必修一Unit4EarthquakesReading教学重点1.Getthestudentstoknowbasicknowledgeaboutnaturaldisasters.2.GetthestudentstolearnaboutTangshanEarthquake.3.Getthestudentstolearndifferentreadingskills.教学难点Developthestudents’readingability.教学方法1.Task-basedteachingandlearning2.Cooperativelearning3.Discussion教具准备Themultimediaandothernormalteachingtools三维目标Knowledgeaims:1.Getthestudentstolearnthefollowingusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispassage:shake well(n.) rise crack smelly pond pipe burst canal steam dirtruin injure destroy brick dam useless steel shock quake rescue electricitydisaster army organize bury coal mine shelter fresh rightaway atanend lieinruins betrappedundersth.a(great)numberof2.Getthestudentstoknowbasicknowledgeaboutnaturaldisasters.Abilityaims:1.Developthestudentsreadingabilityandletthemlearndifferentreadingskills.2.Trainthestudents’abilitytocollectusefulinformationfromtheInternetbythemselves.Emotionalaim:8\n1.Getthestudentsknowdamagesearthquakesbringaboutandthewaystoreducelossesofearthquakes.2.Getthestudentstoknowhowtoprotectoneselfandhelpothersinearthquakes.3.Getthestudentstobeawareofterribledisasters,meanwhilegetthemtofaceit,treatitinaproperway,andnevergetdiscouraged.教学过程设计方案（一）→Step1Lead-inShowthestudentssomepicturesaboutnaturaldisastersandaskthem:1.Haveyoueverexperiencedanynaturaldisaster?Lookatthepictures.Canyounameallthedisasters?(volcano,fire,typhoon,flood,sandstorm,hailstone,thunderstorm,hurricane,earthquake)2.Haveyoueverexperiencedanearthquake?Canyoudescribehowterribleanearthquakeis?地震的破坏(Theearthisshaking;allthebuildingswillfalldown;theroadswillbedestroyed;manypeoplewillbekilledorinjured;alotofchildrenwillbecomeorphans...)8\n→Step2WarmingupTurntoPage25.AskthestudentstoreadandlookatthephotosofTangshanandSanFranciscotodescribewhattheyseeinthetwophotostoapartner.(beautifulcities;broadroads;tallbuilding;largepopulation...)Imaginetherehasbeenabigearthquakeinthesetwocities,whatmighthappentoallthethingsinthephotos?(Ifabigearthquakehappened,thewholecitiesmightbeinruins.Largequantitiesoftallbuildingsmightcollapse.Thebroadandbusyroadsmightbedestroyed.Manypeoplemightbekilledorinjured...)→Step3Pre-reading1.ImagingandsharingImaginethereisanearthquakenow.Yourhomebeginstoshakeandyoumustleaveitrightaway.Youhavetimetotakeonlyonething.Whatwillyoutake?Isitmoney,water,fruits,mobilephones,atorchlight,oranythingelse?Why?2.TalkingandsharingWhatdoyouthinkmayhappenbeforeanearthquake?TalkaboutthepicturesonPage25.(Cows,pigsanddogsbecometoonervoustoeat.Micerunoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.Fishjumpoutofponds.Thewaterinthewellwillriseandfall.Thewellwallswillhavedeepcracksinthem.Therewillbebrightlightinthesky...)→Step4ReadingTellthestudents:Today,wearegoingtoreadanewsreportaboutthestrongestearthquakeinChina’shistory,whichhappenedinTangshan,Hebei,in1976.1.FastreadingAskthestudentstoreadthepassagequicklyandpayattentiontothefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.1)Answerthequestions.Question1:Inwhatorderwasthepassagewritten?Question2:Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?(Thetextiswrittenintimeorder.Thegeneralideaisthemixtureofthefirstsentencesofeach8\nparagraph,thatis,thetexttellsussomethingthathappenedbeforetheearthquake,duringtheearthquakeandaftertheearthquake.)2)Fillinthetable.TypeofwritingTopicsentenceofParagraph1TopicsentenceofParagraph2TopicsentenceofParagraph3TopicsentenceofParagraph4GeneralideaofthepassageSuggestedanswers:TypeofwritingThisisanewsreport.TopicsentenceofParagraph1StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideinnortheastHebei.TopicsentenceofParagraph2Everythingbegantoshakeanditseemedthattheworldwasatanend.TopicsentenceofParagraph3Everywheretheylookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.TopicsentenceofParagraph4Allhopewasnotlost.GeneralideaofthepassageThepassagetellsussomethingthathappenedbeforetheearthquake,duringtheearthquakeandaftertheearthquake.3)TrueorFalse?Askthestudentstodecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Ifitisfalse,trytocorrectit.(1)PeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn’tgotobedthatnight.(2)PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.(3)Morethan400000peoplewerekilledinthequake.(4)Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.8\n(5)PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.Suggestedanswers:(1)F PeopleinTangshanthoughtlittleofthesignsoftheearthquakeandwenttobedasusualthatnight.(2)T(3)F Morethan400000peoplewerekilledorinjuredinthequake.