广东省英德市第一中学高中英语Unit4ReadingANighttheEarthDidn'tSleep教案1新人教版必修1

Unit 4EarthquakesA Night The Earth Didn’t SleepTeaching goals1.Skill goalsStrengthen students’ skimming and careful reading skills.Strengthen students’ predicting, concluding and summarizing skills.Have students know what to do in an earthquake.2. Sensibility goals(1) Let students know that we should help others when they are indifficulty.(2) Let students know that we should get along with nature peacefully.3. Knowledge goals(1)Makestudentsunderstandthemainideaofthisreadingandeachparagraph.(2) Let students pick out some useful words and expressions.(3) Make students master some knowledge about earthquakes.Teaching important pointLetstudentsknowwhatweshoulddoinanearthquakethroughdiscussion and performance.Teaching difficult pointHow to deal with the interaction between the students and teacher.Teaching aidsMultimedia, English Weekly, internet, textbook, chalk.Teaching proceduresStep 1: GreetingStep 2: Warming upIntroduce the article through a film and guide the students to predict thetext content through the knowledge they have mastered.Step 3: ListeningListen to the article carefully, then find out its main idea.Step 4: SkimmingSkim the article, then write down the main idea of each paragraph.Step 5: Careful readingRead the article carefully and finish the table in the newspaper.Step 6: Useful words and expressionsburst. vi .( burst , burst )爆炸，炸裂；冲，闯；突发巨响。

Unit 4 Earthquake Lesson 1 A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep教学过程（教学环节、教师活动、学生活动）设计意图及目标达成预测Step1 Pre-readingLead-in: Free talkT: At the very beginning, I want to know how much you know about an quake.Q1: What would you take with you if a quake happened?Q2: The best way to save yourself 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 terribl e site. (Pictures of quakes)T: (The last picture is monument of Tangshan quake.) Do you know what this is?To arouse students’ interest and desire to know more about the topic.Ss has been asked to make a preparation before class and we have learnt some useful expressions, so it will be easy and interesting for them to talk about the earthquake.Step2 While-reading1.ScanningTask1: Ask-and-answer questionsWhat does the passage mainly talk about?•Time:•Place:•Disaster:Main idea:Task2: Read the passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph; match the main ideas of each part. Before they start reading, the teacher introduces the reading strategies for making inferences for their guidance..To help students to gain a both detailed and overall understanding of the text.2. Detailed readingTask3: Read Part 1 and do True or False exercises:Students are encouraged to read part1 carefully and decide whether the statements true or false.1.For three days the water in the village wells rose and fell.2.In the farmyards,the chickens and even the pigs ate happily.3.Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide.Task4: Read Part2 and ask and answer two questions:Translation(Translate the sentences into English)Q1.多少人在这次地震中丧生或者严重受伤？How many people were killed or seriously injured in the earthquake? Q2.在下午的晚些时候发生了什么事？What happened later that afternoon?To train students’ skills of gaining information, coping with information, analyzing problems and solving problems.Task5: Students are encouraged to read the text carefully and choose the best answers.1.How many soldiers were sent to help the rescue workers?A. 400,000B.150,000C. 100,000D.10,0002.Which of the following event is TRUE?A. The second quake struck at noon that day.B. Nearly all the country could feel the quake.C. The earthquake began when the citizens were sleeping.D. Pigs refused to eat because they wanted to look for a place to hide.The exercise is in the form of multiple-choice questions so as to make it easier for students who are not good at English.Step3: SummaryTask1:Provide 3 questions for students to think about what they have learned in this period.Part 1: para 1 ---------- signsPart 2: para 2&3 --------- damagePart 3: para 4 ----------- recoveryTask2: Summarize each part:Part 1: Before the earthquake strange things began to happen but no one paid attention to them.Part 2: The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan.The people were very shocked at the destruction.Part 3: The army came to help the survivors, bringing hope for a new life.Task3: Filling the blacks with the first given letter:By doing this, the students can once again think about what they have learned and I can get some feedback from students to see whether I have achieved the teaching goals in this period.Step3 Post-readingDiscussing and talkingWhat can we do when the earthquake happen?When you are in the classroom…Don’t be nervous and keep calm.Don’t try to run out of the classroom.Protect your head by putting your bag on your head. Sit down under your desk.Leave the classroom after the earthquake.The task is based on students’ group work, which requires students’ ability of searching for and organizing information, and the courage to present their ideas in front of the class.。

A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep教案第一部分教学设计分析一、教材分析：A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep为全日制普通高中实验修订本（必修）高中英语必修一 , Unit 4 Earthquakes 的内容。

本单元以地震为中心话题，介绍了地震这一自然现象，使大家对地震的起因、前兆、危害及如何在地震中自救等有了全面的了解。

Reading部分A night the earth didn’t sleep是一篇新闻报道，详细描写了1976年唐山大地震前的预兆、地震造成的城市建筑和人畜损失及震后人们勇敢面对现实并及时实施抢救和重建工作的情况。

从功能项目来看，它包含了本单元大部分的词汇和语法内容，为下一步的语言运用做好了准备。

二、学生分析：由于学生都经历过了2008年汶川大地震，因此对地震有一定的了解并对此话题比较感兴趣，但他们不知道如何用英语来描述，因而学生有学习的渴望。

其次高一学生的阅读习惯与方法不是很好，因此在阅读过程中老师要培养学生好的阅读习惯及阅读的方法与技能。

三、教学目标分析：[知识与能力]知识目标：1、Get the students to learn and grasp the important new words and expressions:burst , ruin, injure, destroy ,shock, rescue, damage, judge ,right away, as if, at an end , in ruins, dig out, a number of2、Get the students to learn the following useful sentence patterns：But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.It seemed as if the world was at an end!All hope was not lost.Slowly, the city began to breathe again.3 Get the students to learn about Tangshan Earthquake.能力目标：1、Develop the students’ reading ability and let them learn different reading skills2、Enable the students to find the main idea and the details of the reading materials by reading 。

Module 1 Unit 4 Reading－A night the earth didn’t sleepLearning Aims:1. To develop students’ reading interest and enhance their reading abilities.2. To gain some information about A night the earth didn’t sleep and encourage the students to be active readers.Learning Important and Difficult Points:1. To have a better comprehension of the text.2. To understand several long and complex sentences.Learning Procedures:第一部分自主探究I. Fast reading (Read the text quickly and answer the following questions.)1. What happened in Tangshan in1976?2. Who helped to rescue the trapped people?3. Main idea of each part:Part 1 (para. ______):___________ ___________ happened before the earthquake.Part 2 (para. ______):The disaster___________ the city and___________ a lot of loss.Part 3 (para. ______): ___________ ___________came to help.II. Careful reading 1 (Fill in each blank with one word and then enjoy the following sentences.)1. Farmers_________ that the well walls had deep cracks in them. A_________ _________ came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were _________ __________________ eat. Mice ran out of the fields_________ _________ places to hide. Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds.2. The sound of planes_________ _________ _________outside the city of Tangshan __________________ no planes were in the sky.3. It _________ _________ _________ the world was at an end! Eleven kilometres directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century had begun.4. The_________ of the people was extreme. Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and many children _________ _________ without parents. The number of people who were killed or injured_________ more than 400,000.5. Then, later that afternoon, another big quake which was almost as strong as _________ _________ _________ shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors _________ __________________ _________ _________.6. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to_________ __________________. Workers built shelters for survivors_________ homes had been destroyed. Fresh waterwas taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to_________ again.Ⅲ第二部分达标测评IV. True or False______ 1. There were more than 400,000 people killed or seriously injured.______ 2. The earthquake began 10 kilometres directly below the city.______ 3. Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly.______ 4. There was only one quake at that time.______ 5. Before the earthquake there wasn’t anything strange happening.______ 6. Workers rescued most of the 10,000 coal miners to the south of the city.______ 7. Almost everything in Tangshan was destroyed.V. RetellingSeveral days before July 28, 1976, many s__________things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the e__________. But people in the city of Tangshan didn’t think m_________of these. At 3:42am that day, the earth began to s_________,which d__________the city.Many people, including workers and doctors, came to r_________those t_________under the ruins. Later that afternoon, another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more buildings f_________down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers.T_________ were organized to dig out the trapped and b_________the dead.第三部分能力拓展训练VI. 阅读理解AShe had died when the rescuers found her. She was buried by the fallen house. Through gaps of those ruins, we can see her last posture (姿态). Being on her knees, the upper part of the body was prostrate (趴着的) forward, with her hands on the ground to support her body. That was something like an ancient who was kowtowing.The rescuers confirmed her death by touching her through the gaps of ruins. They shouted at the ruins again and again, knocked the bricks using the crowbar(铁棍), but no response inside.Then the rescuing team went to next building, suddenly the leader ran back, calling “come here”. He came to the body, stretched his hands under the woman, feeling and touching, then shouted loudly “there is someone, a baby, still living”.Through some efforts, rescuers cleaned up the ruins carefully which blocked her. Under her body lay her baby, who was wrapped in a small red quilt with yellow flowers scattered in red. He was about 3 or 4 months’ old.Since well protected by mother’s body, he was totally safe. He was sleeping when the rescuer carried him out, and his lovely and peaceful face warmed everyone around him. A doctor along with the rescuing team unfastened the quilt to check if the baby was all right, and he found there was a mobile phone in the quilt. The doctor looked at the screen subliminally, a written message was already there, “My dear baby, if you could live, don’t forget how much I love you”. As a doctor, he experienced too much of parting forever; but at this moment, he wept. The mobile was passed, every person who saw this message burst into tears.1. Why did the woman keep the posture?A. She was forced to do so because of the fallen house.B. She took this posture so that her baby could be protected.C. She could save herself in this wayD. She felt comfortable by standing on her knees.2. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?A. The rescuers found the mother dead when they saw her.B. It was the leader of the rescue team who found the baby and carried him out alone.C. The baby was wrapped in a small red quilt with yellow flowers.D. The message moved every person who saw it deeply.3. Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word “unfastened” in paragraph 4?A. openedB. cutC. coveredD. fetched4. Why did the mother leave her last words on the mobile phone?A. She wanted to send the message to her baby.B. She preferred sending messages to writing letters.C. She wanted to move those who saw them.D. She had no other ways to leave her last words.5. What does the writer mainly want to convey (传达) to us?A. A successful rescueB. A mother’s great loveC. A lucky babyD. A great earthquakeBEarthquake safety tipsOn April 14, 2010, a big earthquake hit Yushu, Qinghai. Over, 2,000 people died. Many people were hurt. Why are there earthquakes?The surface of the Earth has many pieces. These pieces are always moving. When two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake.Scientist are working hard to find out more about earthquakes. They try to predict (预测) them, but it's very hard.Do you know how to get ready for an earthquake? Do you know what to do during an earthquake? Here are some things you should know.What to do before an earthquakeMake sure you have two bottles of water, a packet of biscuits (饼干), a clean towel (毛巾), a few band-aids (创口贴), a radio and a flashlight (电筒) at home.What to do during an earthquake if you are inside:★Stay where you are. Quickly move under a strong desk, or along a wall. This will protect you from falling things.★Don't stand near windows.★Turn off the lights.★Don't get into a lift during an earthquake. If your are in a lift, get out as quickly as possible. If you are outside:★Don't stand near buildings. Things may fall on you.★Lie on the ground until the shaking stops.6. An earthquake hit Yushu ________.A. on April 12, 2010B. on April 14, 2010C. on May 14, 2010D. on May 12, 20107. You need ________ at home before an earthquake.A. some water and biscuitsB. a clean towel and a few band-aidsC. a radio and a flashlightD. all of the things above8. You must protect yourself in an earthquake by ________.A. keeping you from falling thingsB. turning on the lightsC. standing near the windowD. getting into a lift9. The reason why an earthquake happens is that ________.A. the surface of the earth is thinB. the pieces of the surface are moving slowlyC. two pieces of the surface move past each otherD. there are too many people on the earth10. Which is TRUE according to the passage when you are outside in an earthquake?A. You can play under a big tree.B. You can't stand near the buildings.C. Both B and C.D. You can lie on the ground until the shaking stops.。

Unit 4 Earthquakes-A night the earth didn’t sleep一．Some natural disasters(自然灾害).flood typhoon drought hurricane earthquake snow slide fire mudflow tornado sandstorm volcano eruption earthquake二．Fast readingRead the text quickly and match the main idea of each partPart 1 The army came to help the rescue work(para. 1) (after the earthquake)Part 2 The earthquake destroyed the city of Tangshan(para.2&3) (during the earthquake)Part 3 Strange things happened before the earthquake(para.4) (before the earthquake)三．Careful reading㈠ Read Part 1 carefully and find out the strange things before the earthquake① The water in the wells ______and ______. And some deep _____ could be seen inthe well walls . A ______ gas came out of the cracks② The chickens and even pigs were _____nervous_____ eat.③ Mice ran out the fields ______places to hide. Fish _______out of bows and ponds④ The water pipe in some buildings _______ and _______.(二)Read Part 2 and then answer the following questionsI.II. What damage did the earthquake cause?Find out sentences from the text to match the following pictures.①②③④①A huge _____that was 8 kilometers long and 30 meters wide cut across houses,roads and canals.②All of the city’s hospitals ,_____of its factories and buildings and _____ofits homes were gone.③Two _____ and most of the ______ fell or were not safe for travelling.④The number of people who were ______________reached more than 400,000 .(三)read part 3 carefully and list what the soldier and the rescue workers do for the city.1. Dig out the people who were trapped.2.buried_________________________.3. save __________________________.4.transported(运输)_________________________5.transported ______________________.四 Retelling. Fil in the blank.An ___________ happened in Tangshan in 1976. For a few days, water in the wells ______and _____. Mice, chicken, pigs and even fish became ________. And the water pipes in the buildings cracked and ________. But the people in Tangshan _______________ these events.At 3:42 am, everything began to ______. It seemed that the world was _________.A huge _____ cut across the houses and roads, then the city lay _______. Two-thirds of the people _____or were _______. Then later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. But ________ was not lost. Soldiers came to help Tangshan people. Slowly, the city began to _________again.五．DiscussionSuppose there would be an earthquake, what should we do to keep ourselves safe?(If at school/at home/out on a road)。