Unit 8 Dramatic stories 课件.pptVIP

Unit 8 Dramatic stories Before you read Before you read the text, study the pictures on the next page. They summarise the story below. With a partner, discuss what is happening in each picture. You may need to look up a few words in a Chinese-English dictionary so you can talk about the pictures. ReadingMajor causes of road traffic accidents new words: bodyboard 爬式滑浪板 paddle 狗爬式游泳 rip 退潮流，离岸流 current 水流 thank goodness 谢天谢地 solve 解决 dramatic 戏剧般的 sequence 一连串 illustrate 显示 checking your comprehension 1 What were the names of the three children? Brendon, Kylie and Kim 2 Where and when did the story take place? At the beach, during the long summer holidays checking your comprehension 3 What happened that first put the children in danger? Kim was floating away from his brother and sister. 4 What decision did they make that probably saved their lives? To stop fighting against the trip. checking your comprehension 5 Why were the boats and people on the beach when the children got back? They were part of a search party to find the children. 6 Using your own words, write one or two sentences to explain what happened in each of the pictures above. Studying the organization The pictures below tell a story. Study them and then write numbers 1-4 below them to show which part of the story they illustrate. Two of the pictures belong to the same part so will have the same number. A_____4______ B______3______ C_____1______ D_____2______E_______3______ Studying the language Punctuate the speech in the text below and complete it with appropriate words from the box above. Some words can be used in more than one place but try to use as many different words as you can. Help me! ______________ the woman. I can’t swim. A little girl ran to side of the boat and looked into the water. Just a minute she ____________ down to the woman. I’ll go and get some help. The girl ran towards two men standing on the othe