(4)T(5)F FreshwaterwastakentothecityTangshanbytrain,truckandplane.2.ReadingcarefullyAskthestudentstoreadthepassagecarefullytolocateparticularinformation.1)DotheexercisesinthepartComprehendingonPage27.2)Fillinthefollowingform.TimeWhathappenedResultBeforetheearthquake:threedaysbeforetheearthquakeatabout3amonJuly28Wells:Animals:Lightsandsound:Waterpipes:Peopleofthecitythought______________and______________Whiletheearthquake:At3:42amLaterthatafternoonHouses,roadsandcanals:Hardhillsofrock:Thelargecity:Thepeople:Somerescueworkersanddoctors:Morebuildings:Water,foodandelectricity:______________wasdestroyed.______________hospitals,75%of______________and90%of______________weregone.Morethan______________werekilledorinjured.AftertheearthquakeAllhope:Thearmy:Workers:Thecity______________.8\nFreshwater:3)Choosethebestanswer:(1)Whatisthemoodofthispassage?A.Sad. B.Serious. C.Seriousandabitsad. D.Calm.(2)Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Ifmicerunoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide,theremustbeanearthquake.B.Ifsomenaturalsignshadnotbeenignored,allthepeopleinTangshancitymighthavehadachancetosurvive.C.Therewouldn’thavebeensuchagreatearthquake,ifpeoplehadpaidenoughattentiontosomenaturalsigns.D.Ifsomenaturalsignshadnotbeenignored,morepeoplemighthavehadachancetosurvive.(3)WhichofthefollowingstatementscannotbepartofthemainreasonsfortheheavylossoflifeinTangshanearthquake?A.Theearthquakehappenedinthedeepnightandpeopleweresleepinginbedattheverymovement.B.Thereweren’tenoughrescueworkers.C.Thebuildingswerepoorlyconstructedandmostofthemweredestroyedintheearthquake.D.Peoplewerenotcarefulenoughtonoticesomenaturalsignsbeforetheearthquake.(4)Howdoyouunderstandtherealmeaningoftheidiom“Itisalwayscalmbeforeastorm”?A.Itisunusuallyquietbeforeathunderstormorhurricanehit.B.Oneshouldnottrustsituationsthatseempeacefulsincebadthingsmayhappen.C.Theweatherisfinebeforeastormcomes.D.Youshouldstaycalmbeforeastorm.Suggestedanswers:(1)C (2)D (3)B (4)B3.LanguageproblemsWhilecheckingtheanswerswiththewholeclass,dealwithanylanguageproblemsthatthestudentscan’tunderstand.4.Readingaloud8\nPlaythetapeofthepassageforthestudentstolistenandfollow.ThenplaythetapeofParagraph1ofthepassageoncemore;thistimethestudentslistenandrepeat.→Step4GameWorkinpairs.Supposeyouareanewspaperreporter,andtheotherisawitnessofthe1976TangshanEarthquake.Nowthenewspaperreporterisinterviewingthewitness.→Step5ExtensionShowthequestionsonthescreenandhaveadiscussion.1.Fromwhosepointofviewareeventsdescribed?Howdoyouknow?2.Whatisthemoodofthispassage?Howisitcreated?3.Whydoyouthinkthewriterchoosestoexpresshisfeelingsaboutthequakeratherthansimplyreportwhathadhappened?4.WhydoesthewriteruseANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPasthetitle?5.Whatdoesthesentence“Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain”mean?Suggestedanswers:1.Awriter’swhodidn’tseetheearthquake.Heusesthethird-persontodescribethequake.Hisdescriptionisveryobjective.Forexample,inthesecondsentenceofthethirdparagraph“Everywheretheylookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.”,thewriteruses“they”insteadof“we”.2.Themoodisseriousandabitsad.Itiscreatedbygivingdetailsofhowmanypeopleandanimalswerekilledorinjuredandhowmanybuildingsweredestroyed.3.Althoughthewriterwasnotthere,hefeltsadforthepeopleofTangshan.Heknowsthatgivingsomepersonalfeelingswillmakethereadingmoreinteresting.4.Ithinkthereasonisthat,asusual,nightisthetimetosleep,andnightshouldbesafeandquiet.Butthatnighteverythingchanged.ThewriterusesANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPasatitletoshowhowterribleandhowunusualthatnightwas.5.Herewecanseethatthewritercomparedthecitytoapersonwhosufferedalotinthedisaster.Hefeltherpain,andheworriedabouther.Sowhenhesaidthatpeoplecametohelpher,wecanfeelhisfeelingstoher.Thecitywillnotdie,shehashopeandshecanrecoverfromthepain.→Step6ConsolidationAskthestudentstoreadthepassageagainandtrytoretellit.Onepossibleversion:8\nStrangethingshappenedinTangshan.Forthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell.Thewellwallshaddeepcracksandasmellygascameoutthecracks.Thechickens,pigsandmiceweretoonervous.Fishjumpedoutofbowlsandponds.At3:00amonJuly,1976,peoplesawbrightlightsintheskyandheardthesoundofplanesevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky.Thewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackedandburst.At3:42ameverythingbegantoshake.Itseemedthattheworldwasattheend!One-thirdofthenationfeltit.Ahugecrackcutacrossthecity.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.Two-thirdsofthepeoplediedorwereinjured.Nearlyeverythingwasdestroyedinthecity.75%ofitsfactoriesand90%ofitshomesweregone.Thenlaterthatafternoon,anotherbigearthquakeshookTangshan.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.Allhopewasnotlost.Thearmysent150000soldierstohelpthem.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivors.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.→Step7Homework1.Learnthenewwordsandexpressionsinthispartbyheart.2.Readthetextagainandagainandwriteasummaryofthetext.8
