Unit_4_Earthquakes精品教案_Warming_Up__Pre-reading_and

1、Unit 4 EarthquakesWarm ing Up, Pre-read ing and Read ingTeach ing goals:Kno wledge aims:1. Ss will be able to master the follow ing useful new words and expressi ons.well,smelly,p on d,burst,ca nal,steam,dirt,injure,brick,dam,useless,steel,shock,rescue,quake,electricit y,army,shelter,fresh, orga ni

2、ze, bury, at an end, dig out, coal mine, in ruins2. Ss will be able to know the basic knowledge about EarthquakeAbility aims:Develop Ss readi ng ability.Emotional aims:1. Ss will be able to know damages earthquake bring about and the ways to reduce losses of an earthquake.2. Ss will be able to know

3、how to protect on eself and help others in earthquakes3. Ss will be able to be aware of terrible disasters, meanwhile get them to face it, treat it in a proper way, and n ever get discouraged.Teach ing importa nt poin ts:1. Master the usages of the useful words and expressi ons above.2. Improve the

4、stude nts reading ability.Teach ing difficult poin ts:1. The usages of some words and expressi ons.2. How to train the stude nts readi ng ability in lear ning the text.Teach ing methods:1. Expla nati on to get the stude nts to have a clear idea.2. Discussi on to get the stude nts to un dersta nd the

5、 text easier.Teach ing Aids:A computer and a tape recorderTeach ing procedures:I. Warming upWarming up by look ingGood morning class. Have you ever experie need any n atural disasters? Look at the pictures, can you n ameall the disasters?volca nofiresan dstormtypho onhailsto nethun derstormfloodhurr

6、ica neearthquakeHave you ever experie need an earthquake? Can you describe how terrible an earthquake is?(The earth is shak ing; all the build ings will fall dow n;orpha ns.)many people will die; many ehildre n will becomeWarming up by discuss ingNow, look at the pictures of Tan gsha n and San Fran

7、cisco in warm ing up and describe what you seein the pictures. (beautiful cities; broad roads; tall buildi ng; large populati on.)What will happe n if there has bee n a big earthquake in these two cities?As we all know, earthquakes are disasters to every one. But can we avoid or at least reduce the

8、loss causedby earthquakes? Can we foretell earthquakes? Now let-readom entxd Pecide what may happe n before an earthquake comes.Step 1. Lead-i n1. enjoy a part of film of earthquake.(1) what other disasters does it have?(flood/ drought/earthquake/fire/typho on /disease and soon )show some pictures(2

9、) .which disaster may cause the worst damage? ( earthquake)2. Have ever heard a story of an earthquake?(show video of Tan gsha n and San Fran ciscoearthquake)3. Have you experieneed an earthquake? If you have, tell me your experienee. If no, just imaginewhat will happe n before an earthquake?4. The

10、earthquake is coming, if you re trapped in the earthquake , how will you feel? What willyou do? Will you leave right away? If you have time to take only one thing , what will you take, why?5. What kind of damage can an earthquake cause?(buildi ngs are destroyed; people are killed; families are broke

11、 n)Step2. Fast readi ngToday, we ll learn a text“ A Night the Earth didn t sleep ” First, let s look at the title agearth didn t sleep for a night? What happened? What does the passage mainly talk about?Excha nge your un dersta nding of the passage with group members and work together to find themai

12、n idea of each part.Main idea of each part:Part 1 (para.1):Strange things were happe ning before the earthquake.Part 2 (para.2-3):The disaster happe ned and caused a lot of loss.Part 3 (para.4): All hope was not lost.Step 3 careful readi ng1. Read carefully and try to get more information to fill in

13、 the blanks.Part 1:Strange thingsthe water in the village wellsrose and fellthe well wallshad deep cracks and a smelly gas came outthe chicke ns and pigswere too n ervous to eatmiceran out of the fields, look ing for places to hidefishjumped out of the bowls and ponds2. In dividual work.Part 2:a). G

14、et the stude nts to find some details of this part.Details:1. At 3:42 am, the greatest earthquake of the 20th century began.2. Steam burst from holes in the ground.3. Hard hills of the rock became rivers of dirt_4. Bricks covered the ground like red autu mn leaves.5. Two dams and most of the bridges

15、 fell.6. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of steel.7. Sand now filled the wells in stead of water.8. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get.b). Fill in the bla nks with the data?1/3 of the nation felt the earthquake .? A huge crack that was 8 kilometres long and _30 metres wide cut

16、across houses.? In 15 terrible sec onds a large city lay in ruins. _?2/3 of the people died or were injured duri ng the earthquake.? The nu mber of people who were killed or injured reached more tha n 400,000.? All of the city s hospit75% of its factories and buildings and90% of itshomes were gone.3

17、. Group workPart 3:How were the people helped by the army?*The army orga ni zed teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.*Miners were rescued from the coal min es.*Shelters were built for survivors whose homes had bee n destroyed.people in the*Fresh water was take n to the city.L

18、et the groups have a discussi on with their part ners about more ways to help the earthquake.Step 4. Post-read ingTrue or False1. There were one million people in Tangshan at that time.T2. The earthquake bega n 10 kilometres directly below the city. F3. Not only the people but also the ani mals were

19、 shocked greatly.T4. There was only one quake at that time. F5. Before the earthquake there wasn t anythinpetningge F6. Workers rescued most of the 10,000 coal miners to the south of the city7. Almost everyth ing in Tan gsha n was destroyed. TStep 5 Discussi ons.What shall we do or not do if an eart

20、hquake happe ns?Dos1. Stay in a small room, such as kitche n or bathroom2. Hide un der the table or bed, if you haven t time to escape , you may sta nd close to the in side wall with some things coveri ng on the head.Don ts1. Be close to the outside wall2. Stay on the balc ony3. Jump out of the tall build ings4. Use the lift3. If you stay in the ope n air