Frightening;nature（The;Fourth;Period）.docx

Frighteningjnature(ThejFourthjPeriod)thefourthperiodteachingaims:1. learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsofthisperiod.2. readapassageabouttyphoon.3. writeapassageabouthowthestorywillend.teachingimportantpoints:1. learntheusefulwordsandexpressions:steady,unbelievable,onboard,knockabout,allofasudden,livethrough,asthough,allatonce.2. learntowriteaboutterribleweather.teachingdifficultpoints:1. mastertheexpressionsandsentencessuchasdirtyweather,shehasdonefor.2. improvethestudents'integratingskillsreadingskillandwritingskill.teachingmethods:1. fast-readingandreadingtogetthestudentstograspthedetailedinformation.2. writingpracticetogetthestudentstolearnhowtodescribesomethingterrible.3. pairworkorgroupworktogetthestudentstobeactiveinclass.teachingaids:1. acomputer2. aprojector3. ataperecorderteachingprocedures:stepigreetingsandrevisiongreetthewholeclassasusual.(teacherandstudentslearnthenewwordsofthisperiodtogether.)t:inlastperiod,youwereaskedtodoex.5onpage77.haveyoufinishedit?(ss:yes.)ok.putyourexercise-booksonyourdesks.let'scheckthechartfirst.(teachershowsthescreenandhasthestudentschecktheiranswers.)fillinthechartbelow:date:the24thofaugustin79ad,betweentwoandthreeintheafternoon,whathappened:thewriter'sunclediedbecauseoftheeruptionofthevolcanoVesuvius.first:hisunclesawacloudrisingfrommountainanddecidedtogoandseeitfromcloserathand.next:hisunclereceivedaletterfromhisfriend'swifeaskinghimforhelp,hehurriedtotheplaceatthefootofVesuviustorescueher.then:havingrescuedrectinazhisuncledecidedtorescuehisfriendpompyontheothersideofthebay.duringhistrip,hewroteareportaboutallheobserved,whenhesawhisfriend,hetriedtogivehimcourageandlethimcalmdown,inthemeantime,hetriedtomakethescaredpeoplecalmdown.finally:hisuncledied,twodaysIaterzhisbodywasfound,hisfacesuggestedthathewasnotafraidatall.t:nowwhowillretellthestory?pleaseretellitbriefly,sa:i,iitry.onthe24thofaugustin79ad,betweentwoandthreeintheafternoon,mymothersawacloudofunusualsizeandshape,shecalledmyuncleandmetoseeit.weknewitwasrisingfromamountain,butwedidn'tknowexactlywhereitcamefrom,somyuncledecidedtogotoanearerplaceandseeit.hewasabouttostartwhenhereceivedaletterfromhisfriend'swife,askinghimtorescueherbecauseshelivednearthevolcanoVesuviusandtherewasnowayoutexceptbyboat,afterrescuingher,myunclewantedtoseethevolcanoagainbecausehewantedtoknowmoreaboutit.onhisway,hewroteallheobserved,itwasdangerous,butmyunclewasnotafraid,hedecidedtorescuehisfriendpompy.whenhesawhisfriend,hetriedtocalmhimandheeventookabath,haddinnerandslept,hetriedtomakethescaredpeoplecalmdowntoo.finally,theyrealizedthatitwastoodangeroustostaythereanddecidedtogooutside,butitwastoolate,myuncleimmediatelyfelldown,dead,twodayslater,hisbodywasfound,hisexpressionsuggestedthathewasnotafraidatallevenatthelasttime.stepiireadingt:(teachershowsthescreen.)nowwe'lllearnanewpassageabouttyphoon,openyourbooksatpage79.readthepassagefastandanswerthequestionsonthescreen,writeyouranswersonapieceofpaperandi'llcollectthefirstfivepieces.answerthefollowingquestions:1. wheredidtheshipmeetbadweather?2. whatshouldtheydoinsuchterribleweather?(studentsreadthetext,thenteachercollectsthefirstfivepiecesofanswers,hasalookatthemandgivesthembacktothestudents.)t:whowillgiveustheanswers?sa:i,iianswerthefirstquestion,whentheshipnanshanwasonherwayfromsouthtofuzhouzwithChineseworkersreturningtotheirhomevillage,itmetbadweather.sb:thesecondquestion:insuchterribleweather,theycouldonlymovetheshipoverthehighseaandintotheveryeyeofthewind.t:(teachershowsthescreen.)verygood,nowreadthetextagainandhaveadiscussionwithyourpartneraboutthequestionsonthescreen,afewminuteslater,we'llchecktheanswers.findtheanswerstothefollowingquestions:1. howwastheweatherinthemorning?2. whydidthecaptainsaythatitlookedasifatyphoonwascomingon?3. whereweretheywhenthefullforceofthehurricanestrucktheship?4. whatdoesthesentence“anotheronelikethis,andthat'sthelastofher.wmean?5. whydidthecaptainstrikeamatch?whatdidheSeePsuggestedanswers:1. inthemorning,theweatherwasfine,fortherewasnowind.2. becauseheobservedthebarometerfellsteadilyandheknewthataterriblestormwouldcomesoon.3. whenthehurricanestrucktheshipwithfullforce,theywereallonthebridge,itwasahigherpositionontheship.4. itmeansthatifanotherwhitetoweroffoam(averybigwave)strucktheship,itwouldsink.5. becausethecaptainwantedtoseethebarometre,buttherewasnolight,hesawthebarometrestoodverylow,andthefigureonitwasthelowestonehehadeverseeninhislife,heknewthattheworstwastocomeyet.stepiiidiscussionsc:somesentencesinthetextarehardtounderstandforme.canyouhelpme,teacher?6. i'llbegladtodothat,whichsentence?sc:thesentence“theheatwasclose.wt:whowillexplainthattohim?sd:mydictionarysaysthattheword“close”heremeans'lackingfreshorfreelymovingairw.t:arethereanysentencesthatyoudon'tunderstand?(teachercollectsthesentencesandthendiscussesthemwiththestudents.)atlast,teacherwritesexplanationstosomepartsofthesentencesonth