1、Unit 8Unit 8Natural disastersNatural disastersa bomb 炸彈炸彈in all directions 四面八方四面八方come down 崩塌，坍塌崩塌，坍塌daylight日光日光dark黑暗黑暗shout 呼喊呼喊heart 心臟心臟asleep 睡著的睡著的bricks 磚塊磚塊1 shake2 scream3 come down4 silent5 at last6 safea finallyb fall to the groundc give a loud high cryd not in danger e move quickly fr

2、om side to side, up and down, etc.f quietMatch the words on the left with the meanings on the right.What happened on 12, Jan, 2010?A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on 12, Jan, 2010. More than 222,500 people died.What is an earthquake?An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of t

3、he earth suddenly slip past one another. 1999年臺灣年臺灣9.21大地震大地震1999年年9月月21日凌晨日凌晨1時時47分，臺灣省南分，臺灣省南投縣發生投縣發生7.6級大地震，震源深度級大地震，震源深度10公里公里左右，重災區在日月潭地區。該區有許左右，重災區在日月潭地區。該區有許多活斷層，開始是多活斷層，開始是“雙冬斷層雙冬斷層”發生活發生活動，同時牽動相鄰的車籠埔斷層的大規動，同時牽動相鄰的車籠埔斷層的大規模滑動，導致斷層沿岸的豐原、大境、模滑動，導致斷層沿岸的豐原、大境、務峰、中興新村、南投和名間、竹務峰、中興新村、南投和名間、竹川等市縣村鎮

4、地區的災難性破壞，大川等市縣村鎮地區的災難性破壞，大部分地段已被夷為平地。部分地段已被夷為平地。 整個災區死亡整個災區死亡23292329人，傷人，傷87228722人，人，失蹤失蹤3939人，倒塌各種建筑人，倒塌各種建筑99099909棟，嚴棟，嚴重破壞重破壞75757575棟，受災人口棟，受災人口250250萬，災萬，災民民3232萬，財產損失萬，財產損失9292億美元。億美元。There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. Timmy survived. Read Timmys story and find out what happened to

5、him. The Taiwan earthquakeAn earthquake1. I felt a slight shake. feel a slight shake 感到一陣輕微的震動感到一陣輕微的震動e.g. We felt a slight shake when the earthquake started. 當地震開始的時候我們感到一陣當地震開始的時候我們感到一陣 輕微的震動。輕微的震動。2. The earth started to shake. start to shake 開始搖動開始搖動e.g. The earth started to shake when the eart

6、hquake began. 當地震開始時地球開始搖動。當地震開始時地球開始搖動。3. People screamed in fear. in fear 害怕地，恐懼地害怕地，恐懼地 相似的結構還有：相似的結構還有： in trouble 有麻煩的有麻煩的 in need 需要幫助的需要幫助的 in danger 處于危險之中處于危險之中 in hunger 饑餓的饑餓的e.g. People screamed in fear. 人們害怕地尖叫起來。人們害怕地尖叫起來。e.g. They got lost in the forest. They had to try different ways

7、 in fear. 他們在森林里迷路了，他們不得不害他們在森林里迷路了，他們不得不害怕地嘗試不同的路。怕地嘗試不同的路。4. Some ran out of the building. run out of 從從跑出跑出e.g. Some students run out of the classroom. 一些學生從教室里跑出來。一些學生從教室里跑出來。5. Outside, people were running in all directions . run in all directions 跑向四面八方跑向四面八方e.g. The enemy began to run away in

8、 all directions. 敵軍四處逃竄。敵軍四處逃竄。6. Then the walls began to come down too! come down 崩塌，坍塌崩塌，坍塌e.g. The building began to come down. 這個樓開始坍塌了。這個樓開始坍塌了。7. I told myself to calm down calm down 冷靜下來，平靜下來冷靜下來，平靜下來 calm v. 使平靜，使鎮靜使平靜，使鎮靜 n. 平靜，寧靜平靜，寧靜 adj. 平靜的，鎮靜的平靜的，鎮靜的 e.g. Just calm down a bit! 你先靜一靜！你先

9、靜一靜！ 8. I was trying to find my way out, find ones way out 找到出路找到出路e.g. He wants to find his way out. 他想要找到出路。他想要找到出路。9. They quickly moved away the bricks. move away 搬走，移走搬走，移走e.g. Please move away the desk and the chair. 請把那個桌子和那把椅子搬開。請把那個桌子和那把椅子搬開。 At first When it wasWhat he didWhat he heardHow

10、he feltAbout two oclock in the earlymorning.He was sleeping.He heard a loud noise like thunder.He felt a slight shake.Complete the table. paragraph 1Complete the passage. The real noise was like _ under the ground. People ran _. Timmy tried his best to _ to the street. Pieces of glass and bricks _,

11、and then the walls began to _, too.bombsin all directionsrun out were falling downcome downparagraph 21. Timmy _ after the noise and shaking ended. 2. He could see _.A.screamed B. calmed down C. ran wildly D. criedA. Anything B. someone around him C. nothing D. the bright daylightBCparagraph 3Choose

12、 the best answer. Answer some questions.1. What did Timmy feel when he was trapped?2. Did he shout for help?A moment of fear went through his mind.Yes, he shouted for help. But no one came.Paragraph 4Match the sentences. a. “Help! Please help! Im here! ”b.move away the bricks.c. the bright daylight.

13、d.when I suddenly heard some noise above me.e. excited people.Paragraph 51. I was trying to find my way out _2. I screamed _3. Then I heard shouts from _4. They quickly _5. At last, I saw _daebcTimmy put some pictures he drew on his web page. Help Sandy write the correct caption in the blank under e

14、ach picture. Then put the pictures in the correct order on page 95.I saw the bright daylight.I was trapped.The walls came down.I screamed for help.Some people ran out of the building.The earth started to shake.I screamed for help.Some people ran out of the building.I saw the bright daylight.The eart

15、h started to shake.I was trapped.The walls came down.256143What happened to Timmy in the earthquake?Timmy is a teenager. He lives in Taiwan. He survived the (1) _ in 1999. He was sleeping when he heard a loud noise. It was like the noise of (2) _. Then the noise became really loud. It sounded like (

16、3) _ under the ground. thunderbombsearthquakeAfter 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 saved him.brickst

17、rappedfearcalmscreamedSandy is writing about what happened to Timmy in her diary. Help her complete her diary entry with the words in the box.beating bricks calm fear mind nervous pulled safe saved sleeping thunder trapped When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was _. He heard a loud noise li

18、ke _. Then the noise became louder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in _. Then pieces of glass and _ fell down. sleepingthunderfearbricksWhen the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was _ and could not get out. He felt _ and his heart was _ fast. A moment of fear went through his _. Then he tried to _ down