Unit6 Natural disasters

Comic strip, Welcome to the unit

& Vocabulary

Comic strip, Welcome to the unit

& Vocabulary

Unit6 Natural disasters

fire

r rainstorm

sandstorm

thunder and lightning

flood

drought

typhoon

snowstorm

earthquake

flood

thunder and lightning

firesandstorm

rainstorm

drought typhoon

snowstormearthquake

typhoon

rainstorm snowstorm

thunder and lighting

A guessing game !

Boys VS Girls

1.The ground was shaking. Many houses fell down. People tried their best to run to safe places.

earthquake

2.It rained very heavily and lasted for a long time. There was much water everywhere.

rainstorm

3.The wind is stronger than 10 degrees (10 级 ) . It usually comes from the sea.

typhoon

4.It often happens in winter. Everything looks white. Sometimes people can’t ride bikes or drive cars on the road.

snowstorm

5. There is lots of sand in the air.

We even can’t see the things

30 metres away.

sandstorm

6. A careless driver was driving fast.

Unluckily, his car crashed into a

tree and the driver was badly hurt.

a car accident

An accident

or

a disaster?

Judge and learnAn accident is usually caused by

_____________ while a disaster is often caused by __________.

A.natural forces B. people

peoplenatural forces

大自然的力量

1.The school football team lost the game.

2. A big storm killed 20 people.

3.A coach crashed into a tree last night.

4. A flood washed the village away.

5. Lightning started a big fire in a house.

6. A young boy fell from a tree and hurt

his legs.

7.The Taiwan earthquake killed thousands of people.

AD

D

AD

D

A

What happened to Hobo?

…Now I have some trouble ,too. Can you help me?

…Now I have some trouble ,too. Can you help me?

It’s raining. My house is all wet. Can I come in, Eddie?

It’s raining. My house is all wet. Can I come in, Eddie?

The floor is all wet. Who’s going to mop all the water up if you don’t come with me?

The floor is all wet. Who’s going to mop all the water up if you don’t come with me?

I was sleeping when it started to rain.

I was sleeping when it started to rain.

Not until half an hour later. You must come home with me now.

Not until half an hour later. You must come home with me now.

Sure, come in.

Sure, come in.

Why?Why?

Did you hear the rain?

Did you hear the rain?

Read and answer the following questions

1.What is the weather like?

2.What happened to Hobo?

3.What was Hobo doing when it started

to rain?

4.When did Hobo hear the rain?

5.Why doesn’t Hobo want to go home alone?

It’s rainig.

He got wet.

He was sleeping.

Half an hour later.

He wants Eddie to mop all the

water up for him.

Useful phrases and expressions

1.be all wet 湿透 2.get wet 淋湿

3.start / begin to rain 开始下雨4.not until half an hour later 直到半小时后

5.mop all the water up 把所有的水拖干

mop- mopped mop-mopping

6.I was sleeping. 我正在睡觉（过去进行时）

Fill in the blanks:

One day, Hobo came to Eddie’s house, because his own house was __________ .He ________________when it began to _______.And he didn’t hear the rain __________________________.He asked Eddie to __________________because he wanted Eddie to

_____________________________.

all wet was sleepingrain

until half an hour later

go home with him

mop all the water up

It’s raining. My house is all wet. Can I come in, Eddie?

It’s raining. My house is all wet. Can I come in, Eddie?

The floor is all wet. Who’s going to mop all the water up if you don’t come with me?

The floor is all wet. Who’s going to mop all the water up if you don’t come with me?

I was sleeping when it started to rain.

I was sleeping when it started to rain.

Not until half an hour later. You must come home with me now.

Not until half an hour later. You must come home with me now.

Sure, come in.

Sure, come in.

Why?Why?

Act out the dialogue

Did you hear the rian?Did you hear the rian?

What’s the weather like? How is the weather today?

I like… best. How can I know the future weather? Can you help me ?

I like… best. How can I know the future weather? Can you help me ?

fog

What was the weather like yesterday morning?How was the weather yesterday morning?

There was much ____ in the morning . It was ______.

foggy

fog n. 雾

foggy adj. 有雾的

frostWe could see last night.

frostyIt was .The temerature droppd a little.

What was the weather like last night?=How was the weather last night?

frost (n.) 霜frosty (adj.)有霜的，多霜的drop (V.) 下降

What’s the weather like in Wuhan?=How is the weather in Wuhan?

The ______is blowing hard.The weather is . The temperature is ______°c

windwindy

wind (n.) 风

windy (adj.) 有风的，多风的

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There are many in the sky.It is . The temperature is _______°C

cloudyclouds

What’s the weather like in Beijing?=How is the weather in Beijing?

cloud (n.) 云

cloudy (adj.) 多云的low (adj.) 低的

0 - 10

The is so heavy . It’s _______ so heavily. It’s a day.The temperature is ________°C.

rainy rain

What’s the weather like in Taiwan?=How is the weather in Taiwan?

raining

18-24

How big the is ! The weather is . stormy

storm

What’s the weather like in kunming ? How is the weather in Kunming?

storm (n.)暴雨，风暴stormy (adj.)有暴风雨的

There will be a heavyIt will be ______. The temperature is ____ °C.

snowsnowy

What will the weather be like in Xinjiang?=How will the weather be in Xinjiang?

-8 - 3

The will shine brightly.The weather will be . The temperature will be______ °C.

sunsunny

What will the weather be like in Guanzhou?=How will the weather be in Guangzhou?

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sun sunny

cloud cloudy

wind windy

rain

rainy

n. 名词

adj. 形容词Different kinds of weather

storm

stormy

fog foggy

frost frosty

snow

snowy

n. 名词 adj. 形容词

Different kinds of weather

storm

storm

fog fog

frost frostsnow

snow

n. adj.

sun sun

cloud cloudwindrain

rainwind

y

yy

y

yy

gyny

Rules:描述天气的形容词只要在表示天气的名词后面加 _____， fog/sun要 ____.

y 双写

Production Task 1. Complete the dialogue(P98)

Millie: The weather is ______ but it’ll be ______

tomorrow.The temperature will be around 7°C.What about Wednesday?

Sandy:It’ll be _____. The temperature is gong to drop

a little.

Millie:So the weather won’t be too bad. What about Thursday?

Sandy: It’ll be _____ on Thursday. The temperature will be lower. It’ll be only 0°C.

Millie: The weather will become worse on Friday. It’ll be _____ and the temperature will drop to -5 0°C.

sunny cloudy

windy

frosty

snowy

Mon.

5-7°C

Tues.

3-5 °C

Wed.

2-4 ° C

Tur.

0-2 °C

Fri

-3-0 °C

Task2. Learn to broadcast weather ( 学习播报天气）

Hello ， everyone! Welcome to watch weather forecast! Here is the weather report for the next week.On Monday it will be… The temperature will be…

_____ weather may cause ( 引发） terrible natural disasters.

How can we reduce ( 减少） natural

disasters?

Bad

Protecting the environment is protecting ___________. ourselves

Learn to use new words correctly

1.As it was _______(wind), it took me longer to get to school.

2. Yesterday was ___________ (fog) day in Chongqing of the year.

3. Is it much ________(cloud) today than it was yesterday?

4. There is frost today. =It is a ______ day.

5. It will be stormy at night.= There will be

_______ at night.

windy

the foggiest

cloudier

frosty

storm

Unit6Unit6

VocabularyVocabulary

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earthquake

landslide

tsunami

typhoon

sandstorm

forest fire tornado

drought

flood