牛津英语8A Unit8 Reading1课件ppt

paragraph 1
Complete the table.
When it was

At first
About two o’clock in the early morning.
What he did
What he heard How he felt
He was sleeping.
He heard a loud noise like thunder. He felt a slight shake.
Finally, people came and heard his cry for help. They moved away the bricks and _s_a_v_e_d_ him. Timmy was _s_a_f_e_ at last.
After the earthquake, Timmy has some useful ways of protecting himself in the earthquake. If you are Timmy, what good ways of protecting yourself do you know?
place after the earthquake stopped. T
5. There was not enough space for
Timmy to pull himself through. F
6. People found Timmy soon after he
was trapped.
F
above me. e. excited people.
1. I was trying to find my way out __d__
2. I screamed __a___ 3. Then I heard shouts from __e___ 4. They quickly _b_____ 5. At last, I saw __c___
1. Timmy was asleep when the
earthquake started.
T
2. At first, Timmy heard a loud noise
like thunder.
F
3. People ran in the same direction in
the street.
F
4. Timmy was trapped in a dark
1. Don’t be too worried. 2. Don’t hurry to rush out wildly. 3. Hide in the washing room or under
the desk. 4. Don’t use the lift. 5. Save energy to survive.
a bomb 炸弹
in all directions 四面八方
come down 崩塌，坍塌
daylight 日光
dark 黑暗
shout 呼喊
heart 心脏
asleep 睡着的
bricks 砖块
Match the words on the left with the
meanings on the right.
calm
fear
pulled safe
thunder trapped
When the earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999, Timmy was __s_le_e_p_i_n_g_. He heard a loud noise like _t_h_u_n_d_e_r_. Then the noise became louder, like bombs under the ground. People screamed in _f_e_a_r_. Then pieces of glass and _b_r_ic_k_s_ fell down.
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.
An earthquake
The Taiwan earthquake There was an earthquake in Taiwan in 1999. Timmy survived. Read Timmy’s story and find out what happened to him.
True or false.
After that, pieces of glass and (4) _b_r_ic_k_s_ fell down. When the noise ended, he was (5) _tr_a_p_p_e_d_ and could not get out. A moment of (6) _fe_a_r_ went through his mind. Then he tried to (7) _c_a_lm__ down and (8) _s_c_re_a_m__e_d_ for help. Finally, people moved away the bricks and saved him.
Sandy is writing about what happened to Timmy in her diary. Help her complete her diary entry with the words in the box.
beating mind saved
bricks nervous sleeping
Timmy put some pictures he drew on his web page. Help Sandy write the correct caption in the blank under each picture. Then put the pictures in the correct order on page 95.
C. nothing D. the bright daylight
Paragraph 4 Answer some questions. 1. What did Timmy feel when he was
trapped? A moment of fear went through his mind. 2. Did he shout for help? Yes, he shouted for help. But no one came.
paragraph 2 Complete the passage.
The real noise was like _b_o_m_b__s under the ground. People ran _in__a_ll_d__ir_e_c_ti_o_n_s_. Timmy tried his best to _r_u_n_o_u_t_ to the street. Pieces of glass and bricks w__e_r_e_f_a_ll_in_g__d_o_w__n_, and then the walls began to _c_o_m_e__d_o_w_n_, too.
Paragraph 5 Match the sentences. a. “Help! Please help! I’m here! ” b. move away the bricks. c. the bright daylight. d. when I suddenly heard some noise
paragraph 3
Choose the best answer.
1. Timmy __B___ after the noise and
shaking ended.
A.screamed
B. calmed down
C. ran wildly
D. cried
2. He could see ___C___. A. Anything B. someone around him
…
1. Read aloud the article and try to retell the story.
2. Remember the new words in this lesson.
Some people ran out of the building.
I saw the bright daylight.
The earth started to shake.
I was trapped.
The walls came down.
5
2
6
1
4
3
What happened to Timmy in the earthquake? Timmy is a teenager. He lives in Taiwan. He survived the (1) e_a_r_t_h_q_u_a_k_e_ in 1999. He was sleeping when he heard a loud noise. It was like the noise of (2) _th_u_n__d_e_r. Then the noise became really loud. It sounded like (3) _b_o_m__b_s under the ground.
When the noise and shaking stopped, Timmy was _tr_a_p_p__ed__ and could not get out. He felt _n_e_r_v_o_u_s_ and his heart was _b_e_a_t_in__g_ fast. A moment of fear went through his _m__in__d_. Then he tried to _c_a_lm__ down and _p_u_l_le_d_ himself slowly through the dark.
1 shake 2 scream 3 come down
a finally b fall to the ground c give a loud high cry d not in danger
4 silent
e move quickly from
5 at last 6 safe
side to side, up and down, etc. f quiet