1,Unit 8 Natural disasters Task,At first Timmy was sleeping. When he felt the shaking, he wanted to run out of the building, but he failed. And unluckily he was trapped in the dark. After that, he calmed down and tried to find his way out.,The Taiwan earthquake,In 1999, a terrible earthquake happened in Taiwan.,Listen and judge,At last, some people heard him and saved him.,Go over Timmys version,We can see the changes of his feelings and how terrible the earthquake was and it seems that we were there with him while reading his article.,2 oclock early morning earthquake started,Where I was What I saw/heard/did,How I felt,Where I was What I saw/heard/did,How I felt,Articles in the first person make it easier for readers to have the same feelings as the writers. Facts in details help support the writers opinion.,4,Read Sandys notes,A snowstorm happened in Beijing on Friday, 5 January.,There was a snowstorm in Beijing on Friday, 5 January.,hit Beijing on Friday, 5 January.,5,Snow kept falling,white outside,cold, afraid,Read Sandys notes,deep, walk slowly, ,6,The next morning,join people, make snowmen, ,tired, happy, proud, ,Many hands make light work.,Saturday,Read Sandys notes,The snow was very heavy. My parents couldnt get home. Millie asked me to go to her home. My parents agreed and her parents agreed too.,Why did I stay at Millies home?,Answer the question,choose the topic,start writing,make notes,Writing time,A fire An earthquake A snowstorm A sandstorm ,?,?, hit/happened I was doing when because of We could only hear/see kept doing Suddenly, had to slowly was really terrible. got worse ,Useful expressions,At the beginning First Then After that At last and/but Because so When/while ,