英语 Lesson 2 Professional Rescue Team Listening drought a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water a sudden fall of earth or rocks down a hill landslide hurricane a violent storm flood volcanic eruption earthquake forest fire Natural disasters dr
2、ought landslide hurricane flood volcanic eruption forest fire earthquake Natural disasters can cause death and other loss and damage that is hard to measure. Natural disasters can cause death and other loss and damage that is hard to measure. Natural disasters can cause death and other loss and dama
3、ge that is hard to measure. measure to find the size, amount, degree of something e. g. He measured the height of the cupboard. Natural disasters can cause death and other loss and damage that is hard to measure. rescue team to save or set free from danger or loss rescue attempt an effort made to do
4、 something rescue operation the process of working e.g. Mr Wang took part in many rescue operations overseas. rescue vehicle Match the photos (a-d) with the descriptions (1-4). 4. Many houses are destroyed by the terrible flood.( ) 2. Trained dogs are used to help search for anyone who is still aliv
5、e.( ) 1. Search and rescue vehicles are brought into destroyed areas.( ) 3. Rescue teams try to save people trapped under buildings.( ) D C A B Listening (5.3) Task 1 Listen to the first part of the interview. Answer the questions. 1. What is the interview about? 2. Who is the interviewee? 3. Which
6、two disasters are mentioned? 1. What is the interview about? The interview is about what search and rescue teams do when a natural disaster happens. 2. Who is the interviewee? The interviewee is Mr Wang, who is from China International Search and Rescue Team. They mentioned two disasters, namely the
7、 Wenchuan earthquake, the Nepal earthquake. They worked here and overseas. abroad 3. Which two disasters are mentioned? Task 2 Listen again. Complete the sentences. What happens on rescue attempts 1. Our first and most important goal is to _. 2. We use _ vehicles and _ to look for anyone who is stil
8、l alive. Task 2 Listen again. Complete the sentences. What happens on rescue attempts 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. Task 2 Listen again. Complete t
9、he sentences. What happens on rescue attempts 4. Its our duty to try to reduce _ and _. Task 2 Listen again. Complete the sentences. What happens on rescue attempts Task 2 Listen again. Complete the sentences. What happens on rescue attempts 1. Our first and most important goal is to _. 2. We use _
10、vehicles and _ to look for anyone who is still alive. save lives search and rescue trained dogs Task 2 Listen again. Complete the sentences. What happens on rescue attempts 3. In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake: Over _ members and _ dogs took part, and we were there for _ days. 60 6 12
11、We rescued _ people and provided medical help to over _ people. 2 2000 Task 2 Listen again. Complete the sentences. What happens on rescue attempts 4. Its our duty to try to reduce _ and _. suffering the loss of life pain and difficulty Task 3 Read the sentences again. Decide if the sentences contai
12、n a main idea (MI) about rescue attempts or a detail (D). Write the correct letter in the brackets. Skill Builder Listening for Main Ideas and Details Main ideas are the key points of a presentation or a talk. They are supported by details. Main idea the statement that is emphasized by the speaker (
13、usually at the beginning and end of the talk) key words, phrases and ideas that are repeated Detail examples, causes, reasons, facts and descriptions Task 3 Read the sentences again. Decide if the sentences contain a main idea (MI) about rescue attempts or a detail (D). Write the correct letter in t
14、he brackets. 1. Our first and most important goal is to save lives. ( ) 2. We use search and rescue vehicles and trained dogs to look for anyone who is still alive. ( ) 3. In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake: Over 60 members and 6 dogs took part, and we were there for 12 days. ( ) We res
15、cued 2 people and provided medical help to over 2000 people. ( ) 4. Its our duty to try to reduce suffering and the loss of life. ( ) 1. Our first and most important goal is to save lives. ( ) 2. We use search and rescue vehicles and trained dogs to look for anyone who is still alive. ( ) 3. In a re
16、scue attempt during the Nepal earthquake: Over 60 members and 6 dogs took part, and we were there for 12 days. ( ) We rescued 2 people and provided medical help to over 2000 people. ( ) D D D MI 4. Its our duty to try to reduce suffering and the loss of life. ( ) MI Task 4 Work out four questions yo
17、u may ask according to the information in Task 3. Answer: Our first and most important goal is to save lives. Question: What is the most important goal of search and rescue attempts? For example Answer: We use search and rescue vehicles and trained dogs to look for anyone who is still alive. Questio
18、n: How do rescue teams search for people who might be alive? Answer: In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake, over 60 members and 6 dogs took part, and we were there for 12 days. Question: Who took part in the rescue attempt in Nepal after the earthquake? Answer: We rescued 2 people and prov
19、ided medical help to over 2000 people. Question: How many people did you help? Answer: Its our duty to try to reduce suffering and the loss of life. Question: What is your attitude towards your job? Task 5 Role Play Suppose you were invited to take part in a radio interview, which role would you lik
20、e to play? presenter Mr Wang student presenter Mr Wang student introduce the topic and ask questions talk about China International Search and Rescue Team ask questions “Today, Mr Wang is here to tell us all about professional teams who work in natural disaster rescue.” “Hello! Thanks for having me.
21、 I am so happy to be here to introduce my professional teams and share our experiences in natural disaster rescue.” “I am Li Hua from Hong Xing Middle School, and I have a question ” Mr wang was invited to talk about what _ did when a _ happened. He had been part of many rescue operations _ as well
22、as in China. He told us their first and most important goal is to _ and gave us an example, one of his recent _, the Nepal earthquake. His team tried their best to rescued 2 people and provided _ to over 2000 people. It was a very _ process, just like a _ against time. professional rescue teams natu
23、ral disaster overseas save lives attempts medical help challengingbattle Listening (5.4) What are they talking about? They are talking about what we should do in an earthquake. How many specific situations do they mention? Three. Task 1 Listen and answer the questions. Outdoors Indoors Trapped Task
24、2 Listen and complete the information. Outdoors Indoors Trapped _ from any buildings or streetlights. _ anything that can break or fall. _to help people find you and _ when someone is nearby. Outdoors _ from any buildings or streetlights. Stay there and move away Indoors _ anything that can break or
25、 fall. Stay away from windows or lamps Trapped _ to help people find you and _ when someone is nearby. only shout Knock on a wall Shouting can cause us to breathe in a dangerous amount of dust. maintain, interrupt and end a conversation Focus on function: Task 3 maintain a conversation interrupt a c
26、onversation end a conversation (to continue) (to break the flow of speech by saying something) (to finish) Read the sentences and decide whether the phrases in yellow are used to maintain (M), interrupt (I) or end (E) a conversation. Write the correct letter in the brackets. 1. Excuse me, Mr Wang, b
27、ut can I interrupt you there? ( ) 2. OK, if Im outdoors, ( ) 3. Sorry, but my 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. ( ) 1. Excuse me, Mr Wang, but can I in
28、terrupt you there? ( ) 2. OK, if Im outdoors, ( ) 3. Sorry, but my 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 M I I E E What are polite ways to interrupt
29、and end a conversation? Excuse me, Sorry, but Sorry for interrupting again but, unfortunately So, Im very sorry, but To interrupt Do you mind if I interrupt? Id like to add something to that, I beg your pardon, but I need to say something. To end Please excuse me, I have to, Its been great talking w
30、ith you. Please get in touch if I can help you in any way. Task 4 Practise maintaining, interrupting and ending a conversation in the following situations. Situation 1: Two friends talking on the phone A: I am really worried about tomorrows presentation. B: _ _ (needs to end the conversation so as t
31、o catch a train) Well, Id love to know more, but, unfortunately, I have to catch a train. Situation 2: An English teacher and a student in an English class A: In relative clauses, we use “why” after the word “reason”. B: _ (needs to interrupt so as to ask a question) Sorry to interrupt but may I ask a question? Homework Write a short paragraph introducing what professional rescue teams do when a natural disaster happens. Try to use the useful expressions learned in this class.
