TheSecondPeriod●从容说课Thisperiodisthehighlightofthewholeunit.Itlaysemphasisonreadingandunderstanding.Firsttheteachershouldcheckifthestudentshavemasteredthenewwordsandexpressionsbyaskingthemtospeakoutthesentencesthattheymadeusingthesewordsandexpressions.Thispartcanhelpthestudentstolearnwordsandexpressionsbyheartinacertainlanguagesituation.TheninPre-readingpart，studentsareaskedtodiscusstwoquestions：Whatwillyoutakeifyouareinformedofacomingearthquake？Whatmayhappenbeforeanearthquake？Inordertoanswerthesecondquestion，studentscancarefullylookatthefourpicturesinthepart.ThepartpreparesstudentsfortheReadingpassage.IntheReadingpart，studentswillfirstlistentothetapewiththeirtextbooksclosed.Inordertomakethisstepefficient，theteacherwillprovidethemsomestatementsbasedonthepassage.Whilelistening，studentsshouldjudgewhetherthesestatementsaretrueorfalse.Ifitisfalse，studentsshouldcorrectit.Thenstudentswillbegivenseveralminutestoreadthepassagesilently.Inordertohelpthestudentsunderstandthepassagebetter，theteachercanprovidesomecomprehendingexercises，includingmatchingsentences，orderingevents.Atlaststudentsshoulddividethewholepassageintothreepartsandwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Thepurposeofthisstepistotrainstudents’abilityofreadingcomprehension，whichisaveryimportantskill.Atlast，studentswilldoaspeakingtaskinpairs.OneactsasanewspaperreporterfromChinaDailyandtheotheractsasawitnessoftheTangshanEarthquake.Thereporterisaskingthewitnesssomequestionsabouttheterriblequake.ThispartnotonlyhelpsthestudentstorevisewhattheyhavelearnedinthispartbutalsoprovidesthemwithanopportunitytospeakinEnglish.7,●三维目标1.Knowledge：（1）Words：shake，rise，crack，burst，well，smelly，pond，pipe，canal，steam，destroy，ruin，dirt，injure，survivor，brick，dam，useless，steel，shock，quake，rescue，electricity，disaster，army，organize，bury，coal，mine，shelter，fresh（2）Phrases：rightaway，asusual，atanend，lieinruins，laterthatafternoon，betrappedundersth.，digout，tothenorthofsp.，insteadof，agreatnumberof，putup，giveout，wakesb.up，intheopenair，thinklittleofsth.（3）Sentencepatterns：Itseemed/seemsthat....Thenumberofsb./sth.reached/reaches...Allhopewasnotlost.（部分否定）2.Ability：（1）Learnsomedetailedinformationaboutanearthquake.（2）Improvethestudents’readingability.（3）Trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.（4）Trainthestudents’speakingability.3.Emotion：（1）Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.（2）Knowthedeadlinessofanearthquakeandthesignsbeforeanearthquakeiscoming.（3）LearnfromthebraveryofpeopleinTangshantofacetherealityandrebuildthecity.●教学重点（1）Thenewwordsandexpressions.（2）Learnsomedetailedinformationaboutanearthquake.（3）Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.（4）Trainthestudents’speakingability.●教学难点1.Words：shake，burst，rise，destroy，shock，fresh，injure2.Phrases：rightaway，atanend3.Sentencepatterns：（1）Itseemed/seemsthat....（2）Thenumberofsb./sth.reached/reaches....（3）Allhopewasnotlost.（部分否定）4.Improvethestudents’readingability.5.Trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.●教具准备（1）ataperecorder（2）aprojector（3）theblackboard●教学过程Step1GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.7,Step2RevisionT：Yesterdaywelearntsomenewwordsandexpressions.Nowpleasespeakoutthesentencesthatyouhavemadeusingthewordsandexpressions.S1：shake：Shakingone’sheadmeanssaying“No”inChina.S2：rise：Thesunroseatsixo’clockinthemorning.S3：rightaway：Afterclass，theywenttoplaybasketballrightaway.S4：crack：Thevasecrackedwhenitdropped.S5：burst：Heburstthedooropen，usingallhisstrength.S6：ruin：Shepouredwaterallovermypaintingandruinedit.S7：injure：Shewasbadlyinjuredintheaccident.S8：survivor：Therewasnosurvivorinthebigfirelastnight.S9：destroy：Theheavyraindestroyedallourhopeofapicnic.S10：shock：IwasshockedwhenIheardhisaccident.S11：rescue：Werescuedtheboywhofellintotheriver.S12：disaster：Thefloodwasreallyaterriblenaturaldisaster.S13：organize：Janeorganizedtheparty.Sheaskedpeopletocomeandboughtthefoodanddrinks.S14：bury：Manymenwereburiedundergroundwhentherewasanaccidentatthemine.S15：shelter：Hehadtostandintheshelteratthebusstopwhenitsuddenlyrained.S16：atanend：Shefelttheworldwasatanendwhenhersondied.S17：useless：Itisuselessarguingwithhim.Hewillneverchangehismind.S18：digout：Thethiefdugouttheboxfullofmoneyandranaway.S19：fresh：Thesevegetablesarefresh，Ipickedthemthismorning.Step3Pre-readingT：Supposeyouarewarnedofacomingearthquake.Nowyouhavetimetotakeonlyonething.Tellyourpartnerwhatyouwilltakeandthereason.（Afterseveralminutes.）S1：Iwilltakeenoughfood.Onecan’tlivewithoutfood.S2：Iwilltakeenoughwater.Ithinkwaterismoreimportantthanfood.S3：Ifitiswinter，Iwilltakeenoughclothes，otherwise，Iwilldiefromcoldness.T：Ifanearthquakeisaroundthecorner，theremustbesomeabnormalphenomena.CarefullylookatthefourpicturesonPage25andtrytodescribewhatyouhaveseen.S4：Inthefirstpicture，peopleseebrightlightinthesky.S5：Inthesecondpicture，thedogisalwaysbarking.S6：Inthethirdpicture，fisharetryingtojumpoutofthepond.Eventheratsaretryingtorunawayfromtheirholes.Theyarerunningnervously.S7：Inthelastpicture，thewaterinthewellrisesandfalls，risesandfallsformanytimes.Peoplecannoticecracksinthewellandsmellygascomeoutofthewells.Step4ListeningT：Everyoneknowsthatanearthquakeisveryterrible.Today，wewilllearnsomethingaboutthestrongestearthquakeinChina’shistory，whichhappenedinTangshan，Hebei，in1976.T：Firstlistentothetapewithyourtextbooksclosedandcheckwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Ifitisfalse，trytocorrectit.（1）PeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn’tgotobedthatnight.（）7,（2）PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.（）（3）Morethan400000peoplewerekilledinthequake.（）（4）Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock.（）（5）PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.（）（Afterlisteningtothetape，checktheanswerswiththestudents.）S1：No.1isfalse.Peoplethoughtlittleoftheunusualphenomenabeforethequake，andwenttobedasusualthatnight.S2：No.2istrue.S3：No.3isfalse.Morethan400000peoplewerekilledorinjuredinthequake.S4：No.4istrue.S5：No.5isfalse.FreshwaterwastakentothecityofTangshanbytrain，truckandplane.T：Youdidanexcellentjob.Step5ReadingT：Next，openyourbooksandturntoPage26.Iwillgiveyouseveralminutestoreadthepassage.Afterreading，pleasefinishPart1inComprehendingonPage27.（Ssreadthepassagesilentlyandthendoexercise1inComprehendingonPage27.）（Teacherchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.）S1：Thechickensdidn’teatbecausetheywerenervous.S2：Beforetheearthquakethepeopledidn’tworrybecausetheydidn’tknowthequakecausedthestrangeevents.S3：Suchagreatnumberofpeoplediedbecausethequakehappenedwhiletheyweresleeping.S4：Waterwasneededbecausedamsandwellswereuseless.S5：Thepeopledidnotlosehopebecausethearmycametohelpthem.T：Verygood.Duringthequakemanythingshappened.Numberthefollowingthingsaccordingtotheorderthattheyhappened.A.Brickbuildingsweredestroyed.B.Thewallsofthevillagewellshadcracksinthem.C.Shelterswereputupforthosewithnohomes.D.Roadsgothugecracks.E.Thearmyhelpedthesurvivors.（Ssreadthepassageagaininaloudvoiceandthenordertheevents.）（Teachercheckstheanswerswiththewholeclass.）S6：No.1B；No.2D；No.3A；No.4E；No.5C.T.Excellent.Howmanyparagraphsarethereinthispassage？Ss：Four.T：Trytodividethepassageintothreeparts.Thentrytowritedownthemainideaofeachpart.Youcanfinishthistaskinpairs.（Afterseveralminutes.）S7：Part1（Paragraph1）Phenomenabeforetheearthquake.Part2（Paragraphs2-3）Whathappenedduringthequakeandthedamage.Part3（Paragraph4）Therescueworkaftertheearthquake.Step6Speaking（pairwork）7,T：Nowwearegoingtoaninterviewinpairs.Supposeoneofyouwasanewspaperreporter，andtheotherwasawitnessofthe1976TangshanEarthquake.Nowthenewspaperreporterisaskingthewitnesssomequestions.Workinpairsplease.（Ssmakedialogues.）T：NowIwouldliketoaskpairsofyoutocometothefronttodemonstrateyourdialoguestothewholeclass.S1：Hello，nicetomeetyou.IamanewspaperreporterfromChinaDaily.S2：Nicetomeetyoutoo.S1：IhearthatyouareluckyenoughtohaveescapedfromtheterribleearthquakethathappenedinTang-shan.S2：Yes.Iwassoluckyastobeoneofthesurvivors.Evenatthistime，myheartisstilltremblingwithfear.S1：Thencouldyouanswersomequestionsabouttheearthquake？S2：OK.Iwilltrytocontrolmyfeelings.S1：Actually，atwhattimedidyouknowthatanearthquakewascoming？Wereyouwarnedoftheearthquake？S2：Althoughlaterpeoplesaidtherehadbeensomesignsthatshowedanearthquakewascoming，wepaidnoattentiontotheseevents.Wejustwenttobedasusualthatnight.S1：Doyouknowanysigns？S2：Yes.Forthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell，roseadfell.Somehousewivesnoticedthatthewellwallshaddeepcracksinthem.Asmellygascameoutofthecracks.Inthefarmyards，thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeat.Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.Fishjumpedoutofbowlsandponds.S1：Thendoyoustillrememberwhathappenedduringthequake？S2：Oh.At3：42ameverythingbegantoshake.Ahugecrackthatwasabouteightkilometerslongandthirtymeterswidecutacrosshouses，roadsandcanals.Steamburstfromholesintheground.Theterribleearthquakelastedforabout15seconds.Afterthat，everywhereIlookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Manybuildingsfelldown.Tomakethingsworse，twodamsandmostofthebridgesalsofell.It’simpossibletotravel.Therailwaytrackswereuselesspiecesofsteel.S1：Iheardthereweresomeaftershocks.Didtheycauseanydamage？S2：Ofcourse.Laterthatafternoon，anotherbigquakeshookTangshan.Someoftherescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruins.Morebuildingsfelldown..S1：Althoughyouhavesurvived，youhavetoliveahardlifeinthenextperiodoftime.S2：Thatistrue.Water，foodandelectricitywerehardtoget.Lifewasverydifficultforus.S1：Butluckily，youhavearmytohelpyou.S2：Yes.Thearmysent150000soldierstohelptherescueworkers.Theyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandburythedead.S1：Thenhowdoyougetwaterthesedays？S2：Waterisbroughttothecitybytrain，truck，andplane.WepeopleinTang-shanwilltryoutbesttorebuildthecity.S1：Ibelieveso.Thankyouforhavingansweredmyquestions.S2：That’sallright.Step7Homework7,Trytorememberthekeyinformationofthepassagebyheart.●板书设计Unit4EarthquakesTheSecondPeriodTorFstatements：（1）PeopleinTangshanwerewarnedoftheearthquakeanddidn’tgotobed.（）（2）PeopleinBeijingalsofelttheearthquake.（）（3）Morethan400000peoplewerekilledinthequake.（）（4）Manyrescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruinsduringtheaftershock（余震）.（）（5）PeopletriedtogetfreshwaterfromunderthegroundinTangshan.（）●活动与探究Story-tellingcompetition1.Dividetheclassintogroupsoffourorfive.EachstudentshouldlookforsomeunusualthingsthathappenedintheTangshanearthquake.Thestudentscangotothelibraryorgoonlinetosearchforsomeusefulinformation.2.Workingroupsandtellthestudents’ownstorytoothermembersofthesamegroup.Theneachgroupshouldchoosethemostunusualstoryinthegroup.3.Chooseonerepresentativeofeachgroupwhowilltellthemostunusualstorytothewholeclass.4.Theteacheractsasthejudgeandchoosesthebeststoryandthebeststory-teller.5.Theteachergivesthegroupthathasthebeststoryaprizeandgivesthebeststory-telleraprize.●备课资料Tangshan：TheDeadliestEarthquakeFireballsandAnimalsGiveWarningThoughscientificearthquakepredictionisinitsnascent（初期的）stages，natureoftengivessomeadvancewarningofanimpending（即将发生的）earthquake.InavillageoutsideofTangshan，wellwaterreportedlyroseandfellthreetimesthedaybeforetheearthquake.Inanothervillage，gasbegantospout（喷出）outthewaterwellonJuly12thandthenincreasedonJuly25thand26th.Otherwellsthroughouttheareashowedsignsofcracking.Animalsalsogaveawarningthatsomethingwasabouttohappen.OnethousandchickensinBaiguantuanrefusedtoeatandranaroundexcitedlychirping.Miceandyellowweaselswereseenrunningaroundlookingforaplacetohide.InonehouseholdinthecityofTangshan，agoldfishbeganjumpingwildlyinitsbowl.At2a.m.onJuly28th，shortlybeforetheearthquakestruck，thegoldfishjumpedoutofitsbowl.Onceitsownerhadreturnedhimtohisbowl，thegoldfishcontinuedtojumpoutofitsbowluntiltheearthquakehit.Strange？Indeed.Thesewereisolatedincidents，spreadacrossacityofamillionpeopleandacountrysidescatteredwithvillages.Butnaturegaveadditionalwarnings.Thenightprecedingtheearthquake，July27th-28th，manypeoplereportedseeingstrangelightsaswellasloudsounds.Thelightswereseeninamultitudeofhues.Somepeoplesawflashesoflight；otherswitnessedfireballsflyingacrossthesky.Loud，roaringnoisesfollowedthelightsandfireballs.WorkersattheTangshanairportdescribedthenoisesaslouderthanthatofan7,airplane.EarthquakeandQuakeproofSomecountries，suchasJapan，havealargenumberofearthquakes.Earthquakeshappenveryquicklyandviolently.Duringanearthquake，thereisoftenagreatnoisefirst.Thentheearthshakesterribly；manyhousesfalldown；railwaytracksbreakandtrainsrunofflines；agreatmanyfactoriesaredestroyed；thousandsofdeathsarecaused，andmanymorelosehomes.Besidesthegreatdamageanddeathscausedbytheearthquakeitself，otherdisasterssuchasfiresoftenfollow，morebuildingdestroyedandmoredeathscaused.Itiswellknownofthedangersofapossibleearthquake，andforcenturiesmanhasbeenmakingresearchesonearthquake.Morethan2000yearsago，forexample，aChinesescientistnamedZhangHenginventedamachinewhichcoulddetectearthquakes，andthismachineisstillusedbyscientiststodaytodetectandmeasurethestrengthofearthquakes.Nowweknowmuchmoreaboutearthquakesandwhytheyhappen，butwestillcannottellexactlywhenandwhereanearthquakewillhappen，andcannotstopitfromhappening.Soearthquakesareamongtheworstdisastersintheworld.Noonecanstopnaturalearthquakes.However，scientistscanhelpstopearthquakesdestroyingwholecitiesandcausingtoomanydeaths.Inthoseareaswhereearthquakesoftenhappen，theyrecordmountaintemperaturesandtakephotosfromtheairandifanythingstartstohappen，theywarngovernmentstobepreparedforpossibledisasterssothatemergencyplansareputintoactiontolessenthedisaster，probablysavingmanylives.7
