Unit 4
Unforgettable Experiences
The Rescue

江西省于都中学 卢志辉
Step 1 Lead in
Watch a short video and then answer my questions:

Q: What do you think has happened in the video?
A: Tornado/ Typhoon.

Step 2 Pre-reading
1. What other natural disasters do you know about?
Volcanic eruption
2. What would you do in the following situations?

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disaster
flood
earthquake
typhoon
fire

situation
You’re in the class room.
You’re sleeping in the bedroom.
You’re riding a bicycle on the road.
You’re shopping in a supermarket.

What would you do?
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Step 3: Reading
Task1: Fast reading
1. What disaster happened?
2. Who were trapped?
3. Where were they when the water came?
4. What happened to them at last?
Task2: Careful reading
1. Work out what the underlined words refer to?
① Before she could move, she heard a loud noise, which grew to a terrible roar.
② There she saw a wall of water that was quickly advancing towards her.
③ She wanted to watch it.
④ Flora, whose beautiful hair and dress were all cold and wet, started crying.
⑤ For some moments both were silent.
2. Reading Comprehension
1. What were Flora’s first two feelings when she turned around and saw the water coming? ______
A. Anger and excitement B. Surprise and wonder
C. Sadness and fear D. Surprise and excitement
2. Jeff was looking for the chimney because_____.
A. it was the tallest part of the house.
B. it was near the window.
C. the other parts of the house were destroyed
D. it was the strongest part of the house.
3. You may think Jeff _____.
A. brave and clever B. selfish and self– centered
C. brave but selfish D. clever but not brave
4. We can learn from the text that _____.
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. we should be quick and keep calm in time of danger.
C. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
D. practice makes perfect.
5. “However, before she could think twice, the water was upon her.”
Which is NOT the correct explanation to this sentence?
A. She had no idea that the water came upon her so soon.
B. She had no time to think more before the water was upon her.
C. The water came upon her so soon that she had no time to think more.
D. The water came upon her so soon that she didn’t think it for the second time



3. Put them in the right order
① Flora turned around and saw Jeff waving his arms.
② Jeff dragged Flora toward the house.
③ Flora climbed the stairs.
④ Flora started crying.
⑤ Jeff opened the hall door.
⑥ Jeff seized Flora’s arm and told her to run.
⑦ Flora struggled in the water and managed to get on her feet with Jeff’s help.
① → ⑥ → ② → ⑦ → ⑤ → ③ → ④

Step3: Asking and Answering
1. Read the passage again and underline some difficult sentences and try to analyze them.
2. Discuss the questions that arise together.
•Before she could move, she heard a loud noise, which grew to a terrible roar.
•The next moment the first wave swept her down, swallowing the garden.
•Now, the water, which was cold as ice and flowed faster than a river, was above her knees.
•Trees after trees went down cut down by the water, which must have been three meters deep.
•The garden that was once so beautiful was completely destroyed, swept away by the wild water

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