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1. Welcome to My Class

2. Unit 6 Natural Disasters Comic strip & Welcome to the unit Chongshi Secondary School by Gu Beixian

3. Studying Aims 1. To learn about different bad weather and the natural disasters . 了解有关坏天气和自然灾害的内容 2. To meet the past continuous tense. 初步接触过去进行时 3. To learn about the differences between natural disasters and accidents. 了解自然灾害和事故的区别 4. To love the nature and protect it. 热爱自然并保护自然

4. It’s raining.

5. Listen and answer : 1.What was Hobo doing when it started to rain? 2.Why did Hobo want Eddie to go with him? He was sleeping when it started to rain. Because he wanted Eddie to mop all the water up.

6. Eddie is mopping the floor. mop the water up = mop up the water

7. when it started to rain. Hobo was sleeping when it started to rain. The boy was playing football

8. She was dancing when it started to rain. They were watching TV when it started to snow .

9. Read and act it!

10. What makes Hobo’s house all wet? the heavy rain rainstorm flood wash the village away

11. thunder and lightning /^/ start a big fire

12. typhoon /u:/ /ąi/ destroy many things kill some people

13. rainstorm snowstorm stop the traffic

14. earthquake /ei/ buildings fall down kill thousands of people

15. an accident /æ/ The car crashed into a tree. /æ/

16. Find the correct words! snowstorm You are wonderful! fire natural disasters flood accident thunder lightning typhoon earthquake 1.The _______ washes away everything. 2.The ______ burns everything in the house or the forest. 3.The ___________ stopped the traffic and the students can’t go to school because of the heavy snow. 4._________ comes with strong wind and heavy rain and it will destroy many things. 5.When the _____________happens, houses fall down. 6.The __________started a big fire at the school. 7.After we see the lightning, we will hear the _________. 8.Bad weather sometimes causes__________________. 9.Three men lost their lives in the car____________. flood fire snowstorm Typhoon earthquake lightning thunder natural disasters accident

17. The differences between natural disasters and accidents Natural disasters are all caused by________________________. natural forces.(自然力) Accidents are usually caused by__________ . people

18. Is this a natural disaster or an accident? A= accident N= natural disaster A • The school football team lost the game. • The earthquake in Taiwan killed thousands of people. • A car accident killed three men. • A flood washed the village away. • A coach crashed into a tree last night. • Lightning started a big fire in a house. • A young boy fell from a tree and hurt his legs. • A big storm killed 20 people. N A N A N A N

19. Pair work • A: Did you hear about the news? • B: No. What happened? • A: My friend told me there was a big fire • B: Oh, really?What happened ? • A: The lightning started a big fire in a house and it burned everything. • B: I’m sorry to hear that.

20. Group work Talk about one of the natural disasters you’ve heard about before.

21. Let’s try our best to protect our earth and say goodbye to bad weather!

22. Homework 1.Find more information about natural disasters. 2.Write a report about the natural disasters you’ve heard about before.

23. Thank you!