Unit;4;;Earthquakes.docx

Unit;4;Earthquakesunit4earthquakesthefirstperiodknowledge:learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsinthisperiod.words:ability:1 .trainthestudents'listeningability.2 .trainthestudents*listeningability.3 .trainthestudents'abilitytousetheinternettosearchforsomeusefulinformation.4 .trainthestudents*abilitytocooperatewithothers.emotion:1 .knowthedamagethatanearthquake2 .knowthewaystoreducethelossesofanearthquake.teachingimportantpointstrainthestudents*speakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussion.difficulties:trainthestudents,listeningability.steplwarming-upt:doyouknowwhathappenedintheindianoceanattheendoflastyear?itshockedorwecansayfrightenedthewholeworld.s: aterribletsunamibrokeoutthereon26thdecember,morethan200000peoplewerekilled.t: yes.itissaidthatitisthebiggestintheforedecades,atsunamiisanunderseaearthquake,thenhaveyouheardofanylandearthquakes?wouldyoupleaselistsome?s: wecanoftenhearthatearthquakesoccurinjapan.in1906,anearthquakestrucksanfrancisco,usa.about700peoplediedintheearthquakeandthefires,andasmanyas250000peoplelosthomes.t: butdoyouknowanyfamousearthquakesthathappenedinourcounty?s: thetangshanearthquakethathappenedin1976.t: canyoutellmewhatmightyhappeninanearthquake?youmaylookatthetwopicturesonpage25.step2listeningt:beforewelearnthepassageaboutanearthquake,Iet,sfirstknowwhythereareearthquakesintheworld,soIefsdosomelisteningonpage62.listentothetapeforthefirsttimeandtrytogetageneralideaofthepassage.listentothetapeandchecktheanswers.(itisaboutthecauseofearthquakesandhowwecanreducelossesfromthem.)t:listentothetapeforthesecondtimeandjudgewhetherthestatementsinpart1aretrueoffalse.t:Iefschecktheanswers,listenagainandtrtocorrectthestatementsthatarefalse.t:listenagainandtrytocompletethetableinpart2.afewminuteslater,checktheanswers.step3homework1 .previewthereadingpassageonpage26anddoexerciseiinthepart“learningaboutlanguage,2 .askthetolookformorewaysofreducinglossesfromearthquakes,thestudentscangotothelibraryorusetheinternettosearchforinformation,aftersearchingfortheinformation,eachgroupshouldmakeaposter,informingpeoplehowtoreducethelossesofanearthquake.recordafterteaching:thesecondperiodknowledge:learnsomenew,phrasesandsomenewsentencepatterns.ability:Uearnsomedetailedinformationaboutanearthquake.2.1 mprovethestudents*readingability.3 .trainthestudents,abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.4 .trainthestudents'speakingability.emotion:1 .trainthestudents*abilitytocooperatewithothers.2 .knowthedeadlinessofanearthquakeandthesignsbeforeanearthquakeiscoming.3.learnfromthebraverofpeopleintangshantofacetherealityandrebuildthecity.teachingimportantpoints:1. thenewwordsandexpressions.2. learnsomedetailedinformationaboutanearthquake.3. trainthestudents*abilitytocooperatewithothers.4. trainthestudents'speakingability.teachingdifficulties:1. words:shake,burst,rise,destroy,shock,fresh,injure2. phrases:rightaway,atanend3. sentencepatterns:(1) itseemed/seemsthat.(2) thenumberofsb./sth.reached/reaches.(3)allhopewasnotlost.4. improvethestudents,readingability.5. trainthestudents*abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelisteningteachingprocedures:step1pre-reading6. supposeyouarewarnedofacomingearthquake,nowyouhavetimetotakeonlyonething,tellyourpartnerwhatyouwilltakeandthereason.7. ifanearthquakeisaroundthecorner,theremustbesomeabnormalphenomena,carefullylookatthefourpicturesonpage25andtrytodescribewhatyouhaveseen.step2listening8. everyoneknowsthatanearthquakeisveryterrible,today,wewilllearnsomethingaboutthestrongestearthquakeinchina'shistory,whichhappenedintangshanzhebei,in1976.firstlistentothetapewithyourtextbooksclosedandcheckwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse,ifitisfalse,trytocorrectit.1 .peopleintangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn,tgotobedthatnight,(f)2 .peopleinbeijingalsofelttheearthquake,(t)3 .morethan400000peoplewerekilledinthequake.(f)4 .manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock,(t)5 .peopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundintangshan.(f)step3reading!.finishpart1-2incomprehendingonpage27.6 .finishpart3incomprehendingonpage27.7 .readthepassageagaintogetimportantinformationabouttangshanearthquakeandfillintheblanks.(百思英语page44)step4speakingorreadingaloudifyourstudentsaregoodatenglish,askthemtodothisexercise:supposeoneofyouwasanewspaperreporter,andtheotherwasawitnessofthe1976tangshanearthquake.nowthenewspaperreporterisaskingthewitnesssomequestions,workinpairsplease.ifyourstudentsareverypoorinenglish,askthemtodothisexercise:playthetapeforthestudentstolistenandfollowinordertoletthemknowhowtoreadthetext.step5homework1 .readthetextseveraltimes.2 .doexercise3onpage28.3 .doexercise2onpage28intheexercisebookandhangitintomorrow.4.learnsomewordsandphrasesinthisunitandmakesomesentenceswiththem.(ss,book,page82-84)recordafterteaching:thethirdperiodknowledge:1 .words:crack,burst,ruin,injure,dest