Unit4Earthquake教案

Unit4 Earthquake (Reading Part)教案Teaching goals:

1. Target language

Learn and master the new words and expressions in this period.

2. Ability goals

(1)Train the students’ reading and speaking ability.

(2)Train the students’ ability to use the Internet to search for some useful information.

(3)Train the students’ ability to cooperate with others. Teaching important points:

Train the students’ reading ability—skimming and scanning. Teaching difficult points:

Describe the disasters.

Teaching aids:

CIA课件

Teaching procedures:

Step1. Lead-in

T: We have a visit to the museum of natural disasters, and you have learned about some brief introduction of most disasters. Today, I want to show you round the earthquake department, and I hope you will like it and learn some useful knowledge. Now let’s go.

T: At the very beginning, I want to know how much you know

about a quake.

Q1: What would you take with you if a quake happened?

Q2: The best way to save you is to know there will be a quake before it happens. What kind of signs can tell you that there is a quake?

Q3: What kind of damage can an earthquake cause?

S: buildings are destroyed; people are killed; families are broken…

T: Let’s have a look at some pictures of such terrible site. (Pictures of quakes)

T: (The last picture is monument of Tangshan quake.) Do you know what this is?

Step2. Pre-Reading

T: 30 years ago, on the day July, the 28th, a terrible disaster suddenly happened, and the beautiful Tangshan was removed from the map. This is Tangshan quake. Does any body know something about Tangshan quake?

T: Let’s read a news report about the famous quake.

Step3. While-reading

I. Skimming & scaring

Get the students comprehend the passage quickly and accurately, and meanwhile help the students to form a good habit of reading.

T: First please skim the passage fast to obtain/ get a general understanding of the whole passage.

And underline the answers to the following questions.

1. When did the quake happen? (Why did the writer use different expression of the same thing?)

2. How many people were killed and injured during the quake?

3. How many buildings were destroyed?

Para.2-3 during the quake

Para.4 after the quake

II. Careful-reading

Read the passage again and try to get more detailed information.

T: Now let’s r ead the passage again and find more information. Join the correct parts of the sentences. (Turn to page 27, ex1)

T: Now you have read the passage carefully, please put the sentences in order. Number each of these things during the Tangshan quake. (Turn to page 27, ex2)

Here is some more work for you. You can work in groups.

1. What strange things happened before the quake?

2. What sentences can express the quake is GREAT?

3. What numbers can express the quake is GREAT?

4. What metaphor does the writer use to say the quake is