牛津九下-Unit-4-reading-natural-disaster

Unit4OxfordEnglishModule2EnvironmentalproblemsPeriod1GettingreadyReading(I)NaturaldisastersWhatdoyouknowabout…?DoyouknowtheEnglishnamesofthefollowingnaturaldisasters?droughtvolcanotornadotsunamiicestormdebrisflowThesenaturaldisastersdestroytheworld.Weshouldtakeproperaction.Paragraph(s)Part1:BeforethedreamPart2:DuringthedreamPart3:AfterthedreamFastReadingWhoisthemaincharacter?wasapoolofwaterwaseverywheretriedtocallhisdadthelinewasdeadsentanemailemailedhisbestfriendstickingwithhisworkplayingcomputergamessatandstaredattheircomputerscreensThewatercameintopeople’sroomsDetailedReadingPutthesentencesintherightorder.fallondeafearsDetailedReadingThenIawoke.Therewasnowater.Iwassafe—fornow.DetailedReadingScene1Itwasnineo’clockinthemorningKevin’sbedroomfloorwasapoolofwater.Watercovered(1)_________________,(2)_________________.and(3)_________________.D1Readthestoryonpage51andcompletethescenesbelow.roadsparkssmallhousesDComprehensionScene2Kevinemailedhisdad.Kevin:Dad,there’saflood!Whatshouldwedo?Dad:Mybosshasgivenmesomework.It’simportantto(4)_________________.Ican’taffordto(5)_________________.stickwithitsitaroundandworryaboutthefloodScene3Kevinemailedhisbestfriend.Kevin:Whatshouldwedoabouttheflood?Hisfriend:Ihavenotimeto(6)_____________.I’m(7)_____________.thinkaboutthefloodplayingcomputergamesScene4Thewatercameinto(8)____________,pouredonto(9)____________andcovered(10)____________.people’sroomstheirdeskstheircomputersThegreatfloodLastweekinGeographyclass,welearntthatifalltheiceintheNorthandSouthPolesmelted,sealevelaroundtheworldwouldrise,andmanycitieswouldbefloodedanddisappear.Itstartedtoworryme.Whatwouldhappenifourcitywasbadlyflooded?Wouldanyoneremainalive?Lastnight,Idreamtaboutagreatflood:Itwasnineo’clockinthemorning.Mybedroomfloorwasapoolofwater.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Waterwaseverywhere.Itcoveredroads,parksandsmallhouses.Largeobjects,suchascoachesandboats,passedbymywindow.Theywerefloatinginthewater.Icouldnotjuststandthere!Ihadtodosomething!ReadaftertherecordingItriedtocallmydad,butthelinewasdead.Mycomputerwasstillworking,soIsenthimanemail.Iwrote,“Dad,there’saflood!Whatshouldwedo?”Hesentmeanemailbackwhichsaid,“Kevin,mybosshasgivenmesomework.It’simportanttostickwithit.Ican’taffordtositaroundandworryabouttheflood.”ThenIemailedmybestfriend.“Whatshouldwedoabouttheflood?”Iasked.Myfriendreplied,“Ihavenotimetothinkabouttheflood.I’mplayingcomputergames…”Ishouted,“TheWATER!LookattheWATER!”Butmycriesfellondeafears.Inofficesandhomes,peoplejustsatandstaredattheircomputerscreens.Itseemedthattheydidnotwanttoleave.Computersweremoreimportantthantheflood.Verysoon,thewatercameintopeople’srooms.Itpouredontotheirdesksandcoveredtheircomputers.Insurprise,peoplefinallystartedtonoticetheflood,butitwastoolate.ThenIawoke.Therewasnowater.Iwassafe—fornow.DiscussBeforeafloodThereareseveralthingsyoucandotominimizelossesinyourhomeandensureyourfamily'ssafety.1.Safeguardyourpossessions.Createapersonalfloodfilecontaininginformationaboutallyourpossessionsandkeepitinasecureplace.2.Developafamilyemergencyplan.Createasafetykitwithdrinkingwater,cannedfood,firstaid,blankets,aradio,andaflashlight.Planandpractiseafloodevacuationroutewithyourfamily.Knowsaferoutesfromhome,work,andschoolthatareonhigherground.ProtectYourselfandYourHomeHere'swhatyoucandotostaysafeduringaflood:Iffloodingoccurs,gotohighergroundandavoidareassubjecttoflooding.Donotattempttowalkacrossflowingstreamsordrivethroughfloodedroadways.Ifwaterrisesinyourhomebeforeyouevacuate,gotothetopfloor,attic,orroof.ProtectYourselfandYourHomeHere'swhatyoucandotostaysafeduringaflood:Listentoabattery-operatedradioforthelateststorminformation.Turnoffallutilitiesatthemainpowerswitchandclosethemaingasvalveifadvisedtodoso.Ifyou'vecomeincontactwithfloodwaters,washyourhandswithsoapanddisinfectedwater.C1Thewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewordsonpage51.Findthesewordstocompletethesentences.VocabularyawakeC2KevinistalkingabouttheweatherwithhissisterKate.Completetheconversationbelowwiththewordsfromthebox.ChangetheirformsifnecessaryVocabularyWouldanyoneremainalive?还会有人活着吗？alive是形容词，意为“活着的，在世的”。那位老人现在还健在吗？Istheoldmanalivenow?living也可表示“活着的”，但alive通常作或后置定语，而living修饰人或物时需要前置。所有的生物都需要空气。Alllivingthingsneedair.Largeobjects,suchascoachesandboats,passedbymywindow.大件的物体，例如汽车和轮船，从我窗前经过。passby意为“通过，经过”。我看见他们每天都从我家旁边经过。Iseethempassbymyhouseeveryday.passby还可以表示“时间逝去，过去”。三年过去了，她终于找到了一份合适的工作。threeyearshadpassedbybeforeshefinallyfoundasuitablejob.It’simportanttostickwithit.坚持工作很重要。stickwith意为“持续，坚持，不放弃”。在这一周里坚持你的计划。Stickwithyourshedulefortheweek.stickwith还可以表示“紧跟，不离开”。始终要和他们在一起，人多安全一些。Stickwiththem.There'ssafetyinnumbers.1.Iheardofhis______(die)whenIgottohishouse.2.Hisgrandfatherhasbeen______(die)fortwoyears.3.Hewasbornin1847and______(die)in1913.4.Inoticedhim______(drink)waterwhenIcamein.5.Wedidn’tnoticehim______(come)in.deathdeaddieddrinkingcomeExercises