Unit4EarthquakesTheFirstPeriodLeadingin,Warmingup&Pre-reading一、教学目标(Teachingaims)Student’sBook1.能力目标(abilityaim)a.Letthestudentsknowsomethingabouttheearthquakes.b.Enablethestudentstotalkaboutwhattheyshoulddoinadisasterforthemselves2.语言目标(languageaim)a.Wordsandexpressionsimagine,shake,rightawayb.ImportantsentenceWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?二、教学重难点(Teachingimportantpoints)Letthestudentsknowwhatacorrectattitudetowardsadisasterisandwhattheyshoulddoinadisasterforthemselvesandfortheotherpeople.三、教学
(Teachingmethod)a.Discussingb.Talkingc.Activities.四、教具准备(TeachingAids)Multi-mediacomputer五、 教学
(Teachingprocedure)StepⅠ.Lead-in:T:What’sthebiggestsoundyouhaveheardinyourlife?(thesoundofthewindthatblewinawinternight;thenosewhenplanestakeoff;thesoundoftrains;thesoundofthunder…..)Butdidyouoncehearthesoundthattheheavenfallsandtheearthcrack.InChineseitis天崩地裂?Ifthereisasoundlikethiswhatisit?Whatwillhappen?Todaywe’lllearnsomethingaboutearthquakes.Canyouimaginehowterribleitis?Firstletthestudentsanswerthefollowingquestion.Whichofthefollowingmaycausepeoplethegreatestdamage?Earthquake,Typhoon,Flood,DroughtVariousanswersarepossible.Studentsshouldgivereasonstosupporttheiranswers.Allofthemarenaturaldisasters,theyhavesomethingincommon,atthesametime,theyhavemanydifferences.Letthestudentsknowsomethingabouttheearthquake.(slides)T:Howdoestheearthquakeoccur?Thenshowthefilmtothestudents.(filmabouttheearthquake)T:Whensomeplatesoftheearthmovesuddenly,anearthquakehappens.Manyearthquakesbeginunderthesea.Infact,earthquakesmayhappennearhighmountains.Duringanearthquake,theshakingmakerocksrisesuddenlyandevencracksopen.Housesfall,peoplearekilledorhurt,andsometimesthewholevillagesorcitiesaredestroyed.Somevillagesevendisappearcompletely.StepⅡ.TalkingT:Earthquakesaredisasterstoeverybody.NowlookatthetwopicturesofTangShanandSanFrancisco.Canyoudescribewhatyouseeinthepictures?(Showtwopicturestothestudentsandtellthestudentstheyaretoday’sTangshanandSanFrancisco.Butmanyyearsagosomebigearthquakeshitthesetwobeautifulcities.)1.ShowthepicturesofSanFranciscotothestudentsandletthemdescribetoday’sSanFranciscoandthenletthemknowwhathappenedinSanFranciscoin1906(FromthepictureofSanFrancisco,wecanseeitisaverybigcity.Therearemanytallbuildingsthicklystandingontheearth.Andthepopulationofthecityisverylarge.)2.ShowthepicturesofTangshantothestudentsandletthemdescribetoday’TangshanandthenletthemknowwhathappenedinTangshanin1976.(Today’Tangshanisabeautifulcity.Ithasbeautifulgardens,broadroadsandsometallbuildings.)T:But,whatwillhappeniftherehasbeenabigearthquakeinthesetwocities?Workingroupsanddiscussit.ThenI’llasksomeofyoutosayoutyouropinion.(Aftertheterriblequake,everythingisdestroyed,whatwecanseeisfallenbuildingsanddeadbodies.Thepolicemen,thesoldiersandsomeothervolunteersarerescuingthepeopletrappedintheruins….)T:Right,nowlet’sseeafilm.(LetthestudentsseeafilmaboutTangshanEarthquake.)(film)T:AftertheearthquakethecityofTangshanbecame…..Letthestudentsdiscusswhattheysaw.Andthentalkaboutthepicturesintheirownwords.Thehouse….Thefire….Thebridge….Theroad…Thepoliceandthevolunteers….Thepeople…..(TangshanEarthquakehappenedonJuly28,1976.Itwasthegreatestearthquakeofthe20thcenturyinChina.Beforetheearthquake,manystrangethingshappened,butpeoplethoughtlittleofthem.Suchagreatnumberofpeoplediedduringtheearthquake,becausethequakehappenedwhiletheyweresleeping.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorinjuredreachedmorethan400,000.Andallthetrafficwasalmostdestroyedafterthequake.Thousandsofthousandsofpeoplebecamehomelessinashorttime.ManysoldiersweresenttoTangshantorescuethesurvivorsaftertheearthquake.LetthestudentstalkaboutthedamagecausedbyearthquakesUsingthefollowingwordsandphrases:shake,break,falldownonto,hurt,destroy,homeless,die…..StepⅢ.Pre-readingT:Butwecanavoidoratleastreducethelosscausedbyearthquakes.Andwecanforetellit.Doyouknowwhatwouldhappenbeforeanearthquake?Canwedosomethingtokeepourselvessafefromearthquakes?(1.Thereisoftenagreatsound.2.Animalsmaybetoonervoustoeat.3.Maybetherearebrightlightsinthesky.4.asmellygasmaycomeoutofthewell.5.Inthecitythewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackandburst.6.Scientistshavestudiedearthquakesandmakemapsthatshowthe“earthquakebelts”.Inareasinthesebelts,itispossibleforearthquakestohappen.Intheseareaswecanbuildstronghousestofightagainstearthquakes.)Discussion&Activities1.Showsomepicturestothestudentsandletthemdiscuss.Letthestudentslookatthemanddecidewhatsituationmayhappenbeforeanearthquake.2.Thenfillinthemissingwordsaccordingtothepictures.a.Thewaterinthewells____and____.Andsomedeep______couldbeseeninthewellwalls.A______gascameoutthecracks.b.MiceranouttheFields___________placestohide.Fish_________outofbowsandponds.c.Thechickensandevenpigswere______nervous_____eat.Thedogwas________loudlyagainandagain.d.Peoplecouldsee_______lightsinthesky.3.Letthestudentsdiscussiftheyhaveeverexperiencedanearthquake.StepⅣDiscussion&ActivitiesT:Whatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?(Beforeanearthquake,animalswillbecomenervous.Cow,pigs,,horsesanddogswillbeupset.Andpeoplecanseemicerunningabout.Iftheearthquakehappensduringwinter,peoplecanevenseesnakes.)T:Haveyoueverexperiencedanearthquake?Letthestudentsdiscussandthentalkaboutit.StepⅤHomeworkPreviewReadingmaterialandthendoexerciseonpage27.1-3(incomprehending)