高中英语 Unit 4 Earthquakes Warming upReading课前预习学案 新人教版必修1.doc

unit4 earthquakes warming up reading学习目标：1. 学习并理解“中国唐山地震的不眠之夜”、“地震后重建的新唐山”、“美国旧金山1906年地震”。2. 了解地震的有关知识，学习在地震或突遇的灾难中如何自救、救人。3. 学习并初步掌握本单元“教学目的和要求”中的词汇，并掌握如何讨论过去的事情及表达谢意。4. 学习并初步掌握以that, which, who和 whose 引导的定语从句。5. 学习先拟定写作提纲再写新闻报道的方法。课前预习案preview the new words and useful expressions of the text.i. match the new words with their meanings:1.earthquake a. to damage sth. so badly that it loses all its values, pleasure2.burst b. to save sb./sth. from a dangerous or harmful situation3.ruin c. a sudden, violent shaking of the earths surface4.injure d. to harm sb. physically, especially in an accident5.destroy e. to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside6.rescue f. to damage sth. so badly that it no longer exists, worksii. find out the following phrases in the passage.1. 立刻，马上_ 2. 在1976年7月28日 _3. 不把当回事；对评价低_ 4. 照常_5. 仿佛；好像 _ 6. 结束；终结 _ 7. 三分之二 _ 8. 严重受损；破败不堪_ 9. 数以万计的_ 10. 代替，而不是_ 11. 掘出；发现 _ 12. 许多；大量的 _课内探究案teaching aims:1.to get the main idea of the text and each paragraph.2.to improve the students reading ability.leadingin:1.how many natural disasters do you know in the world?2.where have terrible earthquakes happened in recent years? (一)自主学习fast reading: read the text quickly and finish the following exercises.task 1: read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.paragraph1 a. the earthquake destroyed the city of tangshan.paragraph2 b. the army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.paragraph3 c. the people were very shocked at the destruction.paragraph4 d. before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.task 2: join the correct parts of the sentences.the chickens didnt eat because a. the army came to help them.the people didnt worry because b. the quake happened while they were sleeping.such a great number of people died because c. they were nervous.water was needed because d. dams and wells were useless.the people did not lose hope because e. they didnt know what the strange events meant.(二）合作探究read the text carefully and find more information.task 1: make the best choice.1. the title “a night the earth didnt sleep” means_. a. the earth was wide awake all night long. b. people on the earth couldnt fall asleep that night. c. the earth kept on shaking like crazy that night. d. animals on the earth would not sleep that night.2. which of the following things will happen before an earthquake?a. the water in the wells rises and falls. b. the chickens are too nervous to eat.c. mice run out of the fields looking for places to hide. d. all of the above.3. who played the most important part in helping the people in the earthquake?a. the soldiers and the rescue workers. b. the college students.c. the miners in the coal mines. d. the injured and the dead.4. when did the greatest earthquake happen?a. at 3:00 a.m. on july 28, 1976. b. at 3:42 a.m. on july 28, 1976.c. at 3:00 a.m. on july 29, 1976. d. at 3:42 a.m. on july 29, 1976.task2: translate the following sentence into chinese.but the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night._task 3: which sentence in paragraph2 can be replaced by the following one?a large city was entirely destroyed immediately._（三）精讲点拨translate the following important sentences into chinese and then analyze them.1. all hope was not lost.点拨：当not与_连用时，表示部分否定。2. it was felt in beijing, which is more than two thousand kilometers away.3. a huge crake that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut across houses, roads and canals. 4. the number of people who were killed or seriously injured reached more than 400,000. 5. workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.点拨：引导定语从句时，that, which, who是_词，常在定语从句中作_ _ _; whose是关系代词，用作名词的限定语，其先行词可以为人或物，whose和它所修饰的名词在定语从句中常作_ _.巩固练习：1.he still lives in the room _ is in the north of the city.a. which b. whose c. where d. of which2. i have found a man _ can help you. a. which b. whom c. whose d. who3. can you tell me the name of the factory _ you visited last week?a. what b. in where c. that d. when4.please pass me the dictionary _cover is red.a. whose b. its c. which d. which of5.i agree with most of what you said, but i dont agree with _.a . everything b. anything c. something d. nothing（四）拓展提升read the text again and finish the following exercise.several days before july 28, 1976, many strange things happened in tangshan. they were signs for the 1._. but people in the city of tangshan thought little of this and went to bed as 2._. at 3:42 a.m. that day, the earth began to 3._, which 4._ almost the whole city in a few seconds. many people, including workers and doctors, came to 5._those who were 6._ under the ruins. later that afternoon, another big earthquake struck the city. more people were killed or 7._ and more buildings 8._ down. very soon the army sent a lot of soldiers to help, and teams were organized to 9._ out the trapped and 10._ the dead. slowly, the city began to breathe again. book 1, unit4 earthquakes 第i 课时答案课前预习案i.1.c 2.e 3.a 4.d 5.f 6.bii. 1. right away/ at once/ right now 2. on july 28, 1976 3. think little of 4. as usual 5. as if/ as though 6. at an end 7. two thirds 8. in ruins 9. tens of thousands of 10. instead of 11. dig out 12. a (great) number of (一)自主学习task1. p1 d p2 a p3 c p4 b task2. c e b d a （二）合作探究task1. c d a b task