课程内容
Unit 8《Natural disasters》（2） 8,700
Learning aims:
1. To learn about The Taiwan earthquake.
2. To learn to protect ourselves when we are in danger.
3. To Iearn the grammar: Past Continuous Tense
The Taiwan earthquake
There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. Many people lost their lives in the earthquake, but a boy called Timmy survived.
Free talk
How much do you know about Timmy's story?
The earthquake happened on 21st September, 1999.
The earthquake happened in the centre of Taipei. true or false
Timmy is a _______.
A. victim 受害者 B. survivor 幸存者 C. victim and survivor
What else do you know about the earthquake?
shake vi. & vt. shook 摇动
Earthquake magnitude
7.6
The number of death
1,700
The number of injury
The number of the destroyed buildings
12,000
The number of the homeless
100,000
e.g. When the real noise came, the earth started to shake.
shaking n. 摇动
e.g. I felt a slight shaking through my body.
frightened adj. 受惊吓
e.g. Some people screamed, because they were frightened.
afraid adj. 害怕的
e.g. The noise stopped and I was afraid.
fear n. 恐惧、害怕
e.g. People in the shopping centre looked at each other in fear.
shout vi. & n. 呼喊，喊叫
e.g. I shouted for help.
scream vi. 尖叫，惊呼
e.g. Some people screamed because they were very frightened.
alive adj. 活着的
e.g. I told myself I must stay alive.
living adj. 活着的
e.g. Zhalong is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes.
direction 方向 wildly 失去控制的
They ran wildly in all directions.
calm calm down
alive adj. 活着的
I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
be trapped 陷入困境
Many people were trapped in the building.
The Taiwan earthquake
Paragraph 1:
It was about two o'clock in the early morning. I was sleeping when the earthquake started. At first, I felt a slight shake. Then I heard a loud noise like thunder.
Para 2:
Soon the real noise came, like bombs under the ground. The earth started to shake. People screamed in fear. Some ran out of the building. I tried my best to run out too, but I could not. Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down. Then the walls began to come down too!
Para 3:
Finally, the noise and shake ended. It was dark and silent around me. I could not see anything at all, and I did not know if anyone else was near me. I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast. "I'm trapped," I said to myself. A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
Para 4:
I shouted for help, but no one came. I started to pull myself slowly through the dark. Luckily, there was just enough space for me to move.
Para 5:
Hours later, as I was trying to find my way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me. I screamed, "Help! Please help! I'm here!" Then I heard shouts from excited people. They quickly moved away the bricks. At last, I saw the bright daylight. I was safe.
Para. 1:
What did Timmy feel at first?
Para. 2:
1. What happened to the buildings?
2. What did people do when the earth started to shake?
Para. 3 & Para. 4:
1. Where was Timmy when the shaking stopped?
2. How did Timmy feel when he found he was trapped?
3. Did anyone hear Timmy's shout at first?
4. What did Timmy do while he was waiting for help?
Para 5:
1. When did Timmy begin to scream again?
2. What did people do when they heard Timmy's scream?
Task: See how much you know about Taiwan earthquake
1. Timmy was walking in the street when the earthquake started. ___
2. Timmy heard a loud noise like thunder at first. ___
3. Animals ran wildly everywhere. ___
4. Timmy was trapped in a dark place after the earthquake stopped. ___
5. There was not enough space for Timmy to move. ___
6. People found Timmy soon after he was trapped. ___
看图编号
1. The earth started to shake.
2. Some people ran out of the building.
3. The walls came down.
4. I was trapped.
5. I screamed for help.
6. I saw the bright daylight.
What happened to Timmy in the earthquake?
Timmy is a teenager. He lives in Taiwan. He (1)______ the earthquake in 1999. He first heard a big noise when he was sleeping. It was like the noise of (2)______. Then the noise became really loud. It sounded like (3)______ under the ground. After that, pieces of glass and (4)______ fell down. When the noise ended, he was (5)______ and could not get out. A moment of (6)______ went through his mind. Then he tried to (7)______ down and (8)______ for help. Finally, people moved away the bricks and stones and saved him. Timmy was (9)______ at last.
Grammar: Past continuous tense 过去进行时
1、昨天开始下雨时我在睡觉。
I was sleeping when it started to rain yesterday.
2、当地震发生时我在买东西。
I was doing some shopping when the earthquake started.
3、当玻璃和砖块碎片纷纷往下掉时，人们像发疯一样地跑。
People were running wildly while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.
4、我正试图找出路，这时我突然听到头上方有响动。
I was trying to find my way out when I suddenly heard some noise above me.
5、昨天早上八点我在洗衣。
I was doing some washing at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
Past continuous tense: be(was/were)+doing
1、定义：表示过去某一时刻或某一时间段内正在进行或发生的动作。
2、结构：was/were+doing
3、时间状语：
昨天早上7点 at 7 a.m. yesterday
昨天下午3点到5点 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. yesterday
那时 at that time/moment
昨天这时 at this time/moment yesterday
昨天整天 all day yesterday
昨天整个早上/下午 the whole morning/afternoon yesterday
=all the morning/afternoon yesterday
What were you doing ...?
I was ....
Positive & negative forms:
Question forms
was/were(+not)
V-ing
I
was (not)
running.
You/We/They
were (not)
He/She/It
was (not)
The answers to the questions
Was
I
running?
Were
you/we/they
Was
he/she/it
At that time, we were talking happily.
Yes/No,
I
was/was not(wasn't).
you/we/they
were/were not(weren't).
he/she/it
was/was not(wasn't).
否定句：At that time, we weren't talking happily.
一般疑：Were you talking happily at that time?
特殊疑问句：What were you doing at that time?
He was reading a newspaper in the room.
否定句：He wasn't reading a newspaper in the room.
一般疑：Was he reading a newspaper in the room?
特殊疑问句：What was he reading in the room?
翻译句子
1. I ______ my homework when Mike ______ last night.
昨天晚上迈克来的时候我正在写作业。
2. While Ann ______ TV, her father ______ home.
安正在看电视时，她父亲回来了。
3. What were you doing when I ______ at the door?
我敲门的时候你在干什么？
4. She ______ the room when I ______ to see her.
我去看她的时候她不是在打扫房间。
5. I ______ my vocation in England this time last summer.
去年夏天的这个时候我正在英国度假。
过去进行时的时间状语
at this time yesterday, at that time, at nine yesterday morning, the whole atternoon, from 6:00 to 8:00 yesterday morning
巩固练习
1. What ______ your brother ______(do) at nine o'clock last night?
2. They ______(listen) to music at that time.
3. When I saw him, he ______(search) the Internet.
4. They ______(discuss) a problem in the meeting room at this time yesterday.
5. ______ Amy ______(visit) the Science Museum from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. yesterday?
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