TheFifthPeriod●从容说课Thisperiodlaysemphasisonwriting，whichisabestwaytotestifthestudentshavemasteredwhattheyhavelearned.First，thestudentswillrevisewhattheyhavelearntinthelastperiod，thatis，theAttributiveClause.Teacherwillcheckthestudents’translationofsomesentences，whichshouldcontaintheAttributiveClause.Then，studentsareaskedtoreadoutsomesentencestheyhavefinished，whichshouldalsocontaintheAttributiveClause，afterreadingapassage.Thenthestudentsshouldreadoneinvitation.Accordingtotheinvitation，thestudentsareaskedtowriteaspeech，whichismadetohonorthosewhodiedintheearthquakeandthosewhohelpedthesurvivors.Thistaskisabitchallengingforthestudents，butverypractical.Itrequiresthestudentstoputwhattheyhavelearnedintodailyuse，whichistherealpurposeoflanguagelearning.Teachershouldinstructthestudentswhattoincludeinsuchaspeechinordertomakeitsoundformal.Nextthestudentswillhavetofinishalittletalk.Thisstepistotrainthestudents’speakingabilityaswellastheabilitytosearchforthereasonfordoingsomething.Thenthestudentsareaskedtowriteanewspaperstorytoreportanunusualeventthathappenedinhisorherhometown.Thisstepistohelpthestudentsknowtheprocessofwritingareport.Itincludeschoosingtheheadline，listingthemainideasandlistingthedetailedinformation.Writingisahigherstageoflanguagelearning.Teachershouldfrequentlygivethestudentssomeassignmentsofwriting.Inthiswaythestudentscanusewhattheyhavelearnedmorefreely.●三维目标1.Knowledge：（1）Knowhowtowriteaspeech.（2）Knowhowtowriteanewspaperstory.2.Ability：（1）Trainthestudents’speakingability.（2）Trainthestudents’abilitytosearchfordoingsomething.（3）Trainthestudents’abilitytodothingsstepbystep.3.Emotion：（1）HonorthegreatpeopleofTang-shan.（2）Learntocooperatetoeachother.●教学重点（1）Trainthestudents’speakingability.（2）Trainthestudents’abilitytosearchfordoingsomething.●教学难点（1）Knowhowtowriteaspeech.（2）Knowhowtowriteanewspaperstory.（3）Learntocooperatetoeachother.●教具准备（1）ataperecorder6,（2）aprojector（3）theblackboard●教学过程Step1GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.Step2RevisionT：Inthelastperiod，welearnedtheAttributiveClauseandhowtochooseaproperrelativepronoun.Nowlet’scheckyourhomeworkexercises.FirstIwillasksomeofyoutoreadthesentencesthatyouhavetranslated.S1：Herparentswouldn’tlethermarryanyonewhosefamilywaspoor.S2：Thetwofriendstalkedaboutalotofthingsandpersonsthattheycouldrememberatcollege.S3：Thegirlwho/thatissingingoverthereismyyoungersister.S4：Isthismuseumtheonethat/whichyouvisitedlastmonth？S5：Thepenwithwhichheiswritingismine.T：Excellent.PleaseopenyourtextbooksandturntoPage64.LookatPart1inUsingStructures.Iwillasksomeofyoutoreadthesentencesout.（Theteachercorrectsmistakesifthereareany.）Step3ReadingandWritingT：ReadtheletteronPage29.Intheblankatthebeginningoftheletter，writethelastnumberoftheyearitisnow.Thenintheblankneartheendoftheletter，useanumbertosayhowmanyyearsagothequakehappened.（Afterseveralminutes，theteachercheckstheanswerswiththeclass.）T：Supposeyouarethestudentwhowasinvitedtogivethespeech.Whatshouldyouincludeinyourspeech？S1：IshouldfirstthankMrZhangShaandthecitygovernmentandthevisitors.S2：Ishouldthankthosewhohelpedthesurvivorsandlistwhattheydidafterthequake.S3：Iwillalsoencouragethepeopletobealwaysproudofthecity.T：Yes.Whilewriting，don’tforgettocontaintheinformation.NowIwillgiveyou15minutestowritethespeech.（Whilethestudentsarewriting，theteachergetsaroundtheclassroomandhelpsthestudentstodealwithanydifficultiesthattheyhave.）（After15minutes.）T：Arethereanyvolunteerstoreadhisorherspeech？S4：Letmehaveatry.Ladiesandgentlemen，Goodmorning.It’smygreathonortobegiventhechancetogivethespeech.ThankMrZhangandthecitygovernmentforinvitingmetospeak.Andthankallofyoutoattendthisactivity.Everybodyknowsthatthisparkwillbeopenedtohonorthosewhodiedintheterribledisasteronthisday29yearsago.Weshouldsaythatallofyouareveryluckytohavesurvived.Butnevercanweforgetthosewhohelpedyoudotherescuework.Theydugoutthosewhohadbeentrappedandburiedthedead.Mostofthe10000minerswhohadbeentrappedundergroundwererescued.Theyalsohelpedbuildthenewcity.Theybuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Theybuiltnewhomesandofficesinonlysevenyears.TheUnitedNationshonored6,themfortheirquickwork.WhiledoingtherescueworkandrebuildingthecityofTangshan，manyworkersandsoldierslosttheirlives.Weshouldshowourgreatesthonortothem.WhenIfirstarrivedinthecityyesterday，IcametounderstandwhyTangshanwascalled“BraveCityofChina”.Whatyouhavedonemadethewholeworldsurprised.Lookatthetallbuildingsandthebeautifulenvironment.Thereislittletraceoftheterribleearthquake.Howbraveyouare!Allthepeopleintheworldshouldlearnfromyou.Ithinkyoushouldalwaysbeproudofthecity.Thankyouforlisteningtomyspeech.T：Youdidanexcellentjob.Step4SpeakingT：Imaginethatafteryourspeech，ZhangShaasksyoutogiveashorttalkaboutthenewstampsaboutTangshantohonorthecity.First，askandanswerthefollowingquestionsinpairs.（1）Whatdothesestampsshow？（2）Doyouthinkthesestampsareveryimportantandwhy？（3）Willyoucollectthesestamps？Whyandwhynot？（Afterthestudentsaskandanswerthesequestionsinpairs.）T：Nowtrytofillinthelinesinthelittletalk.Youcanusesomeoftheanswerstothequestions.（Afterseveralminutes.）T：NextIwillaskoneofyoutoreadthelittletalk.Step5WritingT：Nowyouaregoingtowriteanarticleforanewspaperaboutaspecialeventthathappenedinyourhometown.First，let’slearnsomeskillsofwritingnewspaperstories.Beforeyouwrite，youshouldwriteanoutline.Thisisveryuseful.Ithelpsyoutochooseatopic，decidewhattowriteaboutandorganizeyourideasandwriteclearly.S1：Whatshouldbecontainedintheoutlines？T：Itshouldcontainaheadline，alistofmainideasandalistofimportantdetails.Aheadlineisalwaysaninterestingtitlethattellsthereaderswhatyourtopicis.Theneachparagraphshouldhaveadifferentmainideaorpurpose.Next，youcanputsomedetailsintoeachparagraph.Thesedetailshelpthereadersbetterunderstandthemainidea.T：Nowlet’sreadtheexampleofanewspaperstory.Trytofindtheheadline，mainideaanddetailsofeachparagraph.Youmayworkingroupsoffour.（Afterseveralminutes.）T：Whatistheheadlineofthenewspaperstory？S2：CyclistsReadytoGoontheRoadforBlindKids.T：Whatisthemainidea？S3：Ittellsuswhatthecyclistswilldoandthereason.Italsotellsuswhotheyare.T：Thenwhatisthedetailedinformation？S4：ThecyclistswillridefromJuly5to28.Theywillridetheirbikes1888kmfromLijiangtoLhasa.TheteamhastalkedabouttheirplaninBeijingonJune3.Theyhopetoraise1millionyuantogivetotheschoolwhichhelptheblindchildreninTibet.ThecyclistsarefromChina，theUS，Europeandotherplaces.Theteamismadeupofbothmenandwomen.Theiragesarefrom25to65.6,T：NowturntoPage32andcheckyourmainideasanddetailedinformation.Sonowyouknowhowtowriteapassagestepbystep.PreparetheoutlineforashortnewspaperstoryforChinaDaily.Usetheexampletohelpyoutoorganizeyouroutline.Youcanfirsthaveadiscussionwithyourpartneranddecidewhicheventyouwillwriteabout.Trytowritedownthetitle，mainideasanddetailedinformation.Thenputthemintoashortpassage.（Sswritethestories，meanwhile，theteachergoesaroundtheclassroomandhelpsthestudentstodealwithanydifficultiesthattheymeet.）T：PleasehandinyourwritingandIwillmarkthem.●板书设计Unit4EarthquakesTheFifthPeriodAnoutlinehelpsyouto：·chooseatopic·decidewhatyouwanttosayaboutthetopic·organizeyourideasandwriteclearlyAnewspaperoutlineshouldhave：·aheadline·alistofmainideas·alistofimportantdetails6,●活动与探究Poster-makingDisasterPictureShow：1.Dividethewholeclassintogroupsoffourorfive.2.Gotothelibrariesorgoonlinetosearchforpicturesofnaturaldisasters，suchas，typhoons，hurricanes，floodsandearthquakes.3.Eachgroupchoosesoneortwobestandtypicalpicturesandshowsthemtothewholeclassbyarepresentative.Atthesametime，theotherstudentscanasksomequestionsaboutthepictures.●备课资料TsunamiBangkod，Thailand（CNN）—Thailand’stsunamideathtollcouldreach8000，withmorethanhalfofthoseforeigntouristsholidayinginthenation’ssouthernresortswhenthedisasterstruck.Therearemorethan3000visitorsfromSwedenamongthemissinginThailand，andtheScandinaviannationisbracedfor（准备对付）whatcouldbetheworstnaturaldisastertollinitshistory.SwedesgreetedtheNewYearwithanationaldayofmourningSaturday，flyingflagsathalf-staffandlightingcandlesforthemissing.Thailand’sPrimeMinisterThaksinShmawatrasaidSaturdaymanyofthosewhowerestilllistedasmissingwerelikelytobedead.“Manycorpseswillbefloatinginthesea，”Thaksinsaid，accordingtowirereports.“Ofthe6500missing，itislikelythattheycouldmostlybedeadasmanydayshavepassed.”Thailand’sofficialdeathcountis4812.Asthesearchforbodiescontinues，Thaksinsaidhisgovernmentwouldinvestigatewhythetsunamiwarningslargelyfailedtoreachofficialsandtouristresorts.“Wewillhavetoinvestigatethewholeincident.Whenithappened，whywewerenotwarned，”Thaksinsaidinhisweeklyradioaddress.Officialsatthecountry’smeteorologicaldepartmentdidissuesomewarningsbeforethewavesslammedintotouristresortsandfishingvillages，buttheyonlygotthroughtoahandfulofofficials，theAssociatedPressreports.Itisthoughtaround20000SwedeshavetraveledtoThailandthisholidayseason，toescapethecoldwinterofnorthernEurope.Whileonly59Swedeshavesofarbeenconfirmeddead，authoritiesarefearingthistragedymaywellbecometheworstnaturaldisasterinthenation’shistory.Withapopulationofonly9million，Sweden’sexpectedlossoflifealmostmatchesthatofIndonesia，andisexceeded（超过）onlybySriLanka.Questions：（1）ThetouristsfromwhichcountryhavethelargestnumberofdeathsinThailandexceptthenatives？（2）WhydidSwedesmakeflyingflagsathalf-staff？（3）WhatcanwelearnfromThaksin’swords？（4）What’sthemainpurposetowritethispassage？（5）WhySwedesliketravelingtoThailandinwinter？6,Answers：（1）ThetouristsfromSwedenhavethelargestnumberofdeathsinThailandexceptthenatives.（2）Theydiditinordertomemorize/mournthevictimsinthetsunami.（3）Thaksinwasangryatwhyfewpeoplewerewarnedofthetsunami.（4）ThewriterwrotethepassagetoreportThailand’stsunami.（5）TheytraveledtoThailandbecausetheywantedtoavoidthecoldwinterintheirowncountry.TitanicOnenightinApril1912，anewshipcalled“TITANIC”wascrossingtheAtlantic.Itwasthebiggestandmostluxuriousoceanliner（豪华远洋客轮）ofthattime.Theshipwasgoingveryfast.Itwascarrying2224passengers，includingmen，womenandchildren.Thepassengerswereallhavingagoodtimewhentheshipsuddenlystruckaniceberg.Theicebergtoreagreatholeintheship’ssideanditbegantosink.Therewasagreatalarmonboard.Warningbellsrangout.Everyonerushedtolifeboats，buttherewasnotenoughroomforthemall.Thelifeboatstookmostlywomenandchildren.Itwasaterriblescene.Wiveswereweepingbecausetheyhadtoleavetheirhusbandstodrown.Childrenwerecrying，becausetheyhadtosaygoodbyetotheirfathers.Themenhadtoremainontheship.Anothershipwaspassingnearby.The“TITANIC”sentoutsignalsforhelp，butnohelpcame.Intheearlyhoursofthemorningthe“TITANIC”sankwhilethebandwasplayingbravelyondeck.Twentyminuteslater，anotherlinerarrivedonsceneandhelpedtorescuethesurvivorsfromtheicywater.Butmorethantwothirdsofthepassengerswentdownwiththe“TITANIC”.Itwasoneofthegreatestseadisastersofalltime.Questions：1.Whydid“TITANIC”sinkwithmanypassengers？2.Howmanypassengerswentdownwiththe“TITANIC”accordingtothepassage？Answers：1.Theshipwasstruckbyanicebergandwastornagreatholeinitsside.2.Morethan1480passengerswentdownwiththeship.6
