1、Natural disasters,Reading,Page 2,A What do you know about?,A1 Write the name of the natural disaster under each picture.,1. .,2. .,typhoon,earthquake,Page 3,A What do you know about?,A1 Write the name of the natural disaster under each picture.,3. .,4. .,flood,drought,Page 4,B Before you read,Look a
2、t the pictures, the title and the first paragraph of the story on page 51. Then circle the best answers.,1.What is the first word that you can think of to describe the story? a Dream b Water c City,Page 5,B Before you read,2. Why did Kevin have this dream? a Because he is interested in the North and
3、 South Poles. b Because he is worried about the environment. c Because he likes Geography.,The great flood,Scene 1 It was nine oclock in the morning. Kevins bedroom floor was a pool of water. Water covered 1) , 2) and 3) .,D Comprehension D1 Read the story on page 51 and complete the scenes below.,r
4、oads,parks,small houses,Scene 2 Kevin emailed his dad. Kevin: Dad, theres a flood! What should we do? Dad: My boss has given me some work. Its important to 4) .I cant afford to 5) .,stick with it,sit around and worry about the flood,Scene 3 Kevin emailed his friend. Kevin: What should we do about th
5、e flood? His friend: I have no time to 6） . Im 7) .,think about the flood,playing computer games,Scene4 The water came into 8) .poured onto 9) and covered 10) .,peoples rooms,their desks,their computers,Language points,原句重现：Last week in Geography class, we learnt that if all the ice in the North and
6、 South Poles melted, sea level around the world would rise, and many cities would be flooded and disappear. What would happen if our city was badly flooded? If+过去时，主句would+动原 表示对现实情况的假设。 如： If I were you, I wouldnt believe him.,2. 原句重现：Last night, I dreamt about a great flood. dreamdreamed -dreamed-
7、 dreamt -dreamt 梦想着做某事 dream of/about doing sth 她梦想着成为一名大厨。 She dreamt of /about becoming a chef.,3. 原句重现：Its important to stick with it. I cant afford to sit around and worry about the flood. cant afford(to do ) sth 买不起某物；没钱做某事or 没时间做某事 今年我们没钱去度假。 We cant afford to go on vacation this year. 我们没时间再等
8、下去了。 We cant afford to wait any longer.,4. 原句重现：People just sat and stared at their computer screens. It seemed that they did not want to leave. It seems/seemed that仿佛，好像。 如： 好像他不相信你。 It seems that he doesnt believe you.,5. 原句重现：Then I awoke. There was no water. I was safe- for now. awake 与wake 都有醒来
9、的意思， wake 通常与up 连用。 他每天早晨6点钟醒来。 He awakes at 6 a.m. every day. = He wakes up at 6 a.m. every day. 另外： awake可作形容词。 如： Hes awake now.,phrases,仍然活着 梦到 一滩水 经过 发送电邮给某人持续；坚持 没时间做某事 闲坐 担心,remain alive dream about a pool of water pass by= go past send sb an email= send an email to sb stick with cant afford
10、to do= have no time to do sit around worry about,不被理睬； 不被关注 盯着看；凝视 惊讶地 暂时,fall on deaf ears stare at in surprise for now,Strategy,Recognizing the moral of a story The moral of a story is what you can learn from it or what the writer wants to teach you. For example, the moral of the story “The boy who cried wolf” is that people should not tell lies.,D Comprehension D2 What is the moral of Kevins story? Discuss this with you classmates.,22,Bye-bye,
