Unforgettable experiences The Rescue Ye Huixiang

Teaching Aims Improve the students’ reading ability . Learn how to organize ideas in a text using “ first , next , then , finally” .

what natural disasters have you heard of? earthquake snow slide tornado fire flood mudflow typhoon sandstorm volcano

what natural disasters have you heard of? tornado snow slide earthquake fire mudflow flood sandstorm typhoon volcano

fire

typhoon

Snow slide

mudflow

volcano

Sandstorm

tornado

flood

tsunami

Listening F T F F True or False 1.When the flood came,Flora was in the house. F 2.After the second wave came, Jeff held onto a tree that grew against the wall. T 3.Flora’s beautiful hair and dress were all wet and cold, but she still felt very happy. F 4.In the end,they didn’t find the chimney. F

earthquake

fire

typhoon

snow slide

mudflow

volcano eruption

tornado

sandstorm

flood

Have you ever experienced a natural disaster ? Can you describe what it was like and how you felt?

What would you do in the following situations? Typhoon Earthquake Fire Flood riding a bike on the road sleeping in your bedroom shopping in the supermarket You are in the classroom First, Next, Then, Finally

Listening: Two. Flora and Jeff. Flood. 1.How many persons are there in the text “The Rescue”? Who are they? Two. Flora and Jeff. 2.What is the disaster? Flood.

Reading Questions: 1. What did Flora see at the very beginning? She saw a wall of water advancing towards her. 2. What were Flora’s first two feelings when she turned around and saw the water coming? Surprise and wonder 3. Why was Jeff looking for the chimney? Because the chimney is the strongest part of the house.

4. How much damage did the flood cause? The garden was swept away and the trees were cut down by the flood; A part of the house had gone down and the floor moved up and down under their feet. 5. What’s the result? Flora and Jeff managed to save themselves with their strong will by struggling.

Changes of Jeff and Flora’s feelings She looked so surprised that she couldn’t move. Surprise wonder She wanted to watch it. Jeff and Flora looked into each other’s face with a look of fright. fright

How many places are there according to the text? What are they? in the garden under the tree on the way to the house on the steps in the house

Retell the story ,using the following key words . First First ,…….saw…… and waving ……. She turned ……saw ……advancing ………. quickly. Next Next,…….. swept ………down and they……. struggling for…….. Then Then,they tried to get…… and climbed ……. to be safe …….. Finally Finally,part of ……. fell down but they were Safe…… the chimney.

Homework Retell the text in your own words. Try to find some questions ( words,phrases,or sentences ) in the text,if any. 3. Finish Book b.

Thank you and goodbye